Christianity Flashcards
(17 cards)
Jesus
Born in Israel as a Jew.
Debate among Jewish sects - Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes - of Torah interpretation
Christians United in their belief of his importance and role
Over _____ followers
2 billion
Life of Jesus
Born around 6-4 BCE
carpenter, distinguished scholar
Preached understandable stories to illustrate moral lessons
Not prejudice; spoke to criminals, prostitutes
Miracles: healings, food etc
Jesus’s overwhelming impact
Huge crowds followed
Romans ruled Judea and anger grew against roman suppression resulting in violence
Great threat to roman rule
Later ministry
Was accepted as messiah bunny in Jerusalem
Continuous debates with Jewish sects
Last supper
Crucifixion / resurrection
Conferred eternal life which made him more than a prophet. Son of God. Divine.
Saul/ Paul
Saul of tarsus was an early persecutor of Jesus followers and went through a transformation, Jesus spoke to him, he became an influential teacher and apostle of Jesus to both Jews and Gentiles who were foundational for building Christian church
Paul’s thoughts and activities
Rejection of law (Torah) as a means of salvation. Old laws unnecessary (circumcision)
Jewish Christianity dies out
Conflicting Christian messages
Synoptic gospels emphasized Jesus’s humanity
John emphasized Jesus’s divinity
How can Christians believe in one God when they view Jesus as Devine?
Controversial debates
The nature of Jesus (human/Devine)
The relationship between his divinity and humanity
Relationship of Jesus to God
The nicene creed, the apostles creed and Athanasian creed
325 and modified 381
4th - 6th century
Late 5th century
Protestantism
Labeled Protestants by catholic hierarchy, they sought reform for the church but were quickly alienated
Protested selling of indulgences
Reinterpreted catholic teachings and organized communities of supporters
Rejection of non-biblical traditions (celibacy, monasticism, sacraments, pilgrimage)
Foundation of Christianity
- Judaism teachings and background
- Writings of the early Christians
- Greek philosophical ideas
- Diverse understandings from the beginning
- Hundreds of gospels and epistles
Trinity: three persons in one divinity”
One God: father, son and Holy Spirit
Fundamental doctrine
Unobjectifiable and incomprehensible God
Very different from human beings
God can be understood only as a spiritual experience not logically
Symbolizes by a clover leaf
Aspects of trinity
God the father as the God of Old Testament
God the son is Jesus: sacrifice on the cross and his subsequent resurrection demonstrates god’s triumph over sin and death
God the hold spirit represents the continuing activity of God within the church in present times
Sacraments : sacred rights
Baptism Confirmation Holy Eucharist (bread&wine/last super) Penance (confession) Anointing of the sick Holy orders Matrimony
Response to son : grace and belief
Accept atonement of Christ
Accept gods grace
Confession
Baptism
Nature of evil
When Adam and even sinned they turned away from God and brought sin into the world creating temptation (disobedience)
God created temptation, they sinned by “giving in” to temptation.
