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New Testament
unit 1
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Bible Studies
Undergraduate 2
09/25/2011

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Term
categories of nt books
Definition
gospels, history, letters of paul, general letters, apocalypse
Term
gospels
Definition
matthew, mark, luke, john
Term
history
Definition
acts
Term
letters of paul
Definition

romans

1st and 2nd corinthians

galations

ephesians

philippians

colossians

1st and 2nd thessalonians

1st and 2nd timothy

titus

philemon

Term
general letters
Definition

hebrews

james

1st and 2nd peter

1st, 2nd, and 3rd John

jude

Term
apocalypse
Definition
revelation
Term
covenant
Definition
agreement made between god and human kind
Term
heilsgeschichte
Definition

german for "salvation history"

reading scripture as the story of god's redeeming acts in history

Term
stone age
Definition
flood to 2000 BC
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bronze age
Definition
2000 BC to 1000 BC
Term
Iron Age
Definition
1000 BC to 500 BC
Term
imperial age
Definition
500 BC to 500 AD
Term
which four countries conquered Israel and judah proir to the NT?
Definition
Babylon, Assyria, Persia, Greece-Macedonia
Term

During the NT period what country ruled Palestine?

 

Definition
Greek-Macedonia
Term
who was teh conqueror from Greece-Macedonia who conquered the middle east during the intertestamental period?
Definition
alexander the great
Term
What was the name of the pious Jews who rebelled against the imposition of Greek culture during the intertestamental period
Definition
Hasideans
Term
What year was the jewish revolt crushed that ended with the destruction of jerusalem and the temple?
Definition
70 AD
Term
Seleucid Empire
Definition
antioch, syria
Term
Attalid dynasty
Definition
asia minor, pergamum
Term
Ptolemaic Empire
Definition
Alexandria, Egypt
Term
Antigonus empire
Definition
macedonian greek
Term
divisions of Alexanders empire
Definition

seleucid empire

attalid dynasty

Ptolemaic empire

antigonus empire

Term
Septuagint/LXX
Definition
translation of Hebrew OT to Greek
Term
Pax Romana
Definition
latin for "peace of rome"
Term
Hellenization
Definition
spreading of the greek culture through trade and colonization increased with alexander the great's conqusts
Term
intertestamental period
Definition
"400 silent years", time between NT and OT
Term
Lingua Franca
Definition
Common trade and diplomatic language
Term
latin
Definition
roman empire and west
Term
greek
Definition
east and jews in Palestine
Term
aramaic
Definition
jews in Palestine
Term
hebrew
Definition
some jews in Palestine
Term

what three languages did first century jews living inside Palestine speak?

 

Definition
Greek, aramaic, and hebrew
Term
different type of writing materials
Definition

papyrus

vellum

parchment

Term
papyrus
Definition
writing material made from the pith of the stem of papyrus
Term
vellum
Definition

writing material

treated calf-skin

Term
parchment
Definition

writing material

treated sheep-skin

Term

how many different meals a day did romanseat during the NT times?

 

Definition
4
Term
how many meals a day did the jews eat during the NT times?
Definition
2
Term
what is endogamy
Definition
the custom of marriage between relatives
Term
how were people named in NT times
Definition
distinguished by fathers name, their religion, or political conviction, their occupation and place of residence
Term
what did sacral manumission allow slaves to do?
Definition
freedom
Term
mythology
Definition
a collection of myths, esp. one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradtion. the releigious beliefs and practices of the people of ancient rome
Term
state religion
Definition
roman state religion incorporated much of the greek pantheon and mythology. the roman religion was based on tituals and sacred rites
Term
emperor worship
Definition
ascribing divinity to rulers. the roman senate strated the emperor cult by deifying augustus and the following emperors who did well
Term
mystery religions
Definition
featured secret initiatory rites involving ceremonial washings. blood sprinkling, sacramental meals, intoxication, emotional frenzy, and impressive pageantry
Term
superstitions
Definition
 the use of magical formulas, consultation of horoscopes and oracles, prediction of the future, movement of oil on waer, marking on a liver, and hiring a professional exocist.
Term
syncretism
Definition
 when the pagan people combined various beliefs and supersitious practices
Term
gnosticism
Definition
greek for knowledge. the intuitive comprehension of higher spiritual truth. it equated matter with evil and spirit with good
Term
sceticism
Definition
the suppression of bodily passions because of their connection with evil matter
Term
sensualism
Definition
the indulgence of bodily passions because of the unimportance of matter
Term

