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25 Cards in this Set
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hostility or discrimination against Jews
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anti-semitism
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"to send forth;" an ambassador, delegate, or messenger; someone who announces, proclaims, or spreads the "good news" of Jesus' teaching
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apostle
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theological disagreement among Christians over nature of Jesus; claimed Jesus was entiresly human and not divine
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Arian controversy
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early heresky that denied humanity of Chirst in favor of view that Jesus was fully God only appearing to be a in human form
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Docetism
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tool that attempts to discover the origin and history of particular passages of the Bible; examples: parables, legends, and sayings about law
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form criticism
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belief system and way of understanding Chirtian faith and life that puts particular emphasis on words of the Bible and directing one's passage through life
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fundamentalism
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book of the New Testament; means "good news" and refers to Christian beliefs that God sent a savior and that redemption is available for all
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Gospel
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supernatural assistance of God given to humans in order to make them sanctified; self-communication of God to individual
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grace
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denial of a defined doctrin of faith
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heresy
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way of interpreting scripture by using tools of scientific study of history with an eye for historically verifiable information
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historical-critical school
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belief that Bible is of God and nannot be in error because God is the author
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inerrancy
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books exclusive to Chirstian scriptures in contradistinction to Old Testament; includes 27 books
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New Testament
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statement of faith that enumerates specific Christian beliefs about the nature of God and the Church
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Nicene Creed
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state of sin in which humans have been held captive since the Fall
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original sin
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short tale told by Jesus to set forth aspects of his teaching about what God is like, the nature of the kingdom of God, or morality
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parable
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title for the bishop of Rome; supreme authority of the Roman Catholic Church as spiritual leader
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pope
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tool of biblical scholarship; examines the theological ideas of editors of the Gospels as we have them today
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redaction criticism
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study of materials or sources for the Bible in its present form
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source criticism
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Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke; Mark was written first and used as framework for Matthew and Luke
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synoptic Gospel
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chirstian doctrine that expresses the belief that one God exists in three persons and one substance; God is dynamic, united, whole, and community
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trinity
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wasing with, or immersion in, water for forgiveness and new spiritual life
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baptism
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scriptures of christianity; 39 books in Old Testament and 27 books in New Testament
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Bible
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"good news;" oral message of good news about salvation in Jesus and books that tell the story of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus
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gospels
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collection of 27 books; mostly gospels and letters; christian portion of Christian Bible
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New Testament
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collection of 39 books; name given to books of the Jewish Bible
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Old Testament
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