Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 10, Lesson 3, Religious Developments (pp. 315-321)
I. The Teachings of Jesus
B. As Jesus gained followers and was called the messiah, opposition
from religious leaders grew.
C. About A.D. 33 Jesus was arrested, charged with treason against Rome,
and put to death.
D. A new religion, Christianity, rose as Jesus' followers spread his teachings.
II. Judaism in the First Century
B. The Jews revolted once again in A.D. 132, but were crushed after three years.
III. The Jewish Legacy
B. As Jews settled in other lands, rabbis, or teachers, helped them to
continue to practice Jewish traditions.
C. Jews also built synagogues, houses of worship, that became the center of
Jewish religious and community life.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Jesus taught that people should obey the Ten Commandments and the
teachings of the prophets; he stressed the importance of love and forgiveness.
A. In A.D. 66 the Zealots rebelled against Roman rule, and during that war,
the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and burned down the temple.
A. After battles with the Romans left the Jews without a homeland or temple,
the Torah became their portable temple.
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