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What early followers of religion were called Disciples?
The followers of Jesus Christ the savior who shared Christian love and care with people.
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.
Who were the early followers of Jesus before Paul of tarsus?
No one, Paul was the first
When the people in Antioch called the followers of Jesus Christians were they referring to their habit of annointing people?
No, the people of Antioch called the early believers Christians because the word "Christian" means "follower of Christ", which is what Christians are.
What is a summary of the Jews and Gentiles?
It depends on what you are asking. The New Testament has many verses that discuss the Jews and the gentiles. The early church was comprised of some pagans and a number of Jews who had come to believe that Jesus was the messiah. There were some very real questions in those early days about whether only Jewish believers (Hebrew-Christians) were the authentic members of the church, and whether the gentiles would be saved. Interestingly, in other verses, addressed to Jews who did not accept Jesus, the question was whether a person who remained Jewish and did not accept Jesus could be a member of the new Christian faith. (The conclusion of the church was that they could not; believing in Jesus was essential to salvation, and anyone who did not accept him would not be saved.) The church ultimately rejected Jewish customs and practices like keeping kosher or being circumcised, and moved away from its Jewish roots; it instead decided that it would reach out to the gentiles, since most Jews did not seem eager to embrace the new Christian faith. Thus, there is a verse in Acts 11:17-19, which explains, "So if God gave them [the gentiles] the same gift as those of us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ who was I to think that I could stand in god's way?" When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, "So then, even to the Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life."
What was an early name for Jesus?
was called the Messiah.
Who lead the first christian communities?
Jesus? Those who were leaders in the early Christian community included people like James the brother of Jesus (who presided over the first church council in Jerusalem), Peter who preached the first sermon at Pentecost and Paul who brought the Gospel to the Gentiles.
What was the name of the early follower of Jesus who worked hardest to spread the word of Jesus to non Jews?
Most likely this was Paul, who was an apostle to the Gentiles. He made a number of journeys to Asia Minor and Greece to establish and encourage new churches.
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
Were Christians at first all made up of Jewish people?
Yes. Not until Paul took the message of Jesus to the Gentiles - outside of Israel - did any non-Jews practice Christianity. All of the first Christians belonged to the Jewish faith (Judaism). Well... That's not strictly true. The majority of Christ's early followers inside Israel were certainly Jewish, but that was because most people inside Israel were Jewish, not because Jesus only "recruited" Jews. The faiths of many of Jesus's followers is not known (e.g. Mary Magnalene, while probably from a Jewish town near the Sea of Galillee, is never mentioned to specifically be a Jew). While the "Great Commission" of Jesus certainly sent the disciples out to start the spread of Christianity, remember that great numbers of peoples flocked to see Jesus speak well before the Crucifiction. Jesus' message, while originally couched as a reform movement of Judaism, quickly changed to be a new commission from God, and not specific to Jews. Thus, during his lifetime, it is likely that the large majority of Jesus' followers were originally Jews, but there almost certain were a significant number of Gentiles converting, particularly after Jesus changed his message from reform to replacement.
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"
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.
