unit 4 jesus christ

The Incarnation

when god becomes man

Hypostatic Union

The belief Jesus is fully god and man united without separation

Atone

The belief Jesus's death made up for human sin

son of man

used by the prophet daniel it was a term that meant future messiah

Messiah

Hebrew word for "anointed one"

The Annunciation

when the angel Gabriel told mary she was having a baby through the holy spirit

the visitation

The feast in the Church that commemorates Mary going to see her cousin Elizabeth to share the news of her conception

Immanuel

A Hebrew word meaning "God is with us."

The Feast of the Holy Innocents

Commemorates the children who died under Herod's decree

Epiphany

when the wise men visit the baby jesus

Annunciation

the nativity

The birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and of the Virgin Mary.

King Herod

The king during the time of Jesus who saw ordered the massacre of the male infants 2 and under

Zechariah

Father of John the Baptist

elizabeth

Mother of John the Baptist

Gaberial

The name of the angel who announced to Mary her role in salvation history

the magi

Wise men from the east who came to see the birth of a newborn King and brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh

simeon

This old man was promised by the H.S he would not die until he saw the messiah and recognizes him in the baby Jesus

parable

A fictitious story used by Jesus to describe the reality of God and his Kingdom

the kingdom of god

gods reign of rightnousness that is made present in the life of christ and his faithful disciples

Miricle

a supernatural work of god that shows his presence of gods kingdom

apostle

one jesus' 12 closets friends as followers

disciple

eveyone thats a follower of jesus

peter

is the head of the apsotles

ceasar augustus

head of the roman empire who called the census

judas

betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver

Pontious Pilate

Roman governor ordered Jesus to death

Mary Magdaline

first person to see jesus after he had rosen

john the baptist

baptized Jesus in the Jordan River

joseph

marys husband and jesus father

Christ

meaning messiah in greek

The Nativity

the biblical story of the birth of Jesus Christ