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== Names, terms & abbreviations for Christ == | |||
* '''ΑΩ''' | |||
** "the Alpha and the Omega" | |||
** from Book of Revelation: | |||
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,”* says the Lord God, “the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty." | |||
([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/revelation/1?8 Rev 1:8]) | |||
** the Alpha and the Omega refer to both Christ the Son and the Father | |||
* '''Chi-Rho''' | |||
** Greek letters C & R for the first two letters of "Christ" | |||
** in Greek alphabet "XP" | |||
** '''ΧΡ'''ΙΣΤΟΣ = "Kristos" | |||
* '''Christ the King''' | |||
** Christ is seated at "the right hand of God" ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/16?19 Mk 16:19] and elsewhere) | |||
* '''Good Shepherd''' | |||
* '''IHS and the "Holy Name of Jesus"''' | |||
** from the prayer, "[https://www.usccb.org/prayers/litany-holy-name-jesus Litany of the Holy Name]" | |||
** IHS = from Greek for "Jesus" (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ), the first letters written out in English as ''Iota, Eta, Sigma'' | |||
*** "eta" is the Greek letter for "H" | |||
* '''Jesus''' | |||
** means "God saves" | |||
** St. Paul wrote to the Philippians, | |||
That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth | |||
([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/philippians/2?10 Phil 2:10]) | |||
* '''Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth''' | |||
* '''''King of kings and Lord of lords''''' | |||
** from [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1timothy/6?15 1 Tim 6:15] and [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/revelation/17?14 Rev 17:14] | |||
* '''INRI''' | |||
** abbreviation for the Latin "''Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum"'', | |||
*** = "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews" | |||
*** Pilot had it placed in Latin, Greek and Hebrew above Jesus on the Cross | |||
** note that "I" is the capitalized "i" not an L | |||
** the Latin alphabet does not contain the letter "J", so "Jesus" is written ''Iesus'' | |||
*** same for second I in ''Iudaeorum'' for "Jews" | |||
* '''Lamb of God''' | |||
* '''Prince of Peace''' | |||
* '''Sacred Heart of Jesus''' | |||
== Vocabulary for Catholic Catechism == | == Vocabulary for Catholic Catechism == | ||