Christianity Flashcards

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Sacred texts

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Bible - Old Testament and New Testament ( Jesus is in ); Torah is the 1st 5 Books of Old Testament;

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Major Figures

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Jesus, Peter, Paul, and Constantine

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Where was Jesus born?

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Born in Bethlehem - From Nazrath

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Who is Jesus?

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Viewed as Messiah; Rabbi who preached to his fellow Jews and told them how they should act; Going to be a carpenter until John the Baptist baptized him

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Resurrections

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Raised from the dead

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Prophet and Beliefs

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Jesus was viewed prophet to some - Kindness and serving others are more important than laws; Wealth and worldly things are not important - Focus on afterlife

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Why is John the Baptist significant?

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Because he baptized Jesus, cleaning him of his sins which puts him on the path of a social reformer / a person who change and improve a society

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Sacraments

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Sacred Rituals

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What are the 7 Sacraments?

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Baptism, Communion / Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Reconciliation/Penance, Holy Orders / Ordination; Anointing of the Sick

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Baptism

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Any bad actions / sins gets washed away - clean of sins

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Confirmation

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Adults can make the decision of whether to remain Christian or not - Believe in Jesus or not

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Communion / Eucharist

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Participation in the recreation of the Last Supper - Judas betrays Jesus

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Marriage

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Priest unite man and women together

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Reconciliation / Penance

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Forgiveness / Reconcile with God

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Holy Orders / Ordination

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Become a priest - Receive power to serve God

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Anointing of the Sick / Last Rites

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Final prayers of ones that are dying

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Christ

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Messiah

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How was Jesus influential?

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He is a Messiah; Very good public speaker - Through inspirations and power of his message

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Sermon on the Mt.

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Collection of sayings by Jesus - Social status doesn’t matter but in a spiritual level, everyone matters and is equal - Social mobility is not necessary

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Peter / Simon / Rock petra

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Jesus’ successor; Closest Apostle - toughest; 1st Pope; Messenger of Jesus; Goes to Rome and tells what happened to Jesus; Start trend of martyrdom;

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Disciple

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Member of the group of Jesus

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12 Apostles

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Very close disciples to Jesus

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Blood and wine

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Symbolizes Jesus’s body and blood

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Crucifixions

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Method of execution - Jesus forgives the people who killed him

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Martyr

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Someone who dies for a cause - Cease to be a person and become a symbol / idea - Harder to destroy

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Paul

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Started the conversion of non-Jews; Emphasizes on love and forgiveness - Decide that God is universal and loving; Letters added to Bible

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Martyrdom

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Jesus as a redeemer of human sins; The death or suffering of a Martyr; Person killed for their belief in Jesus

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Constantine

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Legalized Christianity; Prevented Christians from being persecuted; Made the Catholic Church the center of Civil Affairs

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Principle Beliefs - All influenced by Judaism

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Jesus as Rabbi; Prophet to some
- kindness and serving others more
important than laws; Wealth and worldly things unimportant; Focus on afterlife; Jesus as redeemer of human sins - Monotheism => martyrdom; Resurrection