0
No one, Paul was the first
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are the early followers of Jesus called Gentiles?
No the early people who followed Jesus were called followers, they changed it later on.
Was paul of tarsus friends with jesus of nazareth?
Paul was not a friend of Jesus, as the bible says Paul wanted to persecute and kill the early christians.
What early followers of religion were called Disciples?
The followers of Jesus Christ the savior who shared Christian love and care with people.
Who invented heaven?
Heaven was invented by early followers of Judaism, who, before Jesus' birth, came up with the idea of both heaven and hell, as well as the devil.
Who is a Nazarene?
A person from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, which was the town were Jesus lived as a child. It was also the name used for the early followers of Jesus, before they became known as Christians. In Acts 24:5 Jesus is referred to as "...a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes." People who attend or are members of the Church of the Nazarene are refered to as Nazarenes.
Where did Jesus and most of his early followers live in ancient Rome?
Jesus was a Jew who was from Galilee which was part of the province of Syria of the Roman Empire. He also preached in Judea, which was another province of the Roman Empire. The early Christians were Jews who preached to other Jews, followed Jewish law and went to the synagogue. Christianity went beyond being a religion in Judea when Paul of Tarsus created a theology which made it a religion open to all gentiles (non-Jews). He said that you did not have to be a Jew or follow Jewish law to be a Christian. Faith in Jesus alone was what was needed to be a Christian. This paved the way for the spread of Christianity in the rest of the Roman Empire
How did Christianity get its name?
Christ is a Greek word meaning "Anointed One"; and is used to refer to Jesus of Nazareth; whom Christians believe to be the son of God. Many of Jesus's early followers were Greek.The term "Christian" was first used in the Greek city of Antioch (now in Turkey) as a pejorative term for the followers of Christ; eventually it became the accepted name for a follower of Jesus. Therefore in Greek "Christianity" means "The way of the followers of Christ"
What religions did the early followers of Jesus come from?
Any Jew would have been Judaisers. (not sure of the spelling there). Greeks, Romans worshiped multiple gods (polytheism).
What year did christiananity begin?
Christiananity: Read Acts 11:26 it says that as followers of Jesus Christ, there in the Church of Antioch we were first given the name "Christians" which means followers of Jesus Christ. . This is all around 52-54 AD Jesus died in 33 AD and Pentecost would have been in early May that year (passover was April 3). Many put Pentecost as the beginning of Christianity since this is when the Holy Spirit came as promised by Jesus. Certainly they were not named Christians till later, but Christianity began before the name was applied. They were focused on witnessing to Jesus Christ, not on their name.
How were muhammads early followers treated in mecca?
Mohammed's early followers were beaten and abused for demanding the citizens of Mecca to abandon their religions and follow Mohammed's teaching.
How many years ago Christianity begin?
Traditionally about 2014 years, as the early historians called the time before Jesus "Before Christ" and the time after Jesus' Death "Anni Domini" (the year of our lord)
When did the Christians separate from the Jews and quit worshiping in the synagogues?
Early Christians were Jews who never stopped worshipping in synagogues. The Jewish followers of Jesus c. 4 BCE - 70 CE were a small sect, called "Nazarenes" that eventually died out. The early leaders of Christianity, Paul in particular, also went to gentile people and gained followers there. These early gentiles were the founders of Christianity as a religion, and never worshipped in synagogues.
