Test One

Front 1

The geographical location of Israel, makes it the hub (center of activity) of how many continents

Back 1

Three (3)

Front 2

Four (4) languages spoken in & around Israel in the NT ear

Back 2

Latin
Greek
Aramaic
Hebrew

Front 3

Population in Palestine 1st Century AD

Back 3

2 million

Front 4

Jews in Palestine 1st Century AD

Back 4

500,000

Front 5

Predominant population of Galilee

Back 5

Non-Jewish

Front 6

Which conqueror died in 323 BC & began the spread Hellenism (Greek culture & language)

Back 6

Alexander the Great

Front 7

The Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes set up an idol devoted to a god in the Jerusalem Temple 168 BC

Back 7

Zeus

Front 8

Beginning around 167 BC, what Jewish revolt eventually won independence for the Jewish nation temorarily

Back 8

Maccabean Revolt

Front 9

The Roman General Pompey took control over Palestine (ending Jewish independence) what year

Back 9

63 BC

Front 10

The Roman Senate declared Herod the Great "king of the Jews" in 37 BC (a reign that last until his death) what year

Back 10

4 BC

Front 11

Correct year for the birth of Jesus Christ

Back 11

5 BC

Front 12

Jesus public ministry (starting at his baptism) began what year

Back 12

AD 27

Front 13

Jesus' crucifixion

Back 13

AD 30

Front 14

Period between the Temple's reconstruction in 516 BC & destruction in AD 70, called what

Back 14

Second Temple Judaism

Front 15

Sources of material for understanding "Second Temple Judaism

Back 15

~Apocrypha

~Josephus

~Philo

~Dead Sea Scrolls

~Targums

~Rabbinic literature

Front 16

The Greek translation of the Hebrew OT written before the NT era (sometimes abbreviated as LXX) what book

Back 16

Septuagint

Front 17

Ways the Roman Empire impacted the conquered lands (including Israel at the time of Jesus & Paul)

Back 17

~Roman government & its politcal organization

~Large military structure

~Law

~Money

~Taxes

~Hellenistic Culture

~Pagan religion

Front 18

The Roman governor over Judea, Samaria & Idumea during the ministry of Jesus & the early stages of the church was who

Back 18

Pontius Pilate

Front 19

the Pharisees (numbered about 6,000)

Back 19

~Mostly from the middle class merchants & tradesmen

~Controlled the synagogues

~Developed the oral law or "traditions of men"

~Accepted all the OT

~Avoided politics

~Opposed Jesus b/c of his opposition to the "oral law"

Front 20

the Sadducees

Back 20

~Wealthy from the high priest family

~Controlled the Temple

~Opposed the oral law

~Accepted only the Pentateuch

~Politically active

~Opposed Jesus b/c of his threat to their position & wealth

Front 21

Other prominent groups during Jesus days

Back 21

~Zealots

~Herodians

~Essenes

~Scribes

~Sanhedrin

Front 22

Common people (AKA the "people of the land") were not affiliated w/any group made up what % of the population

Back 22

90%

Front 23

Jesus understood himself to be the embodiment of Israel as the Messianic King who succeeded where they failed in the OT

Back 23

Suffering Servant

Front 24

Three (3) OT roles Jesus fulfilled

Back 24

~Prophet

~Priest

~King

Front 25

The gospels are divided into 2 types of material

Back 25

~Sayings/Teaching of Jesus

~Narratives/Stories about Jesus

Front 26

The four (4) evangelists were authors rather than compilers, what did they do in their writing

Back 26

~Selected narratives & teachings based on their writing purpose

~Arranged material for needs & interest of the churches they wrote to

Front 27

Most readers of the NT have in their mind a composite picture of Jesus made up of what

Back 27

All four (4) gospels

Front 28

What is a danger in harmonizing all 4 gospels into one story

Back 28

The distinctive contribution of each writer will be lost

Front 29

Many of the original contexts for Jesus teaching are lacking, which leads to 2 different ways the gospels handle this material, what are they

