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chap36
social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jesus | whose life and teachings Christianity is based. |
| Disciple | a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another |
| Constantine | He was the Roman Emperor he turned to Christianity. |
| parable | a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson. |
| Judea | the birthplace of Christianity; a remote territory where Jesus was born. It was on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea |
| crucify | the carrying out of the death penalty by the Romans |
| baptism | a ritual by which a person is welcome in to a religion. |
| new testament | the writing of Jesus followers. |
| Messiah | A savior that many Jews believed had been promised by God. |
| Gospels | An account of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
| Blasphemy | A disrespectful act or statement against God |
| Christianity | The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
| Resurrect | Rising from the dead |
| Prefect | A high official in Ancient Rome. |
| Missionary | Someone who tries to persuade others to believe in his or her religious teachings. |