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| acts of apostles | book in the new testament which tells the story of the early church |
| apostles | literally one who is sent |
| disciple | one who learns from and follows another |
| St. paul | a christian convert who eventually became known as the apostle to the non jews |
| missionary | one sent on a task |
| gospel | the good news of jesus |
| evangelization | the process of sharing the good news of jesus and reign of God |
| grace | God's life and love in us |
| culture | the beliefs, social forms and material traits of a group |
| intimacy | the state of being in a close person relationship |
| chastity | the religous vow to live chastely in the unmarried state |
| abstinence | the choice not to engage in intercourse |
| worship | the response of adoration and praise we humans make to God |
| redemption | Salvation from sin through Jesus's sacrifice. |
| savior | Jesus. |
| messiah | Jesus. |
| sacred | made holy |
| virtue | doing what is right |
| vice | In place of; replacing. |
| nicene creed, | summary of Christian faith |
| sacrementals | A rite, act, or sacred object used by some Christian churches in worship |
| doctrine | A principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief, as by a religious, political, scientific, or philosophic group; dogma |
| idolatry | Worship of idols. |
| transcendence | Being above and independent of the material universe |
| linear time | the experience of time moving forward |
| cyclic time | the experience of time passing in circles |
| karios time | the experience as an invitation to respond |
| canaan | An ancient region made up of Palestine or the part of it between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. In the Bible it is the Promised Land of the Israelites. |
| noah | In the Bible, the patriarch who was chosen by God to build an ark |
| abraham | In the Bible, the first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people. |
| isaac | In the Bible, the son of Abraham who was offered as a sacrifice to God. |
| jacob | In the Bible, the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham. His 12 sons became the progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel |
| ishmael | In the Bible, the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac |
| hagar | In the Bible, the Egyptian servant of Abraham's wife, Sarah. |
| sarah | In the Bible, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. |
| rebekah | In the Bible, the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. |
| rachel | In the Bible, the second wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. |
| Ur | birthplace of abraham |
| joseph | In the New Testament, the husband of Mary, mother of Jesus |
| moses | In the Bible, the Hebrew prophet and lawgiver who led the Israelites out of Egypt. |
| exodus | The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. |
| passover | A holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan and traditionally continuing for eight days, commemorating the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. Also called Pesach. |
| mt. horeb | horeb desert or mountain of the dried-up ground, a general name for the whole mountain range of which Sinai was one of the summits |
| joshua | In the Bible, a Hebrew leader who succeeded Moses as leader of Israel. |
| yahweh | a name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH |
| jordan river | a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan |
| jerico | An ancient city of Palestine near the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. A stronghold commanding the valley of the lower Jordan River, it was, according to the Bible, captured and destroyed by Joshua. |
| samson | In the Bible, the Israelite judge and powerful warrior who was betrayed to the Philistines by Delilah. |
| samuel | Hebrew judge and prophet of the 11th century B.C. who anointed Saul as king. |
| manna | n the Bible, the food miraculously provided for the Israelites in the wilderness during their flight from Egypt. |
| saul | The first king of Israel. He defended Israel against numerous enemies, especially the Philistines, and was succeeded by David |
| david | The second king of Judah and Israel. According to the Bible, he slew the Philistine giant Goliath and succeeded Saul as king. He is the reputed author of many of the Psalms. |
| solomon | King of Israel famous for his wisdom and his architectural projects, including the Temple in Jerusalem |
| bathsheba | In the Bible, the wife of Uriah and later of David. Her second son by David was Solomon |
| judea | An ancient region of southern Palestine comprising present-day southern Israel and southwest Jordan. In the time of Jesus it was a kingdom ruled by the Herods and part of the Roman province of Syria. |
| assyrians | Date: 15th century |
| babylonians | ancient country in valley of the lower Euphrates & the Tigris capital Babylon |
| jesse | In the Bible, King David's father and the progenitor of the line of Jesus. |
| masada | An ancient mountaintop fortress in southeast Israel on the southwest shore of the Dead Sea. In A.D. 73, after a two-year siege, members of the Zealot Jewish movement committed mass suicide rather than surrender to the Romans. |
| apiru | an ancient wandering class of people |
| revelation | A manifestation of divine will or truth. |
| testament | Either of the two main divisions of the Bible |
| canon | The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, |
| sabbath | The first day of the week, Sunday, observed as the day of rest and worship by most Christians. |
| psalm | A sacred song; a hymn |
| heresy | A controversial or unorthodox opinion or doctrine, as in politics, philosophy, or science. |
| saint augustine | A controversial or unorthodox opinion or doctrine, as in politics, philosophy, or science. |
| mother cabrini | Italian-born American religious leader who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (1880) and was the first American to be canonized |
| parable | A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson |
| adoration | The act of worship. |
| veneration | willingness to serve God |
| contrition | sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation |
| apostolic | Of or relating to the pope as the successor of Saint Peter; papal. |
| incarnation | The doctrine that the Son of God was conceived in the womb of Mary and that Jesus is true God and true man |
| nativity | The birth of Jesus |
