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| Apostle chosen by the other 11 to replace Judas after the betrayal of Jesus |
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| Dies in 62AD. Leader of Christian movement within Jerusalem decades after Jesus' death. Supposed brother of Jesus. Head of the Jerusalem council - first "pope" |
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| One of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem. An Apostle |
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| The exile of the Jews from the Kingdom of Judah. 6th century BC |
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| Sailors port in Greece and the destination of two of John's letters |
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| City in Eastern Macedonia founded by Paul. Basilica of Paul built in 343AD. Roman colony ruled under Roman law. "Second Rome" |
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| Name given by the Jews to the first five books in the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, Deuteronomy. |
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| Communication by intimate participation. "sharing" or "partnering." Used in the context of breaking bread by early Christians |
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| Two personae within one God. Two persons in one, but they are not wholly separate. |
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| Christian term meaning to "live according to Jewish Custom." A Christian who has accepted many of the OT laws of Passover, keeping the Sabbath, circumcision etc. |
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| Prominent feast in ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the law on Sinai. Later celebrated as the descending of the tongues of fire onto the apostles |
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| "Members of the Way" Term for early Christians. Taken from Isiah |
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| Common Greek word for love in an erotic or passionate sense. Discussed in the Encyclical |
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| Christian term for love symbolizing unconditional and unfaltering love of the highest kind |
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| Pauline Phrase found in Romans and Galatians. Used by Judiazers in an attempt to make them convert to Judaism. Used in regards to the the law found in the Torah |
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| Game played with numbers in ancient times. Each letter represents a number. Number of the beast is 666 |
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| The theology that states that wisdom is the key to God's kingdom. The story of the one and the pieces of the one that fell from heaven and entered into some of the chosen. Jesus just helps them in tapping into that piece of the divine. |
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| Theological consideration that Jesus was not in fact human and that his human appearance was only an illusion. Regarded by most theologians to be heresy. |
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| Form of state religion in which an emperor or dynasty are worshipped as messiahs, demigods deities etc. Christians persecuted because they did not pay homage to the emperor cult of Rome. |
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