Christianity

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The essence of Christianity

Facts, figures, demographics and trends in Christianity




Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life and death by crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. Although Christians generally characterize themselves as monotheistic, the one God is most commonly, but not universally, thought to exist in three persons (Gr. Hypostasis), called the Trinity. Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah of the Jews as prophesied in the Old Testament. Christianity encompasses numerous religious traditions that widely vary by culture, as well as thousands of diverse beliefs and sects; over the past two millennia, Christianity has been grouped into three main branches: Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. Collectively, it is the world's largest single religion, with over two billion followers.

The term "Christ" is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός Khristós which means "anointed one," and is a transla

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