The Origins and Spread of Christianity Vocabulary

Christianity

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

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

• the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

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

Messiah

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

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

• the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

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

Jesus

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

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

• the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

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

Gospel

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

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

• the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

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

disciple

• a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another

• in Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead

• a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson

• extra attention or importance placed on something

parable

• a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another

• in Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead

• a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson

• extra attention or importance placed on something

stressed

• someone who has changed their religious beliefs so they accept a diff erent or new religion

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

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

• to place importance on something

emphasis

• a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another

• in Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead

• a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson

• extra attention or importance placed on something

Resurrection

• a person who helps spread the religious teachings of another

• in Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead

• a simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson

• extra attention or importance placed on something

convert

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

• in Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead

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

• someone who has changed their religious beliefs so they accept a diff erent or new religion