CHF 8 Second Term: The Life of Jesus Christ

Vocabulary flashcards covering the Second Term Christian Living Education (CHF 8) scope and sequence on the Life of Jesus Christ.

Infancy Narratives

The Gospel accounts recording the birth and early events of Jesus' life, revealing God's plan of salvation through events such as the Annunciation and Visitation.

Annunciation

The event in the Infancy Narratives where Mary is told she will bear the Son of God, highlighting her faith, obedience, humility, and trust in God's saving action.

Visitation

The event in the Infancy Narratives where Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, demonstrating God's saving action and Mary's virtues.

Incarnation

The mystery of God becoming human through Jesus Christ, inviting believers to imitate the virtues of Mary and Joseph in daily life.

Hidden Life of Jesus

The period of Jesus' early life characterized by His growth in wisdom, stature, faith, and obedience to God and His family.

Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

An event in the hidden life of Jesus signifying His early life, mission, and growth in wisdom and stature.

Finding of Jesus in the Temple

An event in the hidden life of Jesus showing His obedience, relationship with the Father, and growth in wisdom and spiritual maturity.

Wedding at Cana

A key event marking the beginning of Jesus' public ministry that reveals His identity, mission, and power.

Temptation in the Desert

An event at the beginning of Jesus' public ministry demonstrating His obedience to the Father and providing a model for resisting temptation.

Abba

The intimate name for God the Father used by Jesus, revealing His close, personal relationship with the Father.

Transfiguration

A pivotal event revealing Jesus' divine identity, intimate relationship with the Father, and saving mission to His disciples.

Institution of the Eucharist

The event during the Last Supper revealing Jesus' self-giving love, divinity, and the mystery of salvation.

Paschal Mystery

The central moments of Jesus' saving mission, including the Washing of the Feet, the Last Supper, and the Agony in the Garden.

Washing of the Feet

An event within the Paschal Mystery that demonstrates Jesus' humility, self-giving love, and call to humble service.

Agony in the Garden

An event in the Paschal Mystery revealing Jesus' profound prayer, trust in the Father's will, and sacrificial love.

The Cross

The supreme symbol of God's love, representing Christ's redemptive suffering and sacrificial death for humanity's salvation.

Resurrection

The event revealing Christ's victory over sin and death, forming the foundation of the Christian faith and the promise of eternal life.

Ascension

The event representing the fulfillment of Jesus' mission on earth and the entrustment of the Church's mission to His disciples.

Begotten, Not Made

The Church's doctrinal teaching regarding Jesus Christ's identity as true God, eternally generated by the Father rather than created.

Nicene Creed

A profession of faith containing the Scriptural and doctrinal foundations of Catholic teachings regarding Jesus Christ's divinity and identity.