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Chapter 7 : Lesson 2

Chapter 7 : Lesson 2. Do now: what words do you associate with the word “Martyr”?. Chapter 7 - Lesson 2. Concept: Why were Early Christians martyred for their faith? R oman Empire Romans spoke Latin & but also favored the widely spoken Greek language

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Chapter 7 : Lesson 2

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  1. Chapter 7 : Lesson 2 Do now: what words do you associate with the word “Martyr”?

  2. Chapter 7 - Lesson 2 Concept: Why were Early Christians martyred for their faith? Roman Empire • Romans spoke Latin & but also favored the widely spoken Greek language • Christian missionaries who spoke Greek could preach far and wide, and be understood by many. Ex. St. Paul

  3. Chapter 7 - Lesson 2 Challenges Faced by Early Christians: • Tension with their Jewish neighbors Ex. : St. Stephen was put to death, falsely accused of blasphemy against “Moses & God” (St. Paul among the Jews who killed him – before his conversion to Christianity) • Tension with the Roman authorities - feared Christianity might be a revolutionary political movement

  4. Chapter 7 - Lesson 2 A.D. 64, the 1st recorded persecution of Christians under Emperor Nero **Question: The more the Romans persecuted Christians, the more the number of converts to Christianity grew. Why?

  5. Chapter 7 - Lesson 2 Gentiles: Anyone not Jewish Torah: The sacred law of faith given by God to Moses Internal Conflicts Within the Christian Community A.D. 40 in Antioch (present day Turkey), the word Christian was used for the first time to refer to followers of Jesus Christ Council of Jerusalem: 1st great council of the Catholic Church

  6. Chapter 7 - Lesson 2 *** Question: What was the major difference of opinion that led to the Council of Jerusalem?

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