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Abrahamic Religions - faith traditions that trace their origins back to the biblical patriarch Abraham. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Baháʼí Faith, Druze faith, and Samaritanism.
Activism - Engaging in active missionary work, outreach, and sharing the "good news"
Adoptianism - The Christological view that Jesus was a regular human who lived a perfect life and was adopted by God as His son
Antiquities of the Jews / The Jewish War
Apocalypse - A genre of prophetic literature depicting a vision or revelation of the end of the world and ultimate heavenly realities.
Apocalyptic literature - A category of literature that often deals with revelations or the end of the world; 2nd Esdras falls into this category
Apocalyptic Prophecies
Apocalypticism
Apocrypha - Meaning “obscure” or “uncertain”; the term used by Protestants for the extra books in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles.
Apocryphal - Works, usually written, of unknown authorship or of doubtful authenticity.
Apostolic Succession - The doctrine of continuous lineage of religious authority transmitted through the unbroken ordination of bishops tracing back to the apostles
Apostolic Succession - The method by which the ministry of the Christian Church is held to be derived from the apostles by a continuous succession.
Asherah - a major mother and fertility goddess in ancient Semitic and Canaanite religions.
Atenism - a radical, short-lived religious system in ancient Egypt centered on the worship of the Aten (the sun disc).
Autophilis - The status of a hierarchical Christian church whose head bishop does not report to any higher-ranking bishop

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