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Abba: Jesus called God this intimate term for father
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Acts of the Apostles: document that was written by Luke
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Annunciation: the announcement of Jesus' birth between Gabriel and Mary
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Antisemitism: hatred of Jews
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Apocalypse: greek name for the revelation to John
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Apostles: Jesus' special disciples
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Arianism: Believe that Jesus wasn't God
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Ascension: time when Jesus stopped appearing to the disciples in visible, human form
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Baptism: beginning of Jesus' public life (trinity appeared)
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Bethlehem: Jesus was born here
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Blasphemy: claiming to be equal to God
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Catechesis: a process of "education in faith"
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Christ: translates the Hebrew title "Messiah"
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Circumcision: Jesus' submission to the Jewish law as a model of humanity
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Constantine: 325 Nicaea
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Crucifixion: roman torture through suffocation
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David: ancestor of Jesus
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Didache: teaching
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Easter: highest Christian holiday
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Ecumenical Council: worldwide council, most recent= Vatican 2
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Elijah: appeared to Moses during the transfiguration
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Epiphany: mystery of Christ's manifestation as Savior of the world
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Eucharist: spiritual nourishment
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Evangelist: means "one who proclaims the good news"
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Exorcism: demoniac
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Fasting: ________ing during the month of Ramadan
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Gabriel: angel who delivered message to Mary about Jesus' birth
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Gospel: term meaning "good news"
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Hajj: pilgrimage
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Healing: Blind man of Jericho
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Heresy: an obstinate denial after Baptism to believe a truth that must be believed with divine an Catholic faith or an obstinate doubt about such a truth
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Herod: King when Jesus was born
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Historical: Stage 1
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Hypostatic Union: mystery of Jesus being fully divine
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Incarnation: term meaning "taking on human flesh"
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Infancy Narratives: gospel stories of Jesus' birth
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INRI: Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
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Islam: submission to surrender
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Jerusalem: Central city in Jesus' life
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John: last gospel, most symbolic
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John the Baptist: Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by him
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Jordan: river where Jesus was baptized
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Joseph Aramathea: received permission to bury Jesus
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Josephus: Jewish historian who mentions Jesus
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Kerygma: preaching to unbelievers
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Kingdom of God: the process of God reconciling the world through Jesus; God's will on Earth
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Kyrios: Greek word meaning "Lord"
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Liturgy: participation in the work of God
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Metaphor: A poetic was of saying that Jesus' soul was immortal
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Monophysitism: Christ's divine nature absorbed his human nature, thus in effect destroying his humanity
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Mysterion: God's saving plan revealed in human history
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Nature: feeding 5,000
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Nazareth: Jesus grew up in this town
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Nestorianism: taught that Christ was two persons and that Mary was the mother of the human Jesus, not the divine one.
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New Testament Writings: Stage 3
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Oral: Stage 2
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Parable: a comparison story teaching about the Kingdom of God
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Parousia: 2nd coming of Jesus
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Paschal Mystery: God's love revealed in the passion, death, resurrection, and ascension
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Pilate: Roman governor when Jesus died
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Presentation: revealed Jesus to be 1st born son who belongs to God
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Psychological Explanation: made up by the Apostles who were trying to say that the cause of their teacher would live on
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Qur'an: Muslim holy scripture
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Raising from the dead: Lazarus
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Reanimated Corpse: A body that would come back to life and then die again
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Redemption: a "ransom" that defeats the powers of evil
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Salat: prayer five times a day
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Salvation: God's forgiveness of sins
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Sanhedrin: the Jewish ruling body
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Servant: Jesus identified himself with this rather than an earthly ruler
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Seutonius: Roman historian who wrote about a Jewish/Christian synagogue riot
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Shahadah: the profession of faith
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Shepherds: people of the land, looked down upon
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Suffering Servant: the kind of Messiah that Jesus was called to be
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Tacitus: Roman historian who blamed Rome's fire on Christians
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Talmud: collection of Jewish rabbinical writings which refer to Jesus
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Transfiguration: Jesus revealed his divine glory before Peter, James, and John up on a high mountain
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Virgin Birth: teaches that Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
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Yehoshua: means "God saves"
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Zakat: the giving alms to the poor