Jesus Christ founded the Christian . He began His teaching in Palestine, instructing and to people about the Kingdom of . He travelled around the country with a group of called disciples. He chose 12 disciples, called , to preach His doctrine.
Like the Old Testament , Jesus insisted upon justice toward men and toward God.
He also preached mercy and the of men, and told of the love of for all .
The Jewish religious of Jesus' time did not approve of His claim that he was the Messiah, or the promised of the Jews. They considered this action to be . The Roman authorities feared that He meant to lead an against Roman rule in Palestine. As a result, He was tried, to death, and .
After the death of Jesus, His scattered in fear. However, they soon reassembled. One after another of them, beginning on the first morning, reported that they had met Jesus alive. This rising from the is called the Resurrection, and forms one of the basic of the Christian faith. According to teaching, Jesus remained on earth for 40 days after His , and then into Heaven.