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New Testament Survey
Exam 03
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
09/28/2008

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Eternal Life
Definition
Qualitatively devine as well as quantitatively everlasting
Term

"I am" saying

Definition

bread of life, light of the world, the door, the good shepherd, the resurrection and the life, the way and the truth and the life, the true vine

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Paraclete
Definition

Comforter, Counselor, prosecutor, advocate,

 

Refers to holy spirit through another paraclete

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Benediction against Heretics
Definition
Benediction against Heretics to root out all Jewish Christians who still might be participating in those services
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Cerinthus
Definition
THe creator differs from the supreme God
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THe pool of Siloam
Definition
meaning of Siloam.... sent
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THe symbol of the vine
Definition

Jesus is the whole vine, not just the stem, so that as branches those who abide in him are not merely connected to him; they are absorbed by him.

Fruit berring branches represents obedience to jesus commands

Buringing and romoval  represent doom of apostates, false believers

Pruning of brances cleansing of true believers

Term
Hanukkah
Definition
holiday to commemorate the rededication of the temple by Judas Maccabeus after Antiochus Epiphanes had desecrated it
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Caiaphas
Definition
High priest during Jesus' Death
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Pilate
Definition
tries to afffirm Jesus' innocence
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Basilides
Definition
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Nicodemus
Definition
secret disciple
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Luke
Definition
Wrote book of Acts; Sequel to Gospel of Luke
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Peter
Definition
Term
Ananias and Sapphira
Definition
contrast with the unstinting charity of Barnabas and receive a just and swift punishment
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Stephen
Definition
one of the seven, false teacher
Term

Father of Heresies

Definition
Term
cornelius
Definition
a roman centurion, god-fearer, almsgiver to the jews, man of perpetual prayer and a visionary.
Term
Herod Agrippa
Definition
Grandson of Herod the Great. Posing as a champion of Judaism, he martyrs James and brother of JOhn and imprisions Peter
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Jerusalem Council
Definition
A family of religious brothers and sisters who iron out their difference to the fenefit of the GTentiles concerned.
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Epimenides
Definition
Greek poet
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Resurrection
Definition

Athenians think that Paul is talking about two gods unfamiliar to them.... mis understand paul

Term
To act like a corinthian
Definition
To practive immorality and "Corinthian girlm ment the same as a prostitute
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Artemis
Definition

Greek virgin goddess of the hunt (roman name Diana)

Many breasted female

Term
Sceva and sons
Definition
Sceva is a Jewish exorcist is a high priest only by his own claim. Seven sons were apprentices in the exorcising trade, try to use the name of "jesus"
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Parousia
Definition
rapture and day of the lord
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Antinomianism or libertinism
Definition
attitude that freedom from the law means license to sin
Term
Identify the discovery that forced most scholars to abandon the view that the fourth gospel was not written utnil the mid-second century
Definition
Rylands Frangment of John... Papyrus gragment dates 135 AD
Term
Special emphases and sylistic characteristics of the book of John
Definition

Style:

Words bring out inner meaning

Symbolic

Irony

Multiple meanins "born again"

Term
How are Jesus's miracles refered to in the book of John
Definition

"Signs" and workds" because of their value in symbolizing the transformation that took place for all who recieved Jesus

Term
What are the orgins and implication of John's use of the term logos
Definition

comes out in the adjective "only" translated "only begotton"

identifies the logos with a human being of recent history

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Compare John's version of Jesus' cleansing of the temple with that of the synoptic writers
Definition
John mentions early, other gospels mention it in Passion week.
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Identify another way of translating "born again"
Definition

blowing of the wind "whenever wishes"

wind and spirit

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Symbolic reference to Numbers 2:8-9

Definition

MOsels' lifting up of the bronze snake of the salvation of Israel. Jesus being lifted up is for everyong in the world

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Significance of the "son of God in John
Definition
sonship implies watching what the father does
Term
Symbolism to eat his fleshand drink his blood in John 6
Definition
Jesus uses metaphors for believing in the benefit of his sacrificial death
Term
Know significance of term
Definition
paracleteJesus has represented the Father, so from now on the Holy Spirit will represent him and the Father in these roles. Thorough the Spirit in fact, Jesus and the Father will abide with believers just as they will abide in Jesus.
Term
Approximate decade of the writing of John
Definition
80's or 90's
Term

Peter's explanation for the events of Pentecost

Definition

filling and outpouring

stresses power ofwind and spirit

Term
Symbolic meaning of the disciples' abiliy to speak in tongues at pentecost
Definition
a sign of the universality of the gospel
Term
Who's Paul's Mentor in the study of Judaism
Definition
Gamaliel
Term
Who replaced Mark in traveling with Paul during his second missionary journey
Definition
Timothy
Term
Name of prominent individual converted during Paul's visit to Athens
Definition
Areopagite, woman of Damaris
Term
what turned crowd of unbelieving jews inot a mob demanding Paul's blood in Jerusalem
Definition
Term
Who holds paul for two years hoping that Paul will try to bribe his way out of custody
Definition
Felix
Term
according to what criterion are Paul's letters ordered in our present NT
Definition
longest to shortest
Term
know years of Pauls missionary Journeys
Definition

1st mission ary journey 47

Galations 49

2nd missionary journey 50-51

1 2 thesalonians

1 and 2 corinthians

romans

60

Philemon

61

Colossians, ephesians, philippians

63

1 timothy, titus, 2 timothy

Term
Three opposition Paul taught
Definition

Law vs. Grace and promise

Works vs. Faith

Flesh vs. the Spirit

Term

understand Paul's teachings on the deceased Chrstians and their resurrection in regards to teh rapture

Definition
Deceased Christians will be resurrected just before the rapture in order that they may be taken up along with Christians who are still alive on earth
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Why was Paul comfortable ministering to Gentiles
Definition
identify with the Hellenistic culture. He was truly cosmopolitan, a citizen of the world.
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