The Origins and Spread of Christianity

What did many Jews hope that a Messiah would do?

• free them from a foreign power

• Establish a new religion
• Write a new holy book
• Build a new temple

What is the main source of early information about the life of Jesus? 

• scribes who recorded his deeds in Hebrew

• Gospels written in Greek by his followers

• Egyptian scrolls found near the Dead Sea

• the Latin writings of Roman historians

Where did Christianity start?

• Rome
• Judea

• Athens
• Cairo

Who ordered Jesus to be executed?

• Pontius Pilate
• Julius Caesar
• Alexander the Great
• Napoleon Bonaparte

The definition of Christianity is

• a religion based on the teaching of Buddha.

• a religion based on the teaching of Muhammed.

• a religion based on the teaching of Joseph Smith.

• a religion based on the teaching of Jesus.

The definition of disciple is....

• a person who is from the family of a king.

• a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another.

• a person who studies a lot.

• a person who moves to another country.

A parable is 

• a story with animals who teach a moral.

• a narrative account of modern miracles.

• an account of the life and teachings of Jesus.

• a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson.

Messiah 

• is a follower of Jesus.

• is a god written about in old scrolls.

• is a savior who many Jew believe had been promised by God.

• is a injured traveler in the parable The Good Samaritan.

Which teaching helped to spread Christianity in the Roman Empire? 

• Believers would be free from pain or hunger.

• Citizens had the right to overthrow evil rulers.

• People could make sacrifices to any gods they wanted.

• Poor and enslaved people could hope for a better life after death if they followed his teachings.

Jesus probably grew up in the family (as the son) of

• a carpenter in Nazareth.

• a shoemaker in Jerusalem.

• an innkeeper in Bethlehem.

• a fisherman by the Sea of Galilee.