religion final exam

synoptic Gospels

The synoptic Gospels are Mathew, Mark, and Luke. They can be looked at together because they shared some, but no all of the same sources.

omnipotence

An atribute of God meaning that he is all powerful. His power is universal, loving , and mysterious

Nativity

the story of the Saviors birth in Bethlehem. Two different accounts of the Nativity are given in the New Testament ; one in the Gospel of Mathew, the other in Lukes gospel.

Jesus

the origins of the name are from the Hebrew word Yehoshua meaning “God saves”, “God is Salvation” or simply “Saviour”

magi

Priests of the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism who paid special attention to the stars

Epiphany

the feast that celebrates the mystery of Christs manifestation as the Savior of the world

Emmanuel

A name for Jesus that means “God is with us”. This is the name given to Jesus as foretold in the Old Testament and recounted to Jospeh the foster father of Jesus in a dream

disciple

a follower of Jesus. the word means “learner”

Kingdom of God

The proccess of the fathers reconciling and renewing all things through his son the fact of his will being done on earth as it is in Heaven

Transfiguration

the mystery from christs life in which gods glory shone through and transformed Jeus physical appearence while he was in the company of the Old Testament prophets Moses and Elijah. Peter, James, and John witnessed this event

Paschal Mystery

Christ’s work of redemption was accomplished principally by his Passion, Death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension. This mystery is commemerated and made present through the sacraments, especially in the eucharist

Sea of Galilee

a 13 mile by 7 mile body of fresh water through which the Jordan river runs

samaria

the region to the south of galilee occupied by people descended from intermarriages between occupants of the old northern kingdom and foreigners.

judea

the southern region of the Holy Land, occupied by Jews who returned from the Babylonian Captivity. its principal city was Jerusalem

Hell

the eternal seperation from God that occurs when a person dies after freely and deliberately acting against Gods will repenting of a mortal sin

repentance

a feelin of sorrow for ones actions or ‘changing ones mind” ;a turning away from sin and toward the amendment of ones life

sermon on the mount

a section from Mathews Gospel in which Jesus delivers the first of five discourses.

beatitudes

a key portion of the sermon on the mount from Mathew 5, in which Jesus reveals to his listeners how to fulfill their desires for happiness and axhieve the Kingdom of God

golden rule

described by Jesus and recorded in Mathew 7:12 “Do unto others whatever you would have them do unto you”

miracle

a powerful sign of Gods kingdom worked by Jesus

sacrament of the holy eucharist

The sacrament commemorating the Last Supper at which Jesus gave his Apostles his Body and Blood in the form of bread and wine. The source and summit of Christian life, the Eucharist, is one of the sacraments of initiation. It represents or makes present the lords sacrificial death on the cross

exorcism

a public and authoritve act, by christ or in his name, to liberate a person from the devil

sanhedrin

the 71 member supreme legislative and judicial body of the Jewish people during Jesus life on earth

blasphemy

any thought, word, or act that expresses hatred or contempt for God, Christ, the Church, saints, or holy things

false prophet

a person who claims to speak in the name of God without being inspired by him

reperation

repairing a relationship by making amends for a personal wrong or injury.

parousia

a greek term for the second coming of christ, when the lord will judge the living and the dead

concupiscience

an inclination to commit sin that arises from a disordered human desire or appetite.

graces

free and undeserved gifts that God gives people to respond to their vocation to become his adopted children

justified

to be justified to recieve remission for sins, sanctification, and inner renewal through the gracious actions of God

absolution

forgiveness of sins; remission of guilt; also the statement by which a priest, speaking as the official minister of christ church, declares forgiveness of sins to a repentant sinner in the sacrament of penance and reconciliation.

sacrament of the anointing of the sick

the sacrament administered by a priest through prayer and the anointing of the body with the oil of the sick to a baptized person who is ill or in danger of dying

gifts of the holy spirit

an outpouring of gods spirit at confirmation to help a person lead a christian life

christology

the study of jesus; the acedemic effort to understand who he is

docetism

an early heresy associated with the Gnostics that taught that Jesus had no human body and only appeared to die on the cross

intercessory prayer

prayer in which you ask for something on behalf of another person or group of people

day of atonement

also called yom kippur is the holiest day of the year for jewish people, its central things being atonement and repentance

paraclete

a name for the holy spirit that means advocate

adequate anthropolgy

John Paul II’s presentation of the full story of what it means to be human as men and women created in God’s image. in the first half of Theology of the Body, he explores three main eras of our story; original man, eschatological man, and historical man.

communion of persons

the union of love between persons who make a gift of themselves to each other.

dignity

the inherant and unchanging value of all persons as a direct result of their being created by god in his image and likeness.

