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Theology Final
Christianity Terms
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Undergraduate 1
12/13/2010

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Ascension
Definition
The ascent of Jesus to heaven forty days after his Resurrection
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apocalypse
Definition
In Judaism and Christianity, the dramatic end of the present age.
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Common era
Definition
Years after the traditional date used for the birth of Jesus, preciously referred to in exclusively Christian terms as AD and now abbreviated to CE as opposed to BCE (Before Common Era)
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confirmation
Definition
A christian sacrament by which awareness of the Holy Spirit is enhanced
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creed
Definition
a formal statement of the belief's of a particular religion; in Christianity, especially the Nicene Creed.
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crucifixion
Definition
In Roman times, the execution of a criminal by fixing him to a cross; with reference to Jesus, his death on the cross, symbolic of his self sacrifice for the good of all humanity.
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denomination
Definition
one of the protestant branches of Christianity.
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dogma
Definition
A system of beliefs declared to be true by a religion
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ecumenism
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A coming together between branches of Christianity or among all faiths.
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Eucharist
Definition
The Christian Sacrament by which believers are renewed in the mystical body of Christ by partaking of bread and wine, understood as his body and blood
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fundamentalism.
Definition
Insistence on what people perceive as the historical form of their religion, in contrast to more contemporary influences.
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Gentile.
Definition
Any person who is not of Jewish faith or origin.
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Gnosticism
Definition
Mystical perception of spiritual knowledge, applied to a second-century CE movement arising in Egypt.
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gospel
Definition
The "good news" that God has raised Jesus from the dead and in so doing has befun the transformation of the world; usually now referring to the four books of the New Testament.[Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John] chronicling the life and works of Jesus.
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incarnation
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Physical embodiment of the divine; in Christianity, with particular reference to Jesus's becoming man.
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Inquisition
Definition
The use of force and terror to eliminate heresies and nonbelievers in the Christian Church, starting in the thirteenth century; a specific institution of this name set up in Spain in 1478.
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Messiah
Definition
In Christianity, the "anointed one" Jesus Christ.
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Original sin
Definition
A Christian belief that all human beings are bound together in prideful egocentricity as a result of the disobedience of Adam and Eve.
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Pentecost
Definition
The occasion when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples of Jesus after his death.
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Pope
Definition
The Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church
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Resurrection
Definition
The rising of Christ in his earthly body on the first Easter Day, three days after his crucifixion and death.
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Sacrament
Definition
Outward and visible signs of inward and spiritual grace
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Synoptic
Definition
Referring to three similar books of the Christian Bible: Matthew, Mark, and Luke
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Trinity
Definition
The Christian doctrine that the One God is mad up of three divine persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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