Hauer And Young

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a very pious group of Jewish people- practiced passive resistance, suffering death and torture

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Hasidim

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This family gave Israel nearly a century of political and religious independence, beginning with Simon. They were very popular for the most part, except they went against traditional Jewish rituals.

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Hasmonaean family

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This king gained power through his father's swindling. This king was an able ruler and an ambitious builder, but he was a faithful servant of Rome, a bloody tyrant who patronized paganism.

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Herod

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The "hammerer" was a brilliant guerrilla fighter who liberated the Temple, cleansing it and rededicating it

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Judas Maccabee

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Customary Jewish practices were outlawed by this year...

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167 BCE

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Roman general Pompey entered Jerusalem, and the Jewish homeland was thereafter subordinate to Rome ... (year)

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63 BCE

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Jerusalem was captured, and the temple was destroyed...

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70 CE

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English translation of Greek euangelion, "good news." Used in the New Testament to refer to the good new of God's Kingdom proclaimed by Jesus and the good news of what God accomplished for humanity through Jesus. By the 2nd century CE, referred to the literary genre represented in the New Testament canon by Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John

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Gospel

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From Greek eschaton, last or final. A term used by modern scholars to refer to ideas about the end of history

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Eschatological

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Referring to a variety of religious movements of the early Christian period that claimed salvation came through knowledge

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Gnostic

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Greek for "coming," almost always referring to the expectation of the coming again of Jesus to judge the earth

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parousia

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The problem of explaining the interrelationship of the Gospels- John is different than the other three- There are significant chronological and geographic differences

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synoptic problem

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These three Gospels are known as the synoptic ("to take a common view") gospels because of their significant agreement in content and outline

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Matthew, Mark, and Luke

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This form of criticism addresses the final stage of composition in which the text is edited

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redaction criticism

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The shortest Gospel

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Mark

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A main theme of this Gospel is power and authority, and their continuity and increase from the prophet Isaiah to the messenger to Jesus

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Mark

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In this Gospel, Jesus is portrayed as a puzzling, mysterious presence surrounded by confusion and misunderstanding

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Mark

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In this Gospel, Jesus proclaims not so much by what he says as by what he does

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Mark

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This Gospel uses the word "immediately" 8 times in the first chapter alone and 40 times total, portraying a sense of urgency

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Mark

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Main theme of this Gospel:
The way has been fully prepared by a suffering Messiah
He had to suffer; now those who truly understand the meaning of his coming must likewise take up their crosses and suffer.
Their suffering will lead ultimately to the glory of the Kingdom.

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Mark

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This gospel concerned not only with proclaiming th authority of Jesus as teacher and preacher, but also with giving the content of his teaching

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Matthew

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This gospel indicates concern for the relationship between Jesus and the Tanak
Prophecies of the Scripture were meticulously fulfilled in the life and ministry of Jesus

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Matthew

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This gospel ends and begins with a call for obedience and the assurance of the continued presence of Jesus

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Matthew

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means living in a way compatible with God's will
a way of life that is the essence of the Kingdom

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Righteousness

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Jesus instructs his followers on the nature of true discipleship

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missionary discourse

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Not a place, but an eschatological situation in which God's sovereignty is fully manifest

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Kingdom of Heaven

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For this gospel there is no question that the coming of the end will involve a judgment on the basis of actual deeds of mercy rather than of protestations of faith. The test of discipleship is doing God's will, not one's ow, as Jesus models in the dramatic conclusion to the gospel.

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Matthew

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With the Acts of the Apostles, this gospel forms a two-volume history of the origin and expansion of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean world

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Luke

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Describe the intended audience for the gospel of Luke

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Theophilus, which means "friend of God"
Key points:
-Gentile
-aware of story of Jesus
-amond so-called God-fearers who were interested in the Jewish God.

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Themes of this gospel are universalism, social justice, compassion for those rejected by the establishment, the crucial role of women in the story of Jesus, the importance of the spirit, the joy that envelops those who respond to Jesus, and the confession that Jesus is LORD.

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Luke

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a.k.a. The Gospel of the Spirit

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Luke

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In this gospel, the teaching of Jesus is in the form of long discourses on a single theme, such as his relationship with God the Father, and the bread of life.

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John

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free interpretation

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poetic midrash

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the agent of God's creative power, present at creation

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wisdom

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This gospel focuses on light and darkness

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John

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author of his gospel is likely an anonymous, educated gentile or Hellenistic Jewish Christian

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Luke

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Three epochs in God's plan of salvation marked by decent of Holy Spirit. When are these?

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Descent at creation, on Jesus, and on the apostles

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What type of literature/history is Acts? (Think country-ish wise...)

