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Bible
Final Exam Part I
50
Bible Studies
12th Grade
11/15/2009

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agape
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message of love and family in the church
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agnostic
Definition
person who is now sure where there is a God
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apocalyptic
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adjective describing the "end of the world" (e.g. apocalyptic literature)
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apocrypha
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"hidden or false books" which have been part of the Roman Catholic Bible, but not the protestant
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ark of the covenant
Definition
the container that housed the tabled with the 10 commandments
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armageddon
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forces of good and evil
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atheism
Definition
believe in no God
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baal
Definition
Canaanite god of Thunder
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baptism
Definition
ritual act, with use of water, by which one is admitted to the membership of the Church
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canon
Definition
finalized version/accepted books/authorized scriptures of the Bible
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casting lots
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a method used by ancient people to determine God's will uses some type of "dividing tool"
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christ
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"messiah" (anointed one) in Greek
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circumcision
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an important ritual that began with Abraham; a physical sign of the covenant
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concubine
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describing a women being in a non-marital relationship with a man (e.g. Hagar with Abraham)
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conditional covenant
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covenant made between God and Abraham, promising him to be the father of many nations and a "promised land"
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cosmology
Definition
study of how everything came to being = creation
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davidic dynasty
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the dynasty of kings of Israel and later only Judah of which David is the father
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day of the lord
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day of judgment at the end of the world
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decalogue
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formal term to designate the 10 commandments
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diaspora
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the other lands outside of Israel where Jews live after the exile
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ekklesia
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the "calledout" community/early Christian community
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el
Definition
a word that means god
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epistles
Definition
letters by Paul to particular Christian communities
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eschatology
Definition
the study of the End of times, referring to the end of the world or the end of the age
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essenes
Definition
jewish sect of separatists associated with the "Dead Sea Scrolls"
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evangelism
Definition
practice of spreading religious beliefs
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exodus
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name used to describe the forced deportation of influential Jews to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar
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the fall
Definition
fall from God's grace (adam and eve)
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fundamentalist
Definition
true "word for word" interpretation of the Bible
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gentiles
Definition
non-Jewish people
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golden rule
Definition
Golden Rule of Life by Jesus: "do to your neighbor as you would let him do to yourself"
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hebrews
Definition
people that came out of Mesopotamia, ancient Jews
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herem
Definition
biblical word for a prohibition or ban on personally retaining items captured in a holy war battle
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heresy
Definition
a word for the crime or offense of going against the views of the majority or those in authority, such as the holder of such belief is thought to be dangerous
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hermeneutics
Definition
method of Approach/interpretation of Biblical texts
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historical criticism
Definition
a type of biblical interpretation that accepts the text like any other historic human document, leaving open for analysis and questioning
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ichtus
Definition
symbol of the fish, marking Christian places
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idolatry
Definition
word for the worship of false gods
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immanence
Definition
description of God as existing and acting within the world
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kosher
Definition
dietary laws
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manna
Definition
food given by God for the people of Israel while their 40 years in the desert
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martyr
Definition
someone who dies for what they believe
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messiah
Definition
"anointed one" ; term used to describe a divinely selected leader of the people
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mitvot
Definition
biblical name for commandments, which also means "good deed"
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monism
Definition
belief that everything comes from God
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myth
Definition
legend that is based on some truth
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nazirite
Definition
name of a religious vow or discipline in which a person would not cut his hair or drink alcohol, associated with Samson
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new testament
Definition
christian part of the bible
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oracles
Definition
prophecies
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original sin
Definition
sin up on human race by eating the fruit
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