Today’s Vocab Bible: The Christian sacred text.

Contains both the new and old testament.

Salvation: The end goal for all Christians. Enter into Heaven.

Resurrection: The belief that Jesus, the Messiah, rose from the dead and ascended into Heaven.

Warm up? What are the moral guidelines all Jewish

people must follow? What other religions follow this code?

WORD SPLASH

CHRISTIANITY

CHRISTIANITY

Origins Founder

Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ) 4BC-29AD

Jewish carpenter Martyr

A person that dies for a cause

Christian examples include Jesus, Peter, Paul

Apostles 12 original followers of

Jesus Missionary

A person that does religious work in another land.

Method by which Christianity spread

Ex: St. Paul

Sacred Texts The Bible

Old Testament Originally Jewish

Torah Portion of sacred

text that explains creation

New Testament Portion of text that

explains life of Jesus Christ and his teachings

Aka the Gospels

Major Beliefs 10 Commandments

10 rules of behavior from Judaism

Monotheism (Lord as Father) 1 God: Jehovah Same God as Judaism

Resurrection Jesus Christ rose from

the grave 3 days after crucifixion

Christian proof he is messiah (savior)

Early Church Structure 1st Religion to be

highly structured Pope

Leader of entire church (Peter)

Bishop Leader of regional

area Priest

Leader of local area

Goal of Christianity Salvation

Heaven Reached through

faith

COMPLETE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

CHRISTIANITY

FOUNDER

GOD

SACRED TEXT

BELIEFS

BEHAVIOR CODEBASE RELIGION

Closing Explain how Christianity became the

world’s most popular religion.