Christianity Flashcards
Typology
Jesus was a candidate for a Davidic King
But Jesus was more of a pacifist -second Adam - antitype -here to fight Satan Adam brought death by his son and Jesus by his death will erase it
Seen as a universal saviour
First followers = disciples
Moses
Angels paint door post with blood, kill first born son
Jesus gains the titles of the Passover lamb
Jesus is killed during a Passover feast
Final words of Jesus
“It is finished”
Christianity in two steps - death and then resurrection
Jesus does not die in vain
John and Mary are the last to be with Jesus
“Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit”
The alleged burial cloth of Jesus
Jesus shows himself to Mary Magdine first
The shroud of Turin
Yes stained, light brown
The most celebrated relic in Christianity
Most studied artifact
Spikes go through wrists not palms
Kept in a controlled environment with a controlled temperature, pressure
14 ft long
Negative image gives more details
Cloth that covered the table at the last supper
Why do people believe so certainly in afterlife
Because Jesus was resurrected from the dead
Martyrdom
Important in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
Christianity: after Jesus dies the disciples are left
Neuro blames fire of temple on christians and kills christians, these people are willing to die for Jesus
“Our death is simple a testimony to his death”
You die as a lamb lead to slaughter
Apostles creed
God is one who can give and take life
Christians simply put their beliefs in a Jews worldview
He descended into hell - what he is doing between death and resurrection
Very creedal religion
Who is the first pope
Peter
Nicene creed
Oldest
Constantine converts to Christianity
When he is in the battle friend he has an image of chirho (first two letters of Christ’s name) puts it on his armour and wins battle
A martyr will be a shoulder
Constantine’s mother (Helena) also becomes Christian
Gets 3 crosses don’t know which one is Jesus’s and they find the right one and it heals a sick person splinters of the cross are provided to each cathedral and church of Jesus
Purgatory
Inbetween state
Judaism = 1 year max Christianity = much longer
Not a lot about after life in bible
Protestantism is born because of the disagreement over purgatory doctrines
Is Christianity formative or non formative
Non formative
It is a reformative movement
Jews celebrate sabbath Friday until sunset on Saturday
Christian’s sacralize Sunday
Did Jesus try to Reform Judaism or start Christianity?
No one knows
Jesus was a Jew/ rabbi
Do rabbits see Jesus as a failed messiah?
Yes
Abraham and issac as a mirror effect of god and Jesus
Yes
