Christianity+Terms

For each of the terms below, provide a one or two sentence definition. Include the link to your source.


 * Example: Manger**
 * A box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat. This is where Jesus slept since there was no room for the family at the inn. [|Dictionary.com] **


 * Gospels**
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 * Baptism**


 * John the Baptist**


 * Pontius Pilate**


 * Mary and Joseph**

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 * Nazareth:** the childhood home of Jesus.

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 * Sermon on the Mount:** a collection of Jesus's sayings.


 * Crucifix****ion:** a way to execute criminals, the condemned is tied or nailed to a cross and left hanging until dead. []


 * Resurrection:** the literal coming back to life, the resurrection of Jesus is the central doctrine of Christianity and it is accepted as a historical event. []

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 * Last Supper:** the final meal Jesus spent with his 12 Apostles in Jeruselum.


 * Immaculate Conception:** the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain ("macula" in Latin) of Original Sin.


 * Disciples:** a follower and student of a mentor, teacher, or other wise figure.


 * Trinity:** the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, one of the most important in mainstream Christian faith, teaches the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons ( Greek: hypostases) in one divine Being ( Greek: Ousia), called the Godhead.


 * Apostle:** a (religious) messenger and ambassador.


 * Original Sin:** sometimes called ancestral sin, [1] is, according to a doctrine proposed in Christian theology, humanity's state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man. [2] This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as insignificant as a slight deficiency, or a tendency toward sin yet without collective guilt, referred to as a "sin nature," to something as drastic as total depravity or automatic guilt by all humans through collective guilt. [3]
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 * The Second Coming:** is the return of Jesus Christ from Heaven. This prophecy is found in the Canonical gospels and is part of most Christian eschatology. The anticipated event is predicted in Biblical Messianic prophecy. Views about the nature of Jesus' Second Coming vary among Christian denominations and sometimes among individual Christians within these denominations.
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 * Messiah/Christ:** is a term used in Judaism, Christianity and Islam for the redeemer figure expected in one form or another by each religion. More loosely, the term messiah denotes any redeemer figure and the adjective messianic is used in a broad sense to refer to beliefs or theories about an eschatological improvement of the state of humanity or the world.