Symbols
Five Voices, Five Faiths
Calendar
Christianity Terms
Miscellaneous
100
The main symbol of Christianity, this is a reminder that Jesus was crucified for your sins
What is the cross
100
These form the doctrinal center of the faith, placing the tenets and beliefs of the tradition in declarative statements
What is a Creed
100
This calendar style, seen in the Jewish and Christian faith traditions, relies on the phases of the moon as well as the timing of the Sun-based year
What is the solar-lunar (lunisolar) calendar
100
The sacrament that makes you a Christian
What is Baptism
100
This is a synonym for the Anglican Church
What is the Episcopal Church
200
This symbol is a reminder that God/Jesus grounds you. It is also a symbol because one of the first ministries was near a body of water
What is an anchor
200
These express and define the structure, organization, and administration of the faith, including both the ritual practices and the governance of those practices
What is a Canon
200
This twelve-day-long holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus on Earth
What is Christmas
200
In John’s Gospel, Jesus says: “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends
What is New Commandment
200
This is the 5th book of the New Testament
What is the Acts of the Apostles
300
The fleur de lis represents this concept
What is the Trinity
300
These articulate the ways in which people within the faith are to live in response to the teachings and traditions embodied in the creeds
What is Code of Conduct
300
This significant holiday reminds Christians of their mortality and begins a season of austerity known as Lent
What is Ash Wednesday
300
Mandate or commandment
What is Maundy
300
Define sacrament
What is "an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace"
400
The origin of the Chi Rho
What is the first two letters of “Christ” in Greek
400
The lifetime of Jesus creates for Christians the center of all things, the ____ ____, the point at which all time, space, and creation were forever changed and from which all things draw meaning and purpose
What is Axis Mundi
400
This holiday, proceeding All Hallow's Eve, is spent remembering those who lived memorable lives, especially Christian religious figures
What is All Saint's Day
400
A cleric who can preach, give counsel to the laity, and serve as a teacher of Church doctrine, but who usually makes his living by secular employment. Someone who is ordained and is set aside for a specific tack and is a servant ministry
What is Deacon
400
These are the two required sacraments in Christianity followed by all Christians
What is Baptism and Eucharist (Communion)
500
The significance of the lamb as a symbol of Christianity
What is Jesus as a sacrifice for your sins
500
Daily Double: In what portion of the New Testament is there a record of Jesus saying, "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."
What is John's Gospel
500
This period of the year, following the fifty days of Easter, ends with the onset of All Saint's Day
What is Ordinary Time
500
Daily Double: The transformation of the bread and wine offered during the Eucharist into the body and blood of Christ. Catholic tradition holds that the transformation, although invisible, is physical and not merely symbolic
What is Transubstantiation
500
What phrase does the author of Five Voices, Five Faiths use to remind Christians that the occupation of faith is not solitary, but part of a unified whole, established by Jesus’ relationship with the apostles?
What is "one holy catholic and apostolic church"
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