Foundations of Religion - Christianity SECTION B ACTIvITIES
1. Say what it means! (a) A document of history is _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ .
(b) A document of faith is _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ .
2. Identify them!
(a) I was the German scholar who went looking for the ancient copies of the New Testament. My name was ______________________ ______________________ .
(b) I was the Jewish historian who wrote The Antiquities of the Jews. My name was ______________________ ______________________ .
(c) I was the Roman historian and senator who wrote The Annals. My name was ______________________ .
(d) I was the Roman procurator who wrote The Letter to the Emperor Trajan. My name was _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ .
(e) It is one of the oldest working monasteries in the world. It is home to a community of Orthodox monks. You can find it at the foot of Mount Sinai.
It is called ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ .
(f) It was written in Greek in the mid-4th century. It contains the oldest complete manuscript of the New Testament.
It is called _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ .
3. Tick the box! In each of the following, say whether it is true or false.
True
1. Evidence is any kind of information that allows you to find out what happens in the future.
2. The Annals of Tacitus is a document of faith.
3. The Letter to the Emperor Trajan was written by a Roman procurator named Pontius Pilate.
4. The Gospels are documents of faith.
5. The Acts of the Apostles tells the story of how Christianity spread beyond Palestine.
