Chapter 7 Flashcards
a title of mary that means god bearer
theotokos
bishops, theologians, teachers, and scholars whose writings have greatly influenced Church doctrine and practice
church fathers
one who protects from present or future danger
savior
one who offers sacrifice, a mediator between god and humankind
priest
a title that means anointed one
christ
the branch of Christian theology that studies the nature, person, and work of jesus christ
christology
an obstinate denial of truth
heresy`
teacher
rabbi
a symbol of salvation and freedom for the israelites
sacrificial lamb
something that points beyond itself to something else
symbol
the teaching authority of the church
magisterium
what are the three questions christology addresses
who is jesus
what do we mean when we call jesus the son of god
how can jesus be both human and divine
name four church fathers
st irenaeus
st athanasius
st cyril of alexandria
st leo the great
what is the symbol for Jesus Christ Son of God Savior
fish
abbreviates the latin words that would have been posted the crime jesus was convicted of
INRI
a title identifying jesus with Yahweh god
lord
a title the magi gave to jesus and one for which he was condemned
king
a heresy that declared that jesus only seemed human
docetism
a heresy that mistakenly taought that jesus had only one nature- a divine nature
monophysitism
a heresy that taught that christ exists as 2 persons - the man jesus and the divine jesus
nestorianism
heresy denying christs divinity
arianism
this title could refer to a powerful person or could be used as a form of address similar to sir
lord
fish is translated to the greek word
ichthus
what heresy was the nicene creed originally supposed to address
arianism
what are the 3 most important dogmatic teachings about jesus from the early ecumenical councils?
jesus is consubstantial with the father
mary is truly the mother of god
jesus is one divine person with 2 natures - human and divine
who is known as the father of orthodoxy
st athanasius
what are the 3 beliefs of the nicene creed
jesus christ
catholic church
blessed trinity
right teaching
orthodoxy
