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25 Cards in this Set
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Jerusalem
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capital of kingdom of Israel
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Judaea
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Judah
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messiah
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deliverer sent by God
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Jesus
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Jew who preached values of love and forgiveness, performed many miracles, and wanted people to turn away from bad deeds crucified and rose from the dead Christianity founded on his ideas
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Nazareth
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home of Jesus
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Galilee
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region north of Judaea where Jesus preached his ideas
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parables
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story that used events from everyday life to express spiritual ideas
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resurrection
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act of rising from the dead
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apostles
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early Christian leader who helped set up churches and spread the message of Jesus
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Peter
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1 of 12 disciples- early leader in Christianity and founder of the Catholic Church
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Paul
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persecuted Christians but later converted to Christianity - spread word of Jesus to non-Jews (gentiles)
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salvation
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act of being saved from sin and allowed to enter heaven
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persecute
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to mistreat a person because of his/her beliefs
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martyrs
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person willing to die rather than give up his/her beliefs
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hierarchy
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organization with different levels of authority
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clergy
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religious officials - such as priests - given authority to conduct religious services
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laity
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church members who are not clergy
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doctrine
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official church teachings
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gospel
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“good news” - 1 of the 4 accounts of Jesus’ life - teachings and resurrection
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pope
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bishop of Rome - later head of the Roman Catholic Church
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icons
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Christian religious image or picture
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iconoclasts
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person who opposed use of icons in churches
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excommunicated
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to declare that a person or group no longer belongs to the church
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monasteries
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religious community where monks live and work
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missionaries
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person who travels to carry the ideas of religion to others
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