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Theology Final 10th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Self-communication of divine plan/mystery to human beings. Exemplified in Jesus. | Divine Revelation |
| of God’s saving activity. | Salvation History |
| official teaching authority of the Church that resides in the pope and bishops. | Magisterium |
| the study of Jesus | Christology |
| understanding JC as a human | Low Christology |
| understanding JC as divine | High Christology |
| non-Christian sources supporting the existence of Jesus | Historical Sources |
| Yeshua (Joshua) = “God (Yahweh) saves” | Jesus |
| ”God is with us” | Emmanuel |
| Christos “Anointed one” | Christ |
| Greek for “assembly,” local Jewish place of worship | Synagogues |
| Roman peace | Pax Romana |
| Made of educated laymen, a focus on Mosaic law, accepted writings and prophets. | Pharisees |
| Made up mostly of priests and aristocrats, only accept the Torah | Sadducees |
| Governing body and supreme court for Jews, comprising 70 members and high priests. | Great Sanhedrin |
| withdrew from society to live strict, pure lives near the Dead Sea, wrote the dead sea scrolls, wrote apocalyptic texts, believed in resurrection and judgment | Essenes |
| willing to use violent methods to overthrow the Roman Empire, began a revolt against taxation | Zealot |
| guidance of the Holy Spirit to human authors so they wrote what God wanted written for our benefit. | Divine Inspiration |
| (lit. “measuring rod”) - official list of inspired/authorized books | Canon |
| agreement between 2 parties, usually between God and God’s people in the Bible | Covenant |
| Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John | Evangelists |
| literally means “Good news,” the story of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection | Gospel |
| The oral passing down of stories, teachings, history, etc. from generation to generation. | Oral Tradition |
| Identifying and analyzing the sources the biblical authors use | Source Criticism |
| Syn + optic = “seen together”, refer to Mark, Matthew, and Luke, they share similar stories and passages. | Synoptic Gospels |
| “Quelle”(German for “source”), used by Matthew and Luke but not by Mark | Q Source |
| The process of God’s reconciling and renewing all things through Jesus to the point where God’s will is manifested through every individual and throughout the entire social order and world. | Kingdom of God |
| a vivid story drawn from ordinary life that conveys religious truth(usually related to the KOG) | Parable |
| powerful sign of God’s kingdom worked by Jesus and disciples | Miracle (NT understanding) |
| Jesus instructed people(and demons) to not tell others his identity. | Messianic Secret |
| Mark starts one story, interrupts it with another, then returns back to the original story | Framing/Markan Sandwich |
| “learner”, a follower of Jesus | Disciple |
| “one who is sent,” those sent by Jesus, traditionally refers to “the chosen 12,” others are described as apostles(Mary Magdalene, Paul) | Apostle |
| accounts of Jesus’ conception, birth, and infancy. | Infancy Narrative |
| “supreme happiness,” teaches us key to joy, which is knowing that God is near. | Beatitudes |
| The uninterrupted passing on of apostolic preaching and authority from the Apostles to all bishops. | Apostolic Succession |
| having to do with end of times | Eschatological |
| the criteria by which we will be judged | Corporal Works of Mercy |
| Gabriel visits Mary, tells her she is favored and she will conceive Jesus | Annunciation |
| when Mary visits Elizabeth | Visitation |
| a song/hymn praising God | Canticle |
| Mary’s canticle praising God | Magnificat |
| early heresy stating Jesus is only divine, only appeared human | Docetism |
| when God and the Son became human, took on human flesh “Anonymous” Characters (ignore for key terms, know for passage id) | Incarnation |
| The mystery of how Jesus’ life, passion, death, resurrection, and ascension saves us from sin and death. | Paschal Mystery |
| in Latin means “suffering,” refers to the suffering of Jesus Christ before his death | Passion |
| A significant change of heart especially in terms of your attitude toward God or religion | Conversion |
| the call from God for a person to fulfill a specific and significant purpose | Vocation |
| the practice of writing a text under someone else's name | Pseudoepigrapha |
| paul argues against many opponents | Apologetic |
| We are saved, not through works of the Mosaic Law, but simply through God’s grace and our faith in God. | Justification by Faith |
| “Ruler of all” | Pantokrator |
| teachings that contradict the core principles of a religion | Heresies |
| A gathering of the church's bishops from around the world convened by the pope to address pressing issues in the church | Ecumenical Council |
| Dogma that teaches that jesus is fully of human and fully divine natures of christ | Hypostatic Union |
| (know who it refers to)- God bearer, refers to mary | Theotokos |