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2.1 theology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anthropmophorbic | the attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects |
| diaspora | a group migration or flight away from the homeland into one or more other countries |
| exegesis | leading out |
| covenants | binding agreements between god and people or human beings |
| idolatry | worshiping anything other than God |
| patriarchs | male rulers |
| circumcision | surgical removal of the male foreskin |
| hyksos | a group of non- Egyptians that came to power in egypt between 1650 &1500 BC |
| tetragammaton | “four letters”, sacred writings for Jews |
| murmurings | stories in the book of exodus about the complaints against moses and god |
| elders | mature members of the community |
| ethics | principles of right conduct |
| doctrine | teachings of christ |
| civil laws | laws that arise from day-to-day issues |
| religious laws | laws that govern the actions of the priest |
| punitive justce | laws that rely on punishment to criminal activity |
| restorative justice | laws that restore a community |
| jubilee | every 7th sabbatical year, wealth of the community was redistributed |
| baptism | the “doorway” to the Church, and begins our vocational call as lay people, ordained ministers, or vowed religious |
| beatitudes | eight characteristics of intentional discipleship that Jesus gave during the sermon on the mount |
| cardinal virtues | prudence, temperance, fortitude, justice |
| catechumenate | the process of preparing people for Christian initiation |
| catholic | with a little “c” means universal |