THEO-midterm_study_guide

Heresy

A belief that goes against what is generally accepted or the official tenets of a religion.

Idolatry

The worship of idols.

Numinous

Possessing and conveying supernatural mystery.

Theology

The study of the nature of God and religious belief.

Ritual

A repeated symbolic communal activity.

TaNaK

An acronym for Torah, Nevi’im, and Ketuvim in Judaism.

Torah

A central text of Judaism that contains the 5 books of the Hebrew Bible, including Genesis, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Biblios

Means 'books'.

Biblia

Means 'scrolls'.

Nevi’im

The section of the Torah that identifies the prophets.

Ketuvim

Writings of the Torah, including poetry, wisdom literature, and historical texts.

Books in the Bible

There are 66 books in the Bible.

Books in the Old Testament

There are 39 books in the Old Testament.

Books in the New Testament

There are 27 books in the New Testament.

Major prophets

The four major prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel.

Minor prophets

Five of the minor prophets are Amos, Joel, Malachi, Micah, and Jonah.

Gospels

The names of the four Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Who are the 3 authors of the synoptic gospels of the new testament.

Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Apocalypse

A depiction of how the world will end and what will take place during the final days.

Writings in the Old Testament

The writings include poetic books, festival books (Megiloth), and historical books.

Final military defeat of Israel

The final military defeat of the nation of Israel was in 587 CE.

NT epistles

There are 21 epistles in the New Testament.

Evangelion

Means 'good news' in English.

Tetragrammaton

The name of God in the Hebrew Bible.

Last gospel written

The last gospel to be written is the Gospel of John.

Hermeneutics

interpretation of texts, languages, and symbols.

Council

A meeting of bishops to decide on controversial issues.

Christian understanding of God

Informed by the traditions of Worship, Baptism, and the Eucharist.

El Shaddai

Means 'God Almighty'.

Vulgate

The fifth-century Latin translation of the Hebrew and Greek of the Bible.

Incarnation

A person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality.

Theodicy

The vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the existence of evil.

Eschaton

The final event in the divine plan; the end of the world.

Hierophany

A manifestation of the sacred, or a way in which the sacred is made known.

Theophany

A visible manifestation to humankind of God or a god.

Rudolf Otto

A German theologian who believed that the holy shows characteristics of both repelling and attracting people.

Mircea Eliade

A Romanian historian of religion who believed that myths are sacred stories that explain the origins of the universe.

Marcion

An early Christian theologian who proposed to eliminate the Old Testament.

Tatian

An Assyrian writer and theologian who proposed to synthesize the four Gospels into one.

YHWH

For Jewish readers, YHWH is said as 'Adonai' ('My Lord').

Greek omni terms for God

Omniscient (all-knowing), omnipotent (all-powerful), omnipresent (everywhere), omnibenevolent (all-good).

Constantine

Important for Christianity for authoring the Edict of Milan, which ended persecution, and for organizing missionary campaigns.

Genesis 6:13-7:5

God expresses his concern over the wickedness and violence of humanity and His intention to destroy them.

Genesis creation account (1)

Genesis 1 describes the simultaneous creation of man and woman, while Genesis 2 tells the story of Eve's creation from Adam's rib.

John 20:30-31

John states the purpose of writing is to help people believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.