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51 Cards in this Set
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What is the extreme historical skepticism put forth by Albert schweitzer in his book "Quest for the historical jesus"
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we know little about him and he was just an apocalyptic messenger
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who was his immediate predecessor in this tradition? What took place at his baptism and after? how long was he in the wilderness?
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John the baptist
spirit descended upon him drove him into the wilderness 40days |
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Specify the 4 groups and their responses to the jewish situation in the first century.
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Sudcees-make best of bad
Essenes-pietistic Zealots-patriotic Pharisees-protectors and teachers of the law |
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though jesus stood closest with the pharisees
how did his teaching and vision diverge from the pharisees? |
Pharisees stressed Yahweh's holiness
Jesus stressed Yahweh's compassion |
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jewish original name
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Apiru (Nomadic wanderers) Hebrews
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where does the jewish greatness lie?
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Passion for meaning
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2 reasons to believe in "the other"
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no one claims to be self created
everyone at some pt finds his/her power limited. |
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4 characteristics that prevented jews to understand "the other" as meaningful
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prosaic
chaotic amoral hostile |
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how did the jewish understanding of god resist the previous 4 characteristics
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Personal
divine unity moral benevolent |
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basic contribution of judaism to religious thought
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anthropomorphis
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on what charge was jesus arressted and who was responsible for his crucifixion
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roman authorities areested and executed him for treason
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what evidences were there for the disciples to reach the conclusion that jesus was the christd
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what he did, what he said, and what he was
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why did jesus perform miracles? which gospel records most of jesus' miracles and name a few
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to demonstrate the power of faith and compassion for others. Mark
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what did jesus' followers find themselves thinking about his actions
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if divine goodness were to take human form this is how it would behave
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what has been a subject of controversy regarding the content of jesus' teachings according to joseph klausner
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you can find every one of them paralleled either in the old testament or it's commentary, the talamud
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what were the main features of jesus' language
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giganteque and invitational style
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4 of jesus' saying that have been most repeated
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love your neighbor as yourself
whatsoever you would that men should come unto you, do also unto them you should know the truth the shall make you free |
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parable?
and 5 examples of jesus' famous parables |
stories
buried treasure; pearl merchants; man who had two sons; sowers who went out to sow; good samaritan |
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how did jesus' teaching about evil, enemy, outcasts, riches and happiness differ from the world's teaching?
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jesus' teachings had beauty that would not cover the fact they are hard sayings for presenting a scheme of values so counter is to rock us like an earthquake
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two most important facts about life set forth in jesus' teaching
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god's overwhelming love of humanity
the need to accept that love and let it flow |
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what was the most impressive thing about jesus
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he not only taught his preachings he lived them
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what happened on easter sunday? how were the disciples convinced of jesus' resurrection?
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he appeared to them as the same person they had known during his ministry but in a new way. jesus' followers began to experience him in a new way (as having qualities of god)
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faith in jesus' resurrecton produced what two things?
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believing community (church)
christology (nature of christ) |
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explain dr. smith's statement that the 'claim of resurrection faith extended ultimately to the status of goodness in the universe'
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it contended that since jesus is good that it was all powerful b/c there's so much good in the universe
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what was the good news?
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greek letters for the word fish are also the first letters of the greek words for "jesus christ, son of god, savior"
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name the three snyoptic gospels
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mathew, mark and luke
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what two qualities transformed the lives of the believers by the good news?
what produced these? |
Love and Joy
3 untolerable burdens had been lifted to produce this |
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what were the 3 untolerable burdens that the early believers had been released from?
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fear-including death
guilt self concern/ego |
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what did jesus have to do with the process of their newly transformed lives?
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they had experienced jesus' love & had become convinced that jesus was god incarnate. once that love reached them it could not stop. it melted the barriers
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how was the christian love different from conventional love?
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conventional love is evoked by loveable qualities in the beloved. love people encounter from christ embraced sinners and outcasts, enemies. was not prudential
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who was st.paul? which of his letters became famous in its description of christian love
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13th ch. of first corinthians
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what does it mean that the church is the mystical body of christ? whwen and where did it come to life(known as the birthday of the church)
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church
human for of life had left earth but he was completing his uncomplete mission through a new physical body |
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what wer ethe two metaphors used by early christians to identify the corporate identity as church
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vine and branches
one body many parts |
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is there salvation outside the church?
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salvation is possible for all being apart of a church visible or church invisible
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what is theology and what is the bedrock of christian theology
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systematization of thoughts of the symbols that religious experiences rise to
bedrock is the creeds to understand systematically the events that had changed thier lives |
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two fold signiificance of the doctrine of the incarnation
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christ was god man
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burden dealt with apostles creed, nicean creed adn chalcedon creed
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to insist that christ was man as well; same substance as god; truly god and truly man
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doctrine of incarnation according to ireneus
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god became man,that man might become god
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what are the two ways in which the doctrine of the atonement (reconciliation between god and man) is understood
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1.legalistic: adam sinned> must be compensated for god became man in jesus and paid the debt
2. experiential: bondage christ released humanity from sin, which means we have no choice but to takle this unpalatable subject |
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Doctrine of trinity
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3 distinctive roles w/in a single god
1. missionary's journey's of the apostles 2. persecution of romans 3. destruction of 2nd temple |
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when did the first schims (split) in the church occur
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1054
eastern orthodox church and roman catholic church |
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what is the dual role of the pope?
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earthly head of the church, successor to st. peter
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define papal infallibility
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when the pope speaks on matters of faith or morals god stay him against error
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what is a sacrament
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it points the way in which we should live, and empowers us to live accordingly
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what are the seven sacraments of the church
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baptism, confrimation, sacrament of the sick, holy matrimony, holy orders, mass, reconciliation(confession)
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two basic sacraments
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mass and reconciliation
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name the countries where eastern orthodox is dominant
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albania, bulgaria, georgia, greece, romania, russia, serbia, senai
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church administration:
catholics vs orthodox who exercises the church's teaching authority? |
means by which dogmas are reached-roman church holds that in the final analysis they come through the pope. the eastern church has no pope
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what is christian mysticism and which church encourages the mystical life more actively
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aim of every life should be union with god
eastern church |
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when did the 2nd major schism take place in the catholic church. name the main leaders of the protestion reformation
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16th century
luther, calvin, king henry VIII, peace of augsburg |
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explain the two great enduring themes of protestantism
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justification
pretestant principle |
