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  2. Gentile - Wikipedia

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    Gentile (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ n t aɪ l /) is a word that today usually means someone who is not Jewish. [1] [2] Other groups that claim Israelite heritage, notably Mormons, have historically used the term gentile to describe outsiders. [3] [4] [5] More rarely, the term is used as a synonym for heathen, pagan. [5]

  3. Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Christianity began in the 1st century, after the death of Jesus, as a Judaic sect with Hellenistic influence in the Roman province of Judaea. The disciples of Jesus spread their faith around the Eastern Mediterranean area, despite significant persecution. The inclusion of Gentiles led Christianity to slowly separate from Judaism (2nd century).

  4. Pauline Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Pauline Christianity or Pauline theology (also Paulism or Paulanity), [2] otherwise referred to as Gentile Christianity, [3] is the theology and form of Christianity which developed from the beliefs and doctrines espoused by the Hellenistic-Jewish Apostle Paul through his writings and those New Testament writings traditionally attributed to him.

  5. God-fearer - Wikipedia

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    Judaizing Gentiles and God-fearers are considered by modern scholars to be of significant importance to the growth of early Christianity; [32] [33] they represented a group of Gentiles who shared religious ideas and practices with Jews, to one degree or another.

  6. History of Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The council decided to allow Gentile Christians their form of Christianity and Jews theirs. [40] Jewish Christianity and Gentile Christianity still grew apart. The departure of Christians before the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 , alongside the development of Rabbinic Judaism , disagreements about Jewish law, and insurrections ...

  7. Split of Christianity and Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The Jerusalem Church was an early Christian community located in Jerusalem, of which James the Just, the brother of Jesus, and Peter were leaders. Paul was affiliated with this community. [34] Paul and Barnabas were sent from Antioch to confer with the Jerusalem Church over whether Gentile Christians need to keep the Jewish Law and be circumcised.

  8. Christianity in the 1st century - Wikipedia

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    They were considered by Gentile Christians to have unorthodox beliefs, particularly in relation to their views of Christ and Gentile converts. After the condemnation of the Nazarenes, Ebionite was often used as a general pejorative for all related "heresies". [224] [225]

  9. Christians - Wikipedia

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    Christians have composed about 33 percent of the world's population for around 100 years. The largest Christian denomination is the Roman Catholic Church, with 1.3 billion adherents, representing half of all Christians. [57] Christianity remains the dominant religion in the Western World, where 70% are Christians. [4]