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[[Facts, figures, demographics and trends in Christianity]]
'''Christianity''' is an [[Abrahamic religion]] based on the life and death by [[crucifixion]] and [[resurrection]] of [[Jesus|Jesus of Nazareth]] as described in the [[New Testament]]. Although [[Christians]] generally characterize themselves as [[monotheism|monotheistic]], the one [[God]] is most commonly, but not universally, thought to exist in three persons (Gr. [[Hypostasis]]), called the [[Trinity]]. Christians believe that Jesus is the [[Messiah]] of the [[Jews]] as [[prophet|prophesied]] in the [[Old Testament]]. Christianity encompasses numerous religious traditions that widely vary by culture, as well as thousands of diverse beliefs and sects; over the past two [[Millennium|millennia]], Christianity has been grouped into three main branches: [[Roman Catholicism]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], and [[Protestantism]]. Collectively, it is the world's largest single [[religion]], with over two billion followers.
The term "Christ" is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] noun Χριστός ''Khristós'' which means "anointed one," and is a translation of the Hebrew word [[Moshiach]] (Hebrew: משיח , also written "[[Messiah]]"). ''Christian'' means "belonging to Christ" or "of Christ".
