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| jesus | was born a jew in Roman occupied Judea; born in town of Bethlehem |
| Bethlehem | where Mary and her fiancé, joseph, had gone to pay their taxes. where jesus was born |
| Gabriel | angel sent to visit a young woman named Mary in the town of Nazareth |
| joseph | marys fiance |
| nazareth | where jesus grew up and probably became a carpenter |
| monotheism | only believing in one god |
| john the baptist | jesus cousin, baptized him in river, saw jesus as messiah |
| gentiles | non-jews |
| disciples | followers |
| messiah | anointed one |
| parables | stories which teach a spiritual lesson3 |
| sermon on the mount | one of the most important sermons( talks) that jesus gave;jesus outlined his central teachings and he blessed groups of people, including the meek, the peacemakers and people who were being prosecuted |
| crucifixion | fastened to a cross until he died |
| resurrection | rising from the dead |
| virgin Mary | jesus mother, believed to be a virgin despite being a mother |
| the last supper | were jesus told his disciples he was about to die, shared bread and wine with him |
| ascension | rise into heaven |
| the bible | where christian teachings are written, divided into new and old testament, used during worship,study and for help during difficult times |
| new testament | was written in greek; talks about life of jesus, teaches that salvation comes through belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus |
| gospel | good news, Not autobiographical, audience specific |
| old testament | written in hebrew and is almost the same as the jewish tenakh; tells story of creation of the world, the history of jews,and relationship between jews and God |
| acts of the apostles | follows the gospel, continues the story after the resurrection of jesus and describes the early development of christianity |
| epistles | letter; were written about 30 years after the death of jesus by a converted jews named paul |
| revelation | the final book of the new testament, described vision of the end of time |
| christians | believe that the universe was created by god, made world and everything in 6 day, and rested on seventh |
| peter | one of disciples, gave the first christian sermon, took message to asia minor, greece, and even rome |
| roman empire | saw the christians as rebels because they refused to worship Roman gods |
| constantine | in 313CE, he became christian; founded the city constantinople and made christianity a legal religion. |
| creed | a statement of christian belief |
| trinity | father, son, and holy spirit |
| roman cathlic | western empire |
| orthodox | eastern church |
| martin luther | in 1517, wrote a list of 95 ways in which the catholic church could be reformed; translated the bible into german |
| john calvin | a frenchman, gave protestantism its organized church structure; calvin share luther's ideas |
| counter reformation | was a reforming movement within the catholic church. |
| church of england | under henry's son, Edward VI, England became a protestant country and many Catholics lost their lives |
| henry VIII | started the church of england |
| Mary I | Henrys eldest daughter, returned the country to catholicism and during her reign many Protestants were killed |
| monks and nuns | are men and women who have taken solemn vows dedicating their entire lives to God |
| ordination | a ceremony at which a person becomes a priest or equivalent, depending on the type of church |
| Eucharist | means" thanksgiving"; it is a re-enactment of the Last Supper where christians eat a small piece of bread and a sip of wine |
| baptism | in some branches of christianity it involves a little water poured on their head instead of being totally immersed; some only baptize adults but most children. usually babies |
| confirmation | a person becomes a full adult member of their church |
| marriage | usually take place in a church |
| holy unction | the smearing of holy oil onto a stick or dying person by a priest |
| advent | begins with the fourth sunday before christmas and it marks the start of the christian Church's year; means coming or drawing near |
| Christmas | means" Christ's Mass", is the celebration of the birth of jesus |
| lent | the period before Easter when Christians remember their sins |
| Mardi Gras | is a time of celebration before lent begins |
| ash Wednesday | first day of lent; some christians mark forehead with ash |
| palm sunday | sunday before easter; marks beginning of Holy Week |
| good Friday | the day when people remember the death of jesus |
| Easter | most important christian festival, and special church services are held |
| pentecost | marks the day, fifty days after the resurrection |
| annunciation | when the angel told her that she would be the mother of Jesus |
| Saints Days | special days of remembrance for many saints, usually on the date of their death; may be processions and special church services |
| saint | people who are officially recognized by the catholic and orthodox churches as having lived particularly holy lives |
| cathedral | principal church of a region |
| bishop | the overall head of a cathedral and its region |
| crosier | which is like a shepherd's crook |
| priest | leads services, wear long flowing robes |
| elizabeth | in 1558, she established church of England: a compromise between Protestantism and Catholicism |
| ecumenical | movement aims to unite all Christian groups into one single, universal Church |
| the pope | head of the church in rome |
| holy week | during this week, Christians remember the events from the arrival of jesus in Jerusalem to the day of his resurrection, easter day |
| jerusalem | three years after he began teaching, Jesus went with his disciples to the city of jerusalem for the passover festival, arrived on a donkey, hoped he would overthrow romans and reestablish a jewish kingdom |
| jews | what jesus use to be |
| carols | hymns about the story of his birth |
| church | a place of worship |
| cross | where jesus was crucified on |
| altar | large table where the ceremony of the Eucharist takes place |
| protestant | low church; refused to conform to the established churches of Northern Europe and, in the seventh century, began to set up Nonconformist churches |
| anglican | branch of the church of england |
| sacraments | activity which the Grace of God channeled to participant |
| missionaries | people who spread the word about religion |
| orthodox | 250 million, doctrinal divide( russian, greek, armenina, syrian, serbian) |
| protestant | largest sect in USA, 600 demoninations w/i metro ATL, 2k in USA,34K world wide |
| order | Pope, Cardinal, bishop, priest |
| Synoptic Gospels | Matthew, Mark, and Luke |
| Maverick/Spiritual Gospel | john( doesn't talk about birth; more concerned about jesus begin god incarnated) |
| eschaton | end of present age |
