The Greco-Roman Origin of the Content and Structure of the Basic Christian Teachings

After AD 70, Christianity managed to dispense with Judaism. The idea of independence and separation from Judaism made Christianity tend towards Greco-Roman civilization, thoughts and culture. For explaining the Christian teachings, Paulus and some vindicators and Church fathers borrowed the content or structure of the basic religious characteristics of Christianity from the Greco-Roman ideas of their age. Using documentary analysis, the present paper explains the Greco-Roman origin of the Trinity, Incarnation, the Atonement and original sin, which are considered as the central Christian doctrines. The results of this research show that Christianity’s interpretation of the content and structure of "the Trinity" and "incarnation" is based on the Greek categories. The content of "atonement" and "original sin" exist in Christianity, but their form and structure have been influenced by Greco-Roman culture.