► What is behind the remarkable growth of Christianity in the first 2 centuries without support of the Roman Empire?

►   How receptive to assimilation are Jews who remain in Palestine compared to those scattered in the Diaspora?

►  What aspect of Jewish history promotes a growing belief in life after death?

►  What is Jesus’ message that appeals to people who are suffering?

►  What changes in the religion does St. Paul make which makes Christianity more acceptable to the gentile world?

►  What does St. Paul promise to those who believe in the message of the crucifixion and to those who deny it?

►  What is promised in the second coming of Christ?

►  What is the controversy about the original gospels’ view about Jesus as the son of God?

►  What is the difference in the missions of Judaism and Christianity?

►  What is the difference in the spread of Christian beliefs between urban centers and rural areas?

►  What is Emperor Constantine motive, other than religious, making Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire?