Following the death and resurrection of jesus, the (first blank) wrote down and spread his teachings. one man, (second blank) traveled throughout much of the roman empire, and attracted many new followers to jesus's message. as more (third blank) adopted the idea of jesus as the messiah, christianity became a religion distinct from judaism. the first blank: 1. apostles 2. martyrs 3. pharisees 4. prefects the second blank: 1. john 2. paul 3. peter 4. luke the third blank: 1. sadducees 2. non-jews 3. disciples 4. priests