Christianity
Christianity takes its name from the Greek form of its founder's name, Jesus Christ. "Christ" is not a name but a title derived from the Greek Christos, "the Anointed One," which was itself a translation from the Hebrew Messiah, "the one chosen and anointed by God."
Christianity sprang from Judaism, the religion of its founder. Jesus Christ asserted that God's Great Commandment was to love God and each other above all else.
Christianity as practiced in the United States takes myriad forms and doctrines, but all Christian faiths adhere to the following basic history of Jesus Christ: Jesus engaged in healings and miracles, consorted with social outcasts, and in other ways appeared to be guilty of blasphemy against the form of Judaism practiced by the priests of the Great Temple at Jerusalem. He was executed by crucifixion under the charge of being a false messiah and "the King of the Jews." His disciples alleged that Jesus rose from the dead three days after his crucifixion. Belief in the Resurrection established the Christian Church.
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