First Semester Religion Moser

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Messiah

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"Annointed One"
Repeatedly promised by the Bible
Christains believe Jesus is Messiah
Jews don't

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John the Baptist

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New Testiment's Elijah
Forerunner of Jesus- told everyone the big cheese was coming

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Logos

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Greek for the word of God
Used when retelling the creation story in John

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Book of Signs

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First part of Book of John
Signs indicate that Jesus is more than what meets the eye

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"I am" statements of Jesus

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Jesus uses these statements to define himself as The Son of God

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The Book of Glory

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Second part of John
contrasts glory of preexisting son to glory of the crucified son
explains how Jesus is the archtype of humanity
Reveals identity hinted at in Book of SIgns

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Messianic Secret

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Jesus asking people not to speak of his miracles
shows his humility
shows his true identity

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Magnificat

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Mary's song praising the Lord
Thanks God for her son
displays Great Reversal (the last are now first)
displays hesed (steadfast love)

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Council of Jerusalem

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First council
Decided you don't have to be Jewish to be Christain
decided against circumscision to become a christain

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Road to Emmaus

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Jesus walks with deciples
only recongised once he breaks bread with them
Where he explains how his coming and all that he had done connects with the Old Testiment

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Parable of Prodigal Son

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Son leaves home, squanders money then is forgiven when he returns
Jesus tells this to illistrate redemption

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Apocalyptic Literature

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written in 400 yr gap between OT and NT
written in Greek even though OT is Hebrew
Only scholars remember Hebrew
Seperates people from Bible

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New Jerusalem

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mentioned in Revelation
The eternal promised land
the Bible's heaven

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Martyrdom of Stephen

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First Christain Martyr
killed for speaking out against Moses's law

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Road to Damascus

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Where Paul was when he had his blinding conversion
Gives Christianity a very important new follower

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Pentecost

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Wind blew into room
Tounges of fire over deciples
People begin to preach in different languages
began christain church by giving disiples Holy Spirit

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Maccabees

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conducted guerilla warfare against Greeks to recapture Judea
reasserted Jewish religion in land

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Synoptic Gospels

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Matthew, Mark and Luke
Don't contradict each other much
Matthew and Luke based on Q sourse

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4 source hypothesis

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Matthew and Luke are based on Mark and Q source
Mark and Matthew are 90%
Mark and Luke are 60%

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Q

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stands for quelle
no evidence it exists
collection of Jesus's sayings
Matthew and Luke used it

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Circumcision of the heart

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don't need to be physically circumcised to follow Christ
departs from OT beliefs by marking yourself spiritually and not physically

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Beatitudes

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teachings of Jesus that shift Christain focus to love and humility

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Pilate

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Roman ruler of Judea
orders Jesus's death (don't really want to but persuaded by mob)

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Saul/Paul

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Origionally one of Christianity's opponents, but becomes champion for Christain Gentiles
didn't believe in circumscision
found christain elements everywhere (logos spermatikos) in Greek myths
teaches that God is everywhere

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Kenosis

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Christ giving up godly aspects of himself to walk this earth as a human
Is fullness of God, but empties himself for us

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Origional ending of Mark

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Woman ran away in fear from ressurected Jesus
later extended to include more of Jesus's post-ressurection appearences

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Luke/Acts

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Both written by same person
Acts takes up where Luke ends

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Great Comission

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Jesus met his deciples on the moutain and told them to spread the word of his teachings to all nations
said he'd always be with them
began converstions

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Cornelius's Conversion

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Peter baptises entire household of Cornelius with Holy Spirit after having a dream about unclean animals
sign that jews and gentiles should mix

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Paul in Athens

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spreads word of Jesus, but rejected by jews
begins preaching to gentiles
spreading God's word to the world

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Epistle of James

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contradicts Paul by saying Christains need to be both faithful and do good works
Martin Luther disagrees
defines christianity

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Who is Jesus? Mark

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Kingly Lion, teacher and prophet (when he goes home), asks that people keep his miracles secret (Messianic secret)
restores Isreal through subversive means (suffering servant instead of king)
But will fly into rage when Temple is used for commerse

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Who is Jesus? Matthew

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Heavenly Man, archytipical good jew (does not contradict law, just elaborates on it at the Sermon of the Mount)
Jesus is tempted in desert, like Adam and Eve, but doesn't give in

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Who is Jesus? Luke

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Ox, suffering servant (says he is suffering servant on way to Emmaus), law-abiding citizen (pronounced not guilty at all trials),

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Who is Jesus? John

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Lofty, Majestic Eagle
logos (the word was God and was with God) even though he has a physical body
the door to heaven (passed from death to life)

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Covenant expands to Gentiles through Jesus

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breaking oral tradition
redefining Moses's laws
unposseses Gentile's daughter (does good deeds for Gentiles)
Jesus dies for sins of mankind (not just Jews)

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Covenant expands to Gentiles through Paul

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after Paul was rejected by Jews, he preaches to Gentiles who are more receptive
Logos spermatikos- sees God in greek culture

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Luke's portrayal of Jewish reponse to Jesus

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Jews get jealous and blaphemise

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Cornelius

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Devine Mandate- God is for all

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Church V Israel

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Church is new promised land/unified Israel, blessings of Israel are transferred to church

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John is divided into

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Book of Signs and Book of Glory

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Prologue of John says

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Jesus is word or logos of God and a part of God

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Signs

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Water to wine, raising Lazarus, show that Jesus is more than meets the eye

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Ultimate sign of John

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Crucified Christ

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Glory of John is found in

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Contrast of preexisting son and crucified Christ and how Jesus's love unifies them