christianity

Question 1

origins of christianity

Answer 1

The first Christians were Jews. Jesus was a Jew. The first disciples were Jews. The sacred books of the first Christians were the Scriptures of the Jews. The first Christians went to the Temple to worship and pray. Only gradually did the Christian people move away from Judaism and become a separate movement

Question 2

principal events of jesus’ life

Answer 2

• birth of jesus christ
• ministry
• teachings of jesus
• passion, arrest and death
• resurrection

Question 3

birth of jesus

Answer 3

According to Gospel records, Jesus was born around 6 BCE in Bethlehem. The traditional story of the birth of Jesus, the event of the first Christmas, is well known from the Gospel accounts of Luke and Matthew.

Question 4

ministry

Answer 4

Jesus began his ministry as a teacher and healer at the age of thirty. In all four Gospels, Jesus’ public ministry commenced with him being baptised by John the Baptist in the River Jordan
- After his Baptism, where he was filled with the Holy Spirit, he withdrew to the desert for a period of prayer and fasting (Luke 4:1-13).
He preached and taught intriguing parables such as the:
– Prodigal Son (Luke 5:11-32).
– Good Shepherd (John 10: 1-21).