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What is a synagogue? |
- A place of worship |
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What is BCE? |
- Before Common Era |
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What is CE? |
- Common Era |
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What is the second temple period? |
- A period ending in 70 CE. |
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What is the Torah? |
- The teaching of the law of Moses; first 5 books of the Bible. |
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What does Nevi'im mean? |
- Prophets |
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What does Kethuvim mean? |
- Writings |
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What is the Sanhedrin? |
- Ruling body of the Jewish people during the time of occupation. |
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What is the Pentateuch? |
- First 5 books of the Old Testament. |
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What is hellinism? |
- “Greekification”;Greek influence “Greek influence (and Roman) on culture and philosophy. |
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What is the septuagint? |
- The Hebrew Bible. |
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What is dualism? |
- God and Satan – 2 fighting forces typically on opposite ends of the spectrum. |
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What is the canon? |
- Collectionof books; rule or standard. |
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What is the gospel? |
- Good News; Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. |
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What is Q? |
- Words of Jesus; second source used to write Matthew and Luke. |
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What is Intercalation? |
- Sandwich;Mark uses it often ragmen.
a. Story of the fig tree. b. Feeding 5,000, Syrophoenician woman Feeding the 4,000. |
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What is the messianic secret? |
- The messianic motif. |
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What is the genealogy? |
- Family history. |
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What is the beatitude? |
- “Blessed”or “Favored by God." |
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What is the antitheses? |
- “You have heard it said (…) but I tell you (…)." |
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What is a parable? |
- Story/Lessonby Jesus. |
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What is a centurion? |
- A roman military official. |
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What is the tradition of the elders? |
- Pharisaic oral law designed to elucidate and protect the laws of Moses – legalism. |
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What is the passion? |
- The crucifixion. |
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What is a didrachma? |
- Coinage. |
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What is the Gehanna? |
- Valleyof Hinnom, near Jerusalem. |
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What is the phylactery? |
- Box typically worn around arm or forehead with scriptures. |
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What is the prologue? |
- Introductory section of literature. |
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What is exorcism? |
- Expulsion of an evil spirit from a person orplace. |
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What is a priest? |
- An ordained Catholic minister. |
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What is a levite? |
- A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, especially of that part of it that provided assistants to the priests in the worship in the Jewish temple. |
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What is a Rabbi? |
- A teacher. |
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What is the Johannine? |
- Anything affiliated with John (Scholars,literature, etc.). |
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What is logos? |
- Word; Son of God; Jesus is Logos. |
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What is the passover? |
- Jewish spring festival; blood on door frames. |
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What is a motif? |
- A distinct feature; dominant idea. |
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What is a paraclete? |
- The holy spirit. |
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What is Mt. Gerizim? |
- Where Samaritans worshiped. |
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What is the Sukkot? |
- The feast of booths. |
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What are the Synoptic Gospels? |
- Matthew, Mark, and Luke. |
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What is Herod the Great? |
- King of Judea. |
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Who is Pontius Pilate? |
- Roman governor of Israel. |
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Who is Peter? |
- Disciple and apostle; Jesus’ best friend.
