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DSST World Religions

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In Judaism and Christianity, the dramatic end of the present age.   apocalypse  
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The Christian rite that involves the ceremonial use of water and signifies formal admission to the Church.   baptism  
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Short statements by Jesus about those who are most blessed. part of the Sermon on the Mount   Beatitudes  
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Years after the traditional date used for the birth of Jesus, previously referred to as AD and now abbreviated to CE   Common Era  
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A Christian sacrament at which a baptized person, especially one baptized as an infant, affirms Christian belief and is admitted as a full member of the church   Confirmation  
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The Christian sacrament by which believers are renewed in the mystical body of Christ by partaking of bread and wine, understood as his body and blood.   Eucharist or Communion  
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Ardent preaching of the Christian gospel in order to win converts   Evangelism  
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Exclusion from participation in the Christian sacraments (applied particularly to Roman Catholicism), which is a bar to gaining access to heaven.   Excommunication  
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In Christianity, the ‘good news’ that God has raised Jesus from the dead. The first four books of the New Testament.   Gospel  
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The Christian doctrine stating that God took human form in the person of Jesus Christ.   Incarnation  
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The return of Jesus Christ from the dead after his crucifixion.   Resurrection  
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The Christian doctrine stating that in God there are three persons: God, the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.   Trinity  
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In Roman Catholic Christianity, granting of a remission of sins in exchange for money.   indulgence  
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In Christianity and Judaism, the rites or order of public worship performed by a religious group, according to its beliefs, customs and traditions.   liturgy  
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The occasion when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples of Jesus after his death.   Pentecost  
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The Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church.   Pope  
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The Christian belief that all human beings are born sinful. In the Bible, this is described as an act of disobedience on the part of Adam and Eve.   original sin  
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The day of the week set aside for rest and worship in Judaism and Christianity.   Sabbath  
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Each of Jesus' twelve disciples; also any early preacher of Christianity   Apostle  
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The scriptures sacred to Christians, consisting of the books of the Hebrew bible and the New Testament.   Bible  
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"Anointed" (Hebrew); a special messenger sent by God foretold in Hebrew Scriptures, and believed by Christians to be Jesus.   Messiah  
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The belief that because God is all-powerful and all-knowing, a human being's ultimate reward or punishment is already decreed by God; a notion emphasized in Calvinism.   predestination  
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military expeditions undertaken by Christians in the 11th-13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims   Crusades  
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the Roman Catholic term for the Eucharist or worship service   mass  
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belief that says that Christians would be caught up in clouds to meet Jesus when he returned to earth   Rapture  
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The 40-day period of spiritual discipline preceding the Christian festival of Easter.   Lent  
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In Christianity, having been absolved of sin in the eyes of God.   justified  
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One thousand years, a term used in Christianity and certain newer religions for a hoped-for period of a thousand years of holiness and happiness, with Christ ruling the earth, as prophesied in the Book of Revelation.   Millennium  
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The entity that Jesus said would come after his death to help the people. Paraclete   Holy Spirit (Ghost)  
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In Roman-ruled Judaea, liberals who tried to practice Torah in their lives. They were very legalistic   Pharisees  
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The Eastern branch of Christianity. Broke away from the Roman church   Orthodoxy  
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"Buy again," "buy back" (Latin); the belief that the death of Jesus has paid the price of justice for all human wrongdoing.   redemption  
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Being sinless in the sight of God; also called "justification."   righteousness  
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God has total power over the universe.   omnipotence  
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Points of controversy submitted by Martin Luther as grounds for debate with the Roman Catholic Church in 1517   Ninety-five Theses  
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basic profession of faith for many Christian denominations, framed in a council held in Constantinople in 381 AD   Nicene Creed  
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in Roman-ruled Judea, wealthy and priestly Jews   Sadducees  
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Latin translation of the Bible by Jerome into the common language of the people   vulgate  
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doctrines concerning the end of the world or the study of end times   eschatology  
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The use of force and terror to eliminate heresies and non-believers in the Christian Church starting in the thirteenth century.   Inquisition  
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In Christianity, the appearance of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to tell her that she would bear Jesus, conceived by the Holy Spirit.   Annunciation  
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The Muslim and Christian term for "nonbeliever," which each tradition often applies to the other.   infidel  
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