Christianity

Question 1

where and when was jesus born?

Answer 1

nazareth in the Galilee in 4BCE

Question 2

When did the earliest writings of jesus come up?

Answer 2

nothing was written when he was alive, the christian writings appeared a generation after his death, written by people who never met him

Question 3

Who was Paul of Tarsus?

Answer 3

one of jesus’ followers who never met him and said that you only need faith to be a christian, you dont need to follow jewish law

Question 4

jesus followers thought what about him?

Answer 4

he was the messiah, the name chirst means messiah

Question 5

what did pointius pilate do?

Answer 5

was a roman procurator, convicted jesus on treason and was crucified, although in the gospels jews are often blamed for his death

Question 6

what did Augustine do?

Answer 6

continued to say that the jews were responsible for jesus’ death, and that jews were bad because they didnt believe in the holy trinity, but he said not to kill the jews because they were proof of christs law

Question 7

What is the birkat HaMinim and why was it written?

Answer 7

as jews were getting into christianity, rabban gamliel wrote a prayer called birkat HaMinim threatening jews who followed this group