The early days of Christianity were quite complex. There were numerous beliefs, interpretations, and schisms. Most of them died out after Christianity and the Church (mainly Catholic) as an ...

But these sects that rivaled Christianity did not martyr Christian missionaries; to that extent at least they were harmless foes. ONE RARE, UNANALTTICAL, AND MERRY DAY One rare, unanalytical, and ...

Early Christians The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire, but its principles were sometimes misunderstood and membership of the sect could be dangerous.

Early Christian sculpture, ... This serves only to demonstrate how far opinion on the importance of these sects in Christian history depends on the historian’s own perspective and beliefs. Top.

Another sect, led by a wealthy individual named Marcion (ca A.D. 85–160), son of the bishop of Sinope (today’s Sinop in Turkey), believed that Christianity should be uncoupled from Jewish ...

Nor has there been a monolithic Christianity. Rather, more than 200 Christian sects, with sometimes conflicting beliefs, might all be considered “minority” religions. ...

The early days of Christianity were quite complex. There were numerous beliefs, interpretations, and schisms. Most of them died out after Christianity and the Church (mainly Catholic) as an ...

Two other early rivals to Christianity should be considered, the first because of its attractiveness, the second because of its persecuting power. Both are equally operative in the Asian world of ...

Early Christian sculpture, ... This serves only to demonstrate how far opinion on the importance of these sects in Christian history depends on the historian’s own perspective and beliefs. Top.