Elisha Mae P.
Tuazon ASSIGNMENT IN RELIGION
1. 3 stories from the Old Testament
A. Noah and His Family
Noah and his family obeyed the
Lord. All the other people were very
wicked. The Lord told Noah a flood
would cover the earth if the people
did not repent.
Noah taught the people that the Lord
loved them and wanted them to
repent and have faith in Jesus
Christ. They would not listen.
Noah was sad that the people would
not repent. The Lord told Noah to
build a large ship called an ark. The
ark would keep Noah’s family safe
during the flood.
Noah’s family brought food into the
ark. The Lord sent at least two
B. Elisha Heals Naaman
Far away in Syria lived a man called
Naaman. He was a great captain in
the Syrian army. But Naaman had a
painful skin disease called leprosy.
The servant of Naaman’s wife was
an Israelite girl. The girl had faith in
the Lord. She said that if Naaman
could visit the prophet Elisha,
Naaman would be cured from his
disease.
Naaman traveled a long way to find
Elisha. Naaman thought he would be
healed by a great miracle.
Naaman came to Elisha’s home with
his servants, horses, and chariots.
Elisha sent his servant to give
Naaman the Lord’s instructions. The
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animals of every kind to Noah. The
animals went into the ark, and seven
days later it started to rain.
Just as the Lord had warned, it
rained for 40 days and 40 nights. A
flood covered the earth.
Noah’s family and all the animals in
the ark floated safely on the water.
When the flood ended, the ark
landed on dry ground. Noah and his
family built an altar to worship the
Lord and thank Him for protecting
them. The Lord promised to never
flood the earth again. He sent a
rainbow as a reminder of His
promise.
Lord would heal Naaman if he
washed himself in the Jordan River
seven times.
Naaman was angry because he
wanted the Lord’s prophet to come
out and quickly heal him. Naaman
complained that the Jordan River
was not as good as the great rivers
in Syria.
But Naaman’s servants asked why
Naaman would not do such a simple
task. Even if it didn’t make sense to
Naaman, the prophet of the Lord
had asked him to do it.
Naaman stopped being proud and
listened to his servants. He washed
 himself in the Jordan River seven knew that Elisha was a prophet and
times. Then the Lord healed that the Lord was real.
Naaman, like Elisha said. Naaman

C. The Tower of Babel

After the flood, the people began to disobey God. Some of them did not believe God’s plan.
Without asking God, they started building a tower to try to get to heaven. It was a false temple
called the Tower of Babel.
God was not happy that the people were building the tower. He changed their language so that
they could not understand each other. Because they could not understand each other, they had
to stop building the tower.
God scattered the people and sent them all over the earth to live.
2. Foundation of Christianity
Christianity began as a movement within Judaism during the first century C.E. At this time, the
Jewish rabbi now known as Jesus of Nazareth undertook a public teaching ministry in which he
preached about the imminent coming of the Kingdom of God. As reported in the Christian
Scriptures (commonly known among Christians as the New Testament), Jesus assembled a
core group of twelve Jewish disciples, along with many other followers. Together they
ministered to the poor and outcast in present-day Israel and Palestine. Around the year 33 C.E.,
Jesus was arrested and executed by the Roman governor. However, Jesus’ followers claimed
that he rose from the dead; they came to believe that he was the Son of God and that his death
and resurrection saved them from their sins. As their conviction grew, they named Jesus the
“Christ”— meaning Messiah or Anointed One—according to the prophecies of the Jewish Bible,
the Hebrew Scriptures (commonly known among Christians as the Old Testament). This is the
origin of the name “Jesus Christ” and led to Jesus’ followers being called “Christians.” After
Jesus’ death, “Christians” became identified as a particular sect within Judaism. These Jews
believed that Jesus was the Messiah foretold in their Hebrew Scriptures, whose coming they
had long anticipated. However, as time went on, the majority of Jews did not believe that Jesus
was the Messiah, and their differences with “Christian” Jews increased. Further, many non-
Jewish people did come to believe in Jesus. In this way, “Christianity” gradually became a
religious movement distinct from Judaism, as it is practiced today. Over several generations,
Christians compiled their collective memories of Jesus’ teachings and sayings in various
documents. Best known among these today are the four narratives of Jesus’ life, death, and
resurrection that now appear in the Christian Scriptures, the “Gospels” of Matthew, Mark, Luke,
and John. During these early years, many letters were also circulated among Christian
communities about their belief in Jesus as the Messiah and the way Christians should live and
worship. The letters of the apostle Paul and a few other authors were eventually included in the
Christian Scriptures along with the four Gospels.