1. Warm Up 9/21/12
What are the three major monotheistic religions, which one came first?
What is the major difference between Judaism and Christianity?
What was the significance of the Edict of Milan?

2. Warm Up 9/13/13
1. List five ways that Greece and Rome have influenced the United States.

3. Warm Up 9/10/14 Why did the Roman empire fall, and what became of it?
Define Justinian’s Code.

4. Judaism and Christianity

5. Standard
Analyze the similarities and differences in Judaism and Christianity.

6. Objective
Students will note the similarities and differences between Judaism and Christianity.

7. Secular or Non-Religious
BCE = Before Common Era
CE = Common Era
Is the next number going to be higher or lower?
2000 BC
400 BC
100 BC
AD 1
AD 100
AD 1776
AD 2011
BC =
Before Christ
AD =
Anno Domini
In the Year of our Lord

8. Ch 1 sec3 Principles of Judaism and Christianity
Vocabulary
Polytheistic
Belief in many Gods
(Greeks, and early Romans)
Monotheistic
Belief in one God
(Jews, Christians, Muslims)
Torah
Jewish holy text
Also known as the Five Books of Moses and the Old Testament.
Bible: Christians
Koran: Muslims

9. Vocabulary cont. Sabbath Prophet Gentile Non-Jew
A holy day for rest and worship
Saturday
(Sabado)
Prophet
Spiritual leader who God communicates through.
Abraham, Moses, “Jesus,” Muhammad, etc.
Gentile
Non-Jew
Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Atheist, etc

10. Judaism Judaism was the first monotheistic religion. -one god
The Jewish holy book is called the Torah
Star of David
Rabbi =Spiritual leader in the Jewish faith.

11. Torah Torah=Jewish holy text
Torah means instruction (gods instruction) and consist of five books
-Genesis
-Exodus
-Leviticus
-Numbers
-Deuteronomy

12. Exodus
Ten Commandments
-moral laws
Moses coming down from Mount Sinai

13. Sabbath= holy day for rest and worship

14. Review What was the first monotheistic religion?
What is the name of the Jewish holy text?

15. Emergence of Christianity
During the Pax Romana (Roman Peace) Christianity was born.
Christianity was founded by Jesus whose teaching reflected Jewish principles.

16. Jesus
Jesus was considered by some to be the messiah, the savior sent by God.
Jesus teaching were rooted in Jewish tradition
-ten commandments
-monotheistic

17. Jesus was crucified by the Romans because they viewed him as a threat to their rule
-Romans were
polytheistic

18. Christianity Spreads
Following Jesus death the apostles and other followers continued to spread his teaching
Jews who believed Jesus was the messiah became the first Christians.
Paul teaching about Christianity

19. Roman Persecution
Rome persecuted Christians for their failure to make sacrifices to the emperor and failing to honor the gods.

21. Roman persecution of Christians ended in 313 A. D
Roman persecution of Christians ended in 313 A.D. under emperor Constantine.
Edict of Milan: Granted freedom of worship to all citizens of the Roman empire.

23. Judaism Christianity -Still waiting for messiah -Monotheistic
-Jesus was the messiah
-Old testament (Torah)
-Dietary guidelines
-New Testament
-Worship the same God
-Chanukah
-Christmas
-Jerusalem (holy land)
-Yom Kippur
-Easter

24. Review What does Monotheistic mean? List three monotheistic religions?
What is Polytheism?
What is the main difference between Judeo-Christian beliefs and Greco-Roman religious beliefs?