Christianity Chapter 2 Observations
Christianity
Chapter 2
Observations
1. Look at the cathedral on p.42. Write down at least 10 observations about it.
2. Read p.43. Summarize the content into two or three brief sentences.
3. Pp.44,45 reduce the story of Jesus to the bare essentials. Read it and then jot down 4 or 5 questions or things you just don’t get.
4. Compare and contrast Peter and Paul.
5. List and describe the parts of the New Testament.
6. Read over the Beatitudes (p.47). Choose one and describe it in your own words.
7. Look over the chart on p.51. Follow several of the branches. What is your opinion as to why there are so many different kinds of Christians?
8. On that same chart, what are some of the distinctions of several denominations?
9. Note the significance of the following dates: (all of them are CE)
• 60, 300, 638, 1453, 1553,
10. Read the section on church design and look over the drawing carefully. List several things which caught your attention.
11. Describe baptism and the several ways and reason it is done.
12. How do Christians view death?
13. From the chart on p.59 choose a Christian festival you never heard of or one you really didn’t understand. Name it and describe it.
14. Read the passage from Santa Teresa de Avila. Respond to her vision of the Church of Christ.
15. What is the story behind the pilgrimage site of Lourdes?
16. Note the changes made to the Roman Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council.
17. Choose one of the new movements arising from Christianity described on pp.64,65 and describe it.
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