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Western Civ Final
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35
History
Undergraduate 3
02/18/2009

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Peter
Definition
Received keys to church from Jesus, but he didn't spread the faith.
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Messiah
Definition
Anointed one, future deliverer of Israel who will bring piece to earth.
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70 CE
Definition
Gospel of Mark written, 40 years after death of Jesus. All disciples were dead so none could have written.
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"Q"
Definition
Quella, source, contributed 200 verses of Jesus to Matthew and Luke.
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Synoptic Gospels
Definition
three connected gospels: Mark Matthew and Luke, very similar.
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Apocalypticism
Definition
Evil age of the Romans was coming to an end. God will intervene and create his kingdom.
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Jewish Jesus Cult
Definition
Jews following tradition and Jesus at the same time, but weren't recognized.
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Gentiles
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Non Jews; not kosher nor circumsized. Paul doesn't believe in gentile to Christian.
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Christology
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Theory about what's important about the Jesus story. Not found in the gospel.
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the Arians
Definition
From Arius. Believed that the person Jesus was not of the same substance as God the Father.
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Creed
Definition
Jesus, the messiah, is the same substance as God.
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Bishop Ambrose
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Allegorical, metaphorical interpretation of the Bible. Augustine's Mentor.
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Neo-Platonism
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Augustine: Abstract ideas are more real than material objects in space and time. Graduation of realness, God is THE most real being, nothing else is permanent or unchanging.
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Manichaenism
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Augustine followed for some time. Two cosmic powers of good and evil are constantly warring.
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Nicene Creed
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Tries to answer how God, Christ and Holy Spirit relate 3 in 1 (Trinity), 1 in 3. One in the same but also separate, faith will clarify.
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Milvian Bridge
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Where Constantine dreamt of white chi who-X with P over it. Put symbol on the shields of his men and was victorious.
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Scholasticism
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Aquinas Application of reason to revelation. Intellectually come to grips with faith.
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Romanists
Definition
Pope and his followers
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Anabaptists
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Radical Christians. Not dangerous but radical reformers.
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Sola Fide
Definition
Faith alone. Luther.
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Pico della Mirandola
Definition
Renaissance philosopher. Wrote "Manifesto of the Renaissance".
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Ghibellines
Definition
Supporters of Holy Roman Empire, against Pope Loving Strozzi. Ghibellines lost.
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Order of the Dominicans
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Dogs of the lord. Begging friars who celebrated poverty.
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Albert Magnus
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Taught Aquinas Aristotle in Paris.
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Indugence
Definition
Way to get whoever you wish out of purgatory and into heaven faster by paying the church.
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Johann von Staupitz
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Martin Luther's father figure, sent him to Wittenberg.
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Sola Scriptura
Definition
Scripture alone
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Fortuna
Definition
Can't predict the upcoming good or bad. Study good and bad fortunes.
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Final Happiness
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Aquinas: Waits for you to die. attaining enjoyment of God. Believe and do the right things and you're in.
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95 These
Definition
Luther nailed to the doors of the Castle Church to initiate debate on questionable Catholic procedures.
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Pope Leo X
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Anti-Christ? SPear-headed indulgences for St. Peter's
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Johann Tetzel
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Pope Leo X's number one salesman. "When the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs."
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Virtù
Definition
Machiavelli: Imitate the Lion's powerful show of violence. Imitate slyness of a fox. Together make the Prince.
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Guelphs
Definition
On the Pope's side and he won. Ghibellines lost. 12th and 13th centuries.
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