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Absolution
Declaration by a priest that a person's sins have been forgiven.
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Adoptionism
The belief that Jesus was an ordinary man who became the Son of God only at his baptism.
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Annunciation
Gabriel's announcement to Mary
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Apostle
The name given to those sent by Jesus to proclaim his good news.
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Arianism
The belief that Jesus was the highest of all created beings but not of the same substance as God.
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Aspersion
Sprinkling water over an infant's head as a sign of baptism.
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Atonement
To reconcile.
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Benedictus
In Latin it translates to 'blessed.' In the prophecy is starts with: "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel."
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Betrothed
Engaged to be married.
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Birth Narratives
The account of Jesus' birth in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
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Chiasm
A style of writing that repeats similar ideas in a reverse sequence (ABCBA).
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Circumcision
A Jewish religious rite performed on male infants on the eighth day after birth to commemorate God's covenant with Abraham (Genesis 17).
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Consubstantiation
The belief that the body and blood of Christ co-exist with the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist.
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Covenant
An agreement between God and his people.
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Covenantal Nomism
God's election of the Jews as a chosen nation provided they obeyed his commandments.
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Demythologise
To eliminate mythical elements from a piece of writing.
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Deuterocanonical
A second list of sacred books considered to be genuine.
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Didache
A Greek word meaning 'teaching'; what the apostles taught.
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Docetism
The heresy that Jesus did not suffer on the cross because his body was not human.
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Ecofeminist
Someone who is interested in both the environment and women's rights.
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Expiation
What Christ did on the cross - he paid the penalty for human sin.
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Filioque
Latin for 'and the Son.'
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Gentiles
Non - Jews.
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Good Friday
The Friday before Easter Sunday; commemorates Christ's crucifixion an his atonement for sinners.
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Gospels
The record of Jesus' life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament.
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Hypostatic Union
The combination of the divine and human nature in the person of Christ.
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Immersion
Baptising by immersing the candidate's whole body in water.
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Immutability
Unchangeable
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Impassibility
Having no human feelings.
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Incarnation
God becoming flesh in Jesus.
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Kenosis
Jesus 'emptying' himself.
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Kerygma
A Greek word meaning 'proclamation.' - What the apostles preached.
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Magi
Latin for 'wise men,'
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