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Church History
notes over "The Catholic Church: Journey, Wisdom, and Mission."
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Religious Studies
11th Grade
12/16/2007

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The Roots of Christian Faith
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are in Judaism

 

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The Shoah
Definition
Hebrew term for Holocaust
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Historical Religion
Definition
Christianity is because it is based on a historical person Jesus of Nazareth
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Second Vatican Council
Definition
1962-1965: included many changes including alter being brought forward mass in language of people and congregation joins in Hymns
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The History of the Church
Definition
is the story of a relationship between Jesus and his followers over the centuries
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Models of the Church
Definition
differnt aspects of the Church's role... 1.as Body of Christ/People of God. 2.As institution. 3. As Sacrament. 4.As Herald of God's Word. 5. The Church as Servant. 6. As community of Disciples.
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Community of Disciples
Definition
people whose lifestyle stands in contrast with the rest of society
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Church's call to be Servant
Definition
to offer its self to humankind directly and compassionately out of love for God.
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The Church as Sacrament
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A physical sign of God's Love
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The Church as Herald
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It is the messenger to proclaim the word of God to all people
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The Church as Institution
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The organized patterns, rules andsocial structures that hav developed to help carry out the Church's mission.
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Sanhedrin
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Supreme Concil of Jews
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Messiah
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would rescue Jews from Roman Persecution, the redeemer sent by God.
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Pentecost
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The birthday of the Church, the coming of the Holy Spirit unto the Apostles.
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Stephen
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1st Christian Martyr stoned for "radical" belief in Jesus, beginning of Christian persecution
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Gamaleil
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Wise Pharisee urged Jewish leaders to leave early Christians alone.
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first Christians
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felt they were part of Judaism
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Phillip
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Converted the Samaritans, (broke jewish law) Peter and he began contorversy of do gentiles have to become Jewish 1st
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Paul
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began preaching to Jews in Damascus
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Antioch
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1st jewish gentile community
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Barnabas
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sent to investigate Antioch, later deliveredw/ paul antioch's donation to Jerusalem
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Paul's first missionary journey
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within the bounds of the roman empire all spoke Greek, rejected in Synagouges, accepted by Gentiles, paid way as Tent maker.
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Council of Jerusalem
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50AD,1st church concil, decided basic criteria 4 being Christian, belief in Jesus not belief in Jewish Law. TURNING POINT IN CHURCHS DEVELOPMENT
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Apologists
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defenders of the faith, well educated people who debated against nonchristians
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Roman Fear
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of the barbarians and of any dissent fueled suppression of Christianity
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Apostates
Definition
People who had renounced there faith
and wanted to repent and return.
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Constantine
Definition
Edict of Milan in 313 issued with Eastern Emperor,freedom of Worship to Christians. In 324defeated the eastern emperor  and united Rome he moved the capital to new rome of Constantinoble.
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Theodosius
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declared paganism illegal in 380 Christianity enforced.
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Earlt Christians
Definition
were not united in belief, had to keep the beliefs that were consistant with teachings of apostles, banning heresies.
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Gnostics
Definition
believed that all material things including the human body were evil. They had special secret knowledge of Jesus. SO Jesus was divine but not human. Heretic.
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Arianism
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Heretics who believed that Jesus was Human but no Divine,started by alexandrian preist Arius.
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Concil of Nicea
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in 325, condemmed Arians as wrong. wrote a more detailed creed of beliefs. The Nicene creed. major Defineing moment for Christianity, defined membership in Christian Church.
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5th Century Church
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was legal well defined set of beliefs and had setteld on 27 New testament books
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Antony of Egypt
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moved to desert as monk, people asked him for advice lived off land prayed alot. His biography written by Athanasius.
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Basil's Rule
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abbot Basil applied the supreme rule of the Gospel to everyday life, encouraged intellectual work.
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Jerome
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converted to Christianity at age 18. Translated Bible into Latin. (Latin Vulgate)
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Ambrose
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Spoke greatly about Holy Trinity, people chose him for bishop even though he was not Christian. Made emperor Theodosius publically repent.
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Manichaen
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Augustine was one. Believed that good god and a bad god who were responsible for ur actions no free will.
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The Confessions
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Augustines autobiography, baptized at age 33 after Monica, mother, had died.
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Augustine
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Elected bishop of Hippo by congregation. Preached agaisnt Donatists saying validity of sacrament came from God.
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Donatists
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named after Donatus of carthage. Believed that apostates shouldnt be brought back into church and that validity of sacrament from priest. So Apostates could not give baptism again.
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Pelagians
Definition
Person can get to heaven without Grace, through hard work alone.
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Doctrine of original Sin
Definition
from Augustines detailed discussion of grace
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