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Christianity
Term | Definition |
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Christianity | A religion based on life and teachings of Jesus Christ. |
Baptize | A ritual by which a person is welcomed in to a religion. |
Jesus | A man that lived from about 6 B.C.E to 27 C.E. and upon whose life and teachings Christianity is based. Christians refer to him as Jesus Christ. |
Disciples | A person who helps spread the religious teachings of another. |
Constantine | An emperor that favored Christianity than the other religion. |
Parable | A simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson. |
Judea | A territory where Jesus was born. |
Crucify | To die nailed on a cross hanging. |
Prefect | A high official in Rome. |
Resurrect | Rise from the dead |
New Testament | 4 gospels in the bible written by Jesus' followers. |
Gospels | An accountant of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
Missionary | Someone who tries to persuade others to believe in his or her religious teachings. |
Messiah | A savior that many Jews believed had been promised by God |