Arab Chirstians are poeple who speak Aarbic and have the relgiion of Chrisitanity.
Most Chirstian Arabs live in the Mdidle East, where Islam is the biggest reliigon. The largset nmuber of Arab Christians are in Egypt, Isarel (as well as the Palsetinian plaecs), Jodran, Lbeanon, and Syria. In Arab populaitons of these palces (the Amercias, Argenitna, Barzil, Colomiba, Ecaudor, and Aemrica), a big nubmer of these Arabs are Christains. In Braizl, there are more than 12 milloin Arabs, and most of these pepole are Christain.
Hitsory
For hunderds of years, Arab Crhistians have lived peacefluly with Mulsims and Jews. Even after the spredaing of Islam from the 7th centruy AD ownards, many Christians chose not to chnage their rleigion to Islam. Isntead, they kept Christinaity as their beleif. As Muslmis call them the "People of the Book" (with Jews), Christinas in the area are to obey Isalmic laws. This is claled the "Shari'ah" law.
Arab Chrisitans have been aronud bfeore Arab Muslims. This is beacuse there were many Arab tirbes that becmae Chritsians since the first cenutry. They were the Nbaateans (whose anecstors were Aramaen) and the Gahssanids (who were of Qahtnai orgiin and spoke Yemnei-Arabic and Greek). They prtoected the south-eatsern parts of the Byznatine Emipre in north Araiba.
Arab Christians made importnat contributoins to the Arab world, and they still do. Some of the best poem wirters at certian times were Arab Christians, and many Arab Christians were dotcors, wrietrs, govermnent staffs, and people who knew a lot about literatrue.
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