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| message of love and family in the church |
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| person who is now sure where there is a God |
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| adjective describing the "end of the world" (e.g. apocalyptic literature) |
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| "hidden or false books" which have been part of the Roman Catholic Bible, but not the protestant |
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| the container that housed the tabled with the 10 commandments |
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| ritual act, with use of water, by which one is admitted to the membership of the Church |
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| finalized version/accepted books/authorized scriptures of the Bible |
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| a method used by ancient people to determine God's will uses some type of "dividing tool" |
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| "messiah" (anointed one) in Greek |
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| an important ritual that began with Abraham; a physical sign of the covenant |
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| describing a women being in a non-marital relationship with a man (e.g. Hagar with Abraham) |
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| covenant made between God and Abraham, promising him to be the father of many nations and a "promised land" |
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| study of how everything came to being = creation |
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| the dynasty of kings of Israel and later only Judah of which David is the father |
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| day of judgment at the end of the world |
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| formal term to designate the 10 commandments |
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| the other lands outside of Israel where Jews live after the exile |
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| the "calledout" community/early Christian community |
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| letters by Paul to particular Christian communities |
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| the study of the End of times, referring to the end of the world or the end of the age |
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| jewish sect of separatists associated with the "Dead Sea Scrolls" |
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| practice of spreading religious beliefs |
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| name used to describe the forced deportation of influential Jews to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar |
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| fall from God's grace (adam and eve) |
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| true "word for word" interpretation of the Bible |
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| Golden Rule of Life by Jesus: "do to your neighbor as you would let him do to yourself" |
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| people that came out of Mesopotamia, ancient Jews |
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| biblical word for a prohibition or ban on personally retaining items captured in a holy war battle |
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| a word for the crime or offense of going against the views of the majority or those in authority, such as the holder of such belief is thought to be dangerous |
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| method of Approach/interpretation of Biblical texts |
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| a type of biblical interpretation that accepts the text like any other historic human document, leaving open for analysis and questioning |
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| symbol of the fish, marking Christian places |
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| word for the worship of false gods |
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| description of God as existing and acting within the world |
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| food given by God for the people of Israel while their 40 years in the desert |
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| someone who dies for what they believe |
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| "anointed one" ; term used to describe a divinely selected leader of the people |
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| biblical name for commandments, which also means "good deed" |
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| belief that everything comes from God |
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| legend that is based on some truth |
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| name of a religious vow or discipline in which a person would not cut his hair or drink alcohol, associated with Samson |
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| christian part of the bible |
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| sin up on human race by eating the fruit |
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