{"id":54442,"date":"2026-10-03T16:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=54442"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:17:19","slug":"christian-facts-stats-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/christian-facts-stats-3\/","title":{"rendered":"10 verrassende feiten over het christendom, van Antiochi\u00eb tot de Wicked Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Some of the most surprising facts about Christianity are among the oldest. Believers probably did not choose the name &quot;Christian&quot;; it was first used of them in a Syrian city, and Roman crowds once shouted that they were atheists. By 2020 about 2.3 billion people carried that name, more than belonged to any other faith. The name is a good place to start, because it probably began as other people&#039;s word for us. &quot;The disciples were called Christians first in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outsiders probably gave believers the name &quot;Christian,&quot; Romans called them atheists, and a 1631 Bible said &quot;Thou shalt commit adultery.&quot; Ten true facts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[541],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-54442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts-stats"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11541,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/meaning-of-christina-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":54442,"position":0},"title":"Is Christina in the Bible? 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