Chapter 4 Religion Vocabulary

Reparation emphasizes healing the relationship that was broken by an
offense, whereas atonement emphasizes making right the offense by paying the just
penalty. Jesus atoned for the sin of the world, both Original Sin and all personal sin, by
paying the penalty that human beings deserve for their offenses against God, other
people, and the world.

• Atonement

• Reparation

• Blasphemy

• Justification

The process of making amends or paying compensation for a wrong, an
injury, or an injustice. Jesus made amends for the wrongs perpetrated by humanity
through his own suffering on the Cross and his Death.

• Reparation

• Satisfaction

• Beloved Disciple

• Redemption

An act whereby the sinner makes amends for sin, especially in reparation
to God for offenses against him” (CCC, Glossary). Jesus not only pays for our
wrongdoing but also repairs our relationship with God by being obedient to the Father as
the New Adam.

• Satisfaction

• Atonement

• Redemption

• Expiation

The “disciple whom Jesus loved,” referenced several times in John’s
Gospel. Church Father St. Irenaeus attributed the Gospel of John to the Beloved Disciple.
Church Tradition identified this John as one of the Apostles.

• Beloved Disciple

• Apostle

• Hosana

• High Priest

Any thought, word, or act that expresses hatred or contempt for Christ, God,
the Church, saints, or holy things.

• Blasphemy

• Expiation

• Apostle

• Disciple

Comes from a Latin verb meaning “to atone for.” Expiation involves putting
right an offense against truth or justice.

• Expiation

• Lectio Divina

• Meditatio

• Contemplatio

In Jewish history, the priest in charge of Temple worship. The high priest
shared in the general priestly duties; however, he was the only one allowed to enter the
holy of holies, and then only on the Day of Atonement. Jesus is the High Priest of the
New Covenant.

• High Priest

• Saint

• Apostle

• Deacon

A Hebrew word meaning “(O Lord) grant salvation,” but the invocation became
a shout of joy and welcome.

• Hosanna

• Hallelujah

• Yahweh

• Other

Means not only the remission of your sins but also sanctification and
renewal of the interior man.

• Justification

• Redemption

• Clarification

• Exemption

Four separate accounts of the Passion of Christ in the four Gospels.
The passion narratives of the synoptic Gospels follow a similar literary and thematic plan.
The passion narrative of John’s Gospel provides an independent account of these Paschal
events.

• Passion Narratives

• Holy Scripture

• Lectio Divina

• New Creation Account