Early and Medieval Christianity

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Early and Medieval Christianity

• Inventing Christianity

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Questions

• How did Christianity develop from a Jewish sect
  to a diverse, culturally dominant religion?
• Who is Jesus of Nazareth? What is his
  significance? Can we answer this question in
  different ways?
• How have women and men contributed to the
  development of Christianity? How have they
  related to each other?
• How can ancient writings help you to think about
  your own religious questions?

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Images of Jesus
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Exercise

• Pick an image of Jesus (visual or other) that you
  have seen in contemporary culture.
• Describe the image.
• What message does it communicate to you?
• What is your reaction to the image?
• What questions does the image raise for you?

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For Wednesday

• Read Chidester ch. 1-2
• Understand the Roman and Jewish contexts of 1st
  century Palestine
• What are the earliest images of Jesus like?
• What did he teach?
• What did he do?