TYPES OF SACRIFICE
- Human or Animal sacrifice:humans or animals are offered to the gods .eg .goat, sheep, fowl etc
- Preventive sacrifice : it is offered to ward off evil or misfortune.
- Votive sacrifice:it is offered in fulfillment of a promise or a vow made by a worshiper while he asks a favour from the spirit forces.
- Propitiatory or appeasement sacrifice:it is offered to placate or satisfy or calm a deity.
- Thanksgiving sacrifice:it is offered in appreciation of some successes achieved or to show gratitude a deity.
- Substitution sacrifice:it is offered to redeem the offer whom may be under the anger of ancestors or evil spirit.
- Meal and drink sacrifice:it is offered in the form of food and drink.
- Tangible and intangible sacrifice:sacrifice that can seen and sacrifice that can not be seen physically...eg. goat and service respectively.
- Integrative sacrifice:is meant to establish blood covenant .
- Blood sacrifice: it takes the form of blood offering of either human being or animal.
- Communal and individual sacrifice:sacrifice done by the whole community and sacrifice performed by an individual respectively.
EXERCISE
Give five (5) advantages of sacrifices to the worshiper.
ASSIGNMENT
State any five(5) forms of sacrifices Christians offer to God.
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