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'''Christianity''' is a monotheistic<ref name="Monotheism">The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IX, [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10499a.htm ''Monotheism'']; William F. Albright, ''From the Stone Age to Christianity''; H. Richard Niebuhr, ; About.com, [http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/monotheisticreligions/ ''Monotheistic Religion resources'']; Jonathan Kirsch, ''God Against the Gods''; Linda Woodhead, ''An Introduction to Christianity''; Columbia Encyclopedia [http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0833762.html ''Monotheism'']; The New Dictionary of Cultural literacy, [http://www.bartleby.com/59/5/monotheism.html ''monotheism'']; New Dictionary of Theology, [http://www.ntwrightpage.com/Wright_NDCT_Paul.htm ''Paul''] pp. 496-99;
David Vincent Meconi, "Pagan Monotheism in Late Antiquity" in ''Journal of Early Christian Studies'' pp. 111–12</ref> religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the New Testament.<ref>BBC, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/ ''BBC - Religion & Ethics - Christianity'']</ref> Christians believe Jesus to be the Son of God and the [[Messiah]] Bible prophecy in the Old Testament. With an estimated 2.1 billion adherents in 2001, Christianity is the major religious groups.<ref name="Adherents">Adherents.com, [http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html ''Religions by Adherents'']</ref> It is the predominant religion in Europe, the Americas, Southern Africa, the Philippines and Oceania.<ref>See Christianity by country for a detailed list.</ref> It is also growing rapidly in Asia, particularly in Christianity in China and Christianity in Korea.<ref name=ChristianGrowth> WorthyNews.com, [http://www.worthynews.com/news-features/compass-china-survey.html ''Growth of Christianity in China'']; LutherProduction.com, [http://demo.lutherproductions.com/historytutor/basic/modern/stories/christ-korea.htm ''Growth in South Korea'']; Xhist.com, [http://www.kimsoft.com/1997/xhist.htm '' History of Christianity in Korea'']</ref>
Christianity shares its origins and many religious texts with Judaism, specifically the Tanakh, known to Christians as the Old Testament.<ref name="sect1">{{nkjv|Acts|3:1|Acts 3:1}}; {{nkjv|Acts|5:27-42|Acts 5:27 – 42}}; {{nkjv|Acts|21:18-26|Acts 21:18 – 26}}; {{nkjv|Acts|24:5|Acts 24:5}}; {{nkjv|Acts|24:14|Acts 24:14}}; {{nkjv|Acts|28:22|Acts 28:22}}; {{nkjv|Romans|1:16|Romans 1:16}}; Tacitus, ''Annales'' xv 44; Josephus ''Antiquities'' xviii 3; Mortimer Chambers, ''The Western Experience Volume II'' chapter 5; ''The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion'' page 158. </ref> Like [[Judaism]] and [[Islam]], Christianity is classified as an Abrahamic religion (''see also, Judeo-Christian'').<ref name="J.Smith98">J.Z.Smith 98, p.276</ref><ref name="Anidjar2001">Anidjar 2001, p.3</ref>
