Bellringer: In your notebooks, complete the triple venn diagram- What do the religions believe in/ what are their: holy book, god, place of worship, name of followers, symbol What questions do you have about the religions? Christianity Judaism Islam

Christianity

Origins Yeshua of Nazareth, is commonly referred to as Jesus Christ. "Jesus" is the Greek form of his actual name "Yeshua." "Christ" is Greek for "Messiah" or the "anointed one."

Birth Yeshua was born sometime between 7 & 4 BCE Most Christians believe that he was born of a virgin. Little is known about his childhood or his early adult life. Birth

Religious Life As Jesus approached the age of 30, he joined an apocalyptic group obsessed with the end of the world. The group was headed by John the Baptist. After John's execution, Yeshua struck out on his own.

Ministry Jesus gathered about a half dozen very close followers – men & women -- along with over 60 less prominent students. Jesus’ Ministry was based in Judea and Galilee and may have lasted 1-3 years

Miracles Born to a virgin Water into wine Healing the sick, lepers, paralyzed man Brought Lazarus back from the dead Calming water Walking on water Curing blind people Feeding 5000 people- multiply water and fish

Beliefs Jesus was an Orthodox Jew, Preacher Golden Rule Heaven: a place where sadness, pain, death end once and for all Sermon on the Mount teachings of Jesus to his disciples "What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow.“ "Pass not judgment upon thy neighbor until thou hast put thyself in his place."

Spread of Christianity The ideas of Christianity spread throughout Rome Roads Pax Romana Laws Poverty in Rome Constantine's conversion to Christianity led to Christianity later becoming the official religion of the Roman Empire

Christians & Romans Local Roman officials saw Christianity as a threat to power and control Romans merged many religions into their societal beliefs, if you worshiped Romans gods you could believe in your own god Christians refused to acknowledge any god but their god Emperor Nero did not put out massive fire in Rome Nero places guilt on Christians Christians punished for hatred of mankind

Charge of cannibalism- false understanding of Eucharist: “take and eat, this is my body broken for you” Christians Scripture refers to brothers and sisters and encourages them to greet one another with a “holy kiss” Married couples referred to as brother & sister

Roman Persecution of Christians Romans feared Christians were conspiring against Romans Christians were subjected to brutal punishments, including death, under nine Roman emperors. Romans arrested and killed many Christians Those killed: martyrs (people who die for their faith=inspired others to believe in same faith)

Arrest Jesus commits aggravated assault in the Jerusalem temple close to the time of Passover he was arrested by the Roman Army, tried, and sentenced to death as a rebel. Arrest

Last Supper Christians reenact the last meal of Jesus and his disciples as a religious ceremony

Betrayal According to Christian belief, Jesus was betrayed by his most trusted disciple

Torture & Murder (execution) Christ was sentenced to death by crucifixion by the Roman Empire

Resurrection According to the Bible, Jesus was resurrected shortly after his death He ascended into heaven sometime later

BIBLE: primary or secondary Jesus himself didn’t write the Gospels. They are late-first-century accounts that we are continually interpreting Written by his apostles Primary The bible represents the values of the time it was written Reflects cultural setting of the time Oral history passed down to followers of Christianity

Homework: complete these on loose leaf Write down three different reasons why Christianity is important List 3 factors of Roman society that encouraged the spread of Christianity Write an informative paragraph explaining why the Romans treated Christians the way they did.