Judaism and Christianity

Christian holy book; best selling book of all time

• The Torah

• The Koran

• The Bible

Christian and Hebrews both trace their origins to this man.

• Moses

• Abraham

• Constantine

Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth; falls on December 25th

• Christmas

• Passover

• Easter

Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians

• Nero

• Constantine

• Diocletian

Main symbol of Christianity

• Cross

• Gospels

• Bible

Roman method of execution by nailing a person to a wooden cross

• Crucifixion

• Persecute

• Resurrection

Ancient Jewish writings that include prayers and commentaries; discovered in 1947

• Dead Sea Scrolls

• Gospels

• Torah

The scattering of Jews outside Israel

• Diaspora

• Exodus

• Persecute

The day on which Christians celebrate Jesus' resurrection from the dead

• Easter

• Christmas

• Hanukkah

Four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings; Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

• Gospels

• Torah

• Old Testament