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the study of the origins of the human being
anthropology
God's communication of Himself by which he makes known the mystery of His divine plans by deeds and words over time.
Most fully by sending us his son Jesus Christ
divine revelation
a person of non-Jewish ethnicity
gentile
an intellectual method originating in medieval Europe that sought to integrate classical philosophy and Christian thought in order to understand and explain the revealed truths.
Scholasticism
the place where adam and eve originally lived in perfect harmony
garden of eden
the written record of God's revelation of himself contained in the New and Old Testaments.
Composed of human authors inspired by the Holy Spirit.
The Bible, The Word of God
sacred scripture
the hebrew word for 'anointed one' and the title given to the savior God promised to the people of Israel
messiah
when Adam and Eve, due to temptation and the lies of satan, disobeyed God and rejected His love
the fall
the 46 books of the bible, which record the history or salvation from created order through the old covenant with israel, in preparation for the appearence of Christ as savior of the world
Old Testament
the bishops and teachers of the early church
fathers of the church
the state of human nature deprived of the original holiness and justice Adam and Eve enjoyed before the Fall
original sin
the 27 books of the bible written in apostolic times, which have Jesus Christ as their central theme
New Testament
a person who practices polytheism or worships many gods
pagan
God's communication of himself to us through the created order
natural revelation
the fact that God assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish our salvation. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity, is both true man and true God
Incarnation
a brief summary or profession of our Christian faith.
Nicene Creed, Apostles' Creed.
creed