A-Z: General definitions
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- Many are Called
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- Maranatha
- Marcus Aurelius
- Margery Kempe
- Mark
- Mark of Cain
- Mark of the Beast
- Mark Twain
- Marriage
- Marriage Service
- Mars
- Marshall Plan
- Martha
- Martin Luther
- Martyr
- Martyrdom
- Marxism
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- Mary
- Mary Magdalene
- Mary of Bethany
- Mary Queen of Scots
- Mary Salome
- Mary Shelley
- Mary Tudor
- Mary Wollstonecraft
- Mary, the blessed Virgin
- Masculine Rhyme
- Masque
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- Matthew
- Matthew Arnold
- Maundy Thursday
- Meander
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A-Z: General definitions: Mary
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The mother of Jesus. The gospels of Matthew and Luke state that Mary's pregnancy was brought about by the Holy Spirit and not through a human relationship; she is therefore known as the 'Virgin'. She is presented as model of obedience to God's will. She was present at the crucifixion of Jesus. The account of Mary's life in the New Testament was later amplified by apocryphal texts. In Roman Catholic teaching, she is held to have been conceived without sin and to have a special role as someone who intercedes with God on behalf of humankind.
The name given to the man believed by Christians to be the Son of God. Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded most fully in the Four Gospels.
One of the twelve Apostles, or disciples of Jesus. The author of the first Gospel.
The author of the third Gospel and the book of Acts in the New Testament.
The third person of the Trinity (God in three persons). Came upon the disciples at Pentecost after Jesus had ascended in to heaven.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
Execution by nailing or binding a person to a cross.
A 'testament' is a covenant (binding agreement), a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people. The New Testament is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its name comes from the new covenant or relationship with God.
Books whose status as part of the Bible is disputed.
Member of a worldwide Christian church which traces its origins from St. Peter, one of Jesus' original disciples. It has a continuous history from earliest Christianity.
Disobedience to the known will of God. According to Christian theology human beings have displayed a pre-disposition to sin since the Fall of Humankind.
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