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Hellenistic

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The Greek word "kerygma" means _______ and is a technical term for early Christian preaching

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proclamation

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a young Pharisee from Tarsus who had a vision of the Risen Messiah while on his way to Damascus and later helped spread the message to Gentiles

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Saul a.k.a. Paul

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The first church in the gentile world was established at...

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Antioch

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This martyr accused the Jewish Council of betraying and murdering their Messiah. This led to the persecution of the Church in Jerusalem, the scattering of believers, and expanded missionary activities elsewhere

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Stephen

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It appears in the early chapters of Acts that the principal adversaries of the church were...

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the Sadducean high priest and his cohorts

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the peace that the gods brought to the empire

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pax deorum

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the preeminent figures in the spread of Christianity through the Roman world- sent by a personal commission by Lord Jesus

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apostles
apostolos- Greek for "one sent"

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passing of power from Jesus to the apostles, then to bishops

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apostolic succession

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period of Roman peace (27 bce-180 ce)

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Pax Romana

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this notion divides reality into two opposite and irreducible essences, the mental and the material

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dualism

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a class of religions that flourished in Gaeco-Roman culture that all promised the gift of immortality from a benefactor deity who had achieved the gift in question and had the right to distribute it

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mystery religions

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from Greek word for knowledge, this stands between religion and philosophy

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Gnosticism

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These writings document the existence of gnostic Christianity as early as the first century CE

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Nag Hammadi

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The five basic elements of Pauline letters are...

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Salutation
Thanksgiving
Body
Closing commands
Conclusion
(Stella thinks Bobby's calm and collected- stbcc)

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According to Acts, Paul was born, and probably grew up in this important Roman city, the gateway to the hinterland of Asia Minor

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Tarsus

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____ was an important and controversial leader in the church from sometime in the 30s until death in 65 CE, but he did not dominate the church of that time

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Paul

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Paul originally saw this book as the source of salvation, but after seeing the saving power of Jesus, he came to more a respect for the book

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the Torah

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Paul's "conversion" could more accurately be described as...

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an "illumination" because he didn't really change his faith

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This rank was the most prestigious office in the early church

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Apostle

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These two were jointly martyred in Rome during Nero's postfire persecution of 65 CE

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Peter, Paul, and Mary

...Oops. Okay, not the band from the 60's...It was really just Peter and Paul

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exhortation concerning the obligations of the relationship between God and the Christian churches

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Paraenesis

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According to Paul, all human efforts to live as God intends inevitably fail because all are under the power of _____

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sin

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Righteousness is not earned by good deeds, but by faith in God's ____

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grace

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How many letters are considered to be almost certainly written by Paul?

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Seven (That's the time we leave...)

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The earliest surviving letter of Paul, this letter is delicately balanced between encouragement and chastisement, both applauding exemplary faith and warning about failure to respect Paul's ministry and give in to the vices of the world and laziness in the belief that the end is at hand

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First Thessalonians

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This letter is disputed to be non-Pauline and lays out some of the specific events that will happen before the end of time

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Second Thessalonians

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In this letter, Paul urges the rival groups to put aside dissensions and recognize that Christ is not divided

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First Corinthians

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This letter from Paul has a bitter tone in response to the humiliation he experienced after being insulted during his last visit. Then it switches its tone, which many scholars think is because it's a different letter entirely, and expressed joy at the restoration of a positive relationship with the church.

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Second Corinthians

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This letter is a vigorous defense of the legitimacy and basic themes of the gospel Paul is proclaiming

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Galatians

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This Pauline letter was written to a church Paul had not even visited, so was a more carefully developed, basic statement of Paul's understanding of the Gospel of Jesus. It emphasizes how Jesus is for EVERYONE

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Romans

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This letter was written while Paul was in jail and focuses on Paul's joy and contentment

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Philippians

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Paul wrote this letter in prison, appealing to Onesimus' master to receive Onesimus as a servant of Christ. In Christ there is neither slave nor free person.

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Philemon

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In this letter, Paul emphasizes that Christ is the firstborn of all creation, for "all things were created through him and for him." Paul may not have written this letter.

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Colossians

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Pleroma is the Greek term for...

