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Christianity
Vocabulary
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Jesus of Nazareth
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Christ
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to speak against God or religious ideas (such as calling yourself God)
Barabbas
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a title meaning “the anointed one” or “the messiah” – it was
prophesized (predicted) that he would bring salvation (or save the
people) of Israel
Blasphemy
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The center of the Christian Church; grew up in the town of Nazareth
which is a part of Palestine
a robber, brought before the Jews to distract them from Jesus
Leprosy
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a disease that causes the skin of a victim to rot
thought to be cursed; ostracized (cast out) by society
Vocabulary
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Bible
the holy book of the Christians, Includes two sections –
 the Old Testament: the books of the Jewish Torah
 the New Testament: 4 gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke,
and John
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Sedition
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Attempting to create a rebellion against authority
Crucifixion
a brutal execution method, the accused is nailed to a
cross by their feet and hands/wrists
 death can result from different factors: dehydration,
exposure (meaning their time in the sun or being exposed
to the elements), blood loss, or asphyxiation (suffocate)
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Vocabulary
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Parable
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Judas
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one of Jesus’ 12 disciples who betrayed Jesus to the
Pharisees for 30 pieces of silver
The Good Samaritan
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A simple, symbolic story that teaches a religious lesson
a charitable or helpful person
Gospels
literally means “good news”
 the four books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
 teaches messages of love, forgiveness, faith, and
salvation
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Vocabulary
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New Testament
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Old Testament
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12 men who followed Jesus and helped spread his
message
Pharisees
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includes the books of the Jewish Torah
Disciple
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second half of Bible, gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke,
John
religious leaders of the Jews
Resurrection
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coming back from the dead; Jesus rose from the dead 3
days after he was crucified
Jesus worked as a carpenter
until age 30
 He had 12 followers he called
disciples to help spread his
message
 He was an electrifying figure
who clashed with religious
leaders of the day
 He embraced sinners and
outcasts
 Proclaimed a message of faith
and love
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What are 5 facts
we know about
Jesus?
“Christ,” is not his last
name
 Means “the anointed
one” or “the messiah”
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Explain the
term “Christ”
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to speak against God or
religious ideas (such as
calling yourself God)
Jesus claims to be “the
messiah,” which meant he
was calling himself God.
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What is
blasphemy?
How does it
relate to Jesus?
Attempting to create a
rebellion against
authority
 Jesus spoke out against
the Romans (the people
in charge) and the
Pharisees (the Jewish
leaders)
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What is sedition?
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How does it
relate to Jesus?
a brutal execution method, the
accused is nailed to a cross by
their feet and hands/wrists.
 death can result from different
factors: dehydration, exposure
(meaning their time in the sun
or being exposed to the
elements), blood loss, or
asphyxiation (suffocate)
 This is how Jesus was
executed
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What is
Crucifixion?
How does it
relate to Jesus?
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A simple, symbolic story
that teaches a religious
lesson
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Explain the term
“parable”
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How do parables
relate to Jesus?
Why did people like
parables so much?
“good news”
 Because Jesus brought
“good” things: forgiveness,
healing, love, etc…
 Opposite of the Old
Testament where Yahweh
was vengeful and punished
the Jews
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What does “Gospel”
mean?
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Why is this word
used for the 4 books
of the New
Testament?
His parables - or
short stories
 Ability to perform…
miracles
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What are 2
reasons Jesus
was popular?
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An unexplainable, positive
event, worked by the higher
power.
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What is a miracle?
Disease which causes the
infected person’s skin to rot
 Lepers were thought to be
“cursed” because they were
horrible sinners.
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What is leprosy?
Why were lepers
shunned?
He healed the hand on a
Saturday
 What do Jews do on
Saturdays?
 NO WORK.
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Why were the
Pharisees angry
about Jesus healing
the man with the
withered hand?
He was the son of god – one
part of the “trinity”
 The Trinity – Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit
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What did Jesus teach
about the Trinity?
Through him
 By believing only in him.
 NOT just doing good deeds.
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How to Jesus say
people get to
heaven?
The “Golden Rule”
 Treat others as you wish to
be treated
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What did Jesus teach
about how people
should treat others?
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Rely on God and do not
worry.
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What did Jesus
teach about
worrying?
Why South America?
Identify:
Venezuela
Guyana
Columbia
Trinidad and Tobago
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Bolivia
Paraguay
Uruguay
Brazil
French Guiana
Suriname