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| Common Meal or "Love Feast", that was the central ritual of the church in early Christianity. P. 129 |
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Special Powers that were passed down from one generation of Bishops to another. P. 129
More specifically the claim that Jesus gave his disciples (first Bishops) special powers passed down from one generation to the next. |
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Belief that Christ was the first of God the Father's creations and the being whom the Father created all other things. P. 138
A controversy sparked by Arius of Alexandria where he proposes that Jesus is neither God nor man but something in between. |
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| "Thanksgiving" Celebration of the Lord's Supper in which bread and wine were blessed and consumed. P.129 This usually followed the Agape or "Love Feast". Patrons spent the night praying, reciting hymns, praying, and reading scriptures. |
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| Member of a Jewish sect known for strict adherence to the Jewish law. P. 128 The most important missionary that founded the Christian church was a Jew named Paul who was originally a Pharisee. |
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| Coalition of four men, ash of whom was responsible for a different part of the empire, established by Diocletian. P. 133diocletian established the Tetrarchy in his attempt to save and reorganize the empire. He determined that governing the empire was too great a task for just one man, and divided the task. |
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| Emperor acting as if he were Pope as ell as caesar. P.160 |
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| Opposition to the use of images in Christian worship. P.159 A major rift in Christian East and West where Emperor Leo III forbad the use of images such as Christ and the Virgin Mary in Worship The reason is that he was believed to wish to accommodate Muslim sensitivities while at war with the Arabs. |
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| New Religion appearing in Arabia in the sixth century in response to the work of Prophet Muhammad. P.153 The religion inspired a third Medieval civilization and rapidly created one of history's greatest empires. |
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| The "party" of Ali. That believed Ali and his descendants were Muhammad's only successors. P.154 A theology of martyrdom is the mark of Shi'a teachings, Shi'a is still a minority within Islam. |
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Followers of the Sunna "tradition" They emphasize loyalty to the fundamental principles of Islam. P.155
Sunnis represent loyalty to the fundamental principles of Islam . |
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