... and fall of empires, wars, plagues, and technological evolutions, to today is what defines it as the most important legacy of the ancient world. The origins of Christianity, from the early stories of the Old Testament to the life of Jesus Christ reach far back in history. Christianity was initially based on Judaism. The beliefs of Judaism were simple: one God ruled over all life, which was the first monotheistic religion in the world. Jewish dogma, which is a code of beliefs, was written in the Torah, a holy book, and the laws of God, the 10 Commandments.1 To glean a better understanding of the simplicity of the real Christianity the Commandments are written as follows: "Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that ...

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