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Christianity
Christianity
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 2
11/18/2010

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Adoptionist:
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A person who believes that at the baptism of the man Jesus, God adopted him as his Son
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Apocalypse:
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A revelation. A prophetic vision of the destruction of evil and salvation of righteous people.
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Apostle:
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A person who was a disciple of Jesus sent out to proclaim the coming of the kingdom of God. Traditionally, Jesus chose twelve apostles.
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Christian canon:
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The list of books accepted as scriptures by Christians.
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Christ:
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The Greek word meaning "the anointed one." The Hebrew word for the concept was messiah. Christians believe that Jesus was the long- waited messiah.
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Eastern Orthodox Church:
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The Christian church of the orthodox tradition. The churches of the eastern Mediterranean countries retained a more democratic form of government.
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Ecumenical:
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Refers to the whole household of faith. It is in contrast to matters of local or special interest.
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Epistles:
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Letters, particularly those that have become part of the New Testament scriptures. Many epistles of the New Testament were attributed to Paul and to the apostles that walked with Jesus.
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Excommunicate:
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The forced exclusion of a person from a religious organization, such as a church. People who continued, after warning, to practice errors, often were excommunicated from the church.
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Gospels:
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Messages of good news. The four stories of the life of Christ found in the New Testament.
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Heresies:
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Beliefs contrary to accept teachings of the religious organization.
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Heretics:
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People who have been judged by the church to teach doctrine dangerously contrary to the teachings of the church.
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Humanist:
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A person who believes the values of humans are the highest in the universe. Humans are "on their own" in the universe. A Christian humanist, such as Erasmus, believed in God.
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Iconostasis:
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A screen at the front of an Orthodox church that displays many precious icons.
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Incarnation:
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To invest God in human flesh. Christians consider the Christ as God in human form.
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Parable:
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A simple story told to illustrate a religious truth or lesson.
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Resurrection:
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A belief that a person who has been dead will be restored as a whole, living person.
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Sacraments:
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Rites instituted by Jesus as recorded in the New Testament to bestow a grace of God.
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Theology:
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The discipline that describes and explains God and his relationship to the world. Theology is a formal, reasoned explanation of the beliefs of the faithful people of a religion.
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Trinity:
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The Christian belief that three person in union, Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit are one God.
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