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58 Cards in this Set
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What four modes, or means, of teaching did Jesus use?
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Jesus taught through what He said, His habits and actions, His responses and reactions, and His focus and priorities.
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Why are each of the four gospels distinctively different?
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Because each one emphasizes different aspects of Christ's life and ministry, and each gospel writer had his own perspective on what took place.
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How do Matthew, Mark, and Luke relate?
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They are quite similar, choosing to focus on mostly the same people and events.
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How does John relate to Matthew, Mark, and Luke?
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He focuses on a lot of material not found in the other three.
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What is a notable similarity in all four of the gospels?
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They all devote a significant amount of time describing the death and resurrection of Jesus.
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What does all writing involve?
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A process of choosing what information will be included and what will be left out.
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What four things influenced the decisions of the gospel writers of what to include in the gospels?
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(1) The direction of the Holy Spirit; (2) the writer's own personal interest in a particular theme; (3) the circumstances, needs, and issues of the people he was writing to; (4) the sources of information available.
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The book of Matthew contains what four themes?
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(1) The community of believers; (2) matters related to Jews and Gentiles; (3) the law; (4) the end of the age
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In dealing with the Law, Matthew wanted his readers to understand what?
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That the Pharisees were leaving out the most important aspect, the spirit of the law; love.
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What was Matthew's social status?
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An outcast, rejected by his fellow Jews and despised by the Romans
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Because of Matthew's social status, what was he especially interested in?
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The message of the Beatitudes.
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What is the message of the Beatitudes?
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That things like comfort, mercy, and acceptance are free to those who longingly seek them from God. They do not need to be earned.
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How do Matthew's and Mark's accounts of the healed paralytic differ?
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Matthew reduces the story to its essential elements, while Mark includes more details.
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What does Matthew especially highlight in the story of the healed paralytic?
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The connection between Jesus' ability to heal and His ability to forgive. This would have been important to one who had received very little mercy and forgiveness.
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How did Matthew highlight things in the story of the paralytic?
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By leaving out some of the characters and details of the story.
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What does Matthew do in order to intensify the truths he is sharing with his readers?
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Matthew chooses to group like stories together.
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What are three groupings that Matthew makes of the stories in his gospel?
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(1) Teachings of Jesus, (2) healings of Jesus, (3) preaching of Jesus
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To what purpose does Matthew group the healing stories together?
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To emphasize the centrality of Jesus and the necessity of faith in Him.
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What three examples did Jesus use to defend the disciples' picking and eating wheat on the Sabbath?
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(1) David ate the showbread from the tabernacle when they were nearly starved; (2) the priests worked harder on Sabbath than on any other day; (3) Jesus himself claimed to be the Lord of the Sabbath (indirect defense)
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What fourth defense of Jesus' disciples picking and eating wheat on the Sabbath does Matthew include?
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That God desires mercy more than forced obedience
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What critical teaching of Jesus does Matthew highlight in the telling of the story of Jesus' disciples picking and eating wheat on the Sabbath?
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Obedience without love is not real obedience at all
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During what time period were the parables of Jesus largely interpreted as allegories?
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The 2nd to 9th centuries
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What did it mean for Christians to interpret Christ's teachings as aligorical?
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They believed Christ's teachings were largely symbolic fictional stories in which each of the people, places, things, and events were intended to symbolically teach some truth.
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Why was it a problem for Christians to believe that Christ's teachings were allegorical?
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Each scholar interpreted them differently.
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What three disastrous consequences result from interpreting Jesus' teachings as allegorical?
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(1) Violence was done to the meaning of the parable as a whole; (2) the historical context in which the parable was given was ignored; (3) the interpretations were rather arbitrary.
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How many times did Matthew use the phrase “kingdom of God?”
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31
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How many times did Mark use the phrase “kingdom of God?”
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0
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How many times did Luke use the phrase “kingdom of God?”
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0
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How many times did John use the phrase “kingdom of God?”
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0
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What about the kingdom of God is Matthew especially interested in the reader understanding in the parable of the seeds and the soils?
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Who makes up the kingdom of heaven
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What does Matthew reveal is the main theme of the story of the seeds and the soils?
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The reactions of those who hear the message of the kingdom
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By grouping three parables together (the seed & the soils, the weeds among the wheat, and the parable of the net), what four distinct truths about the kingdom of heaven does Matthew highlight?
