Unit 1: Terms Flashcards

1
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Define Covenant

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A special agreement between two parties.

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2
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What is a special agreement between two parties?

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Covenant

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3
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Define Matriarch/Patriarch

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The key historical men/women who founded the religion we know as Judaism.

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4
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What word is used to describe the key historical men/women who founded the religion we know as Judaism?

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Matriarch/Patriarch

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5
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Define Hebrew

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A collective group of ancient tribes that made up the earliest ancestors of the Jewish people. Abraham, Isaac & Jacob were Hebrew.

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6
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What was the collective group of ancient tribes that made up the earliest ancestors of the Jewish people called?

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Hebrew

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7
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Define Apostles

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The people who give witness to the resurrection of Jesus and spread the good news.

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Who are the people who give witness to the resurrection of Jesus and spread the good news?

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Apostles

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9
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Define Jesus of History

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Term for the Son of God; who actually walked the Earth in the person of Jesus Christ.

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10
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What is best described by the term for the Son of God; who actually walked the Earth in the person of Jesus Christ?

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Jesus of History

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11
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Define Passover

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The Jewish celebration commemorating the exodus of the Hebrews from captivity in Egypt. It usually falls in the month of April.

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12
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What is the name of the Jewish celebration commemorating the exodus of the Hebrews from captivity in Egypt?

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Passover

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13
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Define Christ

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Derived from the Greek word “Christos”, meaning “anointed one”.

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14
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What word is derived from the Greek word that means “anointed one”?

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Christ

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15
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Define Encyclical

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A papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.

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16
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What is a papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church known as?

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An Encyclical

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17
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Define Monogamy

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The practice or state of being married to one person at a time.

18
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What is the practice or state of being married to one person at a time known as?

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Monogamy

19
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Define Synoptic Gospels

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The three Gospel books (Matthew, Mark and Luke) that all use the same or similar sources or one another’s work when writing their accounts. Synoptic means to see together.

20
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What term is used to describe the three Gospel books that used the same or similar sources to write their books?

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Synoptic Gospels

21
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Define Adultry

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Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse.

22
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What is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse know as?

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Adultery

23
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Define Betrothal Peroid

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The betrothal period is the time leading up to a man and woman getting married. The woman still would suffer all the same punishments for committing adultery as a married woman would.

24
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What is the time leading up to a man and woman getting married called?

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Betrothal Period

25
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Define Messiah

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Somebody regarded as the savior or liberator of a country, people or the world. Jesus is regarded as the messiah according to Christian faith. Messiah is derived from a Hebrew word meaning “anointed”.

26
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What is somebody regarded as the savior or liberator of a country, people or the world called?

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Messiah

27
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Define Resurrection

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Refers to the belief that Jesus rose after his death, on Good Friday.

28
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What refers to the belief that Jesus rose after his death?

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Resurrection

29
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Define Gentile

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Any person who is not of the Jewish faith.

30
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Who are people not of the Jewish faith?

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Gentiles

31
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Define Israel

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The national name for the people known as Hebrews.

32
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What is the national name for the people known as Hebrews?

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Israel

33
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Define Christ of Faith

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The title for Jesus, which recognizes that he was raised from the dead by God, and that he truly is the Lord and Savior.

34
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What is the title for Jesus that recognizes that he was raised from the dead by God, and he truly is the Lord and Savior?

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Christ of Faith

35
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Define Incarnation

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The official church teaching that God took on human nature/form in Jesus Christ. Literally means “in the flesh”.

36
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What is the official church teaching that God took on human nature/form in Jesus Christ?

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Incarnation

37
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Define Yahweh

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Hebrew name for God. The Israelite people considered it a very sacred name. Lord, or the symbol YHWH were and are often used as a substitute out of respect.

38
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What is the Hebrew name for God?

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Yahweh

39
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Define Tax Collectors

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The people who collected money from the Jews for the Romans. They were hated and considered traitors.

40
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Who were the traitors that collected money for the Romans?

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Tax Collectors