Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Early Christianity

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In about 30 C.E., a Jew named ___________ began to travel throughout the regions of Judaea and Galilee, preaching to people about his ideas.

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Jesus

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According to Christian Teaching, people gain Salvation and entrance to heaven by accepting Jesus and his teachings.

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accepting Jesus and his teachings

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Who were the first people the apostles told about the message of Jesus?

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the Jews in Judaea and Galilee

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an armed group of Jews captured a mountain fortress called ____________ and defended it for two years from a Roman army that outnumbered them 15 to one. (Pg. 28, Bottom Paragraph)

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Masada

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What took place at the mountain fortress of Masada?

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about 1,000 Jewish defenders overtook the fortress and held off an army of 15,000 Roman soldiers.

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In 6 C.E. emperor Augustus made Judah a Roman province and called it by the Roman name of

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Judaea.

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According to Christian tradition, Peter established a church in the city of _____________ after the death of Jesus.

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Rome

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By using parables to teach his followers, Jesus helped people

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interpret or explain the meaning of the ideas he taught.

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The Zealots are best known for

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rebelling against Roman rule in 66 C.E.

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When the Romans forced all Jews to leave Jerusalem in 132 C.E., they also declared that the Jews

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could never return to the city.