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The Bible - Coggle Diagram
The Bible
People
Jesus (Son of God; second Person in the Trinity; the Jewish messiah who is prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament))
Mary (Mother of Jesus; wife of Joseph; pregnant with Jesus by God while still a virgin; 18BC - 30/33 AD)
John the Baptist (A Jewish prophet known who is the forerunner of Jesus; preached about God’s Final Judgement and baptized repentant followers, including Jesus)
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Marcion (An early Christian theologist who rejected the Old Testament; says it is impossible to harmonize Jewish biblical traditions with Christian ones)
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History of Christianity
Beliefs
Original sin (Augustine Christian doctrine that says that everyone is born sinful; everyone has the natural urge to do bad things and disobey God)
Gnostic Christianity (The view that Christ is a divine being who took on a human form to lead humanity back to the light)
Trinity (The doctrine that says that one God exists as three equally divine “persons”: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit)
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Apostolic succession (The selection of new bishops to carry on the faith; the line of bishops stretches back to the apostles)
Council of Nicea (The first effort to attain consensus in the church through assembly; attempted to resolve the controversy of Arianism (the doctrine that Christ was not divine, but was a created being))
Crusades (A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims in the Medieval period (1095-1291) to liberate Jerusalem)
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Protestant Reformation (The religious reformation that took place in the Western church in the 16th century; became the basis for the founding of Protestantism)
Sects in Christianity
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Luther(anism) (One of the largest branches of Protestantism; Lutheranism was founded by Martin Luther; believes that humans are saved from sins by God’s grace and faith alone)
Calvin(ism) (A major branch of Protestantism; Calvinism was founded by John Calvin; differs from Lutherans on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, theories of worship, the purpose and meaning of baptism, and the use of God's law for believers, among other things)
Gospels
Canonical Gospels (The four Canonical Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; in the New Testament; portraits of the person and work of the long-promised Messiah, Israel's King and the world's Savior)
All share the same outline: Jesus begins his public ministry in conjunction with that of John the Baptist, calls disciples, teaches and heals and confronts the Pharisees, dies on the cross, and is raised from the dead)
Synoptic Gospels (Mark (70-75 AD), Matthew (75-85), Luke (90-95))
Include many of the same stories with similar or identical wording; written to convince different groups to follow Christianity (Common Greeks, Jews, and educated Greeks)
Mystical Gospel (Only John (95 AD); Written to convince the current followers they made the right decision)
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