Chapter 14 - The Birth of Christianity Vocabulary

a person who spreads his or her faith by converting others to his or her religion

stories with a moral

to harass, such as a religion

an important Christian missionary

a follower of Jesus during his lifetime

a local leader of the Church

union of three persons - Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - in one God

One of the letters of Paul to Christian churches that became part of the New Testament

a form of execution in which the person is hung from a cross

the bishop of Rome, the most important bishop of the Catholic Church

Jewish teacher whose ideas, life, and death are central to the Christian religion

a statement of beliefs

biblical term for those who are not Jewish

coming back to life after death

universal

written account of Jesus' life