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Christianity (CH. 16
Rach Ch. 16 Christianity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scriptures | sacred writings |
| Messiah | Savior |
| Gentiles | Non-Jews |
| Missionaries | person who spreads religious beliefs |
| Churches | groups of people who share the same religious beliefs |
| Apostles | people Jesus chose to teach the Gospel |
| Parish | what a church was called |
| Priest | leader of a church |
| Diocese | group of parishes |
| Bishop | Governors of churches in larger cities |
| Archbishop | most important bishops |
| Patriarch | five leading archbishops |
| Heresy | false doctrine |
| Monks | men who live in a religious community |
| Monasteries | settlements of monks |
| Nuns | women belonging to a religious order |
| Convents | quarters of Christian nuns |
| Abbot | Monastery head |
| Christ | Greek word meaning "messiah" |
| Doctrine | statements of faith |
| Pope | Latin word meaning "father" |
| Hermits | early Christians who went to isolated areas to live and pray |
| Jesus | 1) religion of Christianity is based on his life and teachings. 2) lived in Palestine, born a Jew in Bethlehem. 3) began to preach at age 30. 4) messsage: that all people are Children of God and he would forgive their sins if they were sorry. |
| Jesus (cont.) | 5)some Jews believed he was the Messiah who would save them from Roman Rule. 6)was arrested and convicted of treason. 7)executed by the Romans. 8)according to Christian belief, he rose from the dead, remained on Earth, and then ascended to Heaven. |
| Treason | betrayal of one's country and leader |
| Parables | stories |
| Crucified | executed on a cross |
| Resurrection | rising from the dead |
| Gospel | teachings |
| Paul | 1)jew. 2)spread Christianity to non-Jews, as he traveled throughout the Roman Empire. 3)was Chritianity's firt missionary. 4)after his death, other Christian missionaries continued his work. |
| Constantine I | 1)accepted Christianity in 312 A.D. 2)had churches built in Rome and Jerusalem. 3) used government money to pay for Christian schools. 4)let church leaders enter government service and excused them from paying taxes. |
| Edict of Milan | 1) it gave religious freedom to all people. 2)made Christianity legal. |
| Theodosius | 1)made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. 2)at the same time, he outlawed all other religions. |
| Church Structure | 1)organized the churches. 2)used the Roman Empire's structure of government as a model for this. 3)in 1054 A.D. the two church groups split. 4)Latin Churches became the Roman Catholic Church. 5)Greek Churches became the Eastern Orthodox Church. |
| Basil | 1)a bishop. 2)suggested a different way of life. 3)said that Christians should form religious settlements near cities. 4)list of rules called the Basilian Rule, became the model for Eastern Orthodox religious life. |
| Benedict | 1)Italian. 2)made up a set of rules called the Benedictine Rule. 3)monks who followed his rule promised to give up all their possessions before entering a monastery. 4)had to wear simple clothes, not marry, attend religious services, work 6-7 hours a day. |
| Jerome | 1)scholar. 2)translated the Old and New Testaments into Latin. 3)became the official bible used by the Roman Catholic Church. 4)his translation was called the Vulgate. |
| Augustine | 1)important leader of Christian thought. 2)best-known work was City of God. 3)said that Rome fell because it became rich and corrupt and persecuted Christians. |
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