love

a decision to will the good of another person

lust

sexual desires apart from gods love selfish desire that seeks ones own pleasure at the expense of another

original solitude

the original state when adam realized he was alone in the visible and invisible world as a person

sacrament

an outward sign “instituted by christ” and entrusted to the church by which divine life is dispensed to us

sacramentality of the body

the ability of the body to reveal the person and make gods invisible love visible

theology

the study of god or faith seeking understanding

theology of the body

a study of god the purpose of existance, and the call to love like god lovs as discovered and revealed through our bodies

concupiscense

the inclination to sin that is present in all people inherited through adam and eves sin and against which we must struggle to resist by the grace of jesus christ

historical man

the period that starts with original sin and ends when christ returns

naked without shame

nakedness that exists within the context of innocence and pure freedom apart from lust

original happiness

the joy that adam and eve experienced prior to the fall

original innocence

that state of adam and eve prior to thei knowledge of sin when their minds, hearts, and bodies were perfectly innocent

original man

the period of mans existance as god created him before original sin

original nakedness

the first experience of adam and eve when they were naked without shame

original sin

the first sin of adam and eve when they distrusted gods plan and chose their own will over over gods will

original unity

the initial experience of perfect unity between man and woman as they lived in perfect communion with each other and gave themselves to each other through the mutual gift of their bodies

pride

the tendency within adam and eve to prfer our wills to the will of god

2nd creation acc

the 2nd telling of the creation of the world in the book of genesis

shame

the tendency to conceal ones sexual value in order to help others see their personal value

shameless

flaunting the body without inhibitions or conscience

spousal meaning of the ody

this is the call that god has stamped into our bodies as male and female to love as he loves through a sincere and total gift of self the marital meaning of the body

abstinence

the action of self control that avoids something

agape

the greek term for divine unconditional love the manner in which god loves us

chastity

the virtue that frees us from the selfish attitude of using others thus making us capable of love

eros

the greek word for desire or passion

love and responsibility

a book by st john paul II that explains the importance of livng a life that accepts responsibility and therefore results in loving others ina responsibile way

love as attracion

recognizong the good of another person seeing the inner and outer beauty of another person

love as desire

wanting good for yourself through desiring union with the beloved

love as goodwill

willing the good os someone else

personalistic norm

the rule that recognizes that te only proper and adequate attitude towards human persons is love

sexual repression

the unhealthy attempt to ignore sexual desires rather than embracing them and letting god reorder whats disordered

spousal love

giving yourself completely to the other person

temperance

the virtue that allows us to take pleasures in the good gifts of god in the balanced way that he intends

total self donation

the total giving of oneself for the good of another

utilitarianism

while there are several varieties of this philosophy here we mean a maximizing of pleasure and a minimizing of pain often at the expense of other s

virtue

a firm habit of doing whats good

absolution

the action of a priest as a mediator of grace standing in the person of christ concluding the sacrament of reconciliation

communion of saints

in prayer we have communion with the saints in heaven who intercede for us before god

eschatological man

the final stage of our perfection achieved in the resurrection at th end of time where we will be freed from any tensions between the flesh and the spirit within ourselves

eschato

the final moment of mans earthly existance when christ returns and our bodies are raised

ethos

ones entire way of living rooted in the interior world of a persons desires and attraction

glorified body

The perfected state of the resurrected body as it will be at the end of time it will radiate gods glory

hope of every day

the daily hope of victory over sin which is available to us through christ who help us overcome evil with good

spousal

another word for marriage like or marital

redeem

to pay off a debt through the exchange of equal or greater value than the debt owed

redemption

the ransom of humanity from the slavery of sin to a new life of freedom through the sacrificial death of jesus on the cross

resurrection of the body

the joining at th end of time of the bodies of the saved with their souls in heaven at which point they will participate bodily in a face to face encounter with god within the mariage of christ and the church

sexual addiction

a compulsive, frequent, and disordered habit of seeking sexual pleasures, including, fornication/intercourse, porn, cybersex, sexting, masturbation, and other sexual acts

contraception

every action before, during, and after sexual intercourse that deliberately attempts to impede its procreative potential

faithful love

love thats committed

free love

love thats not controlled or manipulated by another person or a disordered desire

fruitful love

love thats life giving because its free, total, faithful

homosexual attrcation

the sexual attraction that a person experiences toward a member of the same sex

humanae vitae

pope paul VI’S 1968 encyclical on human life

in person christi capitis

a latin phrase meaning in the person of christ the head ; describes the special roleof a priest conferred upon him in ordination by which the acts with the authority of christ in celebrating the sacraments and teaching the faithful

one flesh union

the sexua union of a married couple through which they become one flesh

total love

to love without conditions, holding nothing back,

T or F- dynamis means “good act”

F- “act of power”

T OR F - “Semeion means work”

F- “sign”