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Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, whom Christians call Jesus Christ, and New Testament accounts of his life and teachings. With an estimated 2.1 billion adherents in 2001, Christianity is the world's largest religion.[1]

Christianity began in the first century as a Jewish sect[2] [citation needed]. Christians call the Hebrew Bible the Old Testament (see Judeo-Christian).[3] Like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is an Abrahamic religion.

In the Christian scriptures, the term "Christian" is first attested in Acts 11:26: "And in Antioch Jesus' disciples were first called Christians" (Gr. χριστιανους, from Christ Gr. Χριστός, which means "the anointed one").

Denominations of Christianity
Within Christianity numerous distinct groups have developed with beliefs that vary widely by culture and place. Since the Reformation Christianity is usually......

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