Finals Deck Vocab Flashcards
Sanctuary
a sacred place in front of the church
Amdg
For the greater glory of god
Sanctuary lamp
The lamp that tells when the Eucharist is in the tabernacle.
Stole
Scarf like piece of clothing
Divine revalation
communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency
Catholic
One of the three main religions
Contextual
Deeper than just words.
Literal
The reading no deeper than the words.
Covenant
A promise with god.
Salvation history
How god will save us over time.
Torah
The first five books of the Hebrew bible
Pentateuch
The five Books of Moses.
Genesis, exodus, Leviticus, numbers and Deuteronomy.
Altar
The table where the priest preforms the liturgy oft hr Eucharist.
Crucifix
A symbol of Jesus on the cross.
Eucharist.
The body of Christ.
Transubstantiation.
The spirit changes but the body stays the same.
Liturgy
Public worship
Ritual
A repeated system of events.
Testament
The first and second part of the bible
Cannon
A type of Eastern Orthodox hymn
Tradition,
A ritual repeated over centuries.
3 levels of understanding scripture
Informal
Formational(form values)
Transformational
Literary genres
Repartition, repeating,
Opposition good/bad
Completion if/then
Parable
Short story that conveys a message.
Oral tradition
Passing history down through word of mouth.
Scribes,
People who wrote down the histories of the land.
Septuagint
A translation of the Hebrew bible.
Innerant
Incapable of being wrong.
Apastolic times
The time of the apostles.
Vulgate
The translation of the bible made by st jerome.
Magisterium
The authority of the Catholic Church.