RE103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Great Commandment, Philia, Sadducees
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Monotheism a belief or practice system based on a singular deity and polytheism (many god and goddesses. Christians believe that agape love in the form of charity can elevate a christian towards god and his heavenly realm. Eschatology, yet another ology word, meaning the study of something. Escha the greek words ta eschata meaning the last things. : this refers to either the individual or cosmic concept of last things, such as what happens to a human being at death (individual) or what happens at the end time or end of the earth (cosmic) Acronym which academics use to discern between ancient times and relatively more historical times. The area of nazareth ruled by herod and the majority of people followed the judaic tradition: herod ruled on behalf of the romans who took control of the land as part of the expansion under the roman empire.
