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Chapter 36 Vocabulay
Chapter 36 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Christianity | A very popular religion that people don’t believe in Jesus and God. |
baptize | A ritual by which a person is welcomed into a religion. |
Jesus | Jesus was a wonderful man who was born in six B.C.E. A man who was jealous of Jesus, hung him from a cross, but Jesus came back to Earth the next day. He really wasn't dead. His soul came down to Earth and he helped people in need. |
disciple | A person who helps spread the religious teachings of another. |
Constantine | A man who favored God over all of the other people. |
parable | A simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson. |
Judea | A man who always disobeyed the Roman rule. |
crucify | A really bad death. |
prefect | A high official in ancient Rome. |
New Testament | A very old chapter from the Bible. |
blasphemy | A disrespectful act or statement against God. |
gospels | An account of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. |
missionary | Someone who tries to persuade others to believe in his or her religious teachings. |
Messiah | A savior that many Jews believed had been promised by God. |