Vocabulary for Lesson 8

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Learning is work. There are multiple ways to study. Different study strategies will work differently for each student. Serious students should try all of them several (6-7) times to see how they work when done well. For the best learning, every student will likely need to use more than one strategy and switch between them. Here are some tips relating to studying vocabulary. You can adapt them for memorizing texts.

Use multiple senses: read, speak, and hear the material aloud. Then, write your version with a pencil into your notebook and notice how that feels. Then, read your own definition aloud as you study. (combine with the next two strategies)
Use your brain: condense the definitions into a form that makes sense to you. Identify key words for every definition. Think of synonyms that you would use. (combine with the other strategies)
Use your body: say your definition and act it out with an expressiveness that fits the meaning.
Use your friends and family: Ask someone to quiz you using spaced repetition for a set amount of time, from your notes. (Example: for 10 minutes, all questions get repeated, but the quicker and more accurate your answer, the longer the interval until that question comes back. Questions you get wrong are repeated sooner.)
Use basic technology: Show all definitions and hide all the terms on this page. Try to remember each term before you show it (by clicking the definition) to check your answer. Then, show all terms and hide the definitions on the page. Only show a definition (by clicking the term) after you have made your best effort to remember your own version of it.
Use tools: Make a stack of index cards with terms on one side and your definitions on the other. When reviewing, don't check the opposite side until you've made your best effort to remember. Sort them into three stacks: Easy, Hard, and Failed. Then re-sort the Failed cards and work through the Hard cards until they are all Easy.
Use advanced technology: On the web (Example: SuperNotes with free signup or with subscription.) or on an app (Example: Anki), create a stack of virtual cards and let the software quiz you. It will use spaced repetition automatically.
Use brute force memorization: Copy a term and definition from this page. Then navigate to Catechesis Contents > Memorization Tool and paste it into the box, then follow the instructions on that page. (Caution: this works quickly for memorizing texts, but must be repeated a few times after a break for long-term recall. It is less effective than the other strategies for understanding what you memorize.)

Hebrews: Another name for the Jewish people, Israelites, or descendants of Abram, who "passed over" the Euphrates River southwestward into the Promised Land. This title is also used of Hebrew- or Aramaic-speaking Jewish Christians in the book of Acts. This title for the people of God usually designates them as the "wandering people" of God who sojourn through the wilderness of this world to the permanent land of promise which is yet to come.
Hellenists: The name which can refer either to Greeks by birth, or to Greek-speaking Jews. This title is often used of Greek-speaking Jewish Christians in the book of Acts.
the Holy Ministry: The preaching and teaching office of the Gospel and sacraments of Christ through which the Holy Spirit creates, sustains, and nurtures faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
the divine call: The call from God, through the church to a man, to be a public minister of the Gospel, that is, the authority to preach and teach the Word of God and administer the sacraments in the stead of Christ.
ordination: The "holy orders" and "solemn charge" given to the man being placed into the Office of the Holy Ministry to tend, keep, and defend the Holy Gospel of Christ and His congregation, through the faithful preaching and teaching of the Word of God, judging doctrine, remitting and retaining sin, and administering the sacraments of Christ according to His institution.
minister: The title means "servant" and is the most common title for all those who have been called and ordained to preach the Gospel and administer the sacraments of Christ in the church.
pastors and teachers: The names most often given to the called and ordained ministers of the Word. These two titles describe the one Office of the Ministry and how it functions in the church—"to shepherd" the people of God by "teaching" the Word of God (Ephesians 4:11).
the seven: The name given to the first seven men chosen by the New Testament Church and ordained by the apostles to the Office of the Public Ministry. They assisted the apostles so that the widows, in particular, were not neglected "in the daily distribution" (Acts 6). Included among them are the evangelists Stephen and Philip. Their number points to the abundance and completeness of the gifts of the Holy Spirit that would enable them to carry out their work. This number is often associated with the Holy Spirit's gift of the Ministry to the church.