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Christians believe that in the person of Jesus, God took on the flesh of humanity and became one with us in order to redeem us from our sin
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true
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faith sources such as the gospels are the only sources of info about jesus
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false
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the acts of the apostles is luke's account of the early days of the christian community under the leadership of saint peter
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true
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the books of the new testament developed in the order in which they appear in the bible
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false
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gospel means god loves
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false
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another word for catholic is universal
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true
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the three synoptic gospels see together jesus using the same eye
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true
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this gospel stresses jesus' mercy and compassion
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luke
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this gospel writer is the only non jewish writer of the new testament
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luke
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this is the shortest gospel and emphasizes the humanity of jesus
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mark
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this is the only gospel which uses the word church
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matthew
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this gospel present an understanding of jesus as the divine son of god
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john
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when we refer to jesus as the christ, we mean that he was:
-the anointed one sent by god to redeem the world from sin -the divine son of god who existed from the beginning of time -a jewish rabbi who was a prophet -one in being with the father |
the anointed one sent by god to redeem the world from sin
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we use BCE and CE instead of BC and AD because:
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we want to be respectful of other traditions
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non christian historical sources as a group contribute to a study of jesus in that they
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support Jesus' historical existence
show that christianity was worthy of a breif mention |
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the books of the new testament developed from roughly
-a year after jesus death to 50 CE -10 years after J's death to 75 CE -20 years after jesus' death to 100 CE -50 years after jesus' death to 200 CE |
20 years after jesus' death to 100 CE
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the catholic epistles are adressed to who:
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believe christians as a general audience
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by eating with sinners, jesus approved of their sins
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false
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meat was a luxury to most people in jesus' day
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true
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for the jews, the family unit was a true religious community
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true
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sacrifices were offered in the synogogues
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false, temples
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on this day, jews repented their sins and the high priest entered the holy of holies in the temple to purify it
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day of atonement
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mainly the aristocracy of the priestly caste. liberal in politics, conservative in religion, jewish upper class. no resurrection
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saudecees
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maintained that jewish independence is possible only by a military overthrow of romans
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zealots
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go betweens of god and the people in the temple
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priests
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nearly every lesson taught by jesus in the gospels is expressed through:
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the common experience of his people and their daily life
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the ancient jewish people considered sharing a meal to be:
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a sacred act
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the typical meal of jesus' day was:
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bread and fish
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jewish society's essential foundation was the:
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family
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jerusalem at jesus' time was a:
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holy city
center of marketing fortress and capital |
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in jesus' preaching he made reference to:
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gifts of the land
common occupations the weather |
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unlike the other gospels, john's proclaims jesus as the son of god at its starting point
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true
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the infancy narratives are found in all but one gospel
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false, all
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the infancy narratives tell us as much if not more about jesus as the christ of faith as they do about the historical aspects of jesus' birth
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true
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mark portrayed jesus as the new moses
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false
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both joseph and mary were devout christians
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false
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the jewish people were expecting a political and militaristic messiah
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true
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the first part of the hail mary is taken from the first chapter of luke
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true
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the ephiphany is a fancy name for the holy family's flight into egypt
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false
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who were jesus' inner circle of friends:
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peter
james john |
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john describes jesus as:
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the word of god
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matthew's gospel begins with:
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genealogy of jesus
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the gospel account of the magi includes:
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none of the choices
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jesus spoke:
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hebrew
greek aramaic |
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the major point matthew wished to make in his story of the magi is that:
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jesus as the messiah was accepted by many gentiles and rejected by many jews
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john the baptist prepared the way for jesus by:
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calling people to repent
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in writing about jesus' temptations, the evangelists also intended to
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warn christians to resist similar temptations
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like jesus' first disciples, christians today are still called to:
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share jesus' mission of proclaiming the kingdom
develop a personal relationship of love with god |
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the apostles were:
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commissioned by jesus to go forth and share the good news
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johns gospel never explicityly mentions the theme of the kingdom of god
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true
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jesus said that faith in god cannot be lived out apart from service to others
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true
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jesus believed that the law was bad
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false
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jesus' call to love is also a call to unlimited forgiveness
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true
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all that comes from god is good, god does not create evil
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true
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natural disasters and diseases are god's punishment for sin
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false
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ash wednesday occurs four weeks before good friday
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false
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sin is both personal and communal
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true
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love one another as i have loved you...
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...by this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another
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god demonstrates his own love for us....
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while we were still sinners, christ died for us
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for god so loved the world that he gave his one and only son...
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whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
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anyone who does not love what he has seen cannot love what he has not seen...
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whoever loves god must also love his brother
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who shall seperate us from the love of christ...
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neither height nor depth nor anything in all creation
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jesus' vision of an ideal future or dream was called...
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the kingdom of god
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jesus' concept of the kingdom of god was...
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that the kingdom would have no boundaries
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jesus' reference to god as abba...
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showed the depth of the intimacy jesus felt with god
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jesus saw god as...
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a caring parent
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jesus understood the kingdom as...
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communal in nature
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a conversion is...
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a change of heart
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original sin is...
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adam and eve
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which is not a corporal work of mercy...
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counsel the wicked
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examples of communal sin...
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war
poverty destructin of the environment |
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the gospel which used the kingdom of heaven instead of god is...
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matthew
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which words were jesus' original words
-amen -abba -parrable |
amen
abba |
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what are proverbs
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short highly thought provoking statements
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some suggest that the Lord's Prayer is ...
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a summary of jesus' entire gospel message
the early church's attempt to summarize jesus' major teachings |
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the world parable come from greek meaning...
