Early
Christians
attributed
the
writing
of
these
accounts
to
four
followers
of
Jesus
:
,
,
,
and
.
They
describe
the
life
and
teachings
of
Jesus
from
four
different
of
view
.
Christians
call
the
Bible
the
Old
Testament
.
The
New
Testament
(
also
referred
to
as
the
Christian
Bible
)
is
the
new
body
of
work
where
Christians
added
their
own
writings
.
Christians
consider
as
their
holy
text
.
The
first
four
books
of
the
new
testament
are
the
.
Other
books
in
the
new
testament
include
the
(
formal
letters
)
,
Acts
of
the
(
lives
of
the
early
Christians
)
.
Jesus
?
s
Disciples
According
to
the
Gospels
,
Jesus
had
disciples
,
or
close
,
to
help
him
in
his
mission
.
They
were
called
.
For
about
years
,
Jesus
and
his
disciples
traveled
to
spread
his
message
there
.
Jesus
?
s
Opposition
,
Arrest
,
and
Death
In
.
.
,
Jesus
went
to
Jerusalem
to
celebrate
the
Passover
,
a
Jewish
celebration
of
their
liberation
from
in
ancient
Egypt
that
was
ruled
by
the
Pharaohs
.
Roman
authorities
feared
large
holiday
crowds
because
crowds
encourage
people
to
against
them
.
In
response
to
this
,
Roman
governor
Pilate
had
Jesus
and
executed
by
being
.
In
this
method
of
execution
,
which
the
Romans
often
used
,
a
person
was
or
bound
to
a
and
left
to
die
.
Jesus
?
s
Resurrection
:
After
Jesus
died
,
Jesus'
followers
found
the
tomb
empty
days
later
.
They
believed
that
God
(
came
back
to
life
)
Jesus
and
that
Jesus
was
the
Messiah
.
The
Gospels
says
that
Jesus
,
after
commanding
his
disciples
to
spread
his
teachings
to
all
people
,
ascended
into
.
Those
who
believed
Jesus
was
the
Messiah
formed
a
new
religion
known
as
.