Jesus was born a Jew, and he remained a practicing Jew his entire life. In order to understand Christianity, it is important to understand the Judaism from which it came. Theology and history were joined in the Jewish mind. The imperative of trust in the Lord, and fear of the Lord, dominated Jewish life. A divine summons had been given to the Jews to recognize God’s sovereignty over the world, and to aid in …showed first 75 words of 1351 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1351 total…Christ. Christians believe that anyone is allowed to follow Christ, and the decision to accept the Lord as one’s savior has no timeline. The apostle Paul was responsible for much of the spread and acceptance of Christianity. Paul did not require for Gentiles to be circumcised, thus providing easy access into some of the nobler features of the Jewish tradition. The monotheism of the new movement had an appeal to reflective Gentiles, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**