Blasphemy
Hatred or Contempt for God
Christ
"Anointed One"
Theophany
God makes an appearance
Parousia
End of time
Abba
What Jesus called God
James
1st Bishop of Jerusalem
Judas Iscariot
Apostle who betrayed Jesus
Thomas
Apostle who doubted Jesus
Mary
Perfect model of Faith
When was the beginning of Jesus' public life?
Baptism
Incarnation
When God becomes man
Liturgy of the Hours
Prayer of the Church/Divine Office
Fundamentalist
Takes the Bible word for word
Lectio Divinia
Meditative approach to scripture
Parables
Stories about the Kingdom
Luke's Theme
Good news is for everyone, especially the poor.
Natural Revelation
Encounter God outside the Church
Vatican
Center of Catholic Church
Literature in Book of Revelation
Apocalyptic
Paul
The "Great Apostle"
Antioch
1st Church
Emmanuel
"God is with us"
Exodus
Story of the escape
First 2 Bible stories
Creation (Genesis & Exodus)
Oral Tradition
Passed on by word of mouth
Revelation
When God reveals something
Old Testament
Story of the Jewish people
Babylonian Exile
Event in 587 BC (Babylonians take control of South Judah)
Jerusalem
Holy City
1st King
Saul
2nd King
David
3rd King
Solomon
Mt Sinai
Mosaic covenant made here
Grace
God's friendship and love
Hellenism
Spread of Greek culture
Passover
Meal associated with the Last Supper
Eschatology
Study of the final 4 things
Covenant
Agreement between God and People
Pentateuch
1st 5 books
Gospels
Information about Jesus and followers
Time Period of Gospels
1st century AD
Hosea
Prophet who had a bad marriage
Solomon known for...
Wisdom
Psalms
150 song prayers
Joshua
Took over for Moses
Matthew's #1 Theme
Jesus was rejected by the Jews, but accepted by the Gentiles
Tradition
Living transmission of the Church
Divine Revelation
How God Reveals himself to people
Peter
1st Pope
Council of Jerusalem
Meeting deciding the circumcision question
Wrote the acts of the apostles
Luke
Mary Magdelene
Saw Jesus 1st after resurrection
Barabbas
Man freed in place of Jesus
Cornelius
1st Gentile baptized
Holy Trinity
Father, Son, Holy Spirit
Pentecost
50 days after Easter Sunday, Birthday of the Church
Jesus Translation
"Yahweh Saves"
Vulgate
Jerome's translation of Bible
Exegesis
Process used by scholars to understand biblical text
Caiaphas
High priest, leader of religious trial
INRI
Sign placed of Jesus' cross (Means: Jesus of Nazareth, King of Jews)
Ascension
40 Days after easter, when Jesus rose to heaven.
Elijah
#1 Jewish Prophet