Spreading of the Christianity in Anatolia (First iv century)

The purpose of this study is to provide information about the spreading process of Christianity in the borders of Anatolia. The study consists of four parts in an effort to form a framework on "Early Christian History of Anatolia". In the introduction, the boundaries of the study were drawn. In the first chapter, a general framework was drawn about the religions in Anatolia until the spread of Christianity in Anatolia in order to establish the infrastructure for the subject and information about the political structure in the recent period was also presented. In the second chapter, the birth of Christianity, its entry into Anatolia, and more in the regions we have drawn with cultural boundaries, especially the spread of Paul the Apostle' mission journeys, were handled. In the third chapter, the attitude of political power during the period of spread and the first period Anatolian centered heretical groups were discussed. The fourth and last chapter includes the transition from the oppression period to the liberation period, the institutionalized church and the debates on the basic doctrine of the period; in the conclusion, the evaluations were included. Keywords: Christianity, Early Christianity, Anatolia, Anatolia Christianity History, Church History, Paul the Apostle.