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10 Cards in this Set
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The first word of this book, Mishle, has provided the title by which it is generally designated in Jewish and Christian circles. It is an anthroplogy of didactic peotry forming part of the sapiential literature of the Old Testament.
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Proverbs
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The author of the book calls himself John, who because of his christian faith has been exiled to the rocky island of Patmos, a Roman penal colony. This book contains an account of vissions in symbolic and allegorical language borrowed extensively from the Old testament, especially Ezekiel, Zachariah, and Daniel.
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Revelations
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The Gospels begins with the narrative prologue, the first part of which is a genealogy of Jesus starting with Abraham, the father of Israel. This Gospel drew not only upon the Gospel according to Mark but upon a large body of material not found in Mark that corresponds, sometimes exactly, to material found also in the Gospel according to Luke.
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Matthew
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The shortes of all New Testament gospels ans is likely the first to have been written, yet it oftens tells of Jesus ministry in more detail than either Matthew or Luke. The opening verse about the good news in this gospel serves as a title for the entire book. The action begins with the appearance of John the Baptist, a messenger of God attested by scripture.
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Mark
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This short letter addressed to three specific individuals was written by Paul during an imprisonment. It concerns Onesimus, a slave of Colossae who had run away from his master, perhaps guilty of theft in the process. Onesimus was converted to Christ by Paul.
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Philippians
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It is the longest and most systematic unfolding of Paul's thought, expounding the gospel of God's righteousness that saves all who believe; if reflects a universal outlook, with special implications for Israel's relation to the church. Paul writes to introduce himself and his message to the Christians at Rome, seeking to enlist their support for the proposed mission to Spain.
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Romans
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The letter begins with a brief address and concludes with a greeting. The body of the letter consists of two major parts. The first part is a set of three sections of thanksgiving connected by two apologiae (defenses) dealing, respectively, with the missionaries' previous conduct and their current concerns. Paul's thankful optimism regarding the Thessalonians' spiritual welfare is tempered by his insistence on their recognition of the selfless love shown by the missionaries.
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Thessalonians
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Philippi, in northeastern Greece, was a cuty of some importance in the Roman province of Macedonia. Much of the letter is devoted to instruction about unity and humility within the Christian Community at Philippi.
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Philippians
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This is the Pauline letter about the church. Many bible scholars regard the letter as an encyclical or circular letter sent to a number of churches in Asia Minor, the addresses to be designated in each place by its bearer, Tychicus. This letter emphasize the unity in the church of Christ that has come about for both Jews and Gentiles withing God's household and indeed the seven unities of the church, Spirit, hope in the Lord, faith, and baptism and the one God.
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Galatians
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The parable of the Prodigal Son may only be found in the gospel according to:
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Luke
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