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Source and wisdom of authority Flashcards

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Testament

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A covenent and diversion of the Bible

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Canon of the Bible

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Collection of books in which a religous group would consider inspired by God

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Old Testament

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First part of the Christian Bible, made of 39 books. Mostly written in Hebrew.

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New Testament

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Second part of the Christian Bible, written originally in Greek - records life and teachings

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Tradition

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A doctrine believed to have divine authority though not in scriptures

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Magisterium

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the official and authoritative teaching of the Roman Catholic Church

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Reformation

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16th century movement which started Protestantism and split of western church

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Apostles

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Primary disciples of Jesus

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Bishops

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A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority

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Apostolic Succession

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A teaching that bishops represent a direct line of continuity from the first apostles

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Pope

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“father” head of the Catholic Church

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Denomination

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A recognised independent branch of the Christian Church

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Sola Scripture

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‘sole authority of scripture’

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Special revelation

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Revelation that occurs to specific people at specific times

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General revelation

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Revelation that is available to all people at all times

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Protestant

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Christian belongs to the branch of the Christian Church that seperated from the Catholic Church in the 16th century.

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Cathollic

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Member of the catholic church

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God incarnate

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God became flesh, that God assumed a human nature and became a man in the form of Jesus Christ

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Messiah

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‘anointed one’

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Adoptionism

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Jesus was adopted by God and acquired his authority at his baptism

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Unitarianism

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Jesus is special , was adapted at his Baptism by God.

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Deist

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Belief in the existence of a supreme power

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Theist

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Person who believes in God/Gods, a God who intervenes in the universe

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Pacifist

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Believes war and violence aren’t justifiable

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Divnity

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State or quality of being divine

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Miracle

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An event which can’t be determined by science

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Son of God

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Superhuman or divine being

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Son of Man

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A human being

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