religion Flashcards
what is a zealot
politically active group within first century Judaism with roots among those known as terrorists, called for ouster of Roman rule
what is an apostle
from the greek one sent forth
original 12 followers of Jesus
what is a covenant
agreement between two parties
what are Hebrew scriptures called
tanach
what are the first five books of tanach called
torah or pentateuch
how many books are there in new testament
27
how many books are in catholic old testament
46
how many books are in the protestant old testament
39
how many are in the orthodox old testament
51
what are the books found in the catholic testament but not in the protestant
Tongan judith 1 maccabees 2 maccabees wisdom of solomon sirach or ecclesiastics baruch
what are the four marks of the catholic church
one
holy
catholic
apostolic
catholic means …
universal
what are the two major christian creeds called
apostolic
Nicaean
who was the emperor who allowed Christianity to be practiced in Rome
Constantine
who made Christianity the official religion of Rome
Theodosius
how are Jews called to worship
shofur
how are Christians called to worship
bell