Religion Sem. 1 Final Italics Vocab

Christ

Christ

Anointed One (Messiah)

Messiah

Anointed One (Christ)

Revelation

"Unveiling"

Divine Revelation

God's free gift of self-communication y which he makes known his divine plan

Salvation History

Story of god's saving activity in human history

Covenant

(Testament) Sacred agreement between God and human beings

Deposit of Faith

Heritage of faith in sacred scripture and sacred tradition, handed down by apostles

Incarnation

The assumption of human nature by Jesus

Docetism

Heresy; taught that Jesus only seemed to be human

Gospel

"Good News" preached by jesus

Disciples

"Learner" - followers of Jesus

Sacraments

Efficacious (AKA effective) signs of grace given by Jesus to the church

Jesus

Means "god saves"

Sons of God

Refers to the chosen people, kings of Isreal, or angels

Lord = Kyrios = Adonai

Respectful reference to god

Canon

"Rule or norm" - official list of the inspired books of the bible

Deutorocanonical

Extra canon of the Bible that Catholics believe but Protestants don't

Torah / Pentateuch

Jewish Law; the first five books of the Bible

Hesed

Hebrew for "loving kindness"

Koine Greek

Common greek

Septuagint

Oldest complete edition of the Old Testament (2-3rd BCE); word means "70"

Gnosticism

Heresy; belief there was secret knowledge of Salvation

Kerygma

Greek for preaching

Didache

Greek word for teaching

Liturgy

worship by the Christians

Catechesis

Instruction by word of mouth

Quelle

Common source of Matthew and Luke

Redact

To edit for publication

Abba

"Father"

Convergence

Texts do not rely on each other or have the same source

Criterion of Dissimilarity

Unique or original that others may not have said

Literal Sense

[Sense] What the words actually mean

Spiritual Sense

[Sense] How the words can be signs

Allegorical Sense

[Sense] How the events of the OT prefigure (imagine in advance) Christ

Moral Sense

[Sense] How the words can make you act justly

Anagogical Sense

[Sense] How words can lead to your final destiny (Heaven)

Talmud

Commentary on Jewish Law

Targumim

Aramaic paraphrases

INRI

The inscription on Jesus' cross: "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews"

Fertile Crescent

Land between Egypt and Mesopotamia

Pax Romana

"Roman Peace" - Extended period of peace in the Roman Empire

Hellenism

Imposing Greek culture onto another culture

Publicans

Jewish tax collectors

Ark

container within a synagogue for the scroll

Passover

Jewish feast celebrating Exodus (Jewish people's escape from slavery in Egypt)

Pentecost

50 days after Passover; celebrated the receival of the Law by Moses (Sinai Covenant)

Tabernacles

Celebration where pilgrims to Jerusalem lives in huts to remember the time Jews lived in the wilderness

Hanukkah

Celebration to commemorate the Temple's rededication in 164 BC

Angel

"Messenger"

Sects

Parties or Philosophies

Pharisee

"Separated One"

Antiquities of the Jews

Historical book by Josephus

Proselytes

Gentiles who converted to Judaism

Mystery

God's infinite incomprehensibility and saving plan for humanity

Theology

Study of God

Benediction

Zechariah's blessing of God's wondrous work

Rabbi

Jewish scholar and teacher

Amen

Hebrew word for "certainly"

Miracle

Suspension of the laws of nature

Dynamis

Greek word for "act of power"

Ergon

Greek word for "work

Semeion

Greek word for "sign"