Spread Of Christianity World Map

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Spread of christianity world map. From a sect of jews to a world dominating religion with over 2 billion followers the story of christianity is fascinating. Map showing the spread of christianity showing both strongly christianized areas before 325 ce and generally christianized areas until 600 ce. A short history of christianity 2006 excerpt and text search. The following links give an overview of.

This animated map gives a geographic look at the past 2 000 years and shows how the religion was spread around the world first by jesus s disciples then by emperors kings and missionaries. Uploaded by jan van der crabben published on 16 january 2020 under the following license. World religion map showing various religions prevailing in the world. A portrait of jesus world.

They simply could not replace their numbers from within or without. And it probably would have died out if not for a man named paul of tarsus. In the beginning of the second century it looked as if christianity would die out. Christianity is currently the world s largest religion with over 2 billion followers.

It shows everywhere the gospel has been preached where churches and christian gravestones first show external evidence of that work. The spread of christianity. The spread of christianity. Church history in plain language 2nd ed.

Major religions christianity islam buddhism hindu and jewish. This license lets others remix tweak. The rise of christianity 1996 tomkins stephen. This animated map is a powerful visual depiction of the most important movement in history.

Original image by karyna mykytiuk. Every frame is one year in the last 2000 years of the great commission. University of chicago press 1919. The spread of christianity.

Map shows the spread of christianity after pentecost the apostle paul s missionary travels the cities mentioned in revelation. From a sect of jews to a world dominating religion that defeated the roman empire the story of christianity is for better or worse intimately intertwined with jewish history. Beginning with the son of a jewish carpenter the religion was spread around the world first by jesus s. Christianity spread to aramaic speaking peoples along the mediterranean coast and also to the inland parts of the roman empire and beyond that into the parthian empire and the later sasanian empire including mesopotamia which was dominated at different times and to varying extents by these empires.

It does not show only nations that have declared christianity to be the national religion or even areas where professing christians are the majority of the population. Jesus many faces.