• The Didache(《十二使徒遗训》) ----the first Christian document. It is a Christian manual (手册)giving unique details regarding baptism(洗礼), eucharist(圣餐) and church leadership from an early period of Christian development.
earliest times.
• Paradoxically a symbol of
suffering and defeat but also of
Jesus on the Cross
triumph(胜利) and salvation (拯救), the cross is the universal (通用的)Christian
• Christmas is a Christian holy
day that marks the birth of Jesus, the son of God.
The holy family, Mary and Joseph with the baby Jesus .
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Major branches within Christianity
of Jesus giving his life on the Cross (the Crucifixion苦难) and rising from the dead on the third day (the Resurrection 复活). • Christians believe that there is only one God, but that there are three elrments to this one God: