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Chapter 36 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Christianity | followers of Jesus Christ, who was the son of god |
| baptize | a ritual by which a person is welcomed into a religion |
| Jesus | the son of god |
| disciple | a person that helps spread the religious teaching of another |
| constantine | was an emperor who had dreams and visions of Jesus |
| parable | a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson |
| Judea | an eastern end of the Mediterranean sea where Jesus was born |
| crucify | a common way that criminals were put to death in Rome |
| prefect | a high official in ancient Rome |
| ressurect | resurection is what Jesus' followers called it when Jesus rose from the dead |
| New Testiment | is a book that was made up of the four gospels and writings from his followers |
| Blasphemy | a disrespectful act or statement against God |
| gospels | an account of life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
| missionary | someone who tries to persuade others to believe in his or hers religious teachings |
| Messiah | a savior many Jews believed had been promised by God |