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Why was the battle between the Franks and the Muslims so significant?
It prevented Islam from becoming a dominant religion in Northern Europe and allowed Christianity a fighting chance.
Why are all four Gospels found in the New Testament?
A:Not all the gospels are in the New Testament. Of the dozens of gospels that were written, the Church Fathers chose the four gospels that most closely represented the form of Christianity that they preached, and which they were willing to assert to have truly been written during apostolic times. Even the Gospel of Thomas, which may have been the earliest gospel, was omitted. Rather than select just one of the four, Irenaeus insisted there must be four gospels. This could be justified because Matthew places Jesus in an Old Testament context better than the others, Luke seems to place Jesus in a historical context and John is the only gospel that says that Jesus was divine.
How large is Christianity?
well this is comin from a 13 year old.. so i say that it is Christianity is a very big religion. if you are catholic you are a cristian, but you are practicing the catholic religion. Christianity is all over the world. it gets spread there everyday. its even in India! so yeah Christianity is a very big deal.
Why is Christianity and the medieval mind so conflicted?
Conflict did not exist between the medieval mind and Christianity as most people then understood Christianity. The Christianity of the medieval period followed the thinking of St Augustine. A few Protestants existed like Occum, Abelard, and Wycliffe, but most were Roman Catholics.
How did European Pagan Religions influence the formation and creation of Christianity?
Many practices and customs of Pagan people were so deeply rooted in the hearts of the Pagan people that the Christians wanted to convert so they found ways of combining them into the new practices of Christianity to make it easier for converting Pagan people to Christianity.
Do you believe in the Gnostic Gospels?
A:I believe that the Gnostic gospels are no more or less true than the gospels that were accepted by the dominant brach of Christianity, becoming part of what we now know as the New Testament. The incompatibility between the Gnostic gospels and the form of Christian teaching in the 'Catholic-Orthodox' Church inevitably meant that the Gnostic gospels would be banned, along with the Gnostic Churches.
Can you know the origin of Christianity?
Sure! Read the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Who are the Gospels about?
The Gospels were written about Jesus of Nazareth (in Galilee), the founding-figure of Christianity, whose followers believed him to be the expected Jewish messiah (or Christ, in Greek) and the son of God.
What Church chose the four Gospels in the New Testament?
AnswerThere were two main branches of Christianity at the time the four New Testament gospels were chosen - the Gnostics and those who are sometimes now referred to as 'Catholic-Orthodox' Christians, since this was long before the Great Schism of 1054. The Gnostics did not choose the four gospels we now know, preferring other gospels. Wihin Catholic-Orthodox Christianity, Irenaeus proposed that there be exactly four gospels, just as there are four corners to the earth and there are four winds, and that they were Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Irenaeus was from the Greek-speaking east, but had become bishop of Lyons, so both East and West can lay claim to choosing the four gospels.
Who are the Gospels written about?
The Gospels were written about Jesus of Nazareth (in Galilee), the founding-figure of Christianity, whose followers believed him to be the expected Jewish messiah (or Christ, in Greek) and the son of God.
What is holiest location in the world for the followers of Christianity?
Jereusalem where Christ died and rose again (see Gospels).
Why is the year 1054 so significant in the history of European Christianity?
The Western and Eastern Churches excommunicated each other.
Why is the gospel of Philip not canonical?
A:All the gospels, incuding the New Testament gospels, are pseudepigraphical, so we do not really know who wrote the Gospel of Philip. However, this gospel is believed to have been written by the disciples of Valentinus in the second century.It contains some teachings on baptism and resurrection that contradicted the teachings of the branch of Christianity that compiled what we now call the New Testament and so could not be included in its canon. Of course, the Gospel of Philip was canonical to Gnostic Christians, but that branch of Christianity was extinguished long ago.
What was the writing system of Christianity?
The New Testament was originally written in Greek although there are older Gnostic Gospels written in Coptic (Egyptian).
How many and which Gospels were discarded when the New Testament was compiled?
We now know of quite a few early gospels that were not included in the New Testament, most of them being from gnostic Christianity. In its earliest days, Christianity was divided into several different branches, with each holding quite different views about the nature of Jesus, the nature of God and the role of Christianity. One of these various branches gradually outgrew the others and became the dominant form of Christianity. Each branch and sect of Christianity had its own gospels and other scriptures, although most of them came to share Paul's epistles as a common basis of their belief. Naturally the dominant Christians, now known to some scholars as proto-Catholic-Orthodox, chose those gospels that most closely reflected their understanding of Jesus. It was this group that compiled a set of scriptures now known as the New Testament. The New Testament Christians were closely aligned to the synoptic gospels, and these were a natural choice. John's Gospel is believed by some to have been written in a gnostic milieu, but amended to make it more acceptable to the mainstream Church. Another formerly gnostic gospel that was considered for inclusion in the New Testament is the Gospel of Thomas, possibly one of the oldest gospels. Eventually all other gospels were condemned as heretical.
Why is the cross significant in Christianity?
Jesus was crucified on it
Where are the Lindisfarne Gospels?
The Lindisfarne Gospels are currently housed in the British Library in London, United Kingdom. They are considered a masterpiece of medieval manuscript illumination and are a significant example of Insular art.
