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Phil Rel Test #3
Term | Definition |
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anno domini | in the year of our lord |
jesus of nazareth | religious leader reverbed in Christianity, one of the words major religions |
john the baptist | a mission preacher |
disciple | a persaonl follower of jesus during his life, especially one of the twelve apostles |
crucifixion | the execution of a person by nailing or binding them to a cross |
Bible | the christian scriptures, consisting of the old and new testament |
old testament | first part of the christian bible, comprised of thirty-nine books and corresponding approximately to the hebrew bible |
new testament | second part of the bible, written origonally in greek and recording life and teachings of jesus and his earliest followers |
gospel | the teaching or revelation of christ |
epistle | a letter |
apocalyptic | enscribing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world |
the four gospels | matthew, mark, luke, and john |
jesus teaching style | storytelling and a teachable moment |
martyr | a peroson who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs |
saul | anointed as king of the israelites by samuel |
paul | christian apostle who spread the teaching of jesus in the first-century world |
red martyrdom | violent death as a result of religious persecution |
white martyrdom | being persecutaed for the faith, but never shedding any blood |
nicene creed | the defining statement of belief on nicene or mainstream christianity and in those christian denominations there adhere to it |
sacraments | a religious ceremony or ritual regarded as imparting divine grace |
hermit | a person living in solitude as a religious discipline |
monasticism | an institutionalized religious practice or movement |
martin luther | german thologian, professor, pastor, and church reformer. began the protestant reformation. |
protestant reformation | religious reform movement that swept through europe in the 1500s |
transubstantiation | the conversation of the substance of the euchar |
indulgences | the action of fact of indulgences |
95 theses | propositions for debate conerned with the question for indulgences |
liturgy | a form or formulary according to which public religious worship, especially christian worship, is conducted |
christmas | christian festival celebrating the birth of jesus |
easter | the most important and oldest festival of the christian church |
people living within the immediate proximity of the homeland itself | intended audience for matthew |
apology against the objections of the jews | why was matthew written |
wide variety | intended audience for john |
provoke faith in jews, resulting in early life | why was john written |
gentile audience | intended audience for luke |
confirm the truth of the christian message | why was luke written |
gentile converts to christianity | intended audience for mark |
confirm the indentity of jesus | why was mark written |