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chapter 36 vocab
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jesus | A man who lived from about 6 b.c.e. to 27 b.c.e. and upon whose life and teachings Christianaty is based. Christians refer to him as Jesus Christ. |
| Desiple | A person who helps spread the religious teachings of another. |
| Constantine | The roman emporor in 312 b.c.e. |
| Parable | A simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson. |
| Judea | The birth place of Christianity. |
| Crucify | A roman way of execution. |
| Christianity | A religion that beleives in one god. |
| Baptize | A ritual by which a person is welcomed into a new religion. |
| Prefect | A high official in ancient rome. |
| Resurrect | When Jesus rose from the dead. |
| New Testiment | The writing of when after Jesus died. |
| Gospels | An account of the life and teachings of Jesus christ |
| Blasphemy | Disrespectful act or statement against God. |
| 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. |