T he O rigins O f C hristianity

“Christ” comes from the Greek word Christos, meaning “anointed one” or “chosen one.” This is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word Mashiach. Yeshua was obviously the beginning point of Christianity, but in reality he was teaching “reformed Judaism”. Paul is often cited as the person responsible for what is today “Christianity”, but much of what he preached was antithetic to Yeshua’s teachings. Emperor Constantine made Christianity the Roman Empire’s official religion, which brought uniformity, codification of beliefs, and spreading of the faith throughout the world.