THEO3470 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sacramentum (Band), John Chrysostom, Tertullian
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Latin word: sacramentum (sacrament, pledge or oath of allegiance to caesar. Greek word: mysterion (mystery, something hidden or mysterious, the meaning of which is known or understood by the group and not known or perceived by those who had not been initiated. A(cid:272)ra(cid:373)e(cid:374)t: a sig(cid:374) or s(cid:455)(cid:373)(cid:271)ol of so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g that is (cid:862)(cid:373)(cid:455)sterious(cid:859) (cid:894)m(cid:455)sterio(cid:374)(cid:895) Every religion has them but may not be called a sacrament. All sacraments are designed to affect the person, thoughts and feelings, using the body, using the human experience of those who celebrate them and believe in them. They lead to the transcendent to an experience of the sacredgod. Doors to the sacred manifestation of the sacred. Sacraments allow a person to enter into a religious/sacred dimension of human. Linked to journey of life or life experiences existence: sacred space, sacred time, sacred meaning, sacred rituals. Any sacred ritual or ceremony called a sacramentum.
