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Chapter 36
Term | Definition |
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Christianity | a religion that is based on the life and teachings of Jesus |
Baptize | a ritual by which a person is welcomed into a religion |
Jesus | Christians believed that he was the son of God and rose from the dead |
Disciple | a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another |
Constantine | emperor that had a dream-Jesus and vision of a hanging cross "In this sign you will conquer" |
Parable | a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson |
Judea | what Romans called a remote territory on the Eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea-Jesus born |
Crusify | die a painful death- hung on a cross |
Prefect | a high official in ancient Rome |
Resurrect | rise from the dead |
New Testenent | Mathew, Mark, Luke and John's gospels about Jesus's life |
Blasphemy | a disrespectful act or statement against God |
Gospels | an account of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, means "good news" |
Missionary | someone who tries to persuade others to believe in his/her religious teachings |
Messiah | means "Christos" (Christ), Jesus became known as Jesus the Christ or Jesus Christ |
What did many Romans see Christianity as to order and traditions? | a threat |
What two letters did Constantine's men have on their shields when they went into battle? | the first two letters of christ |
Who wrote the gospels? | Mathew, Mark, Luke and John |
Where was Jesus born, according to the gospels? | Bethlahem |
When were the gospels written down? | 30 to 70 years after Jesus died |
Who baptized Jesus? | John the Baptist |
What did Paul do while under arrest and what did they become part of? | he wrote letters that became part of the Christian bible |
What did Saul become after he was convinced that Jesus was the promised Messiah? | a tireless missionary |
What was a Christian martyrs and what did they have to face? | they were people killed because of their faith and they had to face terrible deaths with courage |