Religion 10 - Semester 1 Final
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abbeybarakat on January 15, 2011
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religion, intro to new testament
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Inspiration | The Bible is inspired, which means that, though the writers were influenced by the Holy Spirit/God/Jesus, they wrote what they wanted to be said, not what someone told them to write |
| Evangelist | One who spreads the Word of God |
| Epistle | Biblical letter found in the New Testament |
| Gentile | Any non-Jewish person |
| Infancy narratives | Gospel stories about the birth of Jesus; found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke |
| Gospel | Word meaning "good news"; writing describing Jesus' life, death, and resurrection |
| Testament | Word meaning "covenant"; Old one = God's old promises, while the New one = God's new promise in which humanity is saved from its sins |
| Canon | List of books that make up the Scripture |
| Messiah | Sign of God's new covenant |
| Synoptic Gospels | Gospels that include many of the same stories; include the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke |
| Genealogy | Essentially a family tree; something showing who your ancestors were |
| Jesus | "Yahweh saves"; son of God and Mary; believed by Christians to be the Messiah |
| Exegesis | Critical examination of a text; used by our class when we read the Bible |
| Incarnation | "To make flesh"; Jesus is this version (for lack of better word) of God |
| Divinity/Divine | From/of/relating to God |
| Context | The point of view taken on when reading or hearing about something |
| Revelation | Type of religious truth that focuses on who God is |
| Morality | Type of religious truth that focuses on how we, as humans, should live our lives |
| Human nature | Type of religious truth that focuses on who we, as humans, are |
| Historical truth | Objective facts of historical events without further interpretation |
| Religious truth | Deeper meaning of what God intends to reveal to people through historical truth |
| Matthew | One of four Gospel writers; his main theme was that Jesus was the Messiah |
| Mark | One of four Gospel writers; his main theme was that Jesus was human as well as divine (Put an emphasis on Jesus' trials and suffering) |
| Luke | One of four Gospel writers; his main theme was that God's salvation is not just for Jews, but for all of humanity |
| John | One of four Gospel writers; his main theme was that Jesus was the divine son of God |
| Historical-critical method | Method our class uses to study the Bible; in order to find the deeper meaning of the Biblical text, we must also have knowledge of the history and culture during the time and place of events |
| Oral tradition | Stories passed from generation to generation without being written down; limits the reliability of the Bible due to the stories being changed over time |
| Church tradition | We all know that one source of religious truth for Catholics is the Scriptures, but can you say the other source? |
| Explains; fulfills | The Old Testament ______ the New Testament, and the New Testament ______ the Old Testament |
| Galilee | Northernmost region of Israel; where Jesus spent most of his life |
| Nazareth | Town where Jesus grew up |
| Capernaum | Town near the Sea of Galilee that became Jesus' "home base" when he was older |
| Jordan River | River where Jesus was baptized |
| Sabbath | Jewish day of rest; traditionally on Saturday; no one was allowed to work on it |
| Jerusalem | City where the Temple was located, and where Jesus died and was resurrected |
| Cana | Town where Jesus turned water into wine, which was his first miracle |
| Bethlehem | Town where Jesus was born |
| Sea of Galilee | Essentially where all water-related miracles took place |
| Passover | Jewish holy day; commemorated the day when the Jews were freed from slavery by the Egyptians |
| Herod the Great | Ruled from 37 BC - 4 BC; massacred innocents in an attempt to kill Jesus (Whom the Magi had called "King of the Jews") |
| Herod Archelaus | Ruled Samaria and Judea from 4 BC - AD 6; apparently the reason Jesus did not grow up in Bethlehem |
| Herod Antipas | Ruled in Galilee from 4 BC - AD 39; had a significant role in the execution of John the Baptist and a smaller role in Jesus' crucifixion |
| Herod Philip | Ruled from 4 BC - AD 34; not very significant in the Bible |
| Spirit of the Law | The meaning/reasoning behind laws; what God wants us to focus primarily on |
| Letter of the Law | The exact word-for-word meaning of laws; what the Pharisees focused primarily on |
| Miracle | Works of wonder or extraordinary occurrences showing God's intervention in the world; meant to deepen faith and understanding of the Kingdom of God, not force it (Faith was always present before one was performed) |
| Beatification | One part of canonization; when people earn the title of "Blessed," ie Blessed Mother Theresa |
| Canonization | Process of confirming someone to be a saint, which means that the Church can recognize that this person is definitely in heaven |
| Messianic Secret | Jesus' secret that he is the Messiah who was sent from heaven to save us from our sins |
| Pronouncement stories | One of the five teaching methods Jesus used; included the main messages Jesus wanted to teach; often had a "punch line" |
| Proverbs | One of the five teaching methods Jesus used; short, thought-provoking statements; "words to the wise" |
| Instructions for followers | One of the five teaching methods Jesus used; guidelines for living out the Kingdom of God |
| Parables | One of the five teaching methods Jesus used; comparison stories and sayings used to explain the Kingdom of God |
| Wonders | One of the five teaching methods Jesus used; miraculous works that were meant to convey a religious truth |
| Healing miracle | One of the four types of miracles Jesus performed; commitment to the poor and outcast; offering forgiveness of sins |
| Exorcism | One of the four types of miracles Jesus performed; exercise control over evil; offering freedom from evil |
| Restoration of life | One of the four types of miracles Jesus performed; offering freedom from the ultimate effect of sin (death) |
| Natural miracle | One of the four types of miracles Jesus performed; showing concern for all of humanity and love of all creation |
| If our sins are forgiven, we can join the Kingdom of God | Why would Jesus say forgiving sins is more of a miracle than a physical healing? |
| Centurion | Soldier-like person; said Jesus was truly the son of God after the veil in the Temple tore upon Jesus' death |
| Suffering Servant | Isaiah's image of the Messiah; someone who will unjustly suffer to save us from our sins; what most believe Jesus is the fulfillment of |
| Ascension | Jesus physically rising from Earth to heaven; happened 40 days after the resurrection |
| Mary Magdalene | Someone who was very close to Jesus; first one to see Jesus resurrected |
| Blessed are those who believe without seeing | What religious truth can be found in the story of Doubting Thomas? |
| He appeared to believers, who at first didn't recognize him, and then got excited when they did | What are the major themes of the post-Resurrection sightings of Jesus? |
| He takes away the effects of sin | What might be clearer to say than "Jesus died for our sins"? |
| Pentecost | Christian holiday commemorating the Holy Spirit coming upon the Apostles; known by many today as the "birthday of the Church" |
| Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit | Freely given by Jesus through the Holy Spirit as help so that we may keep the new covenant |
| Evangelism | Spreading the Good News |
| Deacons | Assistants who divided society's possessions in such a way that everyone got what they needed |
| Letter to the Hebrews | Less of an epistle and more of an extended sermon or speech; audience was early Christians who were likely to fall out of faith; meant to reassure them |
| Apocalyptic literature | Bible stories about revelation, which is God being revealed to people; written in code so that the Romans wouldn't understand |
| Holy Spirit | Third form of the trinity; some images of it are fire and a very strong wind |
| 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit | What we freely receive when we use the Gifts of the Hoy Spirit |
| Matthias | 12th Apostle who replaced Judas Iscariot after he killed himself |
| Catholic Epistles | Epistles that teach conduct to believers, warn against false teachers, and offer encouragement in the light of suffering; written for believing Christians; written by James the Lesser, John the Apostle, Judas Thaddeus, and Peter Simon |
| Apocalypse | Word meaning "revelation" |
| He will come again | What does Jesus promise during the ascension? |
| The Holy Spirit | What is Acts of the Apostles mainly about? |
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