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christianity
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| judea | what romans called modern day israel. |
| jesus | a young jewish boy whose ideas one day will greatly effect the world. |
| new testament | the story of the life of jesus in a collection of books |
| messiah | a leader who would be sent by god to guide the jewish people and to set up gods rule on earth. |
| christianity | the belief of people who follow jesus |
| parables | simple stories that contain a message or truth |
| apostles | jesus' closest followers and helpers |
| peter | one of the 12 apostles and he was a fisherman and was the first bishop |
| crucifixion | putting to death by hanging from a cross |
| paul | a man who was jewish and converted to christianity |
| bishop | regional church leader |
| pope | came from the word bishop in latin it means father |
| constantine | army general who ended persecution of christians, made christianity one of the official religions of romans that they had to follow. |