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Christianity Flashcards

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Apostles

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First generation of jesus’ Followers

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Baptism

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Sprinkling with or immersion in water - ritual - cleansing from sin - initiate membership in Christian community

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Bishop

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Supervising priest

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Canon

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Standard

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Scriptural canon

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List of books called scripture or list of acknowledged saints

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Canon law

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Accumulated body of church regulations and discipline

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Christ

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Translation of Hebrew word for messiah anointed one

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Original sin

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Tendency to sin supposedly innate in humans - consequence of Adams fall

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Orthodoxy

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Correct belief accepted doctrine

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Eucharist

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Ritual reinactmnt of jesus’ Sacrifice of self patterned after his sharing of bread and wine as his body and blood at final Passover meal

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11
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Orthodox christians call the eucharist

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The liturgy

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Catholics

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Mass

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Protestants

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Lords supper - communion

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14
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Excommunication

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Expulsion from church for doctrinal error or moral misconduct - especially RC

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15
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Has a central belief based on

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Life death resurrection of Jesus

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Emerged as a sect within Judaism

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Christianity

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Beginning in 11th century CE Christian community divided into two groups

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Orthodox

Catholic

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Earliest of four gospels

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Mark

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Differences in johns account of Jesus’ life

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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

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Synoptic gospel similarities

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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

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Paul of tarsus preached to

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Gentiles

22
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The 3 factors within Paul’s teaching that contributed to Christianity’s break from Judaism were

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Converts did not have to be circumcised
Dietary laws
Festival observances

23
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Paul believed this re humans

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So incapable of overcoming sinful tendencies that not even following gods law could help

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According to Paul in order to overcome sin

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It was only thru faith in the saving power of Jesus death and ressurection

25
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Reformations saw the development of

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Protestantism

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Religious factors leading to discontent with Catholic Church

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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

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Defining features of Luther’s Protestantism

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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

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John Calvin’s movement

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Presbyterian

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Calvin’s belief re double predestination

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Faith is necessary to salvation but god ultimately determines who is saved or not

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Calvin belief re Eucharist

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Christ present symbolically

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Anglicanism

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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

32
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Council of trent

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Catholic church’s response to reformations

33
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Two sacraments practiced by all Christian denominations

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Baptism

Eucharist

Intro Western Religion (10 decks)

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