Chapter 12 Flashcards
(18 cards)
It is a ritual by which a convert is integrated into the community of believers
Baptism
It is the instruction given to the baptize so that they may grow in their understanding of the faith which they embrace
Catechesis
It the origins in the Jewish “feast of weeks”
Shavuot
The day of the descent of the Holy Spirit
Pentecost
Five elements that characterize the first early Christian communities
Kerygma Didache Leitourgia Koinonia Diakonia
It is the public proclamation of the Gospel
Kerygma
It refers to the teaching of the apostles
Didache
It pertains to prayer and worship
Leitourgia
It means “fellowship” best describes the Act 2
Koinonia
Central theme in the teachings of Christ and the apostles
Diakonia
Are those that are attributed to the apostle Paul
Pauline Letters
Are those that are known for certain is written by Paul himself
Authentically Pauline Letters
Are the disputed letters of Paul
The Deutero-Pauline Letters
Are those that are very unlikely to have been written by Paul
The Pseudo-Pauline Pastoral Letters
Are those that appear to be addressed to the church as a whole rather than to particular churches or persons
Catholic Letters or General Letters
The second coming of Jesus Christ
Parousia
Was the prayer of the early Christians for the immediate return of Christ
Maranatha
It is the initial proclamation of the gospel to nonbelievers
Evangelization