Back 29

~Same teaching given in different contexts

~Teachings w/similar themes grouped together

Front 30

Reasons the gospels were written

Back 30

~Preserve oral stories of Jesus that had been preached for around 30 years

~For communities w/different language & culture than Israel

~The Apostles had either died or were becoming aged

~Distorted accounts were appearing

~Instruct new converts

Front 31

Three (3) main groups Jesus addressed

Back 31

~Disciples

~Crowds

~Opponents

Front 32

Different types of teaching styles Jesus used

Back 32

~Parables

~Hyperbole

~Proverbs

~Similes

~Metaphors

~Poetry

~Questions

~Irony

Front 33

Primary function of the parables

Back 33

Calls for a response from the hearers

Front 34

Parables contain "points of reference" that do what

Back 34

Cause the hearer to identify w/the parable, then the story takes an unexpected turn, causing a reaction from the hearer

Front 35

Guidelines to help us understand the gospels today

Back 35

~Type of literature: a teaching of Jesus or a story about Jesus

~Immediate context: the target audience & the main emphasis

~Broad context: how it fits into the overall theme of a particular gospel

~Historical background: 1st century Judaism & the early church

Front 36

The basic theological setting for the entire NT

Back 36

Eschatological, looking for the end

Front 37

The three (3) synoptic gospels

Back 37

~Matthew

~Mark

~Luke

Front 38

The gospel believed to have been written 1st then used by 2 other gospels for their general outline

Back 38

Mark

Front 39

The common source for Matthew & Luke for material not found in Mark is called what

Back 39

Q

Front 40

Number of miracles Jesus included in the 4 gospels

Back 40

37

Front 41

The only miracle in all 4 gospels

Back 41

Feeding of 5,000

Front 42

Purpose of Jesus miracles

Back 42

To attest to the beginning of the Kingdom of God

Front 43

The synoptic gospels were written to whom & for what purpose

Back 43

~Matthew: to Jewish readers to convince that Jesus is their royal Messiah

~Mark: to Gentile Christians in Rome to remind that Jesus is the suffering Messiah we should follow

~Luke: to cultured Greeks who could know the certainty of the gospel

Front 44

Three (3) phases Jesus Public ministry can be divided

Back 44

~Year of Obscurity

~Year of public favor

~Year of opposition

Front 45

Matthew wrote to Jewish Christian based upon what

Back 45

~concern w/the OT fulfillment

~lack of explanation of Jewish custom

~use of Jewish terminology

~Jesus as "Son of David"

Front 46

Matthew can be divided into blocks that combine pairs of narrative & teaching sections

Back 46

Five (5)

Front 47

Mark's gospel is believed to be a compliation of information drawn mainly from the preaching of whom

Back 47

Peter

Front 48

John Mark (author of the gospel Mark) is a cousin of what early missionary that he accompanies in Acts

Back 48

Barnabas

Front 49

What leads us to believe that Mark's audience seems to be Gentiles

Back 49

~ he translate Aramaic expressions

~he explains Jewish customs

~he is interested in the end of the ritual elements of the Mosaic law

Front 50

Mark divides his book into 2 themes, what are they

Back 50

~Jesus' miracle working power

Jesus suffering & death

Front 51

The climax of Mark's gospel

Back 51

Peter's confession of Jesus as the Messiah

Front 52

Does the Bible describe the appearance of the devil

Back 52

No

Front 53

Number of days Jesus appeared to his disciples after

Back 53

40

Front 54

In addition to the original witnesses of the NT era, the most obvious evidence for the truth of the resurrection today

Back 54

The existence of the Christian church

Front 55

The climax of Mark's gospel

Back 55

Peter's confession of Jesus as the Messiah

Front 56

Does the Bible describe the appearance of the devil

Back 56

No

Front 57

Number of days Jesus appeared to his disciples after

Back 57

40

Front 58

In addition to the original witnesses of the NT era, the most obvious evidence for the truth of the resurrection today

Back 58

The existence of the Christian church