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jesus, canonical gospels- stories told to evoke a certain image of jesus,…
jesus
jesus- god's son, son of mary, gave his life on the cross (crucifixion), god revealed himself in christ
trinity- god as the father, son, and holy spirit
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eastern orthodox- one of the main groups of christianity; believed that god revealed himself in jesus christ, incarnation of christ, christ's crucifixion and ressurection
apostolic succession- christian church's ministry is held to be derived from the apostles through a continuous succession, which is usually associated through a series of bishops
council of nicea- council of christian bishops convened by emperor constantine in an effort to attain concensus in church through an assembly representing christianity
protestant reformation- religious movement that brought the termination of ecclesiastical unity of medieval christianity in western europe
luther- lutheranism; martin luther divided the catholic church and sparked reform of protestantism; the bible is a central source of religious authority and salvation is achieved through faith not deeds
calvin- calvinism; believe in mandatory church attendance, simple dress; forbid many entertainment forms such as dancing and singing
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paul of tarsus- also known as St. Paul, Paul the apostle; originally a jew named saul who persecuted jesus as jesus claimed to be the messiah; a bright light flashed a jesus came to saul and told him to go to the city and he'll be told what to do. Saul went to the city and met three disciples, who told him that jesus wanted him to b eleive and to be baptized. the disciple baptized saul and he regained his sight. Saul traveled and preached about jesus being the son of god and that people should believe in him. People began calling him Paul as a sign of his new life received from christ.
john the baptist- jewish prophet that preached god's imminence and baptized those who repented in preparation for god's judgement
mary- mother of christ, roman catholics doctrine of assumption teaches that mary was directly taken physically and spiritually into heaven to live with her son jesus as her soul was not tained by original sin
original sin- part of an augustine christian doctrine that states everyone is born sinful; explains the evils in the world, the only way to be saved is through the grace of god
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