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- "my father"/ "our father" in Aramaic
- way of addressing God to call attention to his/our intimate rel. w/ him |
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- Greek 4 unconditional love
- Refers to communal religious meal that expresses love b/t Christians: celebration of eucharist, meal shared by christians and guests |
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| as ea. doctrine is connected w/ revelation, it is also connected with all other doctrines |
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| the visit to Mary from the Angel Gabriel to announce she would give birth to Jesus, the messiah |
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| a human declares himself to be a new messiah |
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| apoc. writing uses visions, dreams, signs and symbols to communicate the mystery and meaning of God |
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- books that some christians accept as pt. of OT, but jews/other christians deny--> reference to hidden meaning in the texts or indicates that the texts should be hidden b/c they don't belong w/ rest of Bible
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| those who were chosen and sent on mission by Jesus |
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-christian writers of the 1st and 2nd century AD who had personal rels. w/ the Apostles.
- good teachers of genuine apolistic doctrine |
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| the uninterrupted passing on of apolistic preaching and authority from the Apostles directly to all bishops |
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-this hosued the tablets given to Moses on Mt.Sinai and was carried w/ the Israelites 2 Canaan
- represents God's presence among ppl. |
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| An area corresponding roughly to modern Turkey |
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