Latin translation of Yahweh; means God

God's complete and permanent control over the world

set of qualities possessed by all humans that reflects God's personality; intelligence, creativity, love, etc.

humans' job which is to subdue the earth and have dominion over it

cultural institution in which humans who share certain core values work together to improve their quality of life

metaphorical term for those who follow sin and satan

God's people; made in His image; would fight with seed of Serpent but would one day defeat seed of serpent

very large group of people who share the same language , family history, land area and culture

Genesis 10 which lists the descendants of Shem, Ham and Japheth

promise made by God including a nation, land, and a universal blessing

Israel promised to obey God's rules and God would make them a special nation

ten laws showing Israel how to love God and other humans

the belief in one God

God's covenant with the king of Israel that his descendants  would go on forever and one of them would be the Messiah

anointed one in Hebrew

God's promise to put His rules in the hearts of His people so that they would want to obey

born around 4 BC most important human being who has ever lived, The Messiah

that Jesus died for our sins and has been raised again to save them for ever.

"anointed one" Greek for Messiah

religion that believes that the Messiah had not come yet

Religious leader who persecuted and killed Christians, Converted to Christianity, name changed to Paul

the first official persecution of the christian religion

the last and wide spread persecution of the Christian religion

Roman Emperor who converted to Christianity (AD 306 - 337)

Ordered by Constantine which put an end to the Christians persecution after 300 years

a church teacher who claimed the Jesus was not God

Constantine had a group meet to consider the deity of Christ; concluded that JESUS WAS GOD, confirmed doctrine of the Trinity

made Christianity the only recognized religion in the empire

Greek city of Byzantium, the New Rome, western part of the empire, called City of Constantinople

Old Eastern Portion of the Roman Empire

Belief in many gods