Topic 11 Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: The belief that there is only one God is called ________.

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Atheism

• Pantheism

Fill in the blank: An account of the life and teachings of Jesus; four of them are included in the New Testament of the Christian Bible is called a ________.

• gospel

• psalm

• epistle

• parable

Fill in the blank: A person who helps spread the religious teachings of another is called a ________.

• disciple

• sculptor

• merchant

• astronomer

Fill in the blank: A simple story that explains a moral or religious lesson is called a ________.

• parable

• novel

• biography

• fable

Fill in the blank: A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs is called a ________.

• martyr

• heretic

• apostate

• prophet

Fill in the blank: In Christian belief, Jesus’s rise from the dead is called the ________.

• resurrection

• ascension

• crucifixion

• baptism

Fill in the blank: A sacred rite, or ritual, of Christian churches is called a ________.

• sacrament

• psalm

• parable

• creed

Fill in the blank: In Christianity, the unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three beings in one God is called the ________.

• trinity

• covenant

• sacrament

• apostleship

Fill in the blank: Being saved from sin; in Christianity, to be specifically saved by Jesus, the source of salvation is called ________.

• salvation

• atonement

• baptism

• redemption

Fill in the blank: Each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ is called an ________.

• apostle

• prophet

• priest

• deacon