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Exam 2nd nine weeks
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Religious Studies
10th Grade
12/13/2008

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The Apocrypha
Definition
Books of the Old Testament not accepted by protestant churches as being the word of god.
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Apollinarianism
Definition
stated that christ had a human body, but he did not have a human mind and did not live a complete human life as a man.
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Arianism
Definition
Taught that jesus was not god nor was he equal to the father. denied jesus's divinity. jesus was only an exceptional human being who did god's will
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demiurge
Definition
the god who was evil, whom gnostics beleived was the god of the false religion of judaism mistakenly worshipped
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docetism
Definition
it was part of the Gnostic heresy that claimed that jesus was not truly human and did not suffer the pain of crucifixtion.  taught that someone else took his place right before.
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donatism
Definition
rejected the validity of a sacrament celebrated by any priest or bishop who had at one time betrayed the church. Sinful priests and bishops rendered a sacrament invalid.
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traditor
Definition
a christian who renounced the faith during the roman persecutions; a ver serious sin in the eyes of the donatists
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gnosticism
Definition

a complex heresy which claimed that salvation can be acheived through knowledge, in greek "gnosis". taught that only a select few had been given secret knowledge about god and human destiny. the created world was evil.

Jesus' human body was only an apparition

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heresy
Definition
the refusal to accept the dogmas of our christian faith as taught by the church. it attempts to corrupt or distort the teachings of the church or the gospels
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 attempted to remove all jewish influence from the new testament as this religion was corrupt and evil in his eyes. parts of st. luke's gospel and the writings of st. paul were the only legitimate christian authorites
Definition
marcionism
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used by many of the early heresies to deny the divinity of jesus. it confused the logos (the word) of st. john's gospel with the greek philosophical logos of _____. the logos in greek though was inferior to the supreme being.
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Neo- platonism
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Nestorianism
Definition

taught that mary was the mother of jesus but she was not the mother of god.

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pelagianism
Definition
taught that we can be redeemed and saved without god's grace. it denied that original sin existed. holiness and salvation can be achieved just through human endeavor.
Term
a creed is an official statement of beleif. What two points of beleif does the Athanasian creed emphasize?
Definition
The Trinity and the Incarnation
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What were the guiding premises of Gnosticism
Definition
That a secret knowledge had been given to the select few who possessed a divine spark. The redeemer was sent to release these sparks from those bodies in which they were trapped. If the individual understood the secret and practiced the rituals, then the sparks would be freed from the material world and go back to the spiritual realm.
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Who has the power to start, change, abd ebd ab ecumenical council?
Definition
The pope
Term
Who is a church father and what are the 5 characteristics?
Definition

leader who arises to explain the faith and defend the church of heresies.

-orthodoxy in doctrine

-holiness

-approval by church

-notoriety

-antiquity

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List two translations of the bible discussed in this chapter and specific info about them.
Definition

-King James bible: the authorized version of 1611, protestant

- Vulgate: St. Jerome's translation from original languages into latin, catholic.

- Douay-rheims- english translaion based on the vulgate, catholic

 

Term
For what is St. John Chrysostom best known?
Definition
his preaching. name means golden mouthed
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Why was Arianism a threat to christianity?
Definition
it denies the central tenets of the church such as the doctrines of the trinity, redemption, and the divine nature of jesus christ himself.
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Who convened the Council of Nicaea in 325 and what was the outcome?
Definition
Emperor Constantine convened the council which resulted un the declaration known as the Nicene Creed.
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Under what circumstances was it said of Pope St. Leo I that "Peter has spoken through Leo"? what does it mean?
Definition
it means that St. Leo spoke with the same teaching authority as did St. Peter.
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What is dogma?
Definition
Revealed truth confirmed by the church
Term
How did St. Augustine answer the challenges posed by Donatism?
Definition
He explained that christ is the true miniter of every sacrament, even if the priest or bishop is a sinner
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What topics did St. Augustine address in two of his best known works,confessions and city of god ? 
Definition

Confessions is the autobiography of his life and conversion. City of god was in part response to pagan charges against chrristianity in which he discusses two cities : earthly and heavenly. The church on earth, although made of fallen and sinful members represents the forgiveness and hope f the kingdom of heaven

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When and by whom was Christianity declared the official religion of the empire?
Definition
In 391 by Emperor Theodosius the Great.
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