Key Vocabulary for Judaism and
Christianity
Judaism
•The
religion of
the Jews
equality
•When all
people
have the
same
rights
morality
• The belief
that some
actions are
good and
some are
bad
Torah
• The first five
books of the
Hebrew
Bible
describing
the history
of the Jews
Jesus
• Christians
believe he is
the Son of
God who
saves people
from sin
10 Commandments
• The written
code of
laws the
Jews
believe in
Christianity
•The
religion
founded by
Jesus
monotheistic
•To believe
in and
worship
one God
Moses
• A Jewish leader
who received the
10
Commandments
from God
prophets
• Leaders and
teachers
who the
Jews
believed
were
messengers
from God
neighbors
• People who
live next to
you and
who you
are friends
with
enemies
•People you
do not like
and who
do not like
you
Paul
• He spread
Christianity
around the
Roman
Empire after
the death of
Jesus
community
• A group of
people who
live in the
same area or
who live in
the same
way
New Testament
• A collection
of writings
about Jesus
that
Christians
read