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apostle
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A person who proclaims a message; also, a term used for twelve of Jesus' closest disciples who traveled with him during his ministry.
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baptism
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A ritual that involves immersion in water for the repentance of sins.
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blasphemy
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The religious offense committed when a person believes that he or she is God.
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Beatitudes
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Short, simple proclamations about happiness that Jesus made to describe those who are blessed by God.
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Christ
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The Greek translation of "Messiah".
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Eucharist
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A ceremony in which Christians eat bread and wine during worship to commemorate Jesus' last meal.
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Gospels
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The New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, which contain information about Jesus' life and ministry.
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John the Baptist
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A Jewish ascetic who baptized Jesus and warned of God
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parable
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A short story that contains a theological truth.
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Sanhedrin
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A group of court officials who, with the Jewish High Priest, were charged by the Romans with keeping peace among the Jewish community.
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scribes
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People who had attended the ancient equivalent of a modern university, could read and write, and recorded official documents.
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Transfiguration
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The event during which Jesus' face and garments shone with bright light, Moses and the Old Testament prophet Elijah appeared with him, and a heavenly voice blessed him.
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Augustine
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One of the major early Christian thinkers who developed many of the central beliefs of modern Christianity, such as the doctrines of original sin and predestination.
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bishop
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A Christian official who supervises a geographical area.
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Catholic
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Meaning "universal", the name used by the Western Church to show that it represented all Christians.
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church
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The location that replaced the synagogue as the major Christian place of worship.
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creed
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A profession of faith that states the basic teachings of Christianity; used by the early Christian church to make certain its followers were not heretics.
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denominations
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The many branches or divisions of Protestant Christianity.
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determinism
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Another name for predestination.
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Docetism
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A form of Gnosticism that taught that Jesus only appeared to be human but was, in actuality, pure spirit.
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ecumenical councils
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A series of seven major meetings from 325-787 that attempted to mend the differences between Western and Eastern Christianity, as well as address the issue of Jesus' divinity.
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ecumenism
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A movement that seeks to bring Christians of all faiths together.
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excommunication
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Exclusion from the church and from Christian rituals.
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free will
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The belief that humans are free to determine their own salvation, as God will judge people according to their actions.
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fundamentalism
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A movement in Protestant Christianity that interprets the Bible literally and teaches that the Bible is without error.
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Gnosticism
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A form of Christian mysticism that taught that humans had a divine spark, that the universe was controlled by an evil force, and that Jesus came to provide knowledge that would help the divine spark in humanity rejoin its maker.
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heresy
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A charge brought against early Christians for contradicting the doctrines of Judaism, as well as by the Catholic Church against dissenters, particularly during the Middle Ages.
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icon
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A two-dimensional image of a religious figure.
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incarnation
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A doctrine that explains how God became human in Jesus.
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Martin Luther
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A Catholic monk who in 1517 publicly posted a list of his grievances with the Catholic Church, thus beginning a religious movement that became known as Protestantism.
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martyr
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Person who is put to death for witnessing to and/or refusing to renounce a particular religion.
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monasticism
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A third-century movement in which many Christians left civilization and adopted an ascetic lifestyle.
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original sin
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The belief that we are all born in a state of sin because the first humans chose to disobey God.q
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Orthodox
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Name used by the Eastern church to distinguish itself from the Western Church and to indicate that it adheres to the "correct" beliefs.
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papal infallibility
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A doctrine that holds that the Pope is infallible when he speaks about issues regarding morals and dogma.
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Paul
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An early Christian who wrote most of the New Testament, fought for the inclusion of Gentiles in Christianity, and was primarily responsible for Christianity becoming a worldwide religion.
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Pope
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The bishop in Rome who leads the Western Church and who traces authority back to Peter, one of Jesus' twelve disciples and the first bishop of Rome.
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predestination
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The doctrine that God has predestined some people for salvation and others for damnation.
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Protestant
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A Christian who traces his or her theological origin to the religious reformation that occurred in Europe during the sixteenth century
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Trinity
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The belief that the one God of Christianity consists of three "persons"; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Vatican II
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A 1962 meeting of Catholic officials held by Pope John XXIII that attempted to modernize the Catholic Church.
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Apocalypse
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Another name for the Book of Revelation; the book in the Bible that contains the story of the end of the world.
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apocrypha
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Fourteen pre-Christian books that are accepted as canon by the Orthodox and Catholic churches.
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Epistles
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The letters that make up the third division of the New Testament; primarily written by Paul.
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eschatology
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The branch of theology concerned with the end of time.
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pseudonymous
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Term describing a written work that is attributed to a famous person of the past.
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pseudepigrapha
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"False writings" that claim to contain authoritative teachings.
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Advent
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The four-week period prior to Christmas in the Christian calendar.
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Ascension
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The day commemorating Jesus' ascension to heaven, occurring forty days after Easter.
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atonement
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Reconciliation with God to avoid punishment for sin.
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Christmas
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The Christian holiday that celebrates Jesus' birth.
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Communion
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Another name for the Eucharist.
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confirmation
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A blessing that Christians receive after their baptism.
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Easter
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A celebration of Jesus' resurrection, which Christians believe occurred on the Sunday after the Jewish Passover.
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extreme unction
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The priestly anointing of a Christian with oil as he or she lies near death.
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grace
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God's assistance to help humans attain salvation.
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holy orders
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The sacrament in which Christians take on a religious vocation.
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Holy Week
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The week before Easter, during which Christians remember and reenact events from Jesus' final week on earth.
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Lent
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The period of forty days of repentance and preparation for Easter, which recalls the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness fasting and being tempted by Satan.
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Lord's Supper
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Another name for the Eucharist.
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liturgy
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An established pattern that determines the order of prayers and hymns at a worship service.
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marriage
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A sacrament, often containing the Eucharist, that is conducted by the church to join people in matrimony.
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passion plays
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Plays held in many Christian churches during Holy Week that reenact Jesus' last week in Jerusalem.
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penance
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The confession of sin.
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Pentecost
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The holiday occurring ten days after the Ascension, commemorating the establishment of the Christian church as recorded in the New Testament Book of Acts.
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purgatory
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In Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, a temporary place of punishment and suffering where righteous people who are not totally free of sin face punishment before they go to heaven.
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sacrament
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A ritual act that is intended to impart God's grace to humans.
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saints
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People who, because of their pious lives, can intercede with God.
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transubstantiation
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The Catholic doctrine that teaches that the sacramental bread and wine literally become Jesus' body and blood, although their appearance does not change.
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