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D e s pit e t hi s a n d ot h e r t e r ri bl e p e ri o d s of s uff e ri n g o v e r t h e f oll o wi n g c e nt u ri e s, t h e C h ri sti a n f ait h n ot o nl y s u r vi v e d b ut t h ri v e d wit hi n t h e R o m a n E m pi r e. T h e n, i n 3 1 3 C E, t h e E m p e r o r C o n st a nti n e c o n v e rt e d t o C h ri sti a nit y a n d g r a nt e d f r e e d o m of w o r s hi p t o C h ri sti a n s. At l a st, C h ri sti a n s c o ul d p r a cti s e t h ei r r eli gi o u s f ait h wit h o ut f e a r of p e r s e c uti o n. I n 3 8 0 C E C h ri sti a nit y b e c a m e t h e of ti ci al r eli gi o n of t h e R o m a n E m pi r e.
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T h e t e xt st at e s t h at: P a ul w or k e d wit h ot h er missi o n ari e s i n cl u di n g L u k e, M ar k, P h o e b e a n d Pris cill a t o s pr e a d n e ws of J es u s. ( a) Fi n d o ut m or e a b o ut P h o e b e. B e gi n y o ur i n v es ti g a fi o n h er e: w w w. c at h oli c. or g /s ai nts/s ai nt. p h p ? s ai nt _i d = 1 1 5 T h e n writ e a pr o til e of P h o e b e.
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( b) Fi n d o ut m or e a b o ut Pri s cill a. B e gi n y o ur i n v e s tt g a tt o n h er e: h ti ps:// c at h oli cs ai nt s.i nf o/t a g / n a m e- pri s cill a/ T h e n writ e a pr o til e of Pris cill a.
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A tr a diti o n is a disti nctiv e w ay of t hi nki n g a b o ut a n d livi n g o ut r eli gi o us f ait h.
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C hri sti a n d e n o mi n ati o n s T h e r e a r e s e v e r al diff e r e nt t r a di ti o n s of C h ri sti a nit y t h at m a k e u p t h e 2. 2 billi o n C h ri sti a n s w o rl d wi d e. T h e s e t r a diti o n s a r e al s o c all e d d e n o mi n ati o n s.
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All C h ri sti a n s a r e u nit e d b y t h ei r f ait h i n J e s u s. H o w e v e r, o v e r t h e c e nt u ri e s, g r o u p s of C h ri sti a n s h a v e di s a g r e e d wit h o n e a n ot h e r. T hi s h a s r e s ult e d i n f o u r
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diff e r e nt t r a diti o n s. T h e s e f o u r t r a diti o n s a r e: C a t h oli c, O r t h o d o x, A n gli c a n a n d P r o t e s t a n t . If w e
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of all f o u r t r a diti o n s c a n b e u n d e r st o o d t o b e ff r ml y a n c h o r e d i n t h e lif e, d e at h a n d r e s u r r e cti o n of J e s u s. H o w e v e r, o n s e v e r al o c c a si o n s i n hi st o r y, t h e t r u n k of t hi s t r e e h a s b r a n c h e d off t o p r o d u c e t h e t r a diti o n s w e h a v e t o d a y.
i m a gi n e t h e w o rl d wi d e C h ri sti a n c o m m u nit y a s a t r e e, t h e r o ot s
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W h at i nst r ucti o n di d J es us l e av e e nc o ur a gi n g his f oll o w er s t o s pr e a d his n e ws t o ot h er s ? W h at d o w e l e ar n fr o m t h e Acts of t h e A p ostl es a b o ut t h e fir st d ec a d e of C hristi a nity ? Ex pl ai n t h e m e a ni n g of t h e w or d m artyr. N a m e s o m e e arly C hristi a n m artyr s.
D escri b e w h at pr o bl e m w as disc uss e d by t h e C hristi a ns at t h e C o u ncil of J er us al e m. W h at w as d eci d e d ?
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D escri b e t h e w ay t h e R o m a n E m pir e tr e at e d C hristi a ns u ntil 3 1 3 C E. W hy w as t his ? W h at h a p p e n e d i n 3 1 3 C E a n d 3 8 0 C E r es p ectiv ely ?
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