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Religious Studies
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12/12/2016

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Abraham
Definition
  • First of the three patriarchs of Judaism
  • "First Jew"
  • Father of Judaism
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Essenes
Definition
  • An apocalyptic and aestetic Jewish sect formed during Maccabean period
  • Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls
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Apocalypse
Definition
  • A literary genre in which an author reports symbolic dreams/visions which reveal heavenly mysteries that can make sense of earthly realities
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Apocalypticism
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  • the idea that the present is controlled by an evil force, but God will come to smite that force and create a new Heaven on Earth
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Adoptionist
Definition
  • people who believe that Jesus was "adopted" by God not the Son of God
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Apocrypha
Definition
  • Greek word meaning, "hidden things"
  • used to group books on the fringe of Jewish & Christian canons of Scripture
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Beatitudes
Definition
  • Greek meaning "blessings"
  • refers to Jesus' teachings during his Sermon on the Mount
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Appollonius of Tyana
Definition
  • pagan philosopher/holy man
  • believed by some of his followers to be a Son of God
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Canon
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  • term to designate any recognized collection of texts
  • this includes Christian and Jewish "canon"
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Covenant
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  • an agreement between two parties
  • God & Jews have a covenant
  • God will protect Jews if Jews worship him
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Circumcision
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  • the act of removing the foreskin of the male genetalia
  • common practice in Judaism
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Definition
  • Ancient Jewish writings by the Essenes found near the Dead Sea
  • Third oldest known surviving Hebrew texts
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Deutero-Paulines
Definition
  • texts that MAY have been written by Paul but are not confirmed to be
  • 2nd Thess. Ephesians, Collosians
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Ecclesiology
Definition
  • study of churches
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Eschatology
Definition
  • study of the end times
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Ebionites
Definition
  • Second century adoptionists
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Elder/Presbyter
Definition
  • Leader of the Church
  • In charge of spiritual affairs, i.e. Bishop
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Greco-Roman
Definition
  • pertaining to the lands & culture around the Mediterranean from Alexander the Great to teh Emperor Constantine
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Farwell Discourse
Definition
  • final discourse delivered by Jesus in the Gospel of John
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Gentile
Definition
  • Jewish designation for non-Jew
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Gospel
Definition
  • "Good news" brought by Jesus
  • the records of Jesus' teachings and life
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Gnostic
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  • of or relating to knowledge, especially esoteric mystical knowledge
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Historical Critical Method
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Household Code
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Irenaeus
Definition
  • proto-orthodox church father & "heresiologist". wrote against heresies which is a major part of Gnostic/heretical groups
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Josephus
Definition
  • Jewish historian, court historian to Vespasian, wrote about life in 1st century Palestine
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Johannine Community
Definition
  • community of Christians in which the Gospel of John & the Johannine epistles were written for
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Marcion
Definition
  • Christian scholar who was labeled as a heretic for believing in two Gods, the God of the Jews and the God of Jesus
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Martyr
Definition
  • someone who dies for a cause/idea that they believe in
  • Jesus was a martyr
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Messiah
Definition
  • "annointed one" - from the original Hebrew
  • another term for Jesus
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Melchizidek
Definition
  • a king mentioned in Genesis
  • pre-figuration of Christ
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Moses
Definition
  • prophet of the Old Testament
  • led the Israelites out of the oppression of the Egyptian pharoahs
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Passion
Definition
  • from the Greek "suffering"
  • refers to Jesus' last days on Earth
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Passover
Definition
  • most important festival to the Jews
  • celebrates the Exodus from Egypt
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Pharisees
Definition
  • a Jewish sect that emphasized strict adherence to purity Laws in Torah
  • wanted to denounce Jesus, in some canon convinced Judas to betray him
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Q
Definition
  • the source used by Matthew and Luke
  • reason why Mark differs from Matthew and Luke
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Redaction
Definition
  • the study of how authors modified or edited (redacted) their sources in view of their own vested interest and concerns
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Synagogue
Definition
  • Jewish place of Worship
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Synkresis
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Talmud
Definition
  • collection of ancient Jewish traditions
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Tanakh
Definition
  • Hebrew Bible
  • collection of Jewish traditions
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Temple
Definition
  • any holy place devoted to one or more divine beings where sacrifices can be made
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