Crucifixion was the main form of capital
punishment in ancient Rome. A person who
had commited a crime in the eyes of the
Roman rulers would have their wrists and
ankles nailed to a cross.

Many Christians go to church every Sunday
to read from the Bible and to worship God.
The Bible is a sacred book to Christians. It
is divided into two main sections. The first,
called the Old Testament, tells what happened
before the time of Christ. The Old Testament
was written by people of the Jewish religion,
while the second of the two sections, called the New Testament, was written by Christians. It tells what happened to Christ, and what his disciples did after His death.

Christianity was born from Judaism. Some of the people in Christ's time believed that Jesus was the Messiah, which was the name for the savior that God had promised the Jewish people. Others however, did not believe that He was the Messiah, and they still await the coming of the Savior. Those that thought Christ to be the savior started a new religion, which was the beginning of Christianity.

Because Christianity was a brand new religion, people who were Christian did not know what rules they should obey when eating. Since everyone Christian was formerly Jewish, they only knew of Jewish practices. Even though Christianity was born from Judaism, their eating rules are completely different. This is because of Saint Peter. He had a vision where he was surounded by animals. He was told to eat. Since he was originally Jewish, he thought that some of these animals were unclean. In his vision, he was told that it is not what you eat that makes you unclean, but your own thoughts and actions.