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Christianity - the world's biggest Abrahamic religion with over 2…

- - - - Synoptic gospels - The first three are effectively different editions of the same materials (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) (BBC)
      - Jesus Christ - believed by Christians to be the Christ - the Son of God. He was crucified on the Cross at Calvary in order to save followers' sins (BBC)
        
        Mary - the mother of Jesus who birthed him
        in a stable in Bethlehem. Christians believe she was made pregnant miraculously by God while she was still a virgin. (BBC)
        
        Saint Paul - Born in Tarsus, one of Jesus' apostles, famously converted on the road to Damascus, his works are some of the earliest Christian documents; 13 of the 27 books of the bible are written by him, and he's the hero of another, Acts of the Apostles (BBC)
        
        Disciples - Jesus's twelve companions were instrumental in spreading his teachings and the Christian religion after his death. (BBC)
        
        John the Baptist - a prophet who announced the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, and baptized him in the Jordan River. (BBC)
    - - The first five books, Genesis to Deuteronomy. They are not 'law' in a modern Western sense: Genesis is a book of stories, with nothing remotely like rules and regulations, and though the other four do contain community laws they also have many narratives. The Hebrew word for Law ('Torah') means 'guidance' or 'instruction', and that could include stories offering everyday examples of how people were meant to live as well as legal requirements. (BBC)
      - These books were later called the 'Pentateuch', and tradition attributed them to Moses. Some parts undoubtedly date from that period, but as things changed old laws were updated and new ones produced, and this was the work of later editors over several centuries. (BBC)
      - The Prophets - the largest section of the Hebrew Bible, and has two parts ('former prophets' and 'latter prophets').
        
        The books of 'latter prophets' preserve sayings and stories of religious and political activists ('prophets') who served as the spiritual conscience of the nation throughout its history, reminding people of the social values that would reflect the character of God. Some books are substantial (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel), others are much shorter (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi). Sometimes, the prophets could be mime artists and dramatists, accompanying their actions by short spoken messages, often delivered in poetic form. These were the sound bites of their day, which made it easy for others to remember them and then write them down. (BBC)
      - original sin - sin that Adam and Eve committed following their consumption of the apple in the Garden of Eden; The only way people can receive God's grace is by accepting his love and forgiveness, believing that Jesus Christ died on the cross to redeem their sins, and getting baptised. (BBC)
- - - - Protestant Reformation, the religious revolution that took place in the Western church in the 16th century. Its greatest leaders were Martin Luther and John Calvin. (Britannica)
- - - - Christmas - a Christian holy day that marks the birth of Jesus, the son of God. Celebrated on December 25th (BBC)