{"id":45,"date":"2020-06-26T21:30:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T21:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cameronshackelton\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2020-08-31T19:49:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T19:49:55","slug":"whatsit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cameronshackelton\/whatsit\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019sIt!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Apostle: <\/strong>Each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ which includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Peter<\/a><\/li>
  2. James<\/a><\/li>
  3. John<\/a><\/li>
  4. Andrew<\/a><\/li>
  5. Bartholomew or Nathanael<\/a><\/li>
  6. James, the Lesser or Younger<\/a><\/li>
  7. Judas<\/a><\/li>
  8. Jude or Thaddeus<\/a><\/li>
  9. Matthew or Levi<\/a><\/li>
  10. Philip<\/a><\/li>
  11. Simon the Zealot<\/a><\/li>
  12. Thomas<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    Apostolic Succession: <\/strong>The ministry of the Church is derived from Christ through successive bishops<\/td><\/tr>
    Asceticism: <\/strong>Derived from the Greek word for practice\/exercise and denoting rigorous religious practices meant to promote spiritual discipline <\/td><\/tr>
    Bethlehem: <\/strong>Birthplace of Jesus Christ.<\/td><\/tr>
    Bible: <\/strong>Book of sacred and holy texts and scriptures. Studied and practiced by Christians<\/td><\/tr>
    Bishop: <\/strong>The highest order of minister in the Christian Church<\/td><\/tr>
    Calvary: <\/strong>Death-place of Jesus Christ.<\/td><\/tr>
    Catherine of Siena: <\/strong>Showed considerable spiritual insight in her “Book of Divine Providence” <\/td><\/tr>
    catholic (as opposed to Catholic): <\/strong>Latin word for universal<\/td><\/tr>
    Charlemagne: <\/strong>Was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope at Christmas in 800<\/td><\/tr>
    Christianity: <\/strong>The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices.<\/td><\/tr>
    Creed: <\/strong>Concise formal statement of Christian doctrine <\/td><\/tr>
    Cross: <\/strong>Wooden beams perpendicular to each other. Known for its crucifixion.<\/td><\/tr>
    Crucifixion: <\/strong>The Roman’s method of punishment which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden beam and left to hang, perhaps for several days, until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation.<\/td><\/tr>
    Disciples: <\/strong>A personal follower of Jesus during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles.<\/td><\/tr>
    Ethiopia<\/strong>: Fourth century historical accounts indicate missionaries came from the east across the Red Sea<\/td><\/tr>
    Ethiopian Church<\/strong>: The presiding bishop was not native but from Alexandria as late as 1951.<\/td><\/tr>
    God: <\/strong>The creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.<\/td><\/tr>
    Hildegard of Bingen: <\/strong>Widely recognized as a seer this gave her special authority rare for women<\/td><\/tr>
    Hypostasis: <\/strong>A nature in its concrete realization in a particular thing or person<\/td><\/tr>
    India: <\/strong>Claims to be founded by the Apostle Thomas, which is quite possible<\/td><\/tr>
    Jerome: <\/strong>Monk who translated the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate)<\/td><\/tr>
    Jesus<\/strong> Christ<\/strong>: Son of God. Crucified on the cross aged 33 years old. Known as a teacher and miracle maker.<\/td><\/tr>
    Julian of Norwich: <\/strong>An anchorite who had intense visions of Jesus Christ<\/td><\/tr>
    New Testament: <\/strong>The second part of the Christian biblical canon<\/td><\/tr>
    Nicene Creed: <\/strong>Statement of belief drawn up at the Council of Nicaea (325) to deny Arianism<\/td><\/tr>
    Oecumenical: <\/strong>Greek for household, empire, and by extension the civilized world<\/td><\/tr>
    Old Testament: <\/strong>The first part of the Christian biblical canon<\/td><\/tr>
    Original Sin:<\/strong> The sin of Adam and Eve which is passed on to children through sexual intercourse <\/td><\/tr>
    Ousia: <\/strong>Greek for substance or essence <\/td><\/tr>
    Patriarchate: <\/strong>One of the five chief sees of Christendom governing neighboring territory<\/td><\/tr>
    Predestination: <\/strong>The teaching that God has determined beforehand who is to be saved<\/td><\/tr>
    Prosopon: <\/strong>Greek for person or persona or mask (as in play)<\/td><\/tr>
    Schism: <\/strong>When Christians formally separate from one another<\/td><\/tr>
    Teresa of Avila: <\/strong>Desired to be a spiritual guide, wrote “Interior Castle” and was friends with John of the Cross<\/td><\/tr>
    The Arian Controversy<\/strong>: The debate over the nature and extent of the divinity of Christ<\/td><\/tr>
    The church of the East: <\/strong>They traveled east astonishing distance including to India and China<\/td><\/tr>
    Thecla: <\/strong>Virgin disciple of Paul known from apocryphal Acts<\/td><\/tr>
    Trinity: <\/strong>Three-in-one. The Father (God), The Son (Jesus), and The Holy Spirit.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
    50 Total Definitions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Apostle: Each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ which includes: Peter James John Andrew Bartholomew or Nathanael James, the Lesser or Younger Judas Jude or Thaddeus Matthew or Levi Philip Simon the Zealot Thomas Apostolic Succession: The ministry of … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10671,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cameronshackelton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cameronshackelton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cameronshackelton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cameronshackelton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cameronshackelton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cameronshackelton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cameronshackelton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/cameronshackelton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}