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28 Cards in this Set
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Hellenist
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-Speaks Greek as their mother tongue
-Adopted Greek Culture -Jewish in heritage and faith |
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Low Assimilation
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-Residence
-conflict |
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Medium Assimilation
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-Employment with non-jews
-participated in social and cultural life |
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High Assimilate
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- Jews that married Gentiles
- Fully integrated political and religious affairs of state |
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Root problem when the Hellenists complained that their widows were not being cared for
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-Division in the church
-Threat to koinonia |
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Solution to the root problem when the Hellenists complained that their widows were not being cared for
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- rather than a split in the church, the ministry was split
-appostles assumed less responsibility and authority -transition in leadership: hellenists were recognized in leadership |
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Who were Stephen's accusers?
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Hellenists
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What were the accusations of Stephen's accusers?
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-Blasphemy against Moses and God
-Blashphemy against the Law and Temple |
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What was the significance of the accusations of Stephen's accusers?
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The Issue: Temple and Torah were main identity markers
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Main Point 1 of Stephen's argument
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-Blashphemed God
a) He is not limited to geography or the temple b) Can't equate God and the Temple, Temple made by men |
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Main Point 2 of Stephen's argument
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-Rejected the Law
a) Israel rejected Moses b) Israel rejected the rightous one |
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3 factors in the Samaritan Schism
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1) Were considered half-breeds by Jews
2) Opposed revuilding of Jerusalem 3) Accepted higher degrees of Hellenism |
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Why was Philip's ministry to the Samaritans so significant?
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-Power encounter: power of the Spirit vs. Power of spirits
-Philip proclaimed Christ while simon claimed himself -Christ is greater and people believed |
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Define Magic
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Method of manipulating good and evil spirits to bring harm or to lend help
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What was the importance of magic in the ancient world
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- used for protection
- to bring harm - to get love |
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Why did Simon try to buy the Spirit
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-consistent with his function as a mgaician
-wanted to purchase the ability to use it himself to bestow spirit on people |
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How did the Samaritan ministry mark the change in the roles of the Apostles?
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-Verification of ministry: prayed for them to recieve the HS, recieved a confirmation by the Spirit thorugh a pouring out
-Triumph of the Spirit: Simon repents and God verifies that Samaritans were included in the Gospel |
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Give 2 reasons why Ethiopia was considered the ends of the earth
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-Most racially distinct
-Most geographically distant |
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What two ways would the Ethiopian Eunuch be excluded from Judaism?
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-Physically as a Eunuch
Racially as a Gentile |
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What were the 3 major events leading to the acceptance of the gentiles?
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1) Calling of Messenger to gentiles: Paul's conversion
2) Calling of Gentiles to Savation: Cornelius conversion 3) Calling to Gentile Mission: 1st missionary Journey |
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What was the three part pattern that the major event leading to the acceptance of gentiles follow?
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1) God's Initiation
2) God's Validation 3) Church's Acceptance |
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Whose Idea was it to accept Gentiles in the Church?
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GOD'S IDEA
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What were the theological barriers between Jew and Gentile?
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1) One God
2) Jews were considered people of God |
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What were the social barriers between Jew and Gentile?
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1) Purity Laws
2) Circumcision |
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What was God's validation of Paul's conversion?
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Paul entered gentile home, which was considered unclean, but God made it okay
Peter preached and gentiles recieved the HS |
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Key verse for the acceptance of Gentiles by the church
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ACTS 11:18
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What was the validation for the acceptance of the gentiles into the church?
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They recieved the HS
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Why did they start their Journey in Cyprus?
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Barnanbus was from Cyprus and therefore knew the people, the general area, and the synagaoges
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