Unit 4 Flashcards
What are the three chronological touchstones derived from
1) story
2) an experience of salvation
3) conviction that in Jesus, God’s presence in the world has taken hold in an unprecedented way
Arianism
heresy that Jesus is human and not dive; based on the argument that he is created and cannot also be the creation
Arius
a priest that taught a heresy in 317 AD which led to the Council of Nicea
Blasphemy
claiming to be God; Jesus was arrested & found guilty by the Sanhedrin
Christ
Title given to Jesus after resurrection = meaning messiah or anointed one
Christology
Christos, Logos => the study of Christ/Jesus of Nazareth=> how he is the Christ
Council of Nicea (AD 325)
1) discuss Arianism; that Jesus was human not divine
2) declared that Jesus was both human and diving
3) Nicene Creed
Eschatology
the study of the last things => the second coming => Jesus will return at the end of the world
Heresy
false teaching
Nicene Creed
the formal confession of faith formulated in response to Arius’ heresy at the council of Nicea; Trinitarian formula in which the Church prays to God as a trinity
Proclamation of the Kingdom of God/Heaven
Jesus’ major message was that this Kingdom was already upon us and he is coming in the future
What was the Greek word that cam from the Council of Nicea, what is the literal translation, how is it expressed in the Nicene creed today
homo ousious,
of the same substance
consubstantial
What do we call someone that disagrees with the findings of the Nicene Creed
Heretic
What does is the Latin word for a person who does not believe in the Nicene Creed, what is its literal meaning.
Anathema Sit
Let them be separated
High Christology
begins with an understanding of Jesus as in the beginning with God when the world was created, he was the divine word, we work toward an understanding of Jesus as a human being
Low Christology
studying Jesus Christ as a first century Palestinian Jewish man and working toward an understanding of his divinity
At the end of the world, what will happen
Jesus will return
What do we call the big event that we are waiting for at the end of the world (English and Latin)
The second coming
Parovsia
Why call the Kingdom of Heaven a kingdom
The people could relate to what a kingdom was
What kind of king should they expect
A King at least as good as David had been
Jesus demonstrated in three way hoe the KoH was already upon us and a future event - explain how this was done
1) Parables
2) Companions
3) Deeds/Miracles
4) Resurrection
Where is heaven or what is heaven like
A sate of mind/being
Where did the Catholic Church stand at the end of the 15th century
All services provided, i.e. mass, baptism, visiting relic had to be paid for.
Define Protestant Reformation
A 16th century schism that resulted in several new branches of Christianity
What brought it on and by whom
Luthers issues with indulgences
What is humanism
A philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value of human beings individually and collectively and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence over established doctrine of fath
What was the role of the Black Death
1) Killed as many as one-third of the population of Europe
2) Forced people to dwell more on life on earth than spirituality
3) Killed many of the ruling class causing political upheaval
4) Destroyed economy because of demographic decline
What was the big deal about the 95 Theses
The definitive start of the reformation
Only intended to get papacy attention to take action against corruption and sale of indulgences
What was the Deit of Worms
an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire that is most memorable for the Edict of Worms which addressed Martin Luther and the effects of the Protestant Reformation
What are Luther’s greatest accomplishmetns
Translated NT to German, Wrote German mass along with numerous hymns
What are the solas and why are they important to non-Catholic Christian?
Salvation is obtained by Scripture, Grace and Faith alone
How are they opposed to the Catholic Church teaching?
Catholic - Salvation based on works (works come first)
Protestant - works come from practicing scripture, grace and faith
What are some other major reforms from the reformers
1) Number of sacraments - Baptism and Eucharist - vs 7 sacraments of Catholics which also include Holy Orders, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick, Penance and Matrimony
Who is John Calvin?
Helped Luther form some consensus withing Switzerland, Germany and Hungary
Who was Henry VIII
King of England, began church of England because he wanted divorce
