HIST 1702T Lecture Notes - Transubstantiation, Purgatory
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Quiz #2: baptism- the sprinkling or immersion in water, the ritual by which a person is initiated into membership in the christian community. Jesus" followers experienced dramatically the presence of the holy spirit and the ability to preach and be understood in different languages: sacrament- a ritual action seen as signifying divine grace. Christianity the bishop has charge of ordaining priests as well as confirming baptisms: canon-a standard. A scriptural canon is the list of books acknowledged as scripture. The list of acknowledged saints is likewise a canon. Canon law is the accumulated body of church regulations and discipline. Apostles" creed and still in the use through regular recitation in the catholic mass: trinity-the conception of god as having three persons" or manifestations: as father, as son and as holy spirit.
