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ch 36 christianity
the origins and spread of christianity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Christianity | the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
| baptize | a ritual in which a person is welcomed into a religion |
| Jesus | A man who 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 _____ Christ |
| disciple | a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another |
| Constantine | first roman emporer to be conerted to christianity when the night he was about to go into battle against a rival, ha dreamed about Jesus and he believed he would lead him to victory. from then on he became Christian. |
| parable | a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson |
| Judea | the southern part of ancient Palastine suceeding the kingdom of _____; a roman province at the time of Christ |
| crucify | Put someone to death by nailing them or binding them to a cross |
| prefect | military governor |
| resurrect | restore a dead person back to life |
| New Testimate | the second part of the christian bible written originaly written in greek recording the life and teachings of Jesus |
| blasphemy | the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about Bod or sacred things |
| gospels | an account of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
| missionary | someone who tries to persuadeothers to believe in his or her religious beliefs |
| Messiah | a savior that many jews believed had been promised by god |