Christianity

Question 1

Sacred texts

Answer 1

Bible - Old Testament and New Testament ( Jesus is in ); Torah is the 1st 5 Books of Old Testament;

Question 2

Major Figures

Answer 2

Jesus, Peter, Paul, and Constantine

Question 3

Where was Jesus born?

Answer 3

Born in Bethlehem - From Nazrath

Question 4

Who is Jesus?

Answer 4

Viewed as Messiah; Rabbi who preached to his fellow Jews and told them how they should act; Going to be a carpenter until John the Baptist baptized him

Question 5

Resurrections

Answer 5

Raised from the dead

Question 6

Prophet and Beliefs

Answer 6

Jesus was viewed prophet to some - Kindness and serving others are more important than laws; Wealth and worldly things are not important - Focus on afterlife

Question 7

Why is John the Baptist significant?

Answer 7

Because he baptized Jesus, cleaning him of his sins which puts him on the path of a social reformer / a person who change and improve a society

Question 8

Sacraments

Answer 8

Sacred Rituals

Question 9

What are the 7 Sacraments?

Answer 9

Baptism, Communion / Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Reconciliation/Penance, Holy Orders / Ordination; Anointing of the Sick

Question 10

Baptism

Answer 10

Any bad actions / sins gets washed away - clean of sins

Question 11

Confirmation

Answer 11

Adults can make the decision of whether to remain Christian or not - Believe in Jesus or not

Question 12

Communion / Eucharist

Answer 12

Participation in the recreation of the Last Supper - Judas betrays Jesus

Question 13

Marriage

Answer 13

Priest unite man and women together

Question 14

Reconciliation / Penance

Answer 14

Forgiveness / Reconcile with God

Question 15

Holy Orders / Ordination

Answer 15

Become a priest - Receive power to serve God

Question 16

Anointing of the Sick / Last Rites

Answer 16

Final prayers of ones that are dying

Question 17

Christ

Answer 17

Messiah

Question 18

How was Jesus influential?

Answer 18

He is a Messiah; Very good public speaker - Through inspirations and power of his message

Question 19

Sermon on the Mt.

Answer 19

Collection of sayings by Jesus - Social status doesn’t matter but in a spiritual level, everyone matters and is equal - Social mobility is not necessary

Question 20

Peter / Simon / Rock petra

Answer 20

Jesus’ successor; Closest Apostle - toughest; 1st Pope; Messenger of Jesus; Goes to Rome and tells what happened to Jesus; Start trend of martyrdom;

Question 21

Disciple

Answer 21

Member of the group of Jesus

Question 22

12 Apostles

Answer 22

Very close disciples to Jesus

Question 23

Blood and wine

Answer 23

Symbolizes Jesus’s body and blood

Question 24

Crucifixions

Answer 24

Method of execution - Jesus forgives the people who killed him

Question 25

Martyr

Answer 25

Someone who dies for a cause - Cease to be a person and become a symbol / idea - Harder to destroy

Question 26

Paul

Answer 26

Started the conversion of non-Jews; Emphasizes on love and forgiveness - Decide that God is universal and loving; Letters added to Bible

Question 27

Martyrdom

Answer 27

Jesus as a redeemer of human sins; The death or suffering of a Martyr; Person killed for their belief in Jesus

Question 28

Constantine

Answer 28

Legalized Christianity; Prevented Christians from being persecuted; Made the Catholic Church the center of Civil Affairs

Question 29

Principle Beliefs - All influenced by Judaism

Answer 29

Jesus as Rabbi; Prophet to some
- kindness and serving others more
important than laws; Wealth and worldly things unimportant; Focus on afterlife; Jesus as redeemer of human sins - Monotheism => martyrdom; Resurrection