"Official" start of Christianity

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I found this out in religion class a few months ago, and surprisingly, not many Catholics know this but the answer is the destruction of the Jewish Temple around 70 A.D.
 
Defined how?

This isn’t a “right or wrong” answer. It’s a matter of definition.

Edwin
 
I voted Pentecost because I would say that Christianity became seperate from Judaism when Gentiles became followers of the Way. So sometime between pentecost and the death of Peter. Short answer for a more complicated question.
 
I said Resurrection because any and all doubt among His followers about who Jesus really was was put to rest then.
Case in point; Thomas.
 
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I found this out in religion class a few months ago, and surprisingly, not many Catholics know this but the answer is the destruction of the Jewish Temple around 70 A.D.
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Christianity is a seamless reality. Edwin is right, some may opine as to what they believe the beginning is, but it is doubtful that there is an absolutely correct answer. I believe you used the word “officially” in your characterization of the beginning of christianity for the poll. So then, who is the “official” that you are claiming as the source for the “official” answer?

PHil
 
While I commonly hear the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost as the “birthday of the Church”, the Church is not the same as Christianity. If I had to pin it down (and thought it meaningful to do so), I would say Christianity started with the call of the first Apostles – The first followers of Christ. (Or maybe with Peter’s confession of the Christ? Up until then it might have been “Jesus-anity”?)

It was definitely before 70AD – Acts 11:26 tells us the followers of Christ in Antioch were called “Christians”.

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It was definitely before 70AD – Acts 11:26 tells us the followers of Christ in Antioch were called “Christians”.

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It is kind of like the LDS church…follow me on this :)…they were Mormons even back when they first met and were referred to as the Church of Christ.
Likewise, the early followers of the
Way were Christianity before they were called this.
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I found this out in religion class a few months ago, and surprisingly, not many Catholics know this but the answer is the destruction of the Jewish Temple around 70 A.D.
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I had always heard that it was the Pentecost.

Why would the destruction of the Jewish Temple so many years later be the start of Christianity? Wouldn’t that have been nearly a generation after Jesus’ death?
 
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BrianH:
It is kind of like the LDS church…follow me on this :)…they were Mormons even back when they first met and were referred to as the Church of Christ.
Likewise, the early followers of the
Way were Christianity before they were called this.
BrianH
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Yeah, that’s why my first thought is the call of the Apostles.

tee
 
I understand that. I think the key would have to be when it ceased to be Judaism…or a sect of Judaism…thus my Gentile reasoning. When I read Acts, and I did today recovering from the flu, I see the church reaching out to the Gentiles and it fundamentally changing the shape of the movement up to that time. just an opinion.
BrianH
 
Let me say something. That’s no such definition of who starts Christianity. The Church cxan be said rooted from from Judaism. I voted Pentecost, because the Holy Spirit “gives birth” to the Church. It’s through Holy Spirit and the promise of Jesus himself that make the Church stands firm for more over 2000 years.

Remember what Jesus said to Peter?

“Gates of the darkness will never overcome it.” (Was it right? I am used to Chinese verses)
 
I look at the beginning of Christianity as the moment that Our Blessed Mother said, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it unto me according to your word.” :love:
 
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i voted the resurrection. Jesus before dying was a under God’s law as a human, and so were people. After his death and resurrection, we became under God’s grace not under the law, hence the split between judaism and christianity. Furthermore, its only after seeing the resurrected Jesus that the disciples fully believed and went preaching till they were killed. Christianity started when Jesus conqured sin and death. Thats how i see it.
 
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Chickamauga:
I look at the beginning of Christianity as the moment that Our Blessed Mother said, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it unto me according to your word.” :love:
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This struck me deeply. It makes very good sense.Thanks Chickamauga for your insight.
 
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