The Origins and Spread of Christianity

Why did the Jews distrust King Herod?

• He believed in many gods.

• He persecuted their followers.

• He was controlled by the Romans.

• He rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem.

What did many Jews hope that a Messiah would do?

• free them from a foreign power

• attract other people to their faith

• teach people how to live in peace

• warn them of the end of the world

What is the main source of early information about the life of Jesus?

• the Latin writings of Roman historians

• Egyptian scrolls found near the Dead Sea

• Gospels written in Greek by his followers

• scribes who recorded his deeds in Hebrew

Jesus probably grew up in the family of

• a carpenter in Nazareth.

• a shoemaker in Jerusalem.

• an innkeeper in Bethlehem.

• a fisherman by the Sea of Galilee.

According to the New Testament, which event introduced Jesus’s years of public preaching?

• One of the disciples asked him a question.

• John the Baptist identified him as the Messiah.

• The rabbis in Jerusalem asked him to teach them.

• King Herod passed a harsh law that made him angry.

According to the earliest written accounts, what did Jesus emphasize in his teachings?

• love

• justice

• revenge

• obedience

One example of a parable is a story about

• Jesus rising from the dead.

• the birth of a baby in a stable.

• Paul telling others about Jesus.

• a traveler helping an injured man.

The New Testament tells that the rulers of Jerusalem had Jesus arrested because they

• wanted to conquer the Jews.

• feared he might lead a revolt.

• had told him to stay in Galilee.

• said he should worship the emperor.

How was Paul important to the early development of Christianity?

• He asked converts to come and visit him.

• He spread Christianity to people who were not Jews.

• He preached Christianity in the Temple in Jerusalem.

• He led the disciples who traveled with Jesus.

How did Emperor Constantine affect the spread of Christianity?

• He banned Christianity from Judea.

• He freed Christians to worship openly.

• He ordered Christians to be killed by wild animals.

• He made Christianity the official religion of Rome.