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Semester 1 Finals Flashcards

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Augustine

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A bishop and saint who realized that our longings for happiness are satisfied by god

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Puberty

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A physical process that results in the capability to reproduce sexually

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“Gifts and givens”

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Things about yourself that you did not choose and do not have control over

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Consumerism

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The attitude that acquiring unlimited material possessions is he key to fulfillment

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Genesis

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Where we learn that humans are made in the images of God

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Identity

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What you have become as a result choosing what to do with what you have been given

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Reflection

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Careful thought or meditation

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Individualism

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A value that accentuates looking out for oneself

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Immediate gratification

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Desiring and expecting our needs to be met right now

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Trinity

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The reality of god as a community of three persons

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The koran

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Islams holy book

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The Vedas

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The Hindu scriptures

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13
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Revelation

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Gods self disclosure

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14
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Worldview

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The way we see the world around us

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Living bread

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A metaphor about god

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Atheists

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People who deny gods existence

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“The god question”

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The basic issue of wether god exists

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Agnostics

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People who say we cannot know whether there is god

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Salvation history

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The events in the lives of the people of god in the tradition of Jews and Christian’s

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20
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Trust

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An essential element of faith

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The covenant

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The solemn promise between god and the people whom god has chosen

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Judaism

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The religion of the Jews

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23
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Canaan

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The promised land

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Polytheism

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The belief in many gods

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Monotheism

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The belief that only one god exists

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Hebrews

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The tribe of people that Abraham belonged to

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Pharaohs

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Egyptian kings

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Moses

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The one who led the Israelites from slavery to freedom

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The exodus

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The central story of gods saving love for Israel, recalling the Israelites freedom from slavery

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Seder

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Passover meal

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Ten Commandments

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The cornerstone of the law given to Moses

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Mount Sinai

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Where Moses received the covenant and the law

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David

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This king set up the capital of the nation of Israel at Jerusalem

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Solomon

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This king built a beautiful temple in Jerusalem

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Isaiah

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One of the best known of Israel’s prophets

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Israel

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The northern kingdom

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Judah

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The southern kingdom

38
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Samaria

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Capital of the northern kingdom

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Jerusalem

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Capital of the southern kingdom

40
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Sabbath

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The Jews sacred day of rest and worship

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Ascension

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Jesus’ return to god the father

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Acts of the apostles

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Luke’s account of the early church

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Pentecost

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The coming of the Holy Spirit

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The way

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An early name for Christianity

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Gentiles

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Name for people who are not Jewish

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Christ

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The Greek word for “messiah”

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Paul

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This man is known as the apostle to the gentiles

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Epistles

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Letters from Paul to various church communities

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Antioch

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The first community that included both Jewish and gentile followers of Jesus was established in this city

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Ephesus

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One of the church communities to receive letters from Paul

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Second coming

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Christ’s return to earth at the end of time

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Diocese

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A group of many parishes led by bishop

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Catholic Church

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The main chunk of Christianity

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Pope

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The bishop of Rome and successor of saint peter

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People of god

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A scriptural image of the church

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Base (or small Christian) communities

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Groups that meet to study the Bible, pray, and learn more deeply how to live as christians in the modern world

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Ecumenism

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A movement to build understanding and respect among the Christian churches

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Religious

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One of the three states of life in the Catholic Church

59
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Obedience

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One of the vows that religious men and women take

60
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Communion of saints

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The bond that holds all faithful people, living and dead, together

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