Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
Religion
A
Passion that exceeds all else
2
Q
Theophany
A
Appearance of God
3
Q
Tetragrammaton
A
four letter YHWH
4
Q
Yahweh
A
Hebrew for God - Old testament- a form of the verb to be in Hebrew
5
Q
Transcendence
A
limitless reality - otherness
6
Q
Immanence
A
God intimately near & involved with creation
7
Q
Ineffability
A
God is inexpressible
8
Q
Enuma Elish
A
Parallel creation story - Babylonian - dating from the late third millennium
9
Q
BC/BCE
A
Before Christ
Before Common Era
10
Q
AD/CE
A
Anno Domini - In the year of the Lord
Common Era
11
Q
Shema
A
Hebrew condensed statement of faith - creed
12
Q
Mezuzah
A
Piece of parchment in scribed w/ versus from the Torah (Deuteronomy) in cased hung in doorway
13
Q
Creed
A
A formal confession of faith
14
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Trinitarian
A
The trinity
15
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Chrstophany
A
The appearance of Christ
