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10 Cards in this Set
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Torah |
the scroll containing the Pentateuch (first 5 books of the Hebrew Scriptures) |
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Baptistry |
room in Christian Churches reserved for the rite of Baptism (ceremony initiating a new convert to the Christian community) |
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Edict of Milan |
Constantine issued and edict ending the persecution of Christians |
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Council of Nicea |
under Constantine, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire- after this paganism declines |
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Typology |
recognition of concordances between events in old and new testaments |
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Prefiguration |
the depiction of Old Testament persons & events as prophetic forerunners of Christ and New Testament events |
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Catacombs |
underground networks of rock-cut passageways and chambers (cubicula) designed as cemeteries for the burial of the dead |
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Lunettes |
semicircular frames, often containing imagery |
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Orants |
praying figures, who hold their arms up in the ancient attitude of prayer |
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Nave |
the central area of a church, demarcated from aisles by piers of columns |
