 | Term | Definition |
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Messiah |
A delivier sent by God. |
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Disciple |
Close follower of Jesus. |
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Parable |
Story that used events form everyday life to express spiritual ideas. Secret Code. |
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Resurrection |
Rising from the dead. |
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Apostle |
Early Christian leader who helped set up churches and spread the message of Jesus. |
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Salvation |
The act of being saved by sin and allowed to enter heaven. |
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Persecute |
To mistreat a person becaue of his or her beliefs. |
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Martyr |
A person willing to die rather than have to give up his or her beliefs. |
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Clergy |
Paid leaders of the church. |
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Laity |
Church members who are not clergy. |
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Doctrine |
Official Chruch teachings. |
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Gospels |
("Good News") One of the four accounts of Jesus' life, teachings, and ressurrection. |
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Pope |
The bishop of Rome, later the head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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Crucifiction |
The Romans killed Jesus for saying that He was the "messiah" and preaching. |
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Icon |
Christian religious imageor picture of the holy family. |
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Excommunicate |
To declare that a person or group no longer belongs to a church. Pope says. |
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Schism |
Separation or split in church. |
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Monastery |
Religious community where monks live and work. |
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Convent |
Where the nuns live. |
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Orthodox |
"Offiically Accepted" Byzantine Empire's offical church. (BASED OF GREEK HERITAGE) |
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Partriarch |
Father or head archbishops of the Orthodox church. |
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Catacombs |
dark, cold, sketched filled tunnels where Christians who were crucified had their tombs and where other Christians could worship in peace without getting crucified. |
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Vernacular |
Everyday language used in a country or region. |
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Gentiles |
Non-Jews |
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Hierarchy |
Organization with different levels of authority. |
