Here is what you should read for this unit: Chapter 12, ?Christianity?

Here is what you should read for this unit: Chapter 12, “Christianity”

Please answer all questions thoroughly using complete sentences.  Proofread your writing.

Once you have read that, please answer the following questions:

1)  What are the three major branches of Christianity?  What do they share in common?

2) What does the term “messiah” mean?  What are the gospels, and in general, what do they discuss?

3) Who was Jesus?  What, in general, did he teach and do?

4) What is the doctrine of the Trinity, and why is it central to Christian thought and practice?

5) List and briefly describe the major seasons and holidays of the liturgical year.

6) List and briefly describe the seven sacraments of Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.

7) What are the common beliefs of the various forms of Protestant Christianity?

8) Within Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, discuss what the veneration of the saints is.

9) What are the origins of the Protestant Reformation, focusing on Luther?

10) What are the origins and characteristics of the Anglican Church?