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The books of the Bible that come from the Jewish people before the time of Jesus; the part of the Bible that deals with Gods covenant with the Jews
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Hebrew Scriptures
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What is the Old Testament
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All the the Hebrew Scriptures plus the deuterocanonical booksand books fo Esther and Daniel
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The saving action of God through human history
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Salvation history
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The first 4 books fo the New Testament, which present Jesus' teachings
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Gospels
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The name for the Gospel writers - Matthew,Mark,Luke and John
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Evangelists
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The official list of inspired books of sacred Scripture (Old Testament, 46 books and New Testament 27 books)
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Cannon
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The 4 categories of books of the New Testament
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Gospels
Acts of the Apostles New Testament Letters Revelation |
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The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are also called
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Synoptic Gospels
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Matthew and Luke used another source to write their Gospels. This document is called
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The "Q" document
Q = German word for quelle meaning source |
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The 3 stages of Gospel Development
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Jesus' life (BC-AD 33)
Oral proclamation (from witnesses of His life, death, resurrection) Written proclamation (AD 55-100) |
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What part of the New Testament was written first
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Letters of St Paul to the Corinthians
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Name the Evangelists
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Matthew
Mark Luke John |
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Why aer the Gospels referred to as Synoptic
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Latin words
syn = together optic = seen (The Gospels have the same vision) |
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Of the 27 books in the NT, how many are letters
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21
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Who was the leader of Palestine when Jesus was born
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Herod the Great
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How did Herod try to kill the infant Jesus and why
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By killing all the male infants in Bethlehem.
He feared competition for being the "King of the Jews" |
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What were the small groups of Christians that met in homes to worship and tell stories of Jesus called
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House churches
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Well-educated, lay, religious leaders whos main focus was keeping the Jews faithful to the Law
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Pharisees
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The intrpreters and teachers of the Law; could be a Pharisee or Sadducee
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Scribes
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Many of this group were priests who saw no harm in compromising the Jewish laws with the Greek and Roman laws in order to keep peace
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Sadducees
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Members of a Jewish sect that thought they were among God's elect and were waiting fr the end of the world to claim their place with God
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Essenes
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A rebellious movement of militant Jews who yearned and battled for the recovery of Jewish independence
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Zealots
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A collection of fragments of manuscripts in Hebrew and Greek, belonging to Jewish groups from Qumran and other sites near the Dead Sea
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Dead Sea Scrolls
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What are some of the names for the "Promised Land" and what are some of major area?
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Holy Land, Land of Israel, Land of Canaan
Judea, Samaria, Galilee |
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What area of the Promised Land is most sacred and why
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Judea because the "City of David" (Jerusalem) is the political and spiritual capital of the country - the Temple was here
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Where did Jesus spend most of his life and ministry
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Galilee
His hometown Nazareth was here |
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The Greek word "Christ" means
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annointed
Hebrew word "Messiah" also means annointed |
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Where did Jewish Christians worship together
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Synagogues
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What are the 2 records of Jesus' birth called and who wrote them
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"Infancy narratives"
Matthew and Luke |
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What part of the Bible expresses how God expects people to live in relationship to one another
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Beatitudes
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These writings provide guidelines for an attitude towards living that can bring true happiness to all Gods people
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Beatitudes
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Why did some people not want to say God's name or YHWH in hebrew
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God is the Holy One and so holy you can't say his name.
Matthew would not even write Kingdom of God and used Kingdom of Heaven instead |
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What do the parables do?
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Use stories to describe the mystery of the Kingdom of God
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Why did the Pharisees exommunicate the Jewish Christians from the synogogues
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Jewish Christians refused to participate in the armed war against the Roman - they believed in nonviolence
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According to the Beatitudes, where is true happiness found
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Happiness is found in God, not things
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Who were the opponents of Jesus
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Jewish religious authorities like Pharisees, Sadducees, priests, scribes, elders.
Political authorities are the Herodians |
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What is the symbol of the Spirit at Jesus' baptism
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Dove
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In Jesus' time, a group of 71 people made up of chief priests, scribes, and elders who made decisions regarding actions of the Jewish people
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Sanhedrin
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Who were the first 4 disciples
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Simon
Andrew James John |
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What is the significance of the mountain in Scripture
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A place where God is met
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What is the focus of Mark's Gospel
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An urgent message about the necessity to live life modeled by Jesus. It require disciples who are willing to suffer and serve others.
