Christianity Flashcards
How popular is Christianity (e.g. 1st, 2nd) ?
It is the most popular religion worldwide, so 1st
How many Christian followers are there?
2.2 billion (31% of population)
Whose teachings is Christianity based on?
Jesus’
When was Christianity developed?
1st century CE
How many gods do Christians believe in?
One
What do Christians believe regarding Jesus and his relationship with God?
That Jesus is the Son of God
What is believed in terms of Jesus and the Messiah?
Jesus was the Messiah
What is the trinity?
God is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit / Ghost
What is the Christian Holy Book?
The Bible
The Old Testament is also sacred to which other two religions, besides Christianity?
Judaism and Islam
Where do Christians worship?
Church
Who leads church services?
Pastors, priests, or reverends
What religion did Jesus grow up in?
Judaism
Who developed ideas of monotheism and the covenant?
Hebrews
What group of people crucified Jesus?
The Romans
Who was the Roman Emperor when Jesus was born?
Augustus
Who was considered the “Son of God” when Jesus was born?
Augustus
What two people both had their faces on coins?
Jesus and Augustus
What is a rule about God and his form?
He does not take physical form
What was the land of the Israelites called when it was originally under Roman rule?
Judea
Who originally controlled Judea?
Herod the Great
Who built the Temple?
Herod the Great
Who ruled Judea after Jesus had passed?
Herod the Antipater
What is a similarity between the two Herods?
The were both oppressive to Jews, as they took orders from Romans
What groups of people wanted the Jews to return to older religious traditions?
The Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes, and Zealots
What land was Jesus “of”, so to speak?
Nazareth
What principles did Jesus preach across Judea
Peace, love and justice
Why did the people of Judea immediately believe that Jesus was the Messiah?
In that time, Jews had a long tradition of believing in a savior who would come in their time of need. Jesus seemed to fit the description perfectly
What was the first reason that Jesus was popular?
Romans kept making things bad for the Jews, primarily by destroying the Temple and putting them into exile between 66 and 73 CE
What was the second reason Jesus was more popular than Augustus?
Saul / Paul of Tarsus
What did Paul do that made Christianity different than Judaism?
He made it so that if you wanted to be Christian, you didn’t have to follow Jewish law (e.g. circumision, other laws)
How could Paul easily spread the word of Christianity around the Roman Empire?
He was a Roman citizen
What is the fish called?
Ichthys
What is the fish?
A secret symbol of Christianity
What is the acronym of the fish?
Jesus
Christ
God’s
Son
Savior
In what region of the world is Christianity most prevalent?
Everywhere