philosophy

epicureanism

Definition
pleasure was the chief good in life
Term

philosophy

stoicism

Definition
dutiful acceptance of one's fate as determined by an impersonal reason that rules the universe
Term

philosophy

cynicism

Definition
the supreme virtue was a simple, unconventional life in rejection of the popular pursuits of comofort, afluence, and social prestige
Term
elements of a synagogue service
Definition
recitation of the shema, prayer, singing of Psalms, readings from hebrew OT law and prophets interspersed with targum, a sermon, and a blessing or benediction
Term
passover and unleavened bread
Definition
exodus from egypt
Term
pentecost of weeks
Definition
end of wheat harvest
Term
trumpets or rosh hashanah
Definition
first of civil year and end of grape and olive harvest
Term
day of atonement or Yon Kippur
Definition
national repentance, fasting, atonement
Term
tabernacles or brooths or ingathering
Definition
israelities living in tents from egypt to canaan
Term
lights of dedication of hanukkah
Definition
rededication of temple
Term
purim
Definition
deliverance of israel under esther
Term
three forms of jewish lit
Definition

OT

LXX

Targums

Term
septuagint
Definition
LXX-greek translation
Term
targums
Definition
oral paraphrases into aramaic
Term
what were full converts to judaism called
Definition
hebraists
Term
what were half converts to judaism called
Definition
hellenists-prostylytes and god fearers
Term
define messiah
Definition
jesus, regarded by christians as the messiah of the hebrew prophecies and the savior of human kind
Term
sadducees
Definition
righteous ones of member of supreme council. heirs of intertestamental hasmoneans
Term
pharisees
Definition
separated ones. outgrowth from the hasideans ( rejected hellenization of jewish culture
Term
essenes
Definition
ascetic group. sought a more purified life style in the tranquility of a hermit type existence
Term
Herodeans
Definition
small minority of influential jews who supported the herodean dyasty
Term
zelots
Definition
revolutionaries dedicated tot he overthrow of roman powers
Term
scribes
Definition
lawyers. preserved scriptures by copying them and teaching
Term
sanhedrin
Definition
local courts permitted by romans. the highest court of justice and supreme council (jewish supreme court was called the great sanherein)
Term
people of the land
Definition
unaffiliated with religious sects and political parties
Term
hebraists
Definition
retained jewish faith language and customs
Term
hellenists
Definition
adopted greek dress and customs, retaining jewish faith
Term
prosleytes and god-fearers
Definition
converts to judaism and gentiles willing to practice judaism by unwilling to be converters and observe strict jewish law
Term
diaspora
Definition
the dispersion of jews from palestine following the babylonians' conquest and again following the romans' destruction of teh second temple AD 70
Term
pseudepigraph
Definition
"falsely inscribed"...other jewish books written under the falsely assumed names of long deceased OT figures to achieve an air of authority
Term
apocrypha
Definition
hidden secret...non-canonical books and were not regarded as scripture
Term
apocalyptic
Definition
reveal highly symbolic and visionary language the true couse and end of human history and the coming of God's kingdom on earth
Term
haggadah
Definition
non-legal protions of the talmud
Term
halakah
Definition
strictly legal protions of the talmud
Term
the talmud (rabbinic case decisions of ot law contained
Definition

mishna (oral law)

Gemarrah (comments on the nishna)

Haggadah (non-legal portions - stories, legend, narratives)

halakah (strictly legal portions

Term
mishna
Definition
oral law of talmud
Term
gemarrah
Definition
comments on the mishna of talmud
Term
What is Shema
Definition
"golden text" of judaism
Term
why was the judaism of the NT times known as second temple judaism
Definition
It refers to Judaism between the construction of the second temple in Jerusalem and it's destruction
Term
what standard was used to determine which books were included into the NT
Definition
Apostolicity
Term
what is the canon
Definition

"measuring reed" or "standard"-books accepted by the early church as divinely inspired

NT-canon-those books accepted by the church as teh standard that governs Christian belief and conduct

Term
Amanuensis
Definition
the writing secretaries. like the people in the court room that type everything said
Term
textual criticism
Definition
process of determining the original wording of the NT
Term
Apostolicity
Definition
authorship by an apostle or by an apostolic associate
Term
Apocrypha
Definition
means "hidden" or "secret". books of the OT that are not regarded as sacred
Term
homolegoumena
Definition
"confessed"-books that were quickly
Term
the rules for evaluating text
Definition

1. the reading in the oldest, most carefully copied, geographically widest spread manuscripts and versus.

