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Chapter 36 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Christianity | A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus |
| baptize | a ritual by which a person is welcomed into a religion |
| blasphemy | a disrespectful act or statement against God |
| Jesus | a man that was put to death on the cross, he was also believed to be the son of God |
| disciples | a person who helps spread religious teachings of one another |
| Constantine | The Roman empire ruler that favored the christian God over all others |
| parable | a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson |
| Judea | is the place that people believed Jesus was born |
| crucify | it was a way of killing people in Rome;a very harsh way of killing people |
| prefect | a high official in ancient Rome |
| resurrect | a Sunday when Jesus rose from the dead |
| New Testament | writings of the Christian bible |
| gospel | an account of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
| missionary | someone who tries to persuade others to believe in his or her religon |
| Messiah | a savior that many Jews believed had been promised by God |