How did Christianity really first spread? Historically, was it the disciples or was it threw violence?
I want to know the actual truth on how Christianity was first spread. Some people I ask say it was through word of mouth and the disciples and then others say it was violence and crusades. Whats the really truth man. A: Christianity was illegal during the first 3 centuries C. E. (AD). It spread by word of mouth through the Byzantine to the point where it was an underground phenomenon. Constantine the Great was dealing with a prospective civil war from the unrest within his own holdings, and found that the best way to consolidate his kingdom and continue his ambitions to advance territory was to consolidate this new post-hebrew cult following of Joshua Ben Joseph and the existing pagan beleifs systems into one unified religion that everyone could agree on. Hence, it was advertised to the world as Constantine’s dream…He saw a cross, the crucifix that Jesus (Zeus aka Mithras, Aka Joshua Ben Joseph) was impaled upon, and heard (or saw) the words “With this Sign, Conquer”. Although he was