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Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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Theology literal meaning

A

speech about God

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2
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Theology meaning

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study of God

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3
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Systematic theology

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branch building a coherent system of thought, fitting it together to understand

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4
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Christian

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centered on Jesus

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5
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Catholic

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-branch of Christianity
-from Western Europe
-Augustinian
-authority is from Pope
-focused on tradition

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6
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Jesus of Nazareth

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historical person

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7
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Jesus the Christ

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the chosen one/the son of God

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8
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Bible

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sacred text of the Christian tradition

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9
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Old Testament

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from ancient Israel (before Jesus)

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New Testament

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made up of Gospels and letters (about Jesus)

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11
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religion

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set of beliefs and practices that bring a group of people together most typically related to the metaphysical realm/the divine

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12
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religion functional approach

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what does it do in society?

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religion essentialist approach

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-assumes there is a God
-what is the essence?

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14
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Psalm

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anonymous poetry

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15
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2 genres of psalms

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Lament and Praise

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Lament Psalm

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prayers to God asking to fix their trouble

17
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Praise Psalm

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prayers to God thanking him for what he has done (after being helped)

18
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Parallelism

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poetic technique where writers repeat grammatically similar words or parts of a sentence

19
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summary of psalm 8
(what it says about people)

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-humans are under angels and above animals
-humans are rulers over God’s creation (danger and greed)
-crowned humans with glory and honor

20
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summary of psalm 14
(what it says about people)

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-evildoers are corrupt and sinful
-humans are righteous and God is with them

21
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summary of psalm 139
(what it says about people)

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-people are made and known by God
-progression from claustrophobic to making peace near God

22
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sin/sinner

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-act against divine will
-violates God’s will
-makes you guilty

23
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righteous

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morally right

24
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Augustine

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theologian, philosopher, and bishop in Rome

25
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persecution

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punishment because of beliefs, Christians were persecuted because Christianity was not a legal religion until Constantine made it one

26
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Constantine

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-roman emperor
-has a vision where he accepts throne with the sign of the cross
-declares Christianity a legal religion
-later declares Christianity as only religion

27
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Manicheanism

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believes person is a spirit trapped in a body

28
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Donatists

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-Christian group
-believes Christians who gave up faith to not get executed should not be leaders in the church

29
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the “Pear Tree” incident

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-Augestine and friends stole pears from neighbor
-did it for sake of the crime
-threw pears at pigs
-connects to good vs evil
-similar to Adam and Eve

30
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guilt

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state of being not right with God

31
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original sin

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-every human is damaged
-from Adam and Eve’s mistake

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