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Jewish Christians (יהודים נוצרים) were the followers of a Jewish religious sect that emerged in Judea during the late Second Temple period (first century AD).
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New Testament
18 linksSecond division of the Christian biblical canon.
Second division of the Christian biblical canon.
It is believed the books of the New Testament were all or nearly all written by Jewish Christians—that is, Jewish disciples of Christ, who lived in the Roman Empire, and under Roman occupation.
Jesus
17 linksJesus (c.
Jesus (c.
After Jesus' life, his followers, as described in the first chapters of the Acts of the Apostles, were all Jews either by birth or conversion, for which the biblical term "proselyte" is used, and referred to by historians as Jewish Christians.
Christianity in the 1st century
13 linksThus also known as the Apostolic Age.
Thus also known as the Apostolic Age.
Paul the Apostle, a Pharisee Jew who had persecuted the early Jewish Christians, converted 33–36 and started to proselytize among the Gentiles.
History of Christianity
12 linksThe history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, Christian countries, and the Christians with their various denominations, from the 1st century to the present.
The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, Christian countries, and the Christians with their various denominations, from the 1st century to the present.
The earliest followers of Jesus were apocalyptic Jewish Christians.
Early centers of Christianity
12 linksEarly Christianity (up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325) spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and beyond.
Early Christianity (up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325) spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and beyond.
The first followers of Christianity were Jews or proselytes, commonly referred to as Jewish Christians and God-fearers.
Christianity
11 linksAbrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
It soon attracted gentile God-fearers, which led to a departure from Jewish customs, and, after the Fall of Jerusalem, AD 70 which ended the Temple-based Judaism, Christianity slowly separated from Judaism.
James, brother of Jesus
11 linksJames the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord (Iacobus from יעקב, Ya'akov and, Iákōbos, can also be Anglicized as "Jacob"), was "a brother of Jesus", according to the New Testament.
James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord (Iacobus from יעקב, Ya'akov and, Iákōbos, can also be Anglicized as "Jacob"), was "a brother of Jesus", according to the New Testament.
The Pauline epistles and the later chapters of the Acts of the Apostles portray James as an important figure in the Jewish Christian community of Jerusalem.
Saint Peter
12 linksSaint Peter (died between AD 64 and 68 on Vatican Hill), also known as Peter the Apostle, Peter the Rock, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, and one of the first leaders of the early Church.
Judaea (Roman province)
9 linksRoman province which incorporated the regions of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea, and extended over parts of the former regions of the Hasmonean and Herodian kingdoms of Judea.
Roman province which incorporated the regions of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea, and extended over parts of the former regions of the Hasmonean and Herodian kingdoms of Judea.
The crucifixion of Jesus took place circa 30–33 CE, and his earliest followers had formed an apocalyptic messianic sect which later developed into Christianity.
Gnosticism
9 linksCollection of religious ideas and systems which coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian sects.
Collection of religious ideas and systems which coalesced in the late 1st century AD among Jewish and early Christian sects.
Contemporary scholarship largely agrees that Gnosticism has Jewish Christian origins, originating in the late first century AD in nonrabbinical Jewish sects and early Christian sects.