Where Do We Start Christian History

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"Where to start? When discussing Christianity, the obvious place to start is with Jesus of Nazareth, aka the Christ. Born in relative obscurity, this carpenter turned rabbi changed the world. Within 3 centuries of his life, as recorded by the biographers Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the world of ancient Rome changed forever, as did all of mankind. When asked who “stands out the most in defining the early church…”, the life, death, and reported resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth is the only real choice. Without this central fact, all of Christianity is a falsehood and grossly so. Everyone who follows for the next 3 centuries (even carrying on to today) must wrestle with this uncomfortable truth: Did Jesus of Nazareth actually rise from the dead and return to life?
2nd century Greek philosopher, Celsus, expressed criticism for Christains only seeking the poor or destitute, but why would this be a problem? Yes, many Christians helped the poor, but Jesus directly instructed his disciples to take care of the poor (see Matthew 25:31-46). Celsus had a problem with this because it went directly contrary to the main way of thinking at the time (and still today). Namely that of “get the most out of life” and “got to move up the ladder”. Celsus and others could not understand why these Christians were willing to be so generous and this generosity naturally impacts the poor more than the wealthy.
But you see, it all goes back to Jesus of Nazareth. Without the resurrection, he would have been treated like all the other failed prophets or messianic figures before or after him. Why follow a dead “savior”? How can the dead save anyone?
Naturally, this obscure start leads to differences in stories and interpretations of the events surrounding this “Messiah”. Yes, Christianity starts in Jerusalem (about 30-35 AD), but it becomes decentralized rapidly with Judean persecution and later Roman persecutions. Even in Acts of the Apostles, we read of Cornelius and others who are not Jewish coming to Christ (apart from the Apostles). So why would we be surprised to see differences in church governance as well. Yes, by the 3rd century A.D., we see the catholic (universal church) emerge, but how many offshoots or heretical groups also emerged and died out? Many. What we see in the first 3 centuries is a group of people getting sifted like flour. They try new ideas and often fail. Then it is rinsed and repeated. During this time, the books and letters of the New Testament (NT) emerge as authoritative. Others are discarded. Even by 150 AD the NT was intact as we have it today. Which leaves us with the same question they wrestled with: What do we do with this Jesus who is called Christ?"