the person of Jesus Christ key words Flashcards
christ of faith
belief in Jesus as the son of god and his teaching
Jesus of history
factual evidence surrounding the existence of Jesus
messiah
the promised deliverer of the jewish nation, prophesied in the hebrew bible
god incarnate
god in human form. this being the form of Jesus
authority
Jesus position of authority coming from his position as the son of god, a wise teacher, or as a political figure
rabbi
jewish word for teacher
parable
a story with meaning
gentile
someone not jewish
metanoia
drastic change of heart(somtimes spiritual)
the sermon on the mount
Jesus blessing may people, ‘blessed be the meak’ ‘blessed be the peacemakers’
inner purity
inner goodness in how you think and believe, not just how you act
laws of Moses
10 commandments fundamental to judaism and christianity
other-centred ethics
thinking about others before yourself. putty the needs of others above your own
pharisees
Lewis holy men / leaders
the beatitudes
blessings recounted by Jesus in Matthew 5:8
religious impurity
moral pollution and not acting according to religious rules /laws
samaria /samaritan
a sub section of the Jewish race, shunned by jewish authoritybis Jesus time, as they were seen as impure
zealot
a religious rebel / extremist
political revolutionary
someone who challenges authortity /rebels
liberation theology
the belief that jess was a political revolutionary and we should act in his example against oppressive authority
capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
kingdom of god
heaven, a physical or metaphorical place oneness with god after death
preferential option for the poor
boosting the status and opportunity of the poor and prioritising this over thriving of the rich and weathly
the annunciation
the angel Gabriel telling Mary she was going to bed child to Jesus Christ
hypostatic union
Jesus 100% god and 100% human
the word
Jesus is the word and the word is god
miracle
a incident that cannot be explained through science
divinity
the state or quality of being divine
reusrecition
Jesus coming back to life after the cruxifixction
authority
the power / influence over others
