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Chapter 36 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Christianity | Christians are followers of Jesus |
| Baptize | A ritual by which a person is welcomed into religion |
| Jesus | Son of God |
| Desciple | A person who helps spread the religious teachings of one another. |
| Constantine | A Christian Emperor. |
| Parable | A simple story that explains a moral or a religious lesson |
| Judea | The birth place of Jesus and Christianity |
| Crucify | The Romans way of persecution was that they would nail someone to a cross and they would die hours after from suffication |
| Prefect | A high official in Ancient Rome . |
| Resurrect | The day Jesus rose from the dead |
| New Testement | The New Testament of the Christian Bible |
| Messiah | A savior that many Jews believed had been promised by God |
| Blasphemy | A disrespectful act or statement against God |
| Gospels | An account of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ |
| Missionary | Someone who tries to persuade others to believe in his or her religious teachings. |
| Why was there unrest in Judea after it came under Roman Rule? | The Jews were fiercely proud and independent people, and they rebelled against Roman control. |
| What are the gospels? | The gospels are accounts of Jesus' life and teachings written by four of his followers. |
| Who wrote the gospels, and when did they write them? | Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote the gospels. They were written about 30 to 70 years after Jesus died. |
| According to the gospels, were was Jesus born? | According to the gospels Jesus was born in Betthlehem. |
| What did Jesus study and learn about as a child? | Jesus studied Jewish law and Religious writings and carpentry. |
| Why was Jesus' baptism a turning point in his life? | Jesus' baptism was a turning point in his life because John had identified hims the savior the Jews were waiting for. |
| According to the gospels,what did Jesus say were the most important of all the Jewish laws? | "You shall love your God with all your heart and all your soul" he also said, "You shall love your neighbors as yourself." |
| Why did Jesus' teachings upset some people? | Jesus seemed to care more about what was in people's hearts than about their obedience to the Jewish Law. |
| According to the gospeles why was Jesus condemed to die on a cross? | According to the gospels Jesus was condemned to die on a cross because some villagers feared he might lead a revolt against Rome |
| What caused Saul to stop persecuting Christians and become a missionary? | What caused Saul to stop persecuting Christians and to become a missionary was that he had heard the voice of risen Jesus |
| How did Paul's work help spread Christianity? | Paul's work helped spread Christianity through the empire by preaching. He also wrote letters to other Christians from a Prison cell. |
| Why were Christians Considered a threat to Rome? | Refused to worship other Roman Gods, and would not admit the emperor was "god".Refused to serve in the army. |
| How did Rome's persecution of of Christians help Christianity grow and spread? | People admired they bravery of the Christians who faced death. Also Christianity offered hope to people who were poor, slaves, or less fortunate and offerd all people purpose. |
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