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==Christian Missions==
==Christian Missions==
Jesus Christ ordered his disciples go forth and teach all nations (Matt. 28:19); Christian missions are the response to this command. The history of missions is, to a large extent, the history of the spread and growth Christianity from its origins in the Holy Land, to the [[Roman Empire]], Europe and beyond. the ''[[Acts of the Apostles]]'', written by [[Saint Paul]], is the chronicle of the furst Christian missions.
Jesus Christ ordered his disciples go forth and teach all nations (Matt. 28:19); Christian missions are the response to this command. The history of missions is, to a large extent, the history of the spread and growth Christianity from its origins in the Holy Land, to the [[Roman Empire]], Europe and beyond. the ''[[Acts of the Apostles]]'', written by [[Saint Paul]], is the chronicle of the furst Christian missions.
===Roman Empire===
As a result of the efforts of [[Saint Paul]] the church spread until by 100 AD it reached most of the great Mediterranean cities; the rural areas remained pagan. By 300 AD Christianity was a dominant force in the Greek-speaking reals on the eastern half of the Roman Empire. In 313 AD it was proclaimed an official religion of the Roman Empire. By 400 AD it had extended as far as India in the east and Ireland in the west. The following centuries saw the expansion of the church into northern Europe, and the evangelization of Germany and Scandinavia continued through the early medieval period.
[[File:Paul mission2.jpg|thumb|330px]]
[[File:Paul mission2.jpg|thumb|330px]]
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