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51 Cards in this Set
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Revelation |
God's self-communication to humanity |
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Covenant |
-Solemn vow -Synonym for testament |
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Scriptures |
-Writings -A set of writings that is considered sacred and authoritative by members of a religion |
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Bible |
-Books -From Greek word "biblios" |
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Gentiles |
Any non-Jewish person |
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Hebrew Scriptures |
Old Testament |
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Christian Scriptures |
New Testament |
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Evangelists |
Authors of the Gospels; preachers of good news |
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Christ |
Anointed one |
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Christian Testament |
New Testament |
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Gospel |
Good news or glad tidings |
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Jesus |
"Yahweh saves" or "yahweh is salvation" |
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Synoptic |
To see together |
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Patriarchs |
The father and spiritual leader of a tribe, clan, or tradition |
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Yahweh |
"I am who I am" |
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Prophets |
A person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God |
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Diaspora |
-Jews who settled in regions outside Palestine during or after the Babylonian Exile -Derived from a word meaning "dispersion" or "those who have been dispersed" |
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Remnant |
A group of faithful Jews from the Southern Kingdom of Judah who survived the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile |
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Abraham |
Formerly Abram, a man who almost sacrificed his son, Isaac |
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Sarah |
Formerly Sarai, Abraham's wife |
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Isaac |
-Son of Abraham and Sarah -Almost sacrificed by father |
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Jacob |
-Son of Isaac and Rebekah -Took his brother's birthright |
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Rachel and Leah |
Wives of Jacob |
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Joseph |
Successor to Moses, who led the Israelites into Canaan, the promised land |
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Moses |
Saved the Egyptian slaves |
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Saul |
-First king of Israel -Brave in battle but weak personally |
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David |
-Saul's successor -United all 12 tribes of Israel into a nation -Recognized as the greatest king of Israel |
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Solomon |
-Son of David -Built temple David dreamed about |
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Messiah |
Leader or saviour |
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Jerusalem |
-The Holy City -A unique and central city for the Jews of Jesus' time -Recognized as a holy city 10 years before Jesus |
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Synagogue |
-House of prayer -Central place of worship -No sacrifices offered |
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Day of Atonement |
-"The Day" -The most solemn holy day of the Israelite feasts and festivals |
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Sabbath |
-Weekly day of rest and prayer for Jews -From creation story |
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Pharisees |
-"Pious ones" -Rivals of the Sadducees -Rejected any attempts to compromise with their political rulers -Greatly respected amongst common people |
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Great Sanhedrin |
-"Assembly" or "senate" -Official governing body of the Jews -Controlled everything to do with religion |
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Temple |
-A building Herod the Great built after the remnant -Centre of the lives of the people of God -Sacrifices were offered there, usually during feasts |
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Pentecost |
-Feast for getting 10 commandments -Means "fiftieth" and reflects the fact that Moss received the Law on Mount Sinai 50 days after leaving Egypt -Celebrated in Jews' harvesttime |
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Passover |
Holiest and most celebrated feast, commemorating that liberation of the Israelites from Egypt |
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Sadducees |
-The aristocracy if the priestly caste -Had a lot of political power -Very conservative in religion -Rejected belief of Resurrection after death -Lost power and died out after destruction of the temple in 70 C.E. |
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High Priest |
-Head of the priestly caste -Anointed the same way as kings -Rich and powerful |
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Infancy narrative |
-A story about Jesus' birth and early life -Found in gospels of Matthew and Luke |
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Disciples |
-Any follower or Jesus' teachings -Word derived from a Latin word meaning "pupil" or "follower" |
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Rabbi |
-Scribes who taught in the synagogues -Word means "master" or "teacher" |
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Apostles |
-12 men chosen by Jesus to be his closest followers and play a central role in his mission -Comes from a Greek word meaning "to send forth" -Commissioned by Jesus to go out and carry on his Good News about the Kingdom of God |
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Kingdom of God |
-The reign of God over the hearts of people -An ideal future but also a present reality that is communal in nature and implies a new relationship between God and people and among people themselves -Based on unconditional love |
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Abba |
-The word Jesus addressed God with -Means "dad" or "daddy" |
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Amen |
-Jesus began many of his teachings with this word to add weight to what he was saying |
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Healing miracles |
Jesus relieves people's physical suffering |
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Nature miracles |
Jesus demonstrates apparent control over the forces of nature |
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Exorcisms |
Jesus drives evil spirits or demons out of people |
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Restoration of Life miracles |
On three occasions, Jesus raises people from the dead |