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Who is Nicodemus? |
- Pharisee who came to Jesus at night. |
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Who is Elijah? |
- Prophet referenced that paralleled with Jesus. |
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Who is Theophilus? |
- Person Luke is writing to; possibly a patron. |
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Who are Mary & Martha? |
- Siblings of Lazarus, housed Jesus. o Mary sat at Jesus’ feet. o Martha worked (was busy). |
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Who is Lazarus? |
- A man who rose from the dead after 4 days. |
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Who is Mary Magdalene? |
- Hooker who talks to Jesus when he wakes up. |
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Who is Zacchaeus? |
- Short rich tax collector Jesus found watching from a sycamore tree. |
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Know about all the political eras and empires that shaped Israel (Babylonian Exile,Persian Period, Hellenistic Period, Roman Period, etc.). |
Babylonian Exile, Persian Period, Hellenistic Period, Hasmonean Period, Roman Period. |
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What year was the destruction of the 2nd Temple? |
- 70CE. |
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What is distinctive about Mark? |
- Mark did not contain: Genealogy, Birth narrative, Beatitudes, Lord’s Prayer, Golden rule, Resurrection. |
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What is know about Mark’s author, date, setting, and audience? |
- Author: unknown. - Date: 65-73 CE. - Setting: Jewish war with Rome. - Audience: Roman Christians; possibly written toengage the transition between 1st and 2nd generationChristianseight. |
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How much of the material found in Mark is alsofound in Matthew? |
- 90%. |
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What do we know about the author, date, andaudience of Matthew? |
- Unknown;65-73; Written to urban Christians in the mid-80’s. |
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What are a few of the distinctive qualities of Matthew? |
- Numerical Symbolism. - 3 sets of 14 generations. - 5 great speeches: Sermon on the Mount, Missionary discourse, Parable discourse, Community discourse, Eschatological discourse. |
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What are the remaining distinctive qualities of Matthew? |
- 12 fulfillment citations (prophesies). - 10 miracles. - 7 parables. - 7 woes against the scribes and Pharisees - Double characters and stories. - The teacher’s gospel. - Patterns and illusions. |
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What are the major themes of Matthew? |
- Interpretation of scripture. - Abiding presence of God. - Jesus as the Son of God. - Teachings of Jesus. - Discipline. |
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What was so unique about the genealogy of Jesus at the beginning of Matthew? |
- 14;3 sets of 14; numerical value of David’s name in Hebrew is 14; scandalous womenment. |
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Be familiar with the conception and birth narrative of Jesus. |
- Anangel came to Mary and made her pregnant, and told Joseph to marry her anyway.They traveled to Bethlehem for a head count and Mary gave birth in a stable.Angles told shepherds about Jesus and a star led Wise men to him. King Herod heard about Jesus and sent men to find him so he could kill him, but the men decided not to return to Herod. |
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Know the three temptations from the wilderness. |
- Stones to bread. - Jumping from the pinnacle of the temple. - All of the splendor of the world. |
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What is the name of the largest and most famous discourse in Matthew? |
- Sermon on the Mount. |
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What is significant about the scene of Jesus preaching on the mountain? |
- Brings to mind Moses giving the Torah to Israel in Exodus 19-24. |
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Know the Old Testament significance of a blessing pronouncement. |
- Reflects the deep inner joy of those who have long awaited the salvation promised to them by God and who now begin to experience its fulfillment. |
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Be familiar with the Beatitudes: |
- Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. - Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. - Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. - Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. - Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. - Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. - Blessed are those persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
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Know the Lord’s Prayer: |
- Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who have trespassed against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. |
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What does Jesus say to observe when he teaches against worrying? |
- Do not worry about tomorrow for you do not know what that day may bring forth. |
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What is the significance of the “speck” and the “log”? |
- Judge not, unless you want to be judged. |
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What is a wolf in sheep’s clothing? |
- A false prophet. |
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Who builds his house on the rock, and who builds his house on the sand? |
- Rock: the wise man. - Sand: the foolish man. |
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What is the Messianic Banquet (hint: Matthew 8:11)? |
- The feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. |
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What dramatic phrase occurs 6 times in Matthew that describes separation from God? |
- “Weeping and gnashing of teeth” |
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What did Jesus do that was blasphemous in Matthew 9:1-8? |
- He told the man that his sins were forgiven rather than just telling him he was healed. |
