Religious Terms and Concepts in Christianity, Quizzes of World Religions

Download Religious Terms and Concepts in Christianity and more Quizzes World Religions in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 parousia DEFINITION 1 it is the second coming, Jesus will return to usher in the end of the age and to establish the kingdom of god. TERM 2 incarnation DEFINITION 2 latin for "in flesh". belief that the God became visible in Jesus. Jesus is the one person with two natives: wholly human and divine TERM 3 hesychasm DEFINITION 3 spiritual practice where a person repeats a word or phrase (usually a special prayer known as the "Jesus prayer" in order to still the mind and attain union with God TERM 4 evangelium DEFINITION 4 he message of Jesus, the Christ (the Messiah), specifically the coming Kingdom of God, His atoning death on the cross and resurrection, the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost as "helper" (paraclete), and the resulting promise and hope of salvation for the faithful. "good news" TERM 5 icons DEFINITION 5 a painted two dimensional religious image understood to be a copy of the heavenly image. used in orthodoxy. TERM 6 canon DEFINITION 6 rule or measure. books considered authoritative on the history of Jesus. TERM 7 sola fides DEFINITION 7 "faith alone". faith in Jesus rather than sacraments is the way to obtain grace. Many Protestants only recognize two sacraments: Baptist and Eucharist. TERM 8 paraclete DEFINITION 8 "the comforter". the holy spirit, 3rd person of the trinity TERM 9 apostle DEFINITION 9 missionaries among the leaders in the Early Church and, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, Jesus Christ himself. TERM 10 apocalypticism DEFINITION 10 the religious belief that there will be an apocalypse, a term which originally referred to a revelation of God's will, but now usually refers to belief that the world will come to an end time very soon, even within one's own lifetime. "Revelation of hidden things"