Ch.11 The Founding Story Of Christianity

Question 1

How old is Christianity

Answer 1

2,000 years approx.

Question 2

It is the 2nd oldest ________ religion

Answer 2

Monotheistic

Question 3

_______ religion in the world

Answer 3

Largest

Question 4

______ million followers nationally

Answer 4

3.7 approx.

Question 5

Name 3 denominations of Christianity

Answer 5

Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodox
Protestant

Question 6

Denomination

Answer 6

Subgroup within a religion

Question 7

Protestant breaks down into ______ (name 3)

Answer 7

Methodist
Church of Ireland
Baptist

Question 8

Jesus himself was ____, Christianity has its origins in ______

Answer 8

Jewish, Judaism

Question 9

Founder

Answer 9

A person who establishes something

Question 10

Where is the Holy Land

Answer 10

Between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea

Question 11

Name the 3 provinces in Palestine

Answer 11

Galilee
Samaria
Judea

Question 12

Jesus was born in _____, baptised in ______, met his first followers in _____, and dies on the cross in ______

Answer 12

-Jesus was born in Bethlehem, baptised in the River Jordan, met his first followers in Galilee, and died on the cross in Jerusalem

Question 13

Name 3 reasons why the romans were not liked by Jews

Answer 13

• romans didn’t want Jewish people to worship Jesus or any other higher power apart from the Roman Empire
• Jewish people had a difficult history
• romans imposed heavy taxer on the Jewish people

Question 14

What day do Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on

Answer 14

December 25th

Question 15

Where was Jesus born

Answer 15

Bethlehem (ruled by the Roman Empire)

Question 16

Where and why did Joseph and Mary have to travel

Answer 16

Nazareth to Bethlehem, the emperor ordered a census

Question 17

What happened when Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem

Answer 17

Mary gave birth to Jesus, he was placed in a manger

Question 18

What he the Jewish people been waiting for at the time of Jesus’ birth

Answer 18

The arrival of a messiah that would save them from Roman rule

Question 19

What happened after Jesus was baptised

Answer 19

God’s spirit gave him the power and knowledge to begin his public life as a teacher and healer

Question 20

What did he need to help spread his message

Answer 20

Disciples

Question 21

Disciple

Answer 21

A follower who learns from a teacher or rabbi

Question 22

Where did Jesus meet his first followers, name 4

Answer 22

Beside the Sea of Galilee, Simon, Andrew, James, John

Question 23

What did the disciples do after Jesus died?

Answer 23

They Continued to preach the message about the kingdom of God

Question 24

What is the kingdom of God?

Answer 24

It is the central idea of Jesus’ teachings, a way of living based on the message of Jesus

Question 25

What is the kingdom of God represent?

Answer 25

Christian values such as love,forgiveness, kindness

Question 26

Why were people angry at this message?

Answer 26

They thought he was going against Yahweh

Question 27

What is Jesus used to explain the values of Christianity and to show the love of God?

Answer 27

Words (parables), actions (miracles), and table-fellowship

Question 28

Parable (example)

Answer 28

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson Eg. The Good Samaritan

Question 29

Miracle (example)

Answer 29

An extraordinary event that cannot be explained by natural or scientific laws Eg. Healing miracle - Jesus calms a storm.

Question 30

Table Fellowship (example)

Answer 30

Means sharing a meal with others, which in Jesus’s time was a sign of respect Eg. Jesus visited the home of Zacchaeus

Question 31

What are the two types of sources of information in Christianity

Answer 31

Non-religious & religious

Question 32

What is a non-religious source also known as?

Answer 32

A document of history

Question 33

Document of history

Answer 33

A document that contains important historical information about a person place or event

Question 34

Name two examples of a non-religious source

Answer 34

Josephus & Tacticus

Question 35

Josephus

Answer 35

A Jewish historian who wrote a document about 60 years after Jesus’s death

Question 36

Tacticus

Answer 36

A Roman historian who wrote a document about 80 years after Jesus’s death

Question 37

What is a religious source also known as?

Answer 37

A document of faith

Question 38

Documents of faith

Answer 38

Are the Christian sources that describe the life of Jesus and the example he set

Question 39

What are the 4 main religious sources?

Answer 39

The four gospels/evangelist: Mark, Matthew, Luke, John

Question 40

Where are the gospels found?

Answer 40

In the new Testament of the Bible

Question 41

Where does the information written in the gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke & John come from

Answer 41

Jesus is public ministry (teaching and spreading the word of God in public) which was at age 30 - 33

Question 42

The gospel of Mark, Matthew & Luke are ______ and focuses on _____

Answer 42

They are synoptic, and and focus on what Jesus did

Question 43

The gospel of John focuses on _____

Answer 43

It focuses on who Jesus was

Question 44

Gospel of Mark

Answer 44

- 70CE - shortest - written for new Christian’s who are being persecuted by the Romans - Shows the suffering Jesus went through

Question 45

The gospel of Matthew

Answer 45

- 85CE - written in Antioch - large Jewish community before hearing the message of Jesus - jesus is presented as a teacher who preaches about God’s kingdom

Question 46

The Gospel of Luke

Answer 46

- 85CE - for new Christians in Corinth - they were non-Jewish before hearing about Jesus - Jesus is presented as someone who reaches out to those in need within society

Question 47

The gospel of John

Answer 47

- 85CE - written in the city of Ephesus for mature Christians - Focuses more on who Jesus was rather than what he said - Tells us more of the human or spiritual side of Jesus

Question 48

What was holy week?

Answer 48

The last week of Jesus’s life on Earth

Question 49

What happened in holy week?

Answer 49

A number of important events took place between Palm Sunday and Good Friday

Question 50

Eucharist

Answer 50

Mark’s the presence of Jesus in the bread and wine

Question 51

Bread

Answer 51

This is my body given to you. Do this in remembrance of me.

Question 52

Wine

Answer 52

This cop is God’s new covenant sealed with my blood, which is pour out for you