coolchicksfromhistory asked:
Re: Your Jesus post. I once took a class called Jesus was a Jew about how Christianity grew out of 1st cen. Judaism. I think you're right about the climate (temple Judaism, Gnostics, etc), but the spread of Christianity is heavily influenced by convert friendly Paul, who died around the time of the destruction of the temple. Prior to Mark, there was believed to be Q, which the communities Paul wrote to likely had. In that 33-60 CE period numerous Christian communities were formed.
Thanks for this! I’m not terribly well-versed in Early Christian/Church history (as I’m sure was obvious), so I really appreciate this information. I’m sure my readers will appreciate it too :)
