religion test christianity

synoptic gospels

Those gospels that present Jesus and his works in the same order (mathew,mark,luke)

Mathew

for the jewish christians

Mark

for the jews

Luke

for the gentiles

john

for the non synoptic educated folk

Gospels

Literally means good news and they are religious biographies of Jesus

Epistles

letters exchanged between churches as christianity begins to grow (oldest part of the new testament

New testament

4: gospels

1: gospel sequel

21:epistles

1: apocalypse

=27 books

1st temple

Built by solomon, destroyed by the babylonians

2nd temple

Built with help from the persians, destroyed shortly after the paschal mystery by the roman’s

Recapitulation

To do something over in order to get it right

1. slaughter of innocents

2. going into and out of egypt

3. into and out of water

4. going into desert for 40 days

5. 12 apostles

6. going up on a mountain like moses

inside the ark

1. copy of the law

2. mana

3. abraham’s staff

Tabernacle

Tent, with you

Mercy seat

Where the cherubs wings touch on the ark of covenant

Atonement

Act that brings two parties in conflict back together (cross)

Trinity

Christian belief that the one God exits as a community of three persons (father,son, holy spirit)

Incarnation

To become meat or flesh, reference to Jesus birth (the manger that jesus is born in)

Messiah

Hebrew for the anointed one

christ

greek for the anointed one

Paschal mystery

Phenomena that Begins christianity refers to the death and resurrection of Jesus (passover lamb)

Logos

greek word that means word and is a title of jesus

Language

Idea: father

word: son

breath: spirit

bait + hook

humanity is the bait that allows death to take him

divinity destroys death from the inside out

5 stages of christianity

phenomena: paschal mystery

belief: christ, messiah, incarnation, trinity, atonement

community: the church

rituals: the eucharist

Text/trad: T.A.N.A.K.(H)+ new testament= bible

Archangels

michael, gabriel, raphael

Seraphim

Fire, protects Gods holiness

Cherubim

Chariot of God

Eucharist

communion, lords supper