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fullness
Christ is praised as the one in whom "all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell"

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Many scholars feel that this letter was not written by Paul, but it reflects Colossians. It emphasizes the theme of cosmic unity, shown through the unity of Jews and Gentiles

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Ephesians

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First century Jewish group radically opposed to Roman rule

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Zealots

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First century Jewish group from the North whose scripture included only in the Pentetauch (Torah)

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Samaritans

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This title was a rabbinic designation for those who were less observant

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People of the Land

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First century Jewish group known for joyful obedience to Torah

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Pharisees

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First century Jewish group that included aristocratic members, associated with the Temple

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Sadducees

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A pietist sect resident at Qumran in the first century

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Covenanters

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These consist entirely of previously lost midrash and liturgical materials for temple use. We watched a long video on how they're being put together.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls

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This period of Jewish self-rule lasted about a century and was launched by violent revolt.

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Maccabean period

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In Greek, Jesus is given the title Christos, which is a translation of what Hebrew word?

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Messiah

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Rules for faithful living derived from the Torah

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Halakah

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Written version of the Oral Torah

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Mishnah

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Devotional interpretation of Tanak

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Haggadah

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The conjectured common source for Luke and Matthew is called...?

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Q

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All of the gospels were written in what language?

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Greek

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The Acts of the Apostles was likely written by the same author as which gospel?

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Luke

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The Acts of the Apostles identifies which man as having primary responsibility to carry the gospel to the gentiles?

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Paul

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The Acts of the Apostles portrays an event that seems to reverse the chaos resultant from the tower of Babel. What is the event?

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Pentecost

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Church tradition held from an early period that ______ was both the youngest of the Twelve and the last to die.

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John the son of Zebedee

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The ______ Epistles reflect developments in church offices beyond the data of Acts, First Corinthians, and Ephesians

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Pastoral

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This office became very significant after the loss of the apostles

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the bishop yo

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______ was martyred at Rome about 115 and wrote letters to churches he knew or visited on his relatively leisurely journey to meet his destiny

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Ignatius

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ministry in these three orders by 2nd century

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bishops, deacons, and elders or priests

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Church instruction book that probably emerged in Syria toward the end of the first century CE

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Didache

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This 19th prayer banned Christian, Samaritan, and other deviants from leading prayer or worshiping in these congregations

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Exclusionary Benediction

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The Johannine circle adopted the Samaritan term _______ to reject traditional Jewish authority

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the Jews

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This epistle takes up the problem of false doctrine focused on "myths and endless genealogies," suggesting the gnostic view of hierarchies of spiritual beings with which humans must cope

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First Timothy

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Of the three pastorals, this letter is closest in tone to the authentic Pauline letters.

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Second Timothy

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According to this letter, after accompanying Paul, ______ was entrusted with the organization of a church on the island of Crete.

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Titus

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Much of the argument of this letter is subsumed in two extended artistic allegories or typologies drawn from the Tanak, the figure of Melchizedek, and the priestly directions for the observance of Yom Kippur.

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Hebrews

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This letter has great Greek and beautiful rhetoric

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Hebrews

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theme of this letter is supremacy of God's revelation through his Son

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Hebrews

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the limited duration of the earthly high priest versus the eternal nature of the priesthood of Jesus

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the dualism of time

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Like the writings of Philo, Hebrews exemplifies __________ thought.

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Hellenistic Jewish

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This work is an anthology of admonitions and observations on various topics, with no single theme

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James

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This could have been written as a response to a perceived overemphasis on faith in Paul

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James

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This work presents itself as a letter of the Apostle Peter, written from Rome to Christians in Asia Minor at a time of persecution (about 64-65 ce)

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First Peter

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theme: endurance of unjust suffering at the hands of evil people is a necessity for Christians, and through suffering they win God's approval

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First Peter

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This work is a polemic against a group of false teachers who have made their way into the church

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Jude

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immoral men who reject authority, spurn the angels, and carouse during the "love feasts"

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heretics (according to Jude)

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This "letter" is a manifesto against false teaching and a defense of the return of Christ despite the delay

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Second Peter

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key theme: "The knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ

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Second Peter

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This work is a tract or sermon on the incarnation of Jesus, his coming in the flesh

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First John

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written to counter a teaching, Greek for "appear"

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docetism

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First John establishes a twofold test for distinguishing between truth and error...what were the two test?

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- obedience to the commandment of God
- adherence to the true teaching that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh

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Echoes first John, addressed to "Elect Lady" from "the Elder"

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Second John

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When this letter was written, lines of authority were not yet clearly established, and church leaders competed with one another

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Third John

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written by John, who had been exiled to Patmos because of his faith

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Revelation

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theme: PERSEVERE!

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Revelation

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wide-ranging group of Christian writings that present themselves as preserving memories of the life and/or teachings of Jesus and the apostles of the canonical New Testament

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New Testament Apocrypha

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most important non-canonical "gospel"

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Gospel of Thomas

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provides evidence that women were important teachers in early Christian communities

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Gospel of Mary of Magdala