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Christianity - bvick

Ch. 10 - Christianity

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Messiah in Judaism, a deliverer sent by god.
Disciples close followers of Jesus.
Parables story that used events from every day life to express spiritual ideas.
Resurrection the act of rising from the dead.
Apostles early Christian leaders who helped set up churches and spread the message of Jesus.
Salvation the act of being saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven.
Persecution to mistreat some one because of their beliefs.
Martyr person willing to die rather that give up their religion.
Hierarchy organization with different levels of authority.
Clergy religious officials, such as priests, given the authority to conduct religious services
Laity church members who are not clergy.
Doctrine official church teachings.
Gospel one of the four accounts of Jesus’ teachings, and resurrection.
Pope the bishop of Rome, later the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Icons Christian religious image or picture.
Iconoclasts person who opposed the use of icons in Byzantine churches, saying that icons encourage the worship of idols.
Excommunication to declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church. "Were kicking you out and we hope you die!"
Schism separation
Monastery religious communities where monks live and work.
Missionary person who travels to carry the ideas of a religion to others.
Jerusalem capital of Israel; city where Christianity started
Judaea Roman province that used to be called Judah; a region in Palestine
Nazareth Jesus’ home town
Galilee the region north of Judaea
Jesus Jewish preacher who had disciples and apostles that followed him; his followers started a new religion
Peter one of the original 12 apostles; a fisherman; the preacher on the day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2
Paul important Christian leader; once persecuted the church but later became one of its apostles; he wrote 12 or 13 books of the New Testament Bible.
Constantine issued the Edict of Milan that gave religious freedom to all people and legalized Christianity
Theodosius made Christianity Rome’s official religion
Helena Constantine’s mom; encouraged the building of churches in Rome and Jerusalem
ByzantineEmpire Eastern Roman Empire
Charlemagne Frankish king that saved the pope; the pope in
Basil a bishop drew up a list of rules for monks and nuns; it became the model for Eastern Orthodox religious life
Benedict Italian monk that made rules that became the standard for monks and nuns in the West
Cyril invented a new alphabet; wanted to translate to Bible so that people could read it in their own languages
Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland in the 400s
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