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Christianity
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New religion that started up early in Pax Romana, declared official religion of Roman Empire in A.D. 365
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Mystery Religions
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Religions that emphasized secret rituals and promised secret rewards (Cult of Isis, Mithraism)
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Zealots
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Jews who were not willing to to live under Roman rule, had a revolt against Roman rule to re establish independent state but were unsuccessful
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Messiah
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Anointed king sent by God
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Gospels
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First four books of the New Testament of the Bible, means "good news"
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Apostles
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12 of Jesus' followers of Jesus, chief follower was Peter
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Crucifixion
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Roman method of execution, person nailed to a cross and left to die
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Paul
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A man who persecuted Christians then saw a vision of Jesus and converted to Christianity and set the road of Christianity to become a world religion
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Martyrs
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People who suffer or die for beliefs, Christians in Rome
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Edict of Milan
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Emperor Constantine granted freedom of worship to all citizens within Roman rule
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Theodosius
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Roman emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire
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Baptism
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Way to fully join Christian community was to renounce evil
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Bishop
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Church official who was responsible for all Christians in the area
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Diocese
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Christians who were ruled by the Bishop
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Patriarch
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Bishops of Rome, Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem, and Constantinople gained this title, exercisied authority over Bishops
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Popes
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Bishops of Rome who began to claim authority over all other bishops, 5:1
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Heresies
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Beliefs said to be contrary to official church teachings
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Theology
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Borrowed from Greek philosophy and literally means "talk or discover about god"
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Origen
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One of the two leading scholars of early Christian Church, believed other Christians could reach deep in Jesus' teachings through reflexion
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Augustine
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One of the greatest early church scholars who combined Greco-Roman learning with Christian teaching, wrote The City of God
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