Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, whom adherents believe to be the son of God. According to Christianity Jesus Christ is the savior of humanity phophesied in the Old Testament.

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Nestorianism

Religion; Christianity

The doctrine, named for Nestorius (d. C. 451), Patriarch of Constantinople, that there were two separate persons in the incarnate Christ, one divine and the other human. Nestorius preached against ...

Pantocrator, Christ

Religion; Christianity

Christ depicted as "Ruler of the Universe," a common image in Orthodox iconography.

Orthodox

Religion; Christianity

The branch of Christianity prevalent in Greece, Russia and Eastern Europe. Originates as a separate body when the Eastern (Orthodox) church split from the Western (Catholic) church in 1054 AD. ...

Pelagianism

Religion; Christianity

Belief system, attacked by Augustine and declared a heresy in , which denies original sin and asserts the ability of humans to choose good over evil with only external assistance from God.

Patristics

Religion; Christianity

(Lat. Pater, "father") Branch of Christian theology and history concerned with the church "fathers" (patres), usually understood to refer to the period from the later first century to the mid-fifth ...

Passion

Religion; Christianity

(Latin passio, "suffering"). The crucifixion of Jesus and the events leading up to it.

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Religion; Christianity

The hypothetical source that many biblical critics suggest was used by the authors of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. It consists of all passages Matthew and Luke have in common that are not found ...