The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life, His crucifixion, and His resurrection.

When contrasted with the much longer time that life has been present, the course of Christianity thus far is but a brief moment.

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

We know something of the history of the spread of Christianity, but much passed from recorded memory and much was transmitted by tradition whose accuracy has been repeatedly questioned.

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.

Freedom was conditioned by man's physical body, heredity, and environment.

As the centuries pass, the evidence is accumulating that, measured by His effect on history, Jesus is the most influential life ever lived on this planet.