Christianity Flashcards
Apostles
First generation of jesus’ Followers
Baptism
Sprinkling with or immersion in water - ritual - cleansing from sin - initiate membership in Christian community
Bishop
Supervising priest
Canon
Standard
Scriptural canon
List of books called scripture or list of acknowledged saints
Canon law
Accumulated body of church regulations and discipline
Christ
Translation of Hebrew word for messiah anointed one
Original sin
Tendency to sin supposedly innate in humans - consequence of Adams fall
Orthodoxy
Correct belief accepted doctrine
Eucharist
Ritual reinactmnt of jesus’ Sacrifice of self patterned after his sharing of bread and wine as his body and blood at final Passover meal
Orthodox christians call the eucharist
The liturgy
Catholics
Mass
Protestants
Lords supper - communion
Excommunication
Expulsion from church for doctrinal error or moral misconduct - especially RC
Has a central belief based on
Life death resurrection of Jesus
Emerged as a sect within Judaism
Christianity
Beginning in 11th century CE Christian community divided into two groups
Orthodox
Catholic
Earliest of four gospels
Mark
Differences in johns account of Jesus’ life
Jesus ministry spans at least 3 years
Jesus makes several trips to Jerusalem
Jesus preaches mostly in Jerusalem
Jesus teachings are long philosophical discourses
He is crucified on the afternoon prior to the Passover meal
Synoptic gospel similarities
Jesus ministry takes place over one year
Goes back to Jerusalem only 1 x and is killed that time
Preaches primarily in Galilee
Teaches through parables short stories to teach a lesson
Crucified on the afternoon following Passover meal
Paul of tarsus preached to
Gentiles
The 3 factors within Paul’s teaching that contributed to Christianity’s break from Judaism were
Converts did not have to be circumcised
Dietary laws
Festival observances
Paul believed this re humans
So incapable of overcoming sinful tendencies that not even following gods law could help
According to Paul in order to overcome sin
It was only thru faith in the saving power of Jesus death and ressurection
Reformations saw the development of
Protestantism
Religious factors leading to discontent with Catholic Church
Sale of indulgences and relics
Purchases of special masses for the dead
Special merit can only be dispensed by the church
Emphasis on transsubstantiatiin
Belief that papacy has the authority to interpret scripture
Defining features of Luther’s Protestantism
Scripture alone is the authority
Faith alone is all necessary for salvation
No difference between clergy and laity
Use of language of the people
Two sacraments baptism and Eucharist
Divine authority cannot be channeled through an institution
Authority revealed in scripture accessed by all
John Calvin’s movement
Presbyterian
Calvin’s belief re double predestination
Faith is necessary to salvation but god ultimately determines who is saved or not
Calvin belief re Eucharist
Christ present symbolically
Anglicanism
Branch of Protestantism
Bishops priests deacons
Head of Church of England in place of Pope
7 sacraments
Eucharist real presence of body blood of Christ
Council of trent
Catholic church’s response to reformations
Two sacraments practiced by all Christian denominations
Baptism
Eucharist
