1. Type the vocabulary word in the text box. 2. When you are finished press the "Send Assignment" button. * You will need to know your teacher's e-mail address. You can, as an alternative to e-mail, do the assignment on a separate piece of paper. Make sure to bring the completed test to class so that the teacher can check it and give you credit. Email Your Vocabulary assignment To Your Teacher. Include Your: Teacher's Email: Your Name: Your Email: Subject: Lesson: Christianity Introduction Christianity, most widely distributed of the world religions, having substantial representation in all the populated continents of the globe. Its total membership may exceed 1.7 billion people. Doctrine and Practice The central element of Christianity is the person of Jesus Christ. Although Christians do not all agree on a definition of what makes Christ distinctive or unique, they affirm that his life and example should be followed and that his teachings about love and fellowship should be the basis of human relations. In Christian teaching, Jesus is the supreme preacher and exemplar of the moral life, but for most Christians that, by itself, does not do full justice to the significance of his life and work. What is known of Jesus, historically, is told in the Gospels of the New Testament of the Bible. Other portions of the New Testament summarize the beliefs of the early Christian church. Christians teach that God is almighty in dominion over all that is in heaven and on earth, righteous in judgment over good and evil, beyond time and space and change; but above all they teach that "God is love." Early Christianity found in the words of Jesus evidence both of the special standing men and women have as children of such a heavenly Father and of the even more special position occupied by Christ. Baptism has been from the beginning the means of initiation into Christianity. The other universally accepted ritual among Christians is the Eucharist, or Lord's Supper, in which Christians share in bread and wine and, through them, express and acknowledge the reality of the presence of Christ in communion with one another. Another fundamental component of Christian faith and practice is the Christian community itself„the church. The community of faith in the church is the primary setting for Christian worship, although Christians of all traditions have placed a strong emphasis on private devotion and individual prayer. History Almost all the information about Jesus himself and about early Christianity comes from those who claimed to be his followers. This information often raises more questions than it answers. What is known is that the person and message of Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish rabbi, or teacher, attracted a following of those who believed him to be a new prophet. Their recollections of his words and deeds recall Jesus' days on earth and the miracle of his resurrection from the dead on the first Easter. These Jewish Christians became the first church, in Jerusalem. From this center Christianity radiated to other cities and towns in Palestine and beyond. An important source of the alienation of Christianity from its Jewish roots was the change in the membership of the church that took place by the end of the 2nd century. At some point, Christians with Gentile backgrounds began to outnumber Jewish Christians. The work of the apostle Paul was influential in this change. He formulated many of the ideas and terms that were to constitute the core of Christian belief. The early congregations were based on an orderly transmission of leadership from the first apostles to subsequent " bishops." Vocabulary Choices 1. Constantine 6. polytheism 2. resurrected 7. crown kings 3. heresy 8. Martin Luther 4. Jesus Christ 9. Eastern Orthodox 5. pope 10. disciples Write the vocabulary word for each definition in the blank provided. Remember that spelling counts! 1. Christians are the followers of? 2. A person who believes in more than one god. 3. Christians believe this happened to Jesus after he was executed. 4. The first followers of Jesus were called? 5. This Roman Emperor converted to Christianity. 6. This religion split from the Roman Catholic Church. 7. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church. 8. The Catholic church could do this in the Middle Ages. 9. This religious leader started the Protestant movement. 10.Crimes against the church. Your score is out of 10.
Email Your Vocabulary assignment To Your Teacher. Include Your: Teacher's Email: Your Name: Your Email: Subject: Lesson: Christianity Introduction Christianity, most widely distributed of the world religions, having substantial representation in all the populated continents of the globe. Its total membership may exceed 1.7 billion people. Doctrine and Practice The central element of Christianity is the person of Jesus Christ. Although Christians do not all agree on a definition of what makes Christ distinctive or unique, they affirm that his life and example should be followed and that his teachings about love and fellowship should be the basis of human relations. In Christian teaching, Jesus is the supreme preacher and exemplar of the moral life, but for most Christians that, by itself, does not do full justice to the significance of his life and work. What is known of Jesus, historically, is told in the Gospels of the New Testament of the Bible. Other portions of the New Testament summarize the beliefs of the early Christian church. Christians teach that God is almighty in dominion over all that is in heaven and on earth, righteous in judgment over good and evil, beyond time and space and change; but above all they teach that "God is love." Early Christianity found in the words of Jesus evidence both of the special standing men and women have as children of such a heavenly Father and of the even more special position occupied by Christ. Baptism has been from the beginning the means of initiation into Christianity. The other universally accepted ritual among Christians is the Eucharist, or Lord's Supper, in which Christians share in bread and wine and, through them, express and acknowledge the reality of the presence of Christ in communion with one another. Another fundamental component of Christian faith and practice is the Christian community itself„the church. The community of faith in the church is the primary setting for Christian worship, although Christians of all traditions have placed a strong emphasis on private devotion and individual prayer. History Almost all the information about Jesus himself and about early Christianity comes from those who claimed to be his followers. This information often raises more questions than it answers. What is known is that the person and message of Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish rabbi, or teacher, attracted a following of those who believed him to be a new prophet. Their recollections of his words and deeds recall Jesus' days on earth and the miracle of his resurrection from the dead on the first Easter. These Jewish Christians became the first church, in Jerusalem. From this center Christianity radiated to other cities and towns in Palestine and beyond. An important source of the alienation of Christianity from its Jewish roots was the change in the membership of the church that took place by the end of the 2nd century. At some point, Christians with Gentile backgrounds began to outnumber Jewish Christians. The work of the apostle Paul was influential in this change. He formulated many of the ideas and terms that were to constitute the core of Christian belief. The early congregations were based on an orderly transmission of leadership from the first apostles to subsequent " bishops." Vocabulary Choices 1. Constantine 6. polytheism 2. resurrected 7. crown kings 3. heresy 8. Martin Luther 4. Jesus Christ 9. Eastern Orthodox 5. pope 10. disciples Write the vocabulary word for each definition in the blank provided. Remember that spelling counts! 1. Christians are the followers of? 2. A person who believes in more than one god. 3. Christians believe this happened to Jesus after he was executed. 4. The first followers of Jesus were called? 5. This Roman Emperor converted to Christianity. 6. This religion split from the Roman Catholic Church. 7. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church. 8. The Catholic church could do this in the Middle Ages. 9. This religious leader started the Protestant movement. 10.Crimes against the church. Your score is out of 10.
Christianity
Write the vocabulary word for each definition in the blank provided. Remember that spelling counts!
Your score is out of 10.