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Key Terms Flashcards

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Christianity

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Largest world faith which follows the teachings of Jesus Christ

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Messiah

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Hebrew word meaning saviour or rescuer. In Greek the word for saviour/rescuer in Christ - hence the name Jesus Christ

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Resurrection

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Being brought back to life after dying

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Ascension

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Jesus physically rising into heaven

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Trinity

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The belief that God is one god with 3 parts Father Son and Holy Spirit

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Denomination

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A group within Christianity

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Evangelism

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Spreading the Christian message in order to convert people

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Disciple

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The 12 main followers of Jesus who helped him spread his message

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Missionaries

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People who spread the Christian message, often travelling to other countries

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Persecution

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Discrimination against people who share an aspect of their identity eg. Christians, women, black people

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Gentiles

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Non Jews. We are Gentiles

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Early Church

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Chriatians in the first three centuries

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Martyred

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The word ‘martyr’ comes from the Greek word meaning ‘witness’. It is when a person is killed for their beliefs.

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Scrape Goat

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A term used when deliberately placing the blame of an action on another person or group of people.

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Confessional

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A booth where catholics ask God’s forgiveness for the sins they have committed. (Sometimes being called absolved of your sins)

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Eucharist

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The practise of eating bread and drinking wine during a church service to remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the reenactment of The Last Supper. Eucharist is derived from the Greek word ‘ECHANSTA’ meaning thanksgiving.

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Penance

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Prayer or some other action to show one is sorry for committing sins

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Transubstation

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The belief that the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ during Eucharist

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