Unit 1&2 (God and Scripture)
Omnipotent means God is all-powerful. This word means God is all-knowing.
Omniscient
This is the first major example of a covenant, or sacred promise, made between God and humanity in the Bible.
Noah (Noah's ark)
Considered the start of Jesus' ministry
Baptism by St John in the Jordan River
This event happened 50 days after Easter and is called the "Birthday of the Church".
Pentecost
This is considered one of the oldest religions
Hinduism
John's Gospel shows Jesus as divine first, which means it uses this type of Christology.
Christology from Above
This is the word used when God took on human flesh to become fully human and fully divine in Jesus.
Incarnation
This word describes the time in history when the Jewish people were scattered around the world and lived without a homeland.
Diaspora
These are short stories told by Jesus that use everyday examples to teach a religious truth.
Parables
This word means "witness" and describes a person who chooses to die rather than give up their faith in Jesus.
Martyr
In Islam, this pillar requires healthy adults to travel to the holy city of Mecca once in their lives.
Hajj
In Matthew's Gospel, this parable emphasize the message that stories of morality and virtue may carry different meaning to different people.
Parable of the sower.
This is the official teaching group of the Catholic Church, made up of the Pope and the bishops.
The Magisterium
Before Israel had kings, God sent these military leaders to save and protect the Israelites from their enemies.
Judges
Matthew wrote his Gospel for Jewish readers, but this author wrote his Gospel to help Gentiles.
Luke
He was a Roman citizen who persecuted Christians before he changed his ways. Hint:Is a saint and starts with the letter P. He has 2 names...
St. Paul (formerly known as Saul)
Christianity is unique because it teaches that salvation is a free gift from God called this.
Grace
This six-pointed Jewish symbol represents God's rule over the universe in all six directions.
Star of David
Catholics believe God's truth is found in the Bible and this second source passed down from the Apostles.
Sacred Tradition
This is the most important prayer in Judaism because it states that there is only one God.
Shema
These are the only two Gospels in the Bible that tell the story of Jesus' birth.
Matthew & Luke
At this meeting in 50 AD, Church leaders decided that non-Jewish Christians did not need to follow all old Jewish laws.
Council of Jerusalem
Siddhartha Gautama became known by this title after he meditated under a tree and reached enlightenment.
Buddha
This word describes a freely chosen action that damages a person's relationship with others and with God.
Sin
This letter is the name for the hidden list of Jesus' sayings that both Matthew and Luke used to write their Gospels.
Q or "Quelle"
At the Last Supper, Jesus turned this traditional Jewish holiday meal into a New Covenant.
Passover
Mark, and Luke look at Jesus as a human first, which means they use this type of Christology.
Christology from Below
The Church created the Nicene Creed to fight this false teaching that said Jesus was not truly God. Hint: Starts with an 'A'
Arianism
In Hinduism and Buddhism, this is the law of cause and effect where your actions decide your next life.
Karma
In Hinduism, this word means freedom or liberation from the continuous cycle of death and rebirth.
Moksha
This specific sense of Scripture reads the Bible as a guide or a pathway that leads us toward heaven.
Anagogical
After King Solomon died, the nation split into Israel in the North and this kingdom in the South.
Judah
In John's Gospel, Jesus uses these titles to show his eternal nature.
Alpha and Omega
This leader of the early Church asked to be crucified upside down because he felt he was not worthy to die the same way as Jesus.
St. Peter
This historical event is considered the most central belief to the Christian understanding of Salvation
Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
This is the Catholic word for the belief that the bread and wine literally change into the actual body and blood of Jesus during Mass.
Transubstantiation