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Religion Midterm

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1st Covenant
Covenant of Adam; for a man to live in communion with God, others, persons, and all of creation
Protoevangelium
The first gospel; promise of a redeemer Israel - The Israelites, the people chosen by God to be whole and inherit the promises of Abraham.
David
God established an everlasting covenant with him and his descendants.
Abba
"Daddy" name used by Jesus for God the father
Disciple
One who follows
Great Commission
Orders Christ gave to his apostles to make disciples of all nations and to baptize them.
Parable
A story to explain moral or spiritual principles.
Ecumenical Council
Gathering of the world's bishops called together by the pope to divine doctrine, regulate Christian life
Council of Jerusalem
The apostles, with peter as their leader, spoke with the authority of Christ in deciding that Gentile converts to Christianity did not have to be circumcised according to the Law of Moses.
Primacy of Peter
Primacy of peter Denotes St. Peter's role as first in rank or authority among the apostles
Twelve Apostles
Those that assisted Jesus in his public ministry and are Christ's chosen witnessed of his Resurrection and the foundation of the church. They were the first bishops of the Church.
Apostolic Succession
The truth that the catholic bishops today can trace their authority in a direct line back to the Apostles and ultimately from Christ himself, each consecrated a bishop by another bishop.
Diocese
The territory and the churches under a bishop's authority
Conclave
A gathering of the world's cardinals in St. Peter's basilica in Rome for the purpose of electing a new pope.
Deposit of Faith
The definitive revelation of Christ given to the Apostles and, through them, to the entire church as Scared Scripture and Scared tradition, the heritage of faith handed on in the church from the tribes of the Apostles
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