Christianity Vocab Basics

The Jewish men who followed Jesus during his lifetime and who spread the gospel on his crucifixion and resurrection

Who is the Founder of Christianity?

Salvation is the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped persecution of the Christians (280-337)

Messiah is

First half of the Christian Bible that is also partly followed by Jewish followers

The holy book of Christianity made up of the New and Old Testaments is the Bible.

Constantine was an Emperor of Rome who persecuted the Christians

Paul was a follower of Jesus who helped spread Christianity throughtout the Roman world

Crucifixion is a type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross

A clergy is

The second part of the Christian Bible, containing descriptions of the life and teachings of Jesus and his followers

A missionary is someone who travels to carry the ideas of a religion to others

What is Christianity?

The four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Jesus / Christ's life and teachings

The bishop of Rome; later the head of the Roman Catholic Church is called the

The Byzantine Empire

What does Resurrection mean?

A system in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authorty is a Hierarchy