Pre-Assessment: Christianity

Christianity is broadly split into three branches: Catholic, Protestant and (Eastern) Orthodox.

Christianity centers around the life teachings, death and Resurrection of:

What religious feast were Jesus and his Apostles celebrating at the Last Supper

What event in the Church is known as a birthday.

The Bible offers instruction on Christian living. Christians follow the _____ ______ contained in the Old Testament.

The authoratative list of accepted books of the Bible is called:

The Catholic branch is governed by the Pope and Catholic bishops around the world.

Early Christians were persecuted for their faith by both Jewish and Roman leaders.

In 313 A.D., Constantine lifted the ban on Christianity with the Edict of Milan. He later tried to unify Christianity.

The following are Religions within Christianity:

Sin is defined as:

Prayer is conversation with God and only takes place in a Church.

The Christian Bible is a collection of books written by various authors and is the inpired Word of God.

Christianity is a monotheistic Religion.

The Old Testament, which is also recognized by followers of Judaism, describes the history of the Jewish people.

The New Testament is a collection of 27 books written in Greek in the first century.

What is significant about the date 1054CE in the history of the Christian Church.

In what century did Protestantism begin:

Church is defined as:

Christians state that God is fully human and fully divine

Only Pentecostals and Mormons believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God.

The Catholic Church desires unity of all Christians.

All Christians celebrate Christmas and Easter.

Although the many sects of Christianity have differing views, uphold separate traditions, Jesus Christ is central.

Baptism initiates a person into the Christian community and is the only Sacrament recognized by all Christians.

What religion did Jesus belong to:

Doctrine is defined as:

A style of writing that defends and explains the Catholic faith is known as:

Only Pentacostals believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God.

The New Testament was written after Jesus’s death. Matthew, Mark, Luke and Peter—are known as the “Synoptic Gospels”