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the most widely practiced religion in the world, with more than 2 billion followers

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Christianity

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important scriptures that outline Jesus’s teachings, the lives and teachings of major prophets and disciples, and offer instructions for how Christians should live.

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Holy Bible

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symbol of Christianity

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Cross

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The most important Christian holidays

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Christmas and Easter

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This divine Godhead consists of three parts

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The Father (God), The son ( Jesus), & the Holy Spirit

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Issued the order to kill Jesus after being pressured by Jewish leaders

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Pontius Pilate

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The first four books

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Matthew,Mark,LukeandJohn
( are known as the “Gospels,”)

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the “Gospels,” which means

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“good news.”

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Gospel and established Churches throughout the

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Roman Empire, Europe and Africa

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Which Emperor blamed Christians for a fire that broke out in Rome

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EmperorNero

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Who is the Emperor that said Christianity was illegal

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Emperor Domitian

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Who is the Emperor converted to Christianity

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Roman EmperorConstantine

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Who declared Catholicism the state religion of the Roman Empire

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Emperor Theodosius

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Catholics expressed a deep devotion for

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Virgin Mary

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Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox church split into

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Two

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A German monk published95 Theses?

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Martin Luther

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A text that criticized certain acts of the Pope and protested some of the practices and priorities of the Roman Catholic church

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Theses

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Movement that aimed to reform the Catholic church

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Reformation

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Christianity is broadly split into three branches

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Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox

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Christians faced the most severe persecutions to date under the co-emperors Diocletian and Galerius.

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the Great Persecution

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