1. Warm Up # 11
Based on your reading of “The Sermon on the Mount” what did Jesus teach his followers to do?

2. Today’s Goals Understand how Christianity developed from Judaism.
Practice reading primary documents
Continue to compare monotheistic views to polytheistic views
H.S. 3 Explain the historical development and impact of major world religions and philosophies

3. Christianity Notes

4. Essential Question
How is Christianity the same as Judaism, how is it different?

5. Size Largest religion in the world. 2.2 Billion Followers
Called Christians – many sects (divisions)

6. Founding c. 33 AD – with life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Share early history with Jews (Old Testament) but believe that Jesus is not Messiah (savior)
Early Christians persecuted by Jews and Romans

8. Christianity

9. Basic Beliefs People have tendency to bad (sin nature)
Salvation through belief in God
Trinitarian View (3 in 1)
Some say faith alone, other say works of faith
Split into Protestant and Catholics.

10. What is the holy text of a religion supposed to teach us?
How to live
Good and bad
Who is the God we serve?
Characteristics
Values/desires

11. Christianity Basics Holy Book: Bible (Old and New Testaments)
House of Worship: Church
Clergy: Priest, Minister, Pastor
View of Jesus: Divine and Messiah (savior)
View of Church and State: Separate

12. Essential Question
How is Christianity the same as Judaism, how is it different?

13. Crash Course: Christianity and Judaism

14. Review Notes