1. Mr. Redmond Thursday, December 3 rd Room: 207

2.  The 10 Commandments, discovered by Moses.  God gave commandments on two stone tablets  Tablets were given at Mount Sinai

3.  1. Only one God – no others  2. Do not worship idols, humans, or material items  3. Do not use the name of God in wrongful use  4. Remember the Sabbath, keep it holy  5. Honor thy father and mother

4.  6. Thou shall not kill/murder  7. No intercourse outside of marriage  8. Thou shall not steal – no kidnapping  9. Do not lie, bear false witness, or fall in with evil  10. Do not desire another persons possessions or land.

5.  Emerged in Palestine/Israel in 1 st Century CE  Spread from Jerusalem to Syria to Mesopotamia to Egypt.  4 th Century: Adopted by Roman Empire and Armenia  2 Billion Christians today -  About 32% of world’s  population

6.  Jesus of Nazareth, held to be son of God  Messiah of the New Testament  Jewish Teacher/Rabbi from Galilee  Birth: between 7-2 BCE  Death: Between 30-36 CE  Scholars agree: ministry and Teachings were around 27-29 CE

7.  Christian Bible (Holy Bible): 66 Books  Divinely Inspired – sacred text written down according to what is reveled by God  New Testament: 27 Books  Includes Gospels, Acts of Apostles, and Revelations

8.  The Beatitudes – 8 Blessings in a proverb-like proclamation.  A set of Christian ideals that focus specifically on love and humility. -Jesus teaches mercy, spirituality, and Compassion through his sermon.

10.  Cosmological/Transcendent place where heavenly beings exist – angels, saints, God.  Earthly beings can ascend in the afterlife.  Accessible through standards of faith, goodness, virtues, and right beliefs.  Follow Commandments to enter – different rules for entry in Heaven based upon different sections of Christianity.