Religion - Early Christians

Martyr

Someone who dies for their faith

Persecution

Mistreatment of people because of their beliefs

Pentecost

When the Holy Spirit came to Jesus’ followers, and they could speak many languages

Constantine

The Roman Emperor who ended Christian persecution

Stephen

First Christian martyr (he was stoned or beaten to death by rocks)

Peter

Leader of Jesus’ followers after his death

Paul/Saul

Originally Saul; converted after seeing Jesus and was an important part in spreading the word of Jesus

Damascus

Where Paul was going when he saw Jesus

Tarsus

Paul’s birthplace

Greek

The language Paul used to write

Acts

A book in the New Testament about early Christians written by Luke

Judaism

Religion Paul followed before finding Christ

Jerusalem

Where Peter gave his first sermon and he went their to rediscover his Jewish roots as a teenager. The pentecost and the Coucil of Jerusalem occurred here.

Nero

Roman emperor who blamed Christians for the fire in Rome, and persecuted them

Lapsi

Christians who gave up their faith under pressure of persecution

Edict of Milan

Allowed freedom of religion in the Roman Empire

Council of Jerusalem

A debate of whether Gentile can be Christians or do they have to become Jews first since most of the old testament is the same to what was already being taught to the Jews.

sermon

a speech or teaching, particularly those delivered from religious leaders, often based of scripture

Persecution in Rome

Christians refused to worship the emperor

List the five Early Christian beliefs

• Jesus is the Son of God

• Jesus rose from the dead

• God is loving and forgiving

• Jesus will come again to save them

• Jesus is the Messiah, the Saviour, who fulfils the promises made by God to the Hebrew people

List the four Early Christian practices

• Praying together

• Sharing meals (eucharist)

• Helping the poor

• Spreading the word of Jesus through their love for all

How many trips did Paul go on

he went on 3

Before his conversion what name did paul go by

He went by Saul

What made Paul convert to Christian

He was walking to Damascus when a light from heaven flashed and he fell. God spoke to him and when he stood up he was blind. A disciple came to him and prayed to God that he would be able to see again. Paul could see and he got baptised.

Ananias

The disciple who prayed for Paul to regain his sight

What did Paul do before he became Christian

He persecuted Christians and over saw the murder of Stephan

Corinth

Paul spent time here during his second journey. He wrote his first letter to the corinthians, and it was a major centre of the Greek culture

What were the 6 communties that Paul wrote to

• Corinthians

• Ephesians

• Philippians

• Galatians

• Thessalonians

• Romans

Philippi

This is where the first church in Europe was established by Paul on his second journey

Antioch

This is where many of the first Christians were founded

Why did Paul write to the Corinthians?

He wrote to them because after he told them in person they forgot the meaning about what he had talked about

What are the three main messages of Pauls letter to the corinthians?

• Unity

• The Holy Spirit gives people unique gifts

• Faith hope and love are the greatest things a person can have (love is the best)

How can Pauls letter to the Corinthians be used in the modern day world?

• Including everyone no matter race or background and recognising the value of each individual

• Show love to friends, family, peers, and even strangers and act for the wellbeing of others

• Show resilience and trust God’s promises and work when times are tough

What were some of the torture methods that people used to persecute Christians?

Rejection, isolation, denied access to basic needs, violent abuse, imprisonment and even death.