Yes, there were forms of Judaism and other religions that existed before the time of Christ, but Christianity as a distinct religion did not emerge until after the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
No, Christianity did not exist before the time of Christ. It was founded by Jesus Christ in the 1st century AD.
before christ
"BC" in its full form is "Before Christ". Thus 200BC means a time 200 years before the birth of Jesus Christ.
"BC" in its full form is "Before Christ". Thus 200BC means a time 200 years before the birth of Jesus Christ.
A.D. is the time period when people followed God, or Jesus Christ. It is also known as "in the year of our lord", and B.C. was the time period before the Christianity faith was introduced to the people. B.C. stands for "before Christ".
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)
before Christ
Christianity didn't exist yet during the time of Ancient Greece. You ever notice the years of Ancient Greece all end with "BC"? That stands for "before Christ" and it'd be pretty difficult for there to be Christians before Christ.
BC is the time before jesus christ was born therefore BC is BEFORE CHRIST and AD refers to the time after christ was born
Christianity became more widespread because the Roman empire adopted it as a state religion. Before this time, adherents were mostly persecuted and killed for proclaiming the gospel of Christ.
Historians for the last few centuries have recorded time before Jesus Christ as BC and then the year.
BC means Before Christ. Its method of calculating time.