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When did Christianity begin?
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Short answer: Christianity began in the 1st century CE, emerging from a Jewish context around the time of Jesus of Nazareth’s ministry, death and reported resurrection (commonly dated about 30–33 CE).
A slightly longer but still brief outline:
- Jesus’ public ministry is usually dated to the late 20s–early 30s CE; his crucifixion is commonly placed about 30–33 CE.
- Christians point to the resurrection and the events of Pentecost (Acts 2) shortly afterward as the start of the Christian movement and the first organized communities.
- In the 40s–60s CE the apostle Paul and others spread the faith among Gentiles, which transformed it from a Jewish sect into a broader, multiethnic movement.
- Scholars note that Christianity became clearly distinct from Judaism gradually — over the late 1st and early 2nd centuries — and was institutionalized further in later councils (e.g., Nicaea, 325 CE).
So depending on how you define “begin” (the life of Jesus, the first Christian community after the resurrection, the spread to Gentiles, or formal separation from Judaism), people point to dates from about 30 CE through the late 1st/early 2nd century.
A slightly longer but still brief outline:
- Jesus’ public ministry is usually dated to the late 20s–early 30s CE; his crucifixion is commonly placed about 30–33 CE.
- Christians point to the resurrection and the events of Pentecost (Acts 2) shortly afterward as the start of the Christian movement and the first organized communities.
- In the 40s–60s CE the apostle Paul and others spread the faith among Gentiles, which transformed it from a Jewish sect into a broader, multiethnic movement.
- Scholars note that Christianity became clearly distinct from Judaism gradually — over the late 1st and early 2nd centuries — and was institutionalized further in later councils (e.g., Nicaea, 325 CE).
So depending on how you define “begin” (the life of Jesus, the first Christian community after the resurrection, the spread to Gentiles, or formal separation from Judaism), people point to dates from about 30 CE through the late 1st/early 2nd century.
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