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Know the main differences between the demoniac story in Matthew 8, and the one in Mark5. |
- Matthew: has 2 men. The men didn’t ask to go with Jesus. There isn’t a certain number of pigs. - Mark: man who was demon possessed. Man had broken the chains the community put him in. The man asks to go with Jesus. Demons have a name and tell Jesus (Legion). 2,000 pigs. - Different locations. |
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What is one possible theory that we discussed in class for why Matthew doubles up the characters? |
- To stick with the Jewish legal tradition of having double witnesses in court. |
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How does Jesus respond when he is asked for asign? |
- “There will be no sign but the sign of Jonah." |
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Who were the characters involved in John theBaptist’s death, and how was he killed? |
- Herod Antipas. - Herodias. - Herodias’ daughter. - John the Baptist. - Herod promised Herodias’ daughter (his niece)that she could have anything she wanted so she asked her mom and her mom saidto ask for John the Baptist’s head on a silver platter. |
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Know thedetails about the feeding of the 5000: |
- 5 loaves and 2 fish. - 12 basketfuls of broken pieces. - 5,000 MEN; this doesn’t include women orchildren. - Language indicates a liturgical act § Liturgy: flow of worship/formal worship (likeCatholic Mass). |
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Who does Jesus call out to walk on the water? |
- Peter. |
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What is one possibility for why the author of Matthew referred to the Syro-Phoenician woman as a “Canaanite”? |
- To harken back to Israel’s traditional enemies. |
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What does the name “Peter” mean? |
- "Rock." |
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Be familiar with the Passion predictions: |
1. Peter’s Confession. 2. Transfiguration and healing of the demon possessed boy. 3. Rich Young Ruler. |
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Be familiar with the Transfiguration. |
- Jesus appeared to his disciples in glory with Moses and Elijah. |
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Be familiar with the teachings from Matthew 18. |
Be like children: innocent and believe whole heartedly. - Forgiveness (7 * 70). |
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What is the cup that Jesus talks about in Matthew 20:20-28? |
- The cup is righteous and following God to the point of death. It is going to be hard and painful but so worth it. |
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Be familiar with the story of the Triumphal Entry. |
- Jesus rides both a donkey and a colt(Matthew took Zechariah 9:9-10 literally). - A donkey, not a war horse, bringing peace. |
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What overlapped according to Powell? |
- Jewish,Roman, and Christian worlds. |
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Who were the Pharisees? |
- Faithfulness to the law; sanctity; did not wantto overthrow the gov, Zealots did. |
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Who were the sadducees? |
- Jadthe most power during Jesus’ time. |
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Who were the Essences? |
- People group who keptto themselves; separatists. |
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Who were zealots? |
- A very anti-roman people group. |
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What is false about the Samaritans? (a) Group of idol worshipers who opposed. (b) True Israel. (c) Own temple on Mt Gerizim. (d) Own version of Pentatuech . |
- (a) Group of idol worshipers who opposed. |
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What made Nero notorious? |
- He punished the Jews in the 60's A.D. |
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By what century was the New Testament written? |
- The 2nd century. |
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What is true about the gospels? |
- Contain compilation of genres. - Gospels influenced by Jewish literature· Overtly evangelistic. - 2 source – most widely accepted for synopticgospels. - Q – hypothetical source; said to contain sayingsof Jesus. - Diatessaron – Harmonization of the gospelswritten by Tatian. - 66 books in Protestant bible (our bible) - Hebrew and Greek are original languages of theBible; Hebrew in OT & Greek in NT. |
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What is consisted in the Tanakh? |
- Torah, Nevi’im, and Kethuvim. |
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Which one of these is false? (a) The gospel of mark is shortest of the gospels (b) Mark was probably written for roman Christians. (c) The gospel of Mark claims that John Mark is theauthor. (d) The gospel of Mark prioritizes the actions ofJesus over his words |
- (c) The gospel of Mark claims that John Mark is the author. |
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What book in the synoptic gospels doesn't contain the birth narrative? |
- Mark. |
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Why do most scholars think Mark was written toroman Christians? |
- He had to explain Jewish customs and Aramaicwords. |
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What important motif is found in Mark? |
- Secrecy. |
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Howlong was Jesus tempted in the wilderness? |
- 40 days. |
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Who is the syrophoenician woman? |
- The woman mentioned in the bible that discovered that salvationis not only for Jews but also the gentiles. |
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What is the difference found in Mark regarding the feeding of the 5000 and 4000? |
- The 5,000was for insiders (Jews). - The 4,000 was outsiders (Gentiles). |
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Who does Jesus talk to during transfigurationand what do they represent? |
- Elijah and Moses – represent the law and theprophets. |
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Thetriumphal entry is powerful because Jesus is acting... |
Ina messianic demonstration. |
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90% of Mark is also found in... |
