The Psalms, the anthology of the hymns of Israel, are still used by Christians.
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In contrast, Christianity, while acknowledging the presence of suffering, declares that life can be infinitely worth living and opens the way to eternal life in fellowship with God Who so loved the world that He gave Himself in Christ.
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Christianity emerged from the religion of Israel. Or rather, it has as its background a persistent strain in that religion. To that strain Christians have looked back, and rightly, as the preparation in history for their faith.
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When contrasted with the much longer time that life has been present, the course of Christianity thus far is but a brief moment.
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Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of life.
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Religiously the Empire was pluralistic and marked by a search for a faith which would be satisfying intellectually and ethically and would give assurance of immortality.
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