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ch.36 vocab
Chapter 36 Chirstainity Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Christianity | D: A religion E: It is a religion where people called Christians were followers of Jesus Christ |
Baptize | D: A ritual by which a person is welcomed into a religion |
Jesus | D:Jesus was the Son of God and rose from the dead E: Christians were followers of Jesus Christ, but Jesus was put to death on a Roman cross in the first century C.E. Jesus' followers believed Jesus rose from the dead |
Disciple | D: A person how helps spread the religious teachings of another E: disciples were mostly simple, plain-spoken people- laborers and fishermen. Jesus spent more time with ordinary people,, the poor, and the sick rather than the wealthy and important |
Constantine | D: the emperor Constantine, gave Christians the freedom to practice their religion openly E: Constantine was n emperor in 313. |
Parable | D: A simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson E: Simple stories moral or religious messages |
Prefect | D: A high official in ancient Rome E: A military governor |
Gospels | D: An account of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ E: The gospels are accounts of Jesus' life that were written in Greek by four of his followers. The word Gospel means "good news" |
Missionary | D: Someone who tries to persuade others to believe in his or her religious teachings E: One who tries to convert others to his or her religion |
Messiah | D: a savior that many Jews believed had been promised by God E: This savior was called a Messiah or " anointed one" |
Judea | D: An independent kingdom that came over Roman rule E: The birth place off Christianity was a remote territory on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea where Jesus was born. The Romans called it Judea. |
Crucify | D: put to death by nailing or binding them to a cross,, especially as an ancient punishment E: When the Romans hung and nailed Jesus on a cross |
Resurrect | D: when Jesus rose from the dead E: On Sunday, the Gospels said, Jesus rose from the dead. His followers called this event the Resurrection |
New Testament | D: New Testament of the Christian Bible E: The writings of Jesus' life make up the New Testament of the Christian Bible |