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Religious Studies
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John the baptist
Definition
Elizabeth's son
baptized jesus prophet of repentance
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Jerramiah
Definition
prophet called to warn the people of judah because they were unfaithful to god. prophet of the New covenant
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Elijiah
Definition
prophet who spoke against injustice and idolotry prophet of the one god
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Ezekiel
Definition
prophet who spoke a message of hope to the isrialites while thay were in exile in babylon prophet of hope
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Isaiah
Definition
prophet of judah who foretold charactaristics of the coming of Christ; warned that Isrial would be conquered but god would save a few people prophet of the messiah
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amos
Definition
prophet of social justice
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Zachariah
Definition
father of john the baptistcould not speek until he named the baby john
Term
Canticle
Definition
song, song of praise
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Ezra
Definition
Priest who guided the people in being faithful to the law of mosses after they returned to the promised land.
Term
Jews
Definition
people who lived in judah or decended from Jacob
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Nehemiah
Definition
governer who began political reforms after the jews return from captivity
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Book of lamentations
Definition
book of scriptures that contains the prophises of Jeramiah
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Josiah
Definition
King of Judah who worked for reform after the book of deuteronomy was found
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Babylon
Definition
ancient city of the Euphraties river, the capital of Babylon, famous for wealth luxery and evil where the people of jerusalem were exiled when babylonions destroyed their city 587bc
Term
Exile
Definition
forced or voulentarly removed from ones own city
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Solomon
Definition
last king before the kingdom split
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Hannukah
Definition
Jewish feast that commemorates the maccabee's
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Maccabees
Definition
Family of 5 sons that lead jewish rebelion
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Essenes
Definition
Group of religious people who tried to live the covanant perfectly.
Term
corporal works of mercy
Definition
feed the hungry
give drink to the thirsty
clothe the naked
visit the sick
shelter the homeless
visit the imprisoned
burry the dead
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spiritual works of mercy
Definition
warn the sinner
instruct the ignorant
consoul the doubtful
comfort the sorrowing
Bear wrongs patiently
Forgive all injuries
pray for the living and the dead
Term
social justice
Definition
The effort to help others live truly human lives
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