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The spread of Greek language and culture (Hellenism) across the Mediterranean, starting with the conquests of Alexander the Great
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Hellenization
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The innermost room in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, separated from the rest
of the Temple by a thick curtain, where God was believed to dwell. No one was allowed to enter this room, except the High Priest on the Day of Atonement to make a sacrifice for the sins of the people. |
Holy of Holies
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The idea that lies at the heart of Paul’s “judicial model.” A person is “made right” (= justified) with God by having faith in Christ’s death and resurrection, rather than by doing what is required of Jews in the Law of Moses.
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Justification by faith
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Any handwritten copy of a text
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Manuscript
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A collection of oral traditions that goes back to the oral laws of the Pharisees. These
traditions were passed on by generations of Jewish rabbis until they were put into writing around 200 AD |
Mishnah
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From a Hebrew word that means “anointed one,” which translates into Greek as
Christos (whence our English word, Christ). The first century AD saw a variety of expectations of what this future anointed one might look like. Some Jews expected a future warrior king like David; others, a cosmic judge from heaven; others, an authoritative priestly interpreter of the Law; and others, a powerful prophet from God, like Moses |
Messiah
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Village in Upper (South) Egypt, near the place where a collection of Gnostic
writings, including the Gospel of Thomas, was discovered in 1945. |
Nag Hammadi
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Any of the polytheistic religions of the Greco-Roman world; an umbrella term for
ancient Mediterranean religions other than Judaism and Christianity |
Paganism
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A reed that grows around the Nile; used in antiquity to manufacture a paper-like writing surface
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Papyrus
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From the Greek word for “suffering.” The Passion is used as a technical term for the traditions of Jesus’ last days, including his crucifixion (hence, the “Passion narrative”)
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Passion
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New Testament letters that Paul allegedly wrote to two pastors, Timothy (1 and 2 Timothy) and Titus, concerning their pastoral duties. Most critical scholars doubt whether Paul actually wrote them
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Pastoral Epistles
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All the letters of the New Testament that claim Paul as their author, including the Deutero-Pauline and Pastoral epistles
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Pauline Corpus
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Literally, the “five scrolls.” The term designates the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Law (or Torah) of Moses.
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Pentateuch
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Daughter of the Greek goddess Demeter, reported to have been abducted to the underworld by Hades but allowed to return to life every year to be reunited temporarily with her grieving mother; also known as Kore
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Persephone
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