faith vocab chapters 7, 8,9
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- Kingdom of God-
- reign of God over the hearts of people; the development of a new social order based on love:
- Apostles-
- means one who is sent; refers to the 12 chosen by Jesus
- Disciples-
- a follower of Christ:
- miracle-
- a special sign of the presence and power of God active in human history
- Parable-
- story intended to convey a religious truth for a particular teaching through the use of metaphors.
- Passion
- the suffering and death of Jesus
- Pharisees
- a Jewish sect during the time of Jesus known for their strict obedience to the Law and their concern with superficial matters:
- scribes
- Jewish government officials and scholars of the Law of Moses, enforced requirement of the Law too
- Chief priests-
- the priests were responsible for the proclamation of God’s will, interpretation of the Law, and worship and ritual sacrifice in the synagogues:
- Resurrection-
- the passage of Jesus from death to life “on the 3rd day†after crucifixion
- Paschal Mystery
- term given to entire process of God’s plan of salvation by which God redeemed humanity from sin in and through Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, and Ascension
- Ascension-
- “going up†into heaven of the risen Christ 40 days after his Resurrection