udea were targeted for conversion because of the doctrine that "Christ was the fulfillment of the promises of the Old Testament" (Bokenkotter, 1990, p. 20; emphasis added) on one hand and on the other that Paul understood "the Gospel as a liberation from the Law" (Bokenkotter, 1990, p. 18; emphasis added).
The form of worship that Christianity initially took (and continues to take especially in Roman Catholicism) was a symbolic replication of Jesus' life, Passion, and death, with the human object in view being to participate with Jesus
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