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the region just north of Judaea
Galilee
____took over Judah in 63 B.C.
Rome
issued in A.D. 313 giving religious freedom to all people
Edict of Milan
______ in Judaism, a deliverer sent by God
Messiah
The _____ were Jews who believed they should fight the Romans
Zealots
During the Last Supper, Jesus celebrated
Passover
After the Jews rebelled against the Romans in A.D. 132, they were banned from ____
Jerusalem
capital of the ancient kingdom of Israel
Jerusalem
When the Roman government began to persecute Christians under Nero, was outlawed
Christianity
regular church members, people who are not clergy
Laity
Christian scripture states that ____ rose from the dead
Jesus
a person willing to die rather than give up his or her beliefs
Martyr
the act of being saved from sin and allowed to enter Heaven
Salvation
the 12 close followers of Jesus
Disciples
Christians believe that if people accept Jesus and his teachings, they will be saved and enter ____
heaven
____ made Christianity the official religion of Rome
Theodosius
Rome’s punishment of political rebels and lower-class criminals
Crucifixion
Women were not allowed to serve in the church ____
clergy
the act of rising from the dead
Resurrection
bishop of Rome and the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope
early Christian leaders who had been chosen by Jesus to set up churches and spread his message
Apostles
Early Christians organized the church as a ____
hierarchy
_______ stories from everyday life used to teach spiritual ideas
Parables
people who believe Jesus is the Messiah
Christians
Jesus was from _____
Nazareth