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Christianity (from the Greek word , Khristos, "Christ", literally "anointed one") is a monotheistic religion"Monotheism">Christianitys status as monotheistic is affirmed in, amongst other sources, the Catholic Encyclopedia (article ""); William F. Albright, From the Stone Age to Christianity; H. Richard Niebuhr; About.com, ; Kirsch, God Against the Gods; Woodhead, An Introduction to Christianity; The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia ; The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, ; New Dictionary of Theology, , pp. 496–99; Meconi. "Pagan Monotheism in Late Antiquity". p. 111f. based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament.BBC,
Christians believe Jesus is the son of God, God having become man and the savior of humanity. Christians, therefore, commonly refer to Jesus as Christ or Messiah."Briggs">Briggs, Charles A. The fundamental Christian faith: the origin, history and interpretation of the Apostles and Nicene creeds. C. Scribners sons, 1913. Online: http://books.google.com/books?idVKMPAAAAIAAJ
Adherents of the Christian faith, known as Christians,"name">The term "Christian" (Greek ) was first used in reference to Jesus disciples in the city of Antioch about 44 AD, meaning "followers of Christ". The name was given by the non-Jewish inhabitants of Antioch, probably in derision, to the disciples of Jesus. In the New Testament the names by which the disciples were known among themselves were "brethren", "the faithful", "elect", "saints", "believers". The earliest recorded use of the term "Christianity" (Greek ) was by Ignatius of Antioch, around 100 AD. See Elwell/Comfort. Tyndale Bible Dictionary, pp. 266, 828 believe that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (the part of scripture common to Christianity and Judaism). The foundation of Christian theology is expressed in the early Christian ecumenical creeds, which contain claims predominantly accepted by followers of the Christian faith.Defined to avoid read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity