Christianity Vocab.
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| Pharisees | educated people who both observed and enforced Jewish Law.
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| Sadducees | Came from elite and powerful backgrounds. Supported the traditions of Solomois's temple in Jerusalem. Very religious and generally coopered with Roman occupation.
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| Pax Romana | Latin word for "Roman Peace" was a period of relative peace and stability across the Roman empire.
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| Zealots | Opposed Roman occupation. Believed that God would send a Messiah that would save the Jewish people from oppression.
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| Resurrection | Coming back to life being declared dead through divine intervention.
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| Baptism | A practice ritual cleansing by pluning into water.
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| Crucifixion | A slow and painful method method of execution.
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| Martys | People who die for their beliefs. Many Christians were killed for their belief in Jesus.
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| Bible | Holy text that is composed of two major section: Old Testament and New Testament. Sacred book for Christians.
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| Old Testament | The first part of the Christian Bible, comprising thirty-nine books and corresponding approximately to the Hebrew Bible. Promises that a Messiah will come and save God's people.
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| Salvation | Deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ.
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| New Testament | The second part of the Christian Bible, written originally in Greek and recording the life and teachings of Jesus and his earliest followers.
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| Gospels | Translated as "Good News," first four books of the new testament describe the life and teachings of Jesus from four different points of view: Mark, Luke, John.
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| Parables | Stories with a moral, Jesus often used parables to explain important lessons.
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| Epistles | Formal letters written by early leaders in the Christian Church. Paul wrote a number of Epistles that explain Christian beliefs in great detail.
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| Trinity | The Christian understanding that God is represented in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
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| Ethics | Issues for right and wrong and how to treat people .
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| Golden Rule | A rule of ethical conduct that Jesus thought, written in Matthew 7:12 and Luke 6:3 "do to others as you would have them do to you" or in other words "treat others how want to be treated."
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| Ascension | Jesus arose into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection.
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| Denominations | Christians have divided themselves into different branches. Differences come down to church traditions, worship style, and history.
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| Good Friday | The Friday before Easter Sunday, on which the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ is commemorated. Christians believe Jesus died to pay for personal sins.
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| Easter | The most important festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Three days after he died he arose into heaven.
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| Providence | The protective care of God as a spiritual power.
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| Messiah | The promised delivered of the Jewish nation prophesied it the old Testament.
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| Sermon on the Mount | A speech delivered by Jesus to the disciples and others, containing the Beatitudes and important fundamentals of Christian teachings.
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| The great Commision | The instruction from Jesus to His disciples to spread the gospel to all the nations of the world.
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| Disciples | A personal follower of Jesus during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles.
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| Conversion | The fact of changing one's religion or belief system.
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| Sin | An immoral act considered to be a transgression or violation against God's law.
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| Repentance | The action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse. Each person who turns to God and Jesus in genuine repentance and faith will be saved.
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