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What is the difference between the messianic secret and messianic mystery
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Secret: As Jesus heals, preaches, and teaches, he is revealed as the Messiah.
Mystery: the mystery of why the Messiah must suffer, die, and be raised in glory |
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What is the event following Jesus' baptism that leads us to believe there will always be a struggle between good and evil
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The arrest of John the Baptist
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During his trial, Jesus says he is the Messiah. What is he convicted of and what is his sentence.
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Convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death
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At the time of Jesus' death, who recognizes his true identity
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A Gentile Roman soldier - shows Jesus is the Messiah to all men
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How did Bartholomew die
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Tortured and killed with knives
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A Hebrew word for "hear", the first word in Deuteronomy, "Hear O Israel"
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Shema
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A Hebrew word for those who are materially and spiritually poor and seeking God
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Anawim
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Why is Mary an unusual choice for the mother of God. How did she react?
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She was a simple, poor, and very young girl.
She reacted by surrendering herself and trusting God |
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How does God's plan for salvation involve Mary
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She is the link from the past to the present. She is a symbol that we are called to be God's servants and carry Jesus to the world.
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What does the feeding of the 5000 remind us of
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The Eucharist
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What happened at the Transfiguration
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Jesus took Peter and John up on the mountain. They saw Moses ad Elijah talking to him in glory. Then God's voice came from a cloud and said "This is my Son, listen to Him!"
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Who was the powerful prophet of the poor and oppressed
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Elijah
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Who passes by someone in need on the way to the Temple because he wanted to remain pure and clean
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Levite
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Who stops and help someone in need on the road even if he is dirty or unpure
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The Good Samaritan (Jesus)
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What does Theophilus mean
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The friend of God
The Book of Acts begins with a greeting to Theophilus meant to include all who loved God |
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Greek word for "witness"
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Martyr
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Dying for one's faith
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Martyrdom
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The effort by one group to suppress the freedom of another by harming or threatening them
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Persecution
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Who baptized Saul
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Ananias
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What was Paul's vocation
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Be a missionary to the Gentiles
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What was the first church council, why did they hold it and what was decided
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Council of Jerusalem was held to decide if Gentile Christians must follow Jewish law.
They decided they did not but this caused tensions. |
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What does Theophilus mean
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Friend of God
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Why was it important that Judas be replaced
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They wanted 12 Apostles to represent the 12 Tribes of Israel.
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Who was teh first to convert the Gentiles and who did he convert
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Philip was the first to convert the Gentiles.
He converted Saul on the road to Damascus |
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What was the first community to accept both Jewish and Gentile converts
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Antioch
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Where was the first place place where followers of Jesus were called "Christians"
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Antioch
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Who was with Paul on his first missionary journey
His second journey |
1st - Barnabas
2nd - Silas |
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What was the first city in Europe where the Gospel was preached
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Rome
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"In the beginning was the Word"
What does "Word" mean? |
God's presence dwelling within all creation and in the human soul
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What are the signs or miracles of Jesus
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Water into wine
Heal an official's son Heal a paralytic Feed 5000 Walks on water Restores sight to a blind man Raises Lazarus to life |
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What happened when Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman
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He broke the barriers against speaking to a female and a Samaritan - that Jesus loves everyone
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How is the Gospel of John different from the synoptic Gospels
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It has new content and different sytle, probably because it was written independently from the other Gospels.
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What are the "I am" statements in the Gospel of John about?
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They are meant to show the divinity of Jesus
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According to John, what is the basis for all Jesus' miracles
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The incarnation of Christ in human flesh is the basis for all miracles
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What is the heart of Christian service
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Love
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For whom as the Book of Revelation written and why
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The book was written for Christians who were being persecuted and was to give them hope that God's presence would sustain them.
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Who probably wrote the Book of Revelation
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The author says he is John, but was probably written by a Christian prophet.
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What are the New Testament Letters
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21 letters written before the Gospels.
Written to give early Christians instructions and guidance |
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What does the term "Body of Christ" express
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The relationship of Christ to the Church
Church members = parts of Christ's body |
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How can we use the Letters of Paul today
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His advice about choices in todays life are still meaningful today
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What are the parts of a Pauline Letter
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Address
Greeting Thanksgiving Message Final greeting Blessing |