Christianity review

Question 1

Christ

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The Greek word which corresponds to the Hebrew “Messiah” which refers to the anointed one

Question 2

Epistle

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Also known as a letter

Question 3

gospel

Answer 3

Meaning “good news”, these are the four books of the Christian scriptures that narrate the story of the life and work of Jesus

Question 4

greek

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The language of the New Testament

Question 5

Orthodoxy

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Correct belief

Question 6

Parable

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A short fictional narrative that compares something familiar to an unexpected spiritual value

Question 7

Q

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Thought to be a source for the sayings of Jesus which are found in Matthew and Luke are not attributable to Mark

Question 8

Fideism

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A 19th century view that Faith has no rational content; rather, faith is rooted in the heart and not the mind

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Deism

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A belief which recognizes Gos as creator, but rejects his involvement with the world

Question 10

Council

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An assembly of church officials and theologians convened for the purpose of regulating matters of doctrine, discipline, and peity

Question 11

Nestorianism

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The heresy which rejected Mary as Mother of God

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Catholic

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The Universal Church whose leader, the successor of St. Peter, is located in Rome

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catholic

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a word meaning universal

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Baptism

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The Christian sacrament of initiation which involves immersion or the pouring of water over an individual

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Paradox

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A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet may be true

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Messiah

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The one redeemer of Israel who is thought to already have come by some, and is still expected by others

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messiah(s)

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Those that were anointed by God and consecrated for a particular task

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Orthopraxy

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Correct practice or action

Question 19

Arianism

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The heresy which claimed that Jesus was not one of the same substance as the Father, is essence, it claims that there was a time before the son existed

Question 20

Adoptionism

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This heresy that claimed that Jesus was not an eternal deity but rather a man like all others who had been divinized by God

Question 21

Aramaic

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The native language of Jesus

Question 22

Septuagint

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Greek for “seventy”; refers to third century B.C. translation of the Torah into Greek

Question 23

Protestant Reformation

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the movement which sought to refute the authority claims of the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church

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Priest

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one who represents the people before God, and offers sacrifice

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Liturgy

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the act of public worship

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Bishop

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English translation of the Greek word "episcopi" meaning overseer

Question 27

John Calvin

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Protestant reformer, founder of the presbyterians

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Conciliarism

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a theory that a general council has greater authority than the pope

Question 29

Martin Luther

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Protestant reformer, credited with beginning the reformation in 1517

Question 30

Apostolic Succession

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The ability to trace the lineage of a Christian community's clergy back to the apostles

Question 31

Patriarch

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Title used to designate Christian bishops in principal cities

Question 32

Catechism

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A manual containing a summary of religious doctrine

Question 33

Pope

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The bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church

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The Enlightnment

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An intellectual movement that greatly stressed the role of human reason in the discovery of truth

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Ecumenical

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A movement that seeks to unify the church. It looks for common ground among christian believers

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Trinity

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The Christian doctrine which holds that there is one God in three distinct persons

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Nicene Creed

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The profession of faith which resulted from an ecumenical council in the year 325. Among other things, the council sought to address the Arian Heresy

Question 38

Incarnation

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The Christian belief that God became man

Question 39

Gnosticism

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A system of belief that taught that one needed special knowledge in order to attain salvation, and taught as well that the material world was evil and only the spiritual world was good

Question 40

Fundamentalism

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A form of American Protestant Christianity, which lays special emphasis upon the authority of an inerrant bible. It also places stress on a literal reading os scripture