Philosophy Ch. 2 Vocab Flashcards
A fallen angel, the Evil One
Satan
The fallen state of human nature
Original Sin
The heretical belief that people, because of their natural powers of free will, can lead morally good lives without God’s help
Pelagianism
A name for Jesus Christ who, through his obedience in his Life and Death, makes amends for the disobedience of the first Adam.
New Adam
A method of biblical interpretation in which persons, events, places or things in the Old Testament are seen to prefigure ones found in the New Testament
Typology
Literally, “ten words”, it describes the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses
Decalogue
Also called the Law of the Gospels, it is the climax of salvation history and is God’s eternal covenant with human beings
New Covenant