Compared with the thousands of years in which human life has been on this planet, Christianity is a recent development.

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• Kenneth Scott Latourette:

  We must, however, note that what are usually called the high religions made their appearance within

• Kenneth Scott Latourette:

  The most that one of Jewish faith can do - and some have gladly done it - is to say that Jesus was

• Kenneth Scott Latourette:

  Hinduism's basic tenet is that many roads exist by which men have pursued and still pursue their qu

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  In contrast, Christianity, while acknowledging the presence of suffering, declares that life can be

• Kenneth Scott Latourette:

  Christianity emerged from the religion of Israel. Or rather, it has as its background a persistent

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  The prophets and the writers of the Psalms were clear that God was continuing to work in the univer

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  The Psalms, the anthology of the hymns of Israel, are still used by Christians.

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  Religiously the Empire was pluralistic and marked by a search for a faith which would be satisfying

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  Although when Christianity appeared the total population of the planet was only a fraction of that

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  John the Baptist, who we are told was related by blood to Jesus, was preaching the impending judgem