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New Testament Writings N Cntxt
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/07/2007

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Parousia
Definition
Second coming/reappearance of Christ
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Judaizers
Definition
Those who advocated circumcision in the early Christian church
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immortality
Definition
souls escape from perishable bodies
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agape
Definition
selfless love
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syncretism
Definition
the mixing together of religions
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predestination
Definition
God decided everyone's fate before their creation
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antinomians
Definition
enemies of law
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Didache
Definition
early book of Christian instruction
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omega
Definition
last letter of the Greek alphabet
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gematria
Definition
using numbers as symbols
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Christology
Definition
theological interpretation of the nature and function of Jesus
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Melchizedek
Definition
king priest mentioned in Hebrews
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Corinth
Definition
location of Paul's most troubled gathering of followers
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armageddon
Definition
symbolic site of the final war between good and evil
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pseudopigrapha
Definition
hellenistic works attributed to Biblical figures of the past
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liturgy
Definition
customary rites observed in public worship
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invective
Definition
argument using verbal abuse/insult
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Phoebe
Definition
woman deacon of the early church
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Timothy
Definition
younger friend and fellow missionary of Paul
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pseudonymity
Definition
creating new works under the name of famous dead people
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hamartia
Definition
"missing the mark"
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heresy
Definition
false teaching
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bishop
Definition
presiding officer of a church
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Catholic
Definition
universal
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letter
Definition
epistle
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AntiChrist
Definition
ultimate enemy of Jesus at the end time
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elder
Definition
church assistant
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original sin
Definition
inherited tendency to do wrong
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deacon
Definition
one who serves/ministers
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tabernacle
Definition
portable tent shrine that housed the Ark of the Covenant
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expiation
Definition
to offer a sacrifice to appease divine wrath
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eschatology
Definition
study of last things
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resurrection
Definition
return of the dead to life
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tithe
Definition
gift of 1/10 of income or produce
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eucharist
Definition
partaking of bread and wine, commemorates Jesus' last meal with his disciples
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justification by faith
Definition
made right before God by Jesus' self sacrifice on the cross
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glossolalia
Definition
speaking in tounges/ecstatic speech
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apocalypse
Definition
uncover, reveal
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gnosticism
Definition
belief that salvation is gained through special knowledge
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Antioch
Definition
where 'followers of the way' were first called Christians
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apostasy
Definition
term for abandoning/rejecting a religious belief
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dualism
Definition
religious belief of parallel worlds of matter and spirit
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Phillipi
Definition
First Christian gathering in Europe
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Four Horsemen
Definition
conquest, famine, war, death
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Michael
Definition
angel who is spirit prince and guardian of Israel
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milennium
Definition
1000 years
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alpha
Definition
first letter of the Greek alphabet
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asceticism
Definition
self discipline that denies physical desire
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James
Definition
attacks rich people, definition of religion
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1 Peter
Definition
Jesus descended into Hades
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circumcision
Definition
male ceremony of initiation into the Jewish culture
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James
Definition
Brother of Jesus and head of the Jerusalem church
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Edict of Milan
Definition
Roman decree that recognized Christianity as an official religion
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Paul
Definition
author of most New Testament books
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Constantine
Definition
First Christian Roman emperor
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Onesymus
Definition
slave of Philemon
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Eusebius
Definition
early church historian, Constantine's biographer
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dragon
Definition
symbol for the devil in Revelations
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trinity
Definition
3/1 God
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universal salvation
Definition
belief that God will save all people at the end
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lamb
Definition
symbol for Jesus in Revelation
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Domitian
Definition
Roman emperor during the time that Revelation was written who persecuted the Christians
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apostolic succession
Definition
belief that direct line from Jesus to the church leaders exists today
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