Christianity is one of the major religions of mankind. It has been the dominant
             religion in Europe and America, Christianity has also spread throughout the
             world and has a greater number of adherents then any other religion. The
             Jewish teacher known as Jesus of Nazareth founded Christianity. Christianity
             drew on the expectations for a Messiah common in the region during these
             centuries. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, near Jerusalem, and grew up in the
             town of Nazareth. He was educated from the Pharisaic school of thought and
             was practicing as an observant Jew. He was not preaching to non-Jews so
             therefore only Jews could follow him. they started to think of him as their
             Messiah. As he traveled through towns in Judea he gathered small groups of
             followers. He chose twelve from these groups and they became known as the
             twelve apostles. They traveled around the world preaching. According to the
             gospels, he created great excitement among the people. In 30 CE Jesus
             traveled to Jerusalem. There he was hailed as the Messiah. Others denied
             that he was the messiah and regarded him as a revolutionary. The Romans
             feared that Jesus wanted to lead an uprising, and they considered him an
             enemy of the state. Jesus was tried before Pontius Pilate, the Roman
             governor. He eventually agreed to have Jesus crucified. According to the
             gospels, Jesus rose from his grave, and went back to his followers for forty
             days and preaches. Before 45 CE a man named Peter comes along and tries
             to spread Christianity to Jews. In 45 CE a Jew named Saul comes alon...