- Matthew. |
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What is probably true about author of Matthew? |
- Jewish convert, possibly a scribe. |
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What major themes of Matthew are not found in Mathew's gospel according to Powell? |
- Graciousness toward the Roman Empire. |
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What is the genealogy of Matthew? |
- 3 sets of 14. - Numerical value of David’s name in Hebrew is 14. - Scandalous women. |
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Whatdoes Emmanuel mean? |
- “Godwith us." |
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Whovisited Jesus in Matthew’s version of the birth narrative? |
- TheMagi (Matthew -> Magi). |
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Whatgospel do the shepherds visit Jesus in the birth narrative? |
- Luke. |
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What is the largest discourse in Matthew? |
- The sermon on the mount. |
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What does Jesus tell us about worry? |
- Do not worry, like the birds of the air and lillies of the field. |
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Where does Jesus tell us to store our treasures? |
- In Heaven. |
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Matthew’stelling of Syrophoenician woman... |
- Callsher a Canaanite instead of Syrophoenician -> harkens back to Israel’s enemies. |
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Who does Jesus represent? |
- The lamb of the Passover. |
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What does the cup Jesus is talking about represent? |
- The cup of Martyrdom. |
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Fill in the blanks for these verses: I am sending you out like (blank) among (blank),so be as shrewd as (blank) and innocent as (blank). It is easier for a (blank) to go throughthe eye of a needle than for a (blank) to go to heaven. |
- I am sending you out like sheep among wolves,so be as shrewd as snakes and innocent as doves. - It is easier for a camel to go throughthe eye of a needle than for a rich man to go to heaven. |
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When does Jesus begin hi teaching on the mountain (Sermon on the Mount)? |
- Matthew 5. |
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Jesus tells us to let our what shine? |
- Our light. |
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A (blank) cannot be hidden. |
- CIty on a hill. |
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Jesus did not come to destroy the law but to (blank) it. |
- Fulfill. |
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How should we treat people? |
- The way we want to be treated. |
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What does Jesus command us to do when people die? |
- "Let the dead bury their own dead." |
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Why does Jesus why people are afriad? |
- Because they have little faith. |
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What the disciples think Jesus is when he is walking on water? |
- They think he's a ghost. |
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How can one save their life? |
- By losing it. |
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Who is rumored to be the beloved disciple? |
- John |
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What ook is 90% unlike te others? |
- John. |
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What kind of gospel is John? |
- The spiritual gospel. |
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Which gospel is the only one that talks about the Church? |
- Matthew |
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What is the most important commandment according to John? |
- Love one another. |
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What is death according to John? |
- Glorification. |
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How do sheep follow their shepherd? |
- Only by their shepherd's voice. |
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What other book did the author of Luke write? |
- Acts |
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Who is Luke dedicated to? |
- Theophilus. |
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Who is Luke looking out for? |
- Women, Samaritans, and the poor. |
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Where does the Hebrew name of Jesus come from? |
- Joshua. |
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Who is aligned with Elijah? |
- John the Baptist. |
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Which gospel is the only gospel that mentions the story of Jesus being left at the temple? |
- The gospel of Luke. |
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What happened to the widow's son? |
- He was raised back to life. |
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Who cleaned Jesus' feet with perfume and her hair? |
- Mary. |
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What kind of gospel is John? |
- The spiritual gospel. |
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What was the first sign of Jesus' divinity? |
- The conversion of water to wine. |
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Whocame to visit Jesus in the night? |
Nicodemus;talked about being born again. |
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What are the details of the women at the well? |
- Came at noon. - Samaritan. - 5 husbands. - Jesus offers her living water. |
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Where did Jews and Samaritans worship? |
- Jews worship in Jerusalem. - Samaritans worship at Mt. Gerizim. |
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Where did Judas hang himself? |
- In the field of blood. |
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How was released instead of Jesus? |
- Barabbas. |
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When God was crying out "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me" who was he talking to? |
- Rumored to be Elijah. |
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Who gave up his tomb to Jesus? |
- Joseph of Arimethea. |
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What is the Logos? |
The word. |
