Christianity
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Christianity
is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of
Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the Holy Bible. Christians
believe Jesus to be the Son of God and the Messiah prophesied in the
Old Testament. With an estimated 2.1 billion adherents in 2001,
Christianity is the world's largest religion. It is the predominant
religion in Europe, the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Philippine
Islands, Australia, and New Zealand. It
is also growing rapidly in Asia, particularly in China and South
Korea. Christianity began in the 1st century AD as a Jewish
sect, and shares many religious texts with Judaism, specifically the
Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament. Like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is classified as
an Abrahamic religion.
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