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Christianity
Chapter 36 The Origins and Spread of Christianity
Term | Definition |
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Christianity | A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. |
baptize | A ritual by which a person is welcomed into a religion. |
Jesus | A man that is believed to be the son of God that rose from the dead, and that Christians follow. |
disciple | A person who helps spread the religious teachings of an another. |
Constantine | A emperor that had a dream about Jesus the night before going into battle against a rival. |
parable | A simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson. |
Judea | The birth place of Christianity where Jesus was born, on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Once part of the ancient kingdom of Israel. |
crucify | A painful and long death of a criminal. (Nailed to a cross.) |
prefect | A high official in ancient Rome. |
resurrect | When Jesus rose from the dead, which convinced Jesus' disciples he was the son of God. |
New Testament | Writings of the Christian Bible. Among them are the four gospels. |
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. |
Messiah | A savior that many Jews believed had been promised by God. |