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comparision
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the parable of the laborers in the vineyard shows....
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god is generous
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the parable of the pharisee and the tax collector shows....
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the need for humility
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jesus preached for all his adult life
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false
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all the evangelists include the institution of the eucharist in their descriptions of the last supper
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false
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jewish leaders were united against jesus
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true
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jewish leaders had the authority to carry out jesus' death penalty
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false
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blasphemy was a religious, not political offense
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true
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pontius pilate and herod were both quick to condemn jesus
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false
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the jewish people are not to blame for jesus' death
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true
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blood and water flower out of jesus' side after it was pierced
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true
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jesus' cry 'my god my god why have you forsaken me' was from psalm 22
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true
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the suffering servant passages are found in ezekial
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false
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a beating give before crucifixition...
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scourging
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the place were jesus was crucified:
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golgotha
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the method of execution for non romans and slaves
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crucifixtion
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the place were jesus experience agony in the garden
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gethsemane
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the passion accounts...
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have a different writing style
were the first stories to take on consistent form were part of early worship before being written (all of the above) |
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catholic and orthodox chrisitians believe that in the consecrated bread and wine of the eucharist...
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jesus is truly and fully present
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jesus washed the disciples feet to show how...
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service to others is necessary
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jesus foresaw his resurrection in the sense that he had...
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complete trust that god would not abandon him
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jesus probably experected his arrival in jerusalem would...
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result in great tension and violence
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members of the sanhedrin were appaled by jesus claim to being...
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somehow divine
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jesus died for our sins meaning...
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through his death, jesus bridged the separation between god and humanity, created by sin
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not true about jesus' cruficixtion...
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nails were driven through his palms
it was through his wrists |
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how many times did jesus fall...
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3 times
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simon of cyrene...
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helped jesus carry the cross
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no on actually witnessed the resurrection
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true
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to prevent theft, roman soldiers were assigned to guard the tomb
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true
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the body of the risen jesus was like a corpse
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false
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christians believe in seeking suffering to help us grow
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false
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everyone, including those who make no effort, can experience jesus through the eucharist
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false
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every loving relationship is an experience with the risen jesus
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true
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the doctrine of the trinity refers to life, death, and resurrection
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false
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ten out of eleven apostles were martyrs believing in the resurrection
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true
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the first person jesus appeared to...
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mary magdalene
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the first apostle jesus appeared to...
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peter
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jesus appeared to this person being stoned to death
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stephan
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jesus appeared to this person on the road to damascus
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paul
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jesus appeared to this person on Patmos
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john
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jesus calls people to...
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share the resurrection with others
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the risen jesus was...
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the same jesus and yet completely different
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what was the greatest concern of the first christians...
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understanding the significance of jesus' resurrection
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according to the church, belief in the resurrection is...
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the central characteristic of christian faith
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because the resurrection, christ know that fullness of life is accomplished by
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none of the choices
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pentecost is...
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an event when the holy spirit was poured out upon the disciples
the birthday of the church A and B |
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which titles reflect the early christian community's post pentecost understanding of jesus...
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the Christ
the Son of God Our Lord all of the above |
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when the apostles began to preach the gospel...
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all the evidence was there for investigation
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the acts of the apostles is often referred to as the gospel of the holy spirit
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true
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acts provides a great deal of info about jesus not found in the gospels
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false
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the early life and ministry of jesus were a failure until the resurrection
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true
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several of paul's epistles were written as responses to issues that had arisen in the early christian communities
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true
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flogged at least 3 times...
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paul
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an angel freed him from prison
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peter
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he helped the starving in jerusalem
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peter
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his companion was barnabus...
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paul
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never met jesus of history
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paul
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traveled to antioch...
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paul
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traveled to galilee...
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peter
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preached to gentiles...
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paul
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council regarding christians/jews was where...
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jerusalem
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paul felt that gentiles should...
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be baptized directly into christianity without into judaism
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pauls leters contained...
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a thanksgiving to god for the blessing bestowed on the receivers
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which was not paul...
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a roman soldier
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paul didn't expect his writings to be preserved because he believed....
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jesus would return in glory within a generation
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the prime concern of non-gospel books of the new testament is...
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growth of the church
spirituality of early christians B and C |
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acts of the apostles written by...
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luke
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we learn about paul through...
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acts of the apostles
paul's own writings A and B |
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why is paul referred to as both paul and saul...
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his name was pual in roman and greek circles, saul with the jews
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paul was...
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a member of the diaspora
devout pharisee B and C |
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the book of revelation...
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assures believers that god will be victorious over the forces of evil and bring salvation
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paul taught that the church is the physical presence of the risen jesus in the world
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true
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for paul, the idea of salvation has no connection with everyday life
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false
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on a personal or private level, we experience the effects of sin as deep lonlieness, lack of hope or a yearning for meaning
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true
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before his conversion, paul persecuted jews
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false
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jesus saves us from...
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false values
misleading messages A and B |
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the culture of our time tries to sell us a particular vision of what human happiness requires by emphasizing...
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a sexy body
expensive possessions power all of the above |
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what do the letters of john share the his gospel...
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poetic style
focus on jesus' divinity A and B |
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the first letter of john states...
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god is love
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evil entered the world...
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through the free actions of men and women
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paul stronly preached that the law had become...
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a barrier between many jews and god
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grace is...
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a gift of god's total love always offered unconditionally to people
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the church is called to become the risen jesus....
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through sharing in the eucharist
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paul's understanding of christian morality is that christians live out their relationwhip with jesus primarily by...
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living well with one another
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the church is a community....
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of sinners constantly needing reconciliation
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