Exam 1 Flashcards
What is the holy trinity
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit
What is monotheism?
Belief in a singular god
What is God the Son?
- a god-man (not half and half but fully god and fully human at the same time)
What was christ?
The deliverer prophesied in the Hebrew Bible
What is God the Spirit?
The mutual love of the Father and the Son, which serves as Christ’s ‘advocate’ after his death and resurrection
What is the Torah?
The first five books of the Hebrew and Christian bibles
What are the five books in the Torah?
1) Genesis
2) Exodus
3) Leviticus
4) Numbers
5) Deuteronomy
What is the story of Exodus?
God promised this land to Abraham and linked it to the thriving of his many descendants
What is the Bread of Heaven?
A name for Jesus Christ that connects him to the Father God that led the people of Israel out of bondage in Egypt, feeding them a bread like substance in the morning
What is crucifixion?
A form of public torture practiced by the ancient Romans, which involved nailing or tying someone to a cross or a tree and leaving them to die a slow death
What year was the first enslaved Africans shipped to North America?
1619
What was the rebellion of enslaved Africans seeking liberation from slavery called and what year was it?
Stono Rebellion - 1739
What year was the emancipation proclamation signed?
1865
What were the Jim Crow years?
1877-1964
What all did the Civil Rights movement cover?
- abolishing jim crow
- banning discrimination in employment practices
- banned discrimination for public accommodations based race, sex, religion, or national origin (civil rights act of 1964)
- protecting the black vote (voting rights act of 1965)