2. the reading that reflects the author's style and theology as seen elsewhere and that best explains the development of other writings

3. the more difficult reading

4. the shorter reading

Term
kerygma
Definition
greek for "proclamation" or "salvation" the common pattern found in the early chapters in Acts and in the Letters of Paul.
Term
Apocryphal gospels
Definition
the gospels that are not regarded as sacred
Term
synoptic
Definition
"seeing together" the first three gospels mathew, mark, and luke. the books are very much alike
Term
evangelists
Definition
the apostles. any authors of the four NT gospel books
Term
Agrapha
Definition
greek for "unwritten" sayings that were written down somewhere but not in the canonical Gospels. They were quoted by early Christian writers and sometimes placed in the margins of ancient manuscripts of the NT
Term
Higher Criticism
Definition
process of trying to answer other questions concerning authorship; date, place, and purpose of writing, intended auudience, editorial practices, and so on.
Term
source criticism
Definition
determinig the use of earlier materials
Term
form criticism
Definition
determining the oral tradition prior to writing
Term
redaction criticism
Definition
determining distinctive editorial emphases
Term
composition criticism
Definition
determining the integration of tradition and distinctive editorial emphases
Term
Narrative criticism
Definition
determining the story line
Term
tradition criticism
Definition
determinig the origin and development of theological themes
Term
rhetorical criticism
Definition
determining the use of techmeques of persuasion
Term
literary criticism
Definition
determining the style of writing
Term
genre criticism
Definition
determining the type of book
Term
canon criticism
Definition
determining the effect on the meaning of a biblical book from a consideration of other biblical books
Term
tendency criticism
Definition
determining the influence of theological conflicts
Term
social science criticism
Definition
determining the influence of class differences
Term
anthropological criticism
Definition
determining ways of thinking and acting different from those of modern readers. Reader response determining the ways readers understand the text, regardless of what the author intended
Term
structural criticism
Definition
determining underlying modes of thought
Term
deconstructive criticism
Definition
determining meaninglessness
Term
know the dates of jesus' ministry
Definition
three and one half year period leading up to AD 33/AD 30.
Term
what three categories descrive jesus' three years of public ministry
Definition

year of obscurity

year of popularity

year of rejection

Term
year of obscurity
Definition
working on preaching and teaching, where he is not yet known
Term
year of popularity
Definition
people knew about his miracles and teachings and people started to flock to him
Term
year of rejection
Definition
confessed the messiahship of jesus, began predicting his death and resurrection, the transfiguration occurred, the last journey to Jerusalem began, and raised lazarus. sanhedrin decided to eliminate him and he was persecuted
Term
jesus ministry consisted of which of the following activities
Definition
preaching, teaching, performing miracles, and exorcisms
Term

where did mark get the info for his gospel?

 

 

Definition

mark was a companion of paul, Barnabus, and peter

mark and peter-papias records the tradition that mark accurately wrote down in his gospel; the reminiscences of peter concerning jesus' life and teachins

Term
who owned the upper room
Definition
mark's mother
Term
what frequent word in mark's gospel sets its tone and tempo
Definition
immediately
Term
What was mark's roman name?
Definition
mark
Term
what was marks jewish name?
Definition
john
Term
know date of mark
Definition
AD 45
Term
what is babylon a code name for?
Definition
rome
Term
evidence in mark for gentile audience
Definition

only one OT quotation

a number of latin phrases

explanation of aramaic expressions and jewish customs

added that jesus said the temple is to be a house of prayer for the nations

reference to simon the father of alexander and rufus contains technical latin terms

when mark was written believers were suffering at the hands of the roman emperor nero. the christians were blamed for a fire that swept rome in AD 64

Term
beezlebub
Definition
another name for satan. it means unclean spirit
Term
apostle
Definition
sent to act in the senders own authority
Term
messiah
Definition
another name for jesus
Term
parable
Definition
extended figures of speech, often in story form
Term
widow's mite
Definition
jesus rejoices in a widow giving a penny, more that in the case of a wealthier person because a widow does not have anything to give. she is being sacrifical, so she will always prosper
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