WG Unit VI World Religions: Christianity

Christianity

● Based on the life and teaching of
Jesus Christ
● Largest world religion (2.4 billion)
● 2nd oldest monotheistic religion

Christianity: Key Beliefs

• Trinity (God the Father, Son, Holy Spirit)

• Jesus Christ = Son of God

• Christ died for the sins of humanity

• Salvation through repentance, faith.

Monotheistic- One God (Christians = Trinity)

Religious book:

• BIBLE

  • Old Testament

    • Adam and Eve, David and Goliath, Noah's Ark,

    • 10 Commandments

  • New Testament

    • Life and Teachings of Christ

    • Saint Paul's letters to the Churches

Important Ceremonies

Baptism

Visible confirmation of faith, commitment, rebirth.

Represents the last supper with Christ and his disciples. Another visible confirmation of commitment.

Holy Communion

Main Holidays

Celebrates the birth of Christ

Christmas

Easter

Christians commemorate the resurrection of Christ three days after his crucifiction

The Bible contains 10 commandments that

Christians and Jews follow.

These 10 commandments can be summarized into 2 phrases.

1) “Love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with
all your soul and with all your mind and all your strength."

2) “Love your neighbor as yourself."

Mark 12: 29-31

Drag and Drop

The holy book of Christianity is the ​

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. It is divided into the ​

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Testament (pre-Christian) and the ​

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Testament (Christian).

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Bible

Koran

Talmud

Old

New

Match

Match the following

• Old Testament

• New Testament

• Trinity

• Easter

• Christmas

Adam & Eve; Noah's Ark; 10 Commandments

The Gospels; Teachings of Christ

God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Commemorate the resurrection of Christ

Commemorate the birth of Christ

• Adam & Eve; Noah's Ark; 10 Commandments

• The Gospels; Teachings of Christ

• God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

• Commemorate the resurrection of Christ

• Commemorate the birth of Christ