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(1) The kingdom of heaven is made up of people who profess to follow God; (2) of this group there are true and false followers of God who are allowed to exist together for a time; (3) there is a time coming when they will be separated; (4) the true followers will be gathered together and the false followers will be discarded / destroyed.
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In what passage does Matthew record Christ's direction regarding how believers are to deal with conflicts among themselves?
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Matthew 18:15-17
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What two key principles does Matthew believe must be understood in order for his directions regarding conflict resolution to be properly applied?
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(1) Every person is valuable, even the least among us; (2) God desires that no one should be eternally lost.
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What is the first step in Jesus' conflict resolution process?
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The offended one goes to the offender in private to attempt to resolve the issue while also protecting his reputation.
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What is the second step in Jesus' conflict resolution process?
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The offended one should explain the offense and call the offender to stop / change. This is done in order to restore the relationship.
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What is the third step in Jesus' conflict resolution process?
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If the offender refuses to stop / change his behavior, the offended one should return with one or two others. These are to help bring about resolution and to act as witnesses in the process.
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What is the fourth step in Jesus' conflict resolution process?
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If no resolution is possible, the situation is brought before the entire community of believers (church) and they must take the appropriate action as a group.
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What does Matthew want his readers to clearly understand regarding Jesus' conflict resolution process?
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The process is meant to be a redemptive one.
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What four important things does the resolution process reveal about Jesus?
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(1) Jesus has real concern for those who are vulnerable; (2) Jesus' first interest is reconciliation; (3) Jesus has a sacrificial heart; (4) Jesus is slow to separate from sinners.
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What was the traditional Jewish mindset Matthew was personally acquainted with?
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To simply apply the letter of the law with little or no compassion.
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What is Christ's mindset which Matthew wants his readers to clearly understand?
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To seek for reconciliation and a changed heart.
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What was the name of the author of Mark?
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John Mark
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What does John Mark's name reveal about him?
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John was a traditional Jewish name, while Mark (Marcus) was a common Roman name. It is thought therefore, that John Mark was probably a Jew with Roman citizenship.
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Who is one significant relation of John Mark?
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John Mark was the nephew of Barnabas
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Why was Barnabas so determined to take John Mark under his wing and mentor him into an effective worker / leader?
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Perhaps because John Mark was Barnabas' nephew
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What four internal evidences within the book of Mark itself lead us to believe that his intended audience were non-Jews?
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(1) He often uses Greek forms of Latin words; (2) he explains the value of coins the Jews were familiar with; (3) he explains the Jewish Passover and the customs of the Pharisees; (4) he translates various Aramaic words and expressions that Jews would already understand.
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Which gospel is the shortest?
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Mark
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How does Mark paint Jesus?
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As a powerful man of action
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What words does Mark use more than all the other gospel writers combined?
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“straightaway” and “immediately”
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What does Mark use to prepare non-Jewish readers to look closer at who Jesus was?
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The testimony of John the Baptist and the miraculous events surrounding the baptism of Christ
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What four basic truths about Jesus does Mark use to answer the question “Who is this Jesus?”
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(1) Jesus is one who calls disciples to follow Him, implying that He is a great teacher; (2) Jesus is one who defeats evil spirits, implying that He is more powerful than they are; (3) Jesus is the one who brings healing, implying His power and His great desire for the good of mankind; (4) Jesus is the one with a far-reaching ministry, implying that He is not just interested in the Jews.
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What are five things that the Jewish Levitical law named that could cause one to be unclean?
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(1) Touching a dead body; (2) giving birth; (3) contracting a skin disease; (4) bodily discharges; (5) touching someone or something already unclean.
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What was one of the main goals of every Pharisee?
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To observe every detail of the law
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What does nearly everything Mark writes in ch. 5 concern?
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The relationship of Jesus with that which is unclean
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What did Mark specifically point out in regards to Jesus and ceremonial cleanliness?
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Jesus did not carefully avoid contamination.
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What did Mark want his readers to understand from ch. 5?
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The active presence of Jesus brings (1) cleansing, (2) present healing and eternal salvation, (3) life where there was death.
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What big lesson was Mark trying to teach in ch. 5?
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Jesus has the power to make all unclean things clean.
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