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119 Cards in this Set
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Zerubbabel
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Jewish leader who led the people home
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Mattathias Hasmon
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initial leader of the Hasidism who became freedom fighters against Antiochus IV
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Judah/Judas Hasmon
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son of Mattathias who became a great general and gained the nickname Maccabee b/c he became the "hammer" of the Seleucids
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Simon Hasmon
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son of Mattathias who became a great political organizer and helped bring order to Jerusalem after initial Hasmonean victories
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John Hyrcanus
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son of Simon Hasmon who helped win final victories against the Seleucids, even to the point of bringing Hasmonean rule to all of Palestine
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Cyrus
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Persian king who let the Judah-ites go home from Babylon
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Alexander
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great conqueror of Persians
"Hellenism" |
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Aristotle
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Alexander's tutor
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Ptolemy I
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governor of Egypt for Alexander the Great who started a dynastic rule out of Egypt after Alexander's death
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Antiochus IV
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Seleucid ruler who desecrated the Jerusalem Temple by sacrificing a pig there
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Pompey
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Roman general who won Palestine for Rome
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Julius Caesar
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Roman leader who appointed Herod the Great as "king of the Jews"
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Herod the Great
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-the "Herod" at the time of Jesus' birth
-first of his family to serve as client king of Rome |
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Augustus
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Emperor at time of Jesus' birth
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Tiberius
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Emperor at time of Jesus' ministry
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Nero
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Emperor at time of martyrdom of Paul
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Papias
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Bishop of Hierapolis who says that Mark wrote his gospel based on Peter's preaching
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Polycarp
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Bishop of Smyrna, disciple in faith by John, said that John wrote the gospel of John (because his name was not mentioned in it)
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Herodotus
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Greek history writer who helped set the writing style in the Greco-Roman world
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Josephus
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Jewish historian who wrote in the classic Greco-Roman style
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Theophilus
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Gentile patron of Luke
-also means "lover of God" |
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Peter
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leader of original 12
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Matthias
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new "12th Apostle" chosen
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Stephen
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first Christian martyr
-brought the Gospel to Samaria |
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Philip
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member of the group known as the "seven"
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Cornelius
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first public Gentile to publicly convert to Christianity
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Barnabas
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co-worker with Paul on Paul's first missionary journey
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Silas
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Paul's main companion of his 2nd missionary journey
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James (kingsman of Jesus)
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leader of the Jerusalem church at the time of the Jerusalem council
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James (brother of John)
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first "A" apostle to die for faith
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Luke
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companion of Paul's to the very end
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Gamaliel
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Paul's teacher
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Hillel
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Gamaliel's grandfather
-founder of one of the great Rabbinic schools |
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Mark
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Young protege of Peter
-sometimes companion of Paul |
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Timothy
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young protege of Paul
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Antioch
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first predominantly Gentile church
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Arabia
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where Paul went for 3 years between conversion
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Cyprus
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First stop of the first missionary journey
-Barnabas' home |
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Damascus
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where Paul met the risen Christ and received his Apostolic commission
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Galatia
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region of Asia Minor
-southern portion of where Paul went on his 1st missionary journey |
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Jerusalem
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where Paul did his Rabbi training
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Philippi
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1st church planted by Paul on European soil
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Tarsus
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where Paul was born
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apologia
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defense, apologetic
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apostolos
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"sent one"
-"A" apostles who were part of the foundation of the Church and for those who were missionaries |
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euangelion
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"gospel"
-good news - a good message |
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kerygma
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proclamation
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koinonia
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fellowship
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martyria
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witness
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Exodus 3
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"I am who I am"
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Deut 18
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"a prophet like unto Moses"
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Deut 21
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"cursed is anyone who hangs on a tree"
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II Samuel 7
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"a Son of David on the throne of God forever"
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Isaiah 40
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"a voice calling in the wilderness"
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Isaiah 53
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"the suffering servant"
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Daniel 7
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"one like a Son of Man"
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Joel 2
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"God says 'I will pour out my Spirit' in the last days"
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Amos 9
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"the Gentiles who bear my name"
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Jerusalem Council
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Acts 15
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Malachi 4
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a "forerunner" of Messiah will come
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Romans 10
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faith comes by hearing
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I Cor 1
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the cross as the power and wisdom of God unto salvation
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I Cor 15
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the importance of the resurrection
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II Cor 5
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Paul's call as an ambassador for Christ
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Galatians 1
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Paul's call as a "A" apostle
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Galatians 3
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right with God by grace through faith because of Christ, not because of works of the law
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Ephesians 2
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salvation comes from the pure favor (grace) of God in Christ
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Philippians 3
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whatever "gains" Paul may of had given his background, he counts as loss in comparison in knowing Christ and salvation that is in Christ
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Pharisees
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party of the synagogue, concerned with the law
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Sadduccees
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party of the temple, priests
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Zealots
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party of fighters, willing to fight against Gentiles for cleansing of Israel
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Essenes
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party of separatists, isolate themselves into their own communities because they think the rest of Israel is not following God's ways
-Dead Sea Scrolls |
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What are the various Sectarian groups?
