The Church

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The Church
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1. Church structure

• People thought that the world was going to end,
  so they organized into small communities called
  churches

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1. Church structure (cont.)

• Apostles taught and gave advice to churches

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1. Church structure (cont.)

• Organized churches evolved when people realized
  that the world wasnt going to end

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Turn to a partner and tell them one reason that
people began to form churches
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1. Church structure (cont.)

• Parish individual churches
• Priest church leaders

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1. Church structure (cont.)

• Diocese group of parishes
• Bishop head of diocese

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1. Church structure (cont.)

• Archbishops most important bishops
• Patriarchs 5 leading archbishops
• Archbishop of Rome became the Pope

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Turn to a partner and tell them the name of one
church official and their responsibilities
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1. Church structure (cont.)

• The Pope was accepted by Christians who spoke
  Latin

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1. Church structure (cont.)

• Christians who spoke Greek accepted the
  archbishop of Constantinople as the pope

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1. Church structure (cont.)

• This leads to the separation into Roman Catholic
  and Greek Orthodox churches

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Turn to a partner and explain why the church
split into Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians
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2. The New Testament

• Christian scriptures
• About Jesus life and teachings
• Written mainly by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and
  Paul