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*'''sacrifice''' | *'''sacrifice''' | ||
**sacred offering | **sacred offering | ||
*'''saint''' | |||
**"holy one" | |||
**early Christians saw martyrs as saints as they were certain to be with God for their allegiance and sacrifice to the Lord | |||
***they were known as "saints for sure" | |||
***and their death dates, burial sites and remains became the focus of worship | |||
***the closer to the "relic" of a saint the closer to God | |||
**see Papandrea, p 80 | |||
*'''Salvation history''' | *'''Salvation history''' | ||
**= progressive revelation of God's plan to save humanity from death after Man's fall | **= progressive revelation of God's plan to save humanity from death after Man's fall | ||