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* '''''anagogue''''' | * '''''anagogue''''' | ||
** Greek for "leading" | ** Greek for "leading" | ||
* '''apocryphia''' | |||
** religious texts of unknown or dubious origin | |||
** are not included in the Holy scripture | |||
* '''apologia / apologetics''' | * '''apologia / apologetics''' | ||
** in defense or justification of faith | ** in defense or justification of faith | ||
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*** thus "catechism" maintains an element of joyful echoes from ''katekhein'' "to resound" | *** thus "catechism" maintains an element of joyful echoes from ''katekhein'' "to resound" | ||
* '''catacomb''' | * '''catacomb''' | ||
** " | ** "Sepulchral vaults" = underground burial tombs | ||
** from Latin ''cata tumbas'' "among the graves" | ** from Latin ''cata tumbas'' "among the graves" | ||
*** ''cata'' = among + ''comb'' = graves or tombs | *** ''cata'' = among + ''comb'' = graves or tombs | ||
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**from Genesis, what is above the waters, i.e. "heaven" | **from Genesis, what is above the waters, i.e. "heaven" | ||
**in NKJV called "firmament" | **in NKJV called "firmament" | ||
*'''deuterocanonical books''' | |||
** | |||
**Martin Luther excluded the books of Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation from his canon (list of divine scripture) | |||
***because he claimed these books contradicted ''sola gratia'' (salvation by grace alone) and ''sola fide'' (justification by faith alone) | |||
****Protestant doctrines of justification and salvation are called the "five ''solae''" | |||
*'''economy''' | *'''economy''' | ||
**from Greek ''oikonomia'' for "household management" | **from Greek ''oikonomia'' for "household management" | ||
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** God creates the world; mankind "invents" or "discovers" it | ** God creates the world; mankind "invents" or "discovers" it | ||
** used for the original "Invention of the Cross", which was the discovery of the three crosses from the biblical crucifixion (see [[wikipedia:Helena_of_Constantinople|Saint Helena]], mother of Satin Constantine ("Constantine the Great") | ** used for the original "Invention of the Cross", which was the discovery of the three crosses from the biblical crucifixion (see [[wikipedia:Helena_of_Constantinople|Saint Helena]], mother of Satin Constantine ("Constantine the Great") | ||
* justification | |||
** the process by which sinners may become righteous in the sight of Gd | |||
** justification comes through the sacraments | |||
** righteousness means being "infused" or "poured" upon by God's grace | |||
* '''lay''' (adj) / '''laity''' (n) | * '''lay''' (adj) / '''laity''' (n) | ||
** not clerical, or "of the people", as in "''the'' ''lay people"'' or ''"the laity'' | ** not clerical, or "of the people", as in "''the'' ''lay people"'' or ''"the laity'' | ||
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*'''salvific''' | *'''salvific''' | ||
**as in "salvific character of God's Revelation" ([https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio.html JPII]) | **as in "salvific character of God's Revelation" ([https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio.html JPII]) | ||
*'''Septuagint''' | |||
**the earliest existing Greek translation of the Old Testament | |||
**the Apostles and early Christians used this version of the Hebrew Bible and incorporated it completely into the Old Testament | |||
***including the "Deuterocanonical" books, most of which are in the Catholic and not Protestant bible. | |||
*'''theology''' | *'''theology''' | ||
**study of God's word (scripture) and of Church doctrine (beliefs) | **study of God's word (scripture) and of Church doctrine (beliefs) | ||