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1) Pharisees
2) Sadducee 3) Zealots 4) Essenes |
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cultural aspects of Palestine Judaism at the time of Jesus
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-strong ethnocentrism
-nationalistic almost to the point of being militant -measure of religious compromise among the leadership which lead to establishment of the Sadducees. -vision that Messiah would come as conquering king |
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The NT and canonicity
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Tests to decide whether a book was accurate or not:
1) Apostolic - written by an Apostle 2) Antiquity - if it is old enough 3) Agreement - agrees with what we already have 4) All-embracing - did all the churches embrace these books |
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Gospel as genre
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-gospel means "good news"
-They are like Greco-Roman biographies -Unique: focus on Jesus being our savior; redemptive focus |
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Comparison of the 2 genealogies of Jesus
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Matthew: direct royal genealogy, Joseph's
Luke: gives biological line all the way to Adam, Mary's |
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the idea of "Kingdom of God" as found in Mt, Mk, and Lk
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-way of saying the day of the Lord has come into our midst
-we've moved from promise to fulfillment -Matthew uses "Kingdom of Heaven" b/c of his audience -redemptive phrase -it wasn't expected that the Messiah would come as a servant, even though it should have been |
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"typology" as found in John
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This is when a NT writer uses an OT person, theme, or item that is rooted in history as a real happening, but that it is also acting as a prophetic shadow toward Christ
1) Jacob's latter, revelation from God (John 1) 2) Jesus says to Nicademus that all who believes shall have eternal life (John 3) 3) Jesus just fed 5000, then they wanted more, and he said that he is the bread of life (John 6) |
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meaning of "Incarnation" and how John explains it
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"In the flesh"
God the Son, without ceasing to be God, took on flesh and became a full human being for us and for our salvation -Shown in his opening prologue and in his 7 "I am" statements |
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Major purposes of the book of Acts
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Historical: to show how the church emerged from its origin as a Jerusalem-based group of Jewish believers to become a chiefly gentile worldwide phenomenon of believers
Theological: to show the nature of the Christian faith through a narrative of the early Christian mission |
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Important factors to note when reading Acts
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1) definite redemptive historical shift
2) central role of the "A" apostles 3) geographical pattern |
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Important lessons Paul learned through meeting the risen Christ
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1) Would have a lasting effect on him in terms of his understanding of his Apostolic call
2) Would be a constant reminder that we are called into new life by the pure favor of God |
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Paul's basic missionary strategy
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-valued the idea of a home-base (Antioch)
-first go to the synagogues of new towns and argue with the Jews there because they would have a good understanding of the OT |
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Purim
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holy day, celebrates God's protection of his people during Ester
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Diaspora
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dispersing of the mediterrainian people
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Chanukah
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festival of lights, feast of dedication
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apologetic and catechetical
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Mt
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5 teaching blocks
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mt
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covenant king
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uses word "church"
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Mt
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son of Abraham, son of David
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Mt
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direct statement of Jesus saying that he has come to fulfill the law and prophets
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Mt
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action over words
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Mk
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"immediately"
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Mk
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servant king
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Mk
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Roman audience
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Mk
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earliest written
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Mk
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discipleship oriented
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Mk
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in-breaking on Kingdom of God
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Mk
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focus on poor and women
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Lk
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Saving of the lost universally
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Lk
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Prologue states that those who come to Christ should have assurance
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Lk
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people of promise and fulfillment
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Lk
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site at Jerusalem
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Lk
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"it is necessary that"
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Lk
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powerful fulfilling of Holy Spirit
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Lk
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has a turning point
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Lk and Jn
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symbolism
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Jn
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Logos in prologue
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Jn
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signs, discourses, and feasts show that Jesus is fulfillment of OT
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Jn
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discourse on HS
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Jn
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last written
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Jn
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fisherman
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Jn
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Purpose verse
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Jn
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has key terms
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Jn
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"the hour has come for the son of man to be glorified"
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Jn
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Cross as a cup that Jesus drinks for as and completion
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Jn
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"it is finished"
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Jn
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