Who was Jesus

• • Word Glossary:
  • Transcendent:Beyond, above and greater than all else.
  • Immanent:Involved in the world e.g. by miracles, visions and answered prayer.
  • Chalcedonian Creed:Official document produced by a council of Christian leaders (AD 451).
  • Virgin:Someone who hasn’t had sex.
  • Incarnate:Christian belief that Jesus was God in human form.
• Word Glossary:

  • Trinity:Christian belief in God as three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
  • Zealots:Jews who resisted Roman rule and fought for Jewish independence.
  • Pharisees:Jewish leaders and legal experts with a focus on keeping Jewish law.
  • Sadducees:Jewish wealthy upper class, who rejected belief in resurrection.
  • Miracle:A law of nature being broken (usually an act of God).
  • Monotheist:Someone who believes in only one God, not many gods.
• Leprosy (leper)

  Contagious disease where the body slowly falls apart
• parable

  Symbolic story with a spiritual or moral message
• exemplar

  Someone sets an example for others
• liberator

  Someone who frees others
• oppressed

  Treated badly
• marginalised

  Outcast, disregarded and not included by society (usually minorities)
• saviour

  Someone who saves others
• sin

  An act against God; a bad act
• forgiveness

  Giving people the opportunity to change (repent) - a second chance
• atonement / reconciliation

  Being at one (union) with God through making amends
• salvation

  The state of being saved (from sin and its consequences)
• resurrection

  Being restored to (eternal) life after dying