Christianity in the 1st century
Christianity in the 1st century covers the formative history of Christianity from the start of the ministry of Jesus (c. 27–29 AD) to the death of the last of the Twelve Apostles (c. 100) and is thus also known as the "Apostolic Age." Early Christianity developed out of the ministry of Jesus. Subsequent to Jesus' death, his earliest followers formed an apocalyptic messianic Jewish sect during the late Second Temple period of the 1st century. Paul the Apostle, a Pharisee who had persecuted the early Christians of Judea, converted c. 33–36 and began to proselytize among the Gentiles. According to Paul, Gentile converts were exempted from Jewish commandments; he argued that all are justified by their faith in Jesus. This was part of a gradual split between early Christianity and Judaism, and Christianity became a distinct religion that included predominantly Gentile adherence. Jerusalem had an early Christian community led by James the Just, Peter, and John. According to Acts 11:26, it was...
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