WJEC A Level Christianity - Theme 1 keywords

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Accommodation
To adapt/fit/suit/adjust - as in God accommodating their self to speak to humans
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Annunciation
Gabriel's announcement to Mary - in Luke's Gospel
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Apocrypha
Greek word meaning "hidden" - applied positively to books that were thought of as containing hidden wisdom or negatively to books of unknown origin and considered to be of questionable value
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Apocryphal Gospels
Writings about Jesus not accepted by the Church
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Apostle
Messenger/Ambassador - the name given to those sent by Jesus to proclaim his good news
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Apostolic Fathers
Theologians of the 2nd century taught or heavily influenced by the 12 Apostles
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Ascetic
One who lives a sparse and disciplined lifestyle
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Attestation
Evidence presented in support of a claim
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Betrothed
Engaged to be married
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Birth Narratives
Accounts of Jesus' birth in Matthew 1:18-2:23 and Luke 1:26-2:40
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Canon
Standardised or official - in Christianity this relates to what books are included in the Bible and so considered canon
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Canon within the canon
Idea that within the canon there are central ideas or themes that strongly influenced the basis on which writings were chosen
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Chiasm
Style of writing that repeats similar ideas in reverse sequence - ABCBA - as seen in John 20
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Chronology
Timing or arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence
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Church Fathers
Ancient Christian theologians whose writings have been influential for Christians
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Covenant
Agreement between two or more parties based on obedience and involving promises - in Christianity, it's an agreement between God and his people
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Critical realism
Idea that there are real objects beyond ourselves but that we know these objects through our own point of view or standpoint which biases our experience of them
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Cynicism
School of Greek philosophers who rejected social convention to live a simple life in tune with nature and reason
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Diatessaron
Harmony of the 4 Gospels written in the 2nd century
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Demythologise
To eliminate mythical elements from a piece of writing
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Deuterocanonical
Secondary canon, later than the first but of equal importance - second list of sacred books considered to be genuine
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Eschatology
Study of the end things - in biblical theology this includes the soul, death, resurrection, immortality, the final judgement, heaven and hell
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Fundamentalism
Movement from the late 19th/early 20th century dedicated to defending key biblical doctrines - later associated with a literal approach to the Bible
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Gentiles
Non-Jews
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Gnosticism
Greek for "having knowledge"/Movement that taught we are trapped in an evil, material world and must find special knowledge in order to be redeemed
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Gospel
Record of Jesus' life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament
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Hypostatic Union
Combination of the divine and human nature in the Person of Christ
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Historicity
Historical accuracy
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The Holy Spirit
God as he is active in the world
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Intertestamental literature
Works written between the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
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Incarnation
God becoming flesh in Jesus - (John 1:14)
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Jewish apocalypticism
Belief in the sudden and cataclysmic coming of God to rule the world in justice
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Kerygma
Proclamation or declaration of event - what the apostles preached
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Magi
Latin for Wise Men
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Messiah
Means "anointed one" - figure who is expected to unite the Jews and save them from their oppressors, ushering in an era of peace - promised in the Old Testament
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Modern
Loose concept to differentiate scientific and technical progress from ancient and more traditional periods
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Muratorian Canon
Oldest known list of books of the New Testament
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Myth
Story containing divine beings or supernatural themes used to understand natural events or social and political concerns
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Naïve realism
Belief that one can have direct knowledge of reality through sense experience
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Original Sin
Sin of Adam and Eve, which all human beings inherit
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Phenomenalism
View that what we think are material objects are really only our perceptions of sense data
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Positivism
Knowledge is only positively recognised when it is based on sense perception not religion or metaphysics
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Postmodernism
Range of movements in the late 20th century marked by scepticism and a suspicion of reason
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Preincarnate
Before the incarnation
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Plenary verbal inspiration
Belief that the words of the Bible were given directly by God to the human authors and therefore the Bible is fully (plenary) inspired
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Redaction Criticism
Theory that New Testament writers altered existing material about Jesus to suit their own theological perspectives
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Redemption
To be saved from sin or regain something through an exchange of money or goods
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Realised eschatology
Idea that the quality of life normally associated with a relationship with God after death can be experienced now
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Resurrection
Rising from the dead
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Substantial presence
Although unseen, God is fully present not symbolically but in reality or substance - like the Eucharist for the Roman Catholic Church
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Septuagint
Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible in the 3rd to 2nd centuries BCE
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TNK (pronounced Tanak)
Acronym used by Jewish believers to refer to the Hebrew Bible
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Worldview
The way in which a culture looks at the world - involves stories, symbols and answers to key questions about existence
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Gabriel's announcement to Mary - in Luke's Gospel

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Annunciation

Card 3

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Greek word meaning "hidden" - applied positively to books that were thought of as containing hidden wisdom or negatively to books of unknown origin and considered to be of questionable value

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Card 4

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Writings about Jesus not accepted by the Church

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Card 5

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Messenger/Ambassador - the name given to those sent by Jesus to proclaim his good news

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