the person of Jesus Christ key words

Question 1

christ of faith

Answer 1

belief in Jesus as the son of god and his teaching

Question 2

Jesus of history

Answer 2

factual evidence surrounding the existence of Jesus

Question 3

messiah

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the promised deliverer of the jewish nation, prophesied in the hebrew bible

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god incarnate

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god in human form. this being the form of Jesus

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authority

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Jesus position of authority coming from his position as the son of god, a wise teacher, or as a political figure

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rabbi

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jewish word for teacher

Question 7

parable

Answer 7

a story with meaning

Question 8

gentile

Answer 8

someone not jewish

Question 8

metanoia

Answer 8

drastic change of heart(somtimes spiritual)

Question 9

the sermon on the mount

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Jesus blessing may people, ‘blessed be the meak’ ‘blessed be the peacemakers’

Question 10

inner purity

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inner goodness in how you think and believe, not just how you act

Question 11

laws of Moses

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10 commandments fundamental to judaism and christianity

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other-centred ethics

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thinking about others before yourself. putty the needs of others above your own

Question 13

pharisees

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Lewis holy men / leaders

Question 14

the beatitudes

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blessings recounted by Jesus in Matthew 5:8

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religious impurity

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moral pollution and not acting according to religious rules /laws

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samaria /samaritan

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a sub section of the Jewish race, shunned by jewish authoritybis Jesus time, as they were seen as impure

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zealot

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a religious rebel / extremist

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political revolutionary

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someone who challenges authortity /rebels

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liberation theology

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the belief that jess was a political revolutionary and we should act in his example against oppressive authority

Question 20

capitalism

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an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.

Question 21

kingdom of god

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heaven, a physical or metaphorical place oneness with god after death

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preferential option for the poor

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boosting the status and opportunity of the poor and prioritising this over thriving of the rich and weathly

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the annunciation

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the angel Gabriel telling Mary she was going to bed child to Jesus Christ

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hypostatic union

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Jesus 100% god and 100% human

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the word

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Jesus is the word and the word is god

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miracle

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a incident that cannot be explained through science

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divinity

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the state or quality of being divine

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reusrecition

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Jesus coming back to life after the cruxifixction

Question 29

authority

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the power / influence over others