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Jesus: (the son of God whose teachings are seen as the basis of…
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The Holy Trinity: (in Christian Doctrine, the trinity is comprised of the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit - “as three persons in one Godhead”)
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Branches:
Protestantism: (a group of Christianity that believes that both good deeds and faith in God are needed to get into heaven)
Protestant Reformation: (a religious reform movement in 1500s Europe, resulting in the creation of a branch of Christianity called Protestantism)
Luther: (lutheranism; Martin Luther's writings were responsible for fractionalizing the Catholic Church and sparking the Protestant Reformation. Central teachings: the Bible is the central source of religious authority, salvation is reached through faith)
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Calvinism: (theological system of Calvin and his followers. Strong emphasis placed on the sovereignty of God, the depravity of humankind, and the doctrine of predestination).
Calvin: (calvinism; John Calvin stressed the doctrine of predestination, and his interpretations of Christian teachings, known as Calvinism, are characteristic of Reformed churches)
Eastern Orthodox: (one of the main groups of Christianity. Beliefs include: god revealing himself in Jesus Christ, as well as Christ's incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection)
Apostolic succession: (teachings that Bishops represent. An unbroken line of successors ensuring that messages and teachings that Christ gave to the apostles continued to be passed down and remain the same today)
The Council of Nicaea: (first council in the history of the Christian church intended to address the entire body of believers. A doctrine, Convened by the Emperor Constantine, held that Christ was not divine but was a created being)
Catholicism: (Embraces the belief that the God is made up of the holy trinity comprised of the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit)
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Gnostic Christianity: (salvation attained through knowledge. Knowledge = key to freeing the spirit from the material world. Spiritual thing = good, material things = bad)
Canonical Gospels: (texts approved by the general consensus of the Church, told to elicit a certain image about Jesus)
Mystical Gospel: (John; stated Jesus was "Christ" - the son of God. Said that believers in him might be entitled to eternal life)
Gospel of Mary Magdalene: (a disciple distinguished by Jesus for special teaching. Mary Magdalene comforts the other disciples, reminding them that jesus is also with them)
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Gospel of Judas: (portrays Judas as only apostle that completely understood the teachings of Jesus. Part of apocryphal Christian Scripture, and gnostic cosmology)
Synoptic Gospels: (Mark, Matthew, Luke; similar perspectives in terms of viewpoint and storytelling)
Marcion (doctrinal system of a sect of the second and third centuries a.d. in which ideas were proposed that aligned with Gnostic Christianity)
Original Sin: (the condition, or state of sin in which each human being is ultimately born into)
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