Rel Final- All Vocab

The Paschal Mystery

The mystery by which Christ saves us from sin and death by His life, Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension

Passover

Annual Israelite feast commemorating God saving Israel from Egypt during the Exodus, centered around the Seder meal

Seder

The central meal of Passover, featuring lamb, unleavened bread, and the retelling of the Exodus story

Eucharist

Meaning “Thanksgiving,” the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood instituted during the Last Supper

Sacrament

A physical sign that in a real way gives God’s spiritual grace

The Passion

Jesus’s suffering, leading up to His death

Scourging

The Roman punishment of beating someone using a whip with pieces of bone or metal on it; could be fatal on its own

Crucifixion

Roman form of execution by nailing and/or tying someone to a cross until they died

The Agony in the Garden

The night before Jesus dies, when He prays to His Father in the Garden of Gethsemane, and accepts the Father’s will.

The resurrection of the dead (general resurrection)

At the end of time, when the bodies of the righteous dead are raised and reunited with their souls

Incorruptible

Something which does not corrupt, decay, or die.

The Ascension

40 days after the Resurrection, when Jesus enters Heaven both in body and soul

The Harrowing of Hell

Christ descending to the realm of the dead in between His crucifixion

The Resurrection

Christ returning to life after his death, in a transformed body, and so defeating sin, satan, and death itself

Prophet

One who speaks on God’s behalf

The Three Roles of the Prophets

Accusing Israel of breaking the covenant, calling them to repentance, and speaking about the Day of the Lord

Jonah

Prophet called to preach to Nineveh, who at first runs away from God’s call

Nineveh

A non-Israelite city

What are the three dimensions of the Kingdom of God

Christological, Ecclesiological, Mystical

Christological

Jesus, the Son of Man, is the Kingdom of God in a Person

Ecclesiological

The Church is the Kingdom of God

Mystical

The Kingdom of God is the reign of God in our hearts and lives

Covenant

A solemn agreement between two parties, which establishes a bond between them

Typology/types

A type in Scripture is when an Old Testament event, person, or passage prefigures or foreshadows a New Testament event, person, or passage. The allegorical sense discovers typology.

Torah

“Law” or “Teaching”, which God gives to Israel at Mt. Sinai

Manna

The bread from Heaven that God feeds Israel with in the wilderness

YHWH

“I AM” or “I AM WHO AM”; the Name of God, revealed to Moses in the burning bush

Genre

A specific form of literature, with its own conventions and expectations

Imago Dei

“Image of God”; refers to God giving humanity a likeness to Him. We have an intellect and will, and dominion over Creation.

Figurative Language

Language which uses symbolism to express the truth in non-literal ways.

Sabbath

The 7th day, the day of rest, on which Gen. 1 says God rests and on which God calls us to worship and rest

Sin

An offense against love of God and others by preferring lesser goods over that love

The Fall

The sin of our first parents, which resulted in the loss of our original state

Original Sin

The fallen state into which all humans are born after Adam and Eve (except for Jesus and Mary)

Pride

To place oneself above God and others

original unity

there’s a unity harmony with man and woman called to be in relationship with each other

original nakedness

there was no shame no lying. no needing cover and cower from god and others

original justice

we were made in harmony with the world around us there was no pain nor suffering and we had grace within us. No evil

original Holiness

we were in communion with God we were made for a relationship with God and made in his image

orignal solitude

since humans are all separate from other living organisms/ animals we are called to be with another and not in solitude