Incarnation Keywords

the removal of a foetus from the womb to end a pregnancy, usually before 24 weeks

a symbol made of the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, which are used to show that God and Jesus are eternal- the beginning and end of all things

when the angel Gabriel asked Mary to accept the role of the mother of the Son of God

a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God

a symbol to represent Jesus, made up of the first two letters of his name in Greek

official Church teachings

a Jewish name meaning’ God is with us’

without beginning or end

the writers of the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)

the things that God wants people to do

God’s free gift of his unconditional love to the believer

a list of the generations in a family, which shows how people are related to each other

a belief that goes against the accepted teaching of the Church

a symbol of a fish, based on a Greek acronym that translates as ‘Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour’

‘the image of God’

God taking on the human condition in Jesus 'became flesh'

the teachings authority of the Catholic Church, exercised by the Pope and the bishops

when humans turn away from God and do what they want, rather than what God wants

rites and rituals through which they believe received as special gift of grace. An outward sign of an inward grace

a representation of Jesus that focuses on his burning love

the Jewish Council that looked after all aspects of Jewish life and religion at the time of Jesus

the title which Jesus used to describe himself: has two meanings (1) emphasising that he was a human being, (2) from the Old Testament, a person who is given power by God

that which has been handed on or passed down from the teachings of the apostles; things which have value because they have stood the test of time

the belief that Jesus was fully human but did not have a human father