Christianity is a global religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish preacher who was active in the regions of Galilee and Judea during the early 1st century CE. Christianity grew from a variety of small Jewish sects scattered throughout the eastern Mediterranean into a movement spanning Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia by the 7th century CE. With over 2 billion adherents, Christianity re... View more