one of the world’s major religions—Christianity—was
inspired by a man named jesus Christ. we know about jesus from the
new testament gospels, which were written by matthew, mark, luke,
and john. the gospels declare that jesus was a jew born in Bethlehem,
in the roman province of judea, and was believed by many to be
the son of god. at the age of 30, he began to travel around
Palestine (then under roman rule) preaching a new message.
he told stories called parables to explain his ideas. the
gospels also describe miracles—
amazing things he did, such as
raising the dead. however,
some people thought his
ideas might cause
rebellion against roman rule. he
was arrested, tried, and sentenced
to death. Christians believe that
jesus then rose from the dead.
the Christian Church was
founded on this belief,
and Christianity eventually
swept across the
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sermon
on the mount
jesus taught that god was a kind, loving father, and that people should
not fight back when attacked, but should “turn the other cheek.”
he stressed the importance of love. his sermon on the mount
contained new ideas describing how ordinary people who were
humble, gentle, and poor would go to heaven. he also taught
his followers a special prayer—the lord’s Prayer.resurreCtion
according to the Bible, three days
after jesus’ death, the tomb in
which his body had been placed
was found empty. the gospels of
matthew, mark, luke, and john tell
how he appeared to his disciples
and, after 40 days of teaching
them, rose to heaven.CruCifixion
jesus was accused of treason against rome and
condemned to death by the roman governor, Pontius
Pilate. he was sentenced to be crucified—nailed
to a cross on a hill called Calvary, outside jerusalem.
after his death, his body was sealed in a tomb.last suPPer
near the end of his life, jesus shared a last
supper with his 12 disciples. using bread and
wine as symbols of his body and blood, jesus
told them to remember him by this feast. to
this day, the last supper is reenacted during
Communion, when Christians share wine and
bread as part of church services.Jesus’ travels
around
Palestinewhere jesus lived
jesus spent his
childhood in nazareth.
he preached mainly in
judea and galilee.Christianity
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Judeanativity
the birth of jesus, which
took place in a stable in
Bethlehem, is called the
nativity. every year, on
december 25, Christians
celebrate jesus’ birthday.Sidon
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