Origins and Spread of Christianity Vocab

in Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead

• Christianity

• Gospel

• Resurrection

an account of the life and teachings of Jesus; four of them are included in the New Testament of the Christian Bible

• Christianity

• Gospel

• Resurrection

to place importance on something

• emphasis

• parable

• stressed

a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another

• convert

• disciple

• missionary

someone who tries to convert others to believe in a particular religion or set of beliefs

• convert

• disciple

• missionary

Roman emperor from about 280 to 337 C.E.; the first Roman emperor to become a Christian

• Constantine

• Jesus

• Messiah

the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

• Christianity

• Gospel

• Resurrection

a savior who many Jews believe had been promised to them by God

• Constantine

• Jesus

• Messiah

the founder of Christianity upon whose life and teachings the religion is based

• Constantine

• Jesus

• Messiah

a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson

• emphasis

• parable

• stressed