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Chapter 3 – The Lasting Legacy of the Apostles

Chapter 3 – The Lasting Legacy of the Apostles. Major Concepts Small Christian Communities The Christian Testament The Final Break with Judaism. Small Christian Communities. Missionaries spread the Gospel around the Roman Empire Paul in particular had spdecial success ith the Gentiles

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Chapter 3 – The Lasting Legacy of the Apostles

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  1. Chapter 3 – The Lasting Legacy of the Apostles Major Concepts Small Christian Communities The Christian Testament The Final Break with Judaism

  2. Small Christian Communities • Missionaries spread the Gospel around the Roman Empire • Paul in particular had spdecial success ith the Gentiles • Gentiles found Christianity especially appealing: • Salvation open to all peoples • One God who loved them & wanted them to love each other • Jesus made Christianity human • Not required to follow Jewish law in its entirety

  3. What was Worship in a Small Community like in the early Church? • Held in members’ homes • Broke bread together • Shared God’s word • Crisis between Christians and Jews followed by Roman persecution of Christians kept communities decentralized • Peter and Paul both died under Nero’s persecution of Christians • No Christian equivalent of Synagogue let alone the Temple

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