Christianity

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Christianity

• Year 1 AD
• Roman Empire included Judea (Modern day Israel)
• Jesus, a Jewish boy, was born there. His ideas
  greatly affected the world.
• His life is told in the New Testament
• The Torah (Old Testament) together with the New
  Testament make the Christian Bible

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The Christian Bible
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What was going in Judea

• Rome controlled Judea
• People in Judea did not like Roman rule
• There were teachers who roamed the land telling
  people to live a just life

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Jesus

• Jesus began teaching like this at 30 years old.
• People came to see him because it was said he
  could perform miracles.
• Some people came to believe he was the Messiah.
• Messiah A leader sent by God to guide the Jewish
  people.

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Why are Jesus followers called Christians?

• The word Messiah in Greek is Christos. People
  who followed Jesus became known as Christians,
  and their religion became known as Christianity.

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Jesus Message

• Jesus teaching are recorded in the New Testament
  often as parables.
• Parables simple stories that contain a message
  or truth.
• Now We are going to watch a video on some of
  the parables that Jesus told.

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The Apostles

• Jesus 12 closest followers were called apostles.
• They came from different ways of life
• They spread his teachings after his death.

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The Apostles
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The Death of Jesus

• Some people were afraid that Jesus wanted to be
  king of Judea.
• This worried the Roman governor. He didnt want
  revolt.
• They arrested him and sentenced him to death by
  crucifixion.

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Crucifixion

• Putting to death
• by hanging on a cross.

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The Last Supper
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Easter

• Jesus rose from the dead three days after his
  crucifixion.
• He spoke to his apostles and told them about the
  kingdom of God.
• Then he rose to heaven.