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| The first 3 gospels, Matthew, mark, and luke are known as the _____ gospels |
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| Dr Straus stated “The gospels are identified in the text as historical _______ motivated by ________ concerns. |
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| T/F: The apocryphal gospels provide a great deal of early and reliable information concerning the historical Jesus |
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| To compare the gospels to one another to discern their distictives |
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| To read the gospels horizontally means: |
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| To follow each story through from beginning to end |
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| To read the gospels vertically means: |
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| T/F The 4 portraits textbook argues that the gospels are best read and studied harmonistically, bringing them together as a single story. |
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| PERSON: His conquests resulted in the Hellenization of the whole Mediterranean region |
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| PERSON: He executed john the Baptist and (according to luke) took part in the trial of Jesus |
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| PERSON: He was removed from office because of misrule and replace by roman governors. |
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| PERSON: He murdered the infants in Bethlehem |
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| PERSON: His desecration of the Temple prompted the Maccabean Revolt |
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| PERSON: The Roman emperor who ruled during Jesus public ministry |
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| PERSON: The roman emperor when jesus was born |
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| Hellenization means the influence of _______ culture and language on other cultures. |
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| The Seleucid empire was centered in |
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| The Ptolemaic empire was centered in |
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| The Septuagint, or green translation of the Old Testament, was begun in Alexandria during the time of the ______ domination of Palestine. |
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| T/F The Jews generally fared well under the Ptolemaic empire. |
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| The word Maccabeus which Judas took, and for what the Maccabean revolt is named means: |
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| What Jewish holiday celebrates the cleaning of the temple by the Maccabees? |
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| T/F The Roman governors of Judea during the 1st Century were generally known for their tolerance and sensitivity to the Jewish population |
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| He was NOT the last of the Hasmonean Rulers |
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Which of the following is FALSE of Herod the Great
- He was the last of the Hasmonean Rulers
- He built great monuments and renovated the temple in Jerusalem
-He was a cunning cruel and paranoid leader
-He was hated and despised by most Jews
-He was an edomite |
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| GROUP: This group was made up of many ruling priests and aristocrats. They did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. |
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| GROUP: They probably established the Qumran community that produced the dead sea scrolls |
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| GROUP: They were lawyers, or experts in the Mosaic Law, and often allied with the Pharisee |
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| GROUP: They sought to meticulously keep the law, both oral and written. Paul was one. |
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| GROUP: This group held out at Masada for several years against the Romans. |
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| GROUP: This party dominated the Sanhedrin in Jesus day. But their influence collapsed after the destruction of the Temple in AD 70. |
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| GROUP: Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, was one of these. |
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| This was the oldest part of the Talmud. It was put into writing around AD 200. |
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| This was the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures |
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| This body of literature was the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century |
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| Intertestamental literature, included as part of the Roman Cathollic Bible |
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| CRITICISM: Studies the oral period of the transmission of the Gospel tradition |
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| CRITICISM: Studies the nature of the written sources behind our written Gospels |
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| CRITICISM: Studies the final editing of the source by the Gospel writers |
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| CRITICISM: Seeks to study the gospels as unified wholes, apart from ay source theories |
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| CRITICISM: Focuses on the evangelists additions, omissions, alterations and seems |
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| Which gospel is considered to have been written first by most NT scholars? |
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| Matthew and Luke, but not in Mark |
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| The designation “Q” refers to Gospel Material which appears in…? |
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| Mark wrote first, and both matthew and luke used him as a source |
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| The 2 (or 4) source theory claims what? |
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| Which of these 2 famous rabbis ( Shammai & Hillel) had the stricter, more restricted view of divorce? |
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| A literary technique where one episode is sandwiched in the middle of another |
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| T/F Proportionally for its length, marks gospel has more miracles than the other 3 gospels. |
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| Jesus’ first conflicts in Mark’s Gospel are with? |
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| The primary purpose of Marks Christology is to present Jesus as the mighty Son of God and _______ ? |
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| T/F Although mark presents less actual teaching material than the other gospels, he often refers to jesus as a teacher. |
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| Peter’s confession and Jesus teaching that follows |
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| The key turning point in Mark’s gospel is: |
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| T/F One of the reasons jesus teaches in parables in mark is to conceal his message from the religious leaders of Israel. |
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| In Mark's parable of the tenant farmers, the farmers represent |
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| At the end of marks gospel, the centurion at the cross confesses that jesus is |
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| According to church tradition, whose version of the Gospel did mark record? |
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| According to the 4 portraits text, Mark's gospel was most likely written from where? |
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| The salvation of the gentiles |
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| In Luke, Simeons two key oracles given in the temple predict both jesus’ rejection and? |
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| - DOES NOT REPRESENT a straight line trip to Jerusalem |
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For Luke, the journey to Jerusalem does NOT represent
- a straight line trip to Jerusalem
- a period of heightened resolve on jesus part to go to Jerusalem
- a period of special eaching for the deciples
- a period that climaxes with the story of zaccaeus |
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| The theme which luke most emphasizes in his account of Jesus trial and crucifixion is? |
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| According to the text, in Lukes Gospel, the disciples are presented: |
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How does luke answer the question proposed against Christianity: How can Jesus be the messiah if he was executed as a criminal?
- Jesus suffered innocently, he was not a criminal
- old testament phrophesied that the Christ would suffer
- jesus is now raised from the dead and enthroned at gods right hand
- all of the above |
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| that luke and acts are 2 volumes of a single work |
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| By stressing the “narrative unity” of Luke and Acts we mean: |
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| the 2 key movements of the gospel message recorded in the book of Acts are the ethnic movement, from Jews to Gentiles, and the geographical, from: |
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| The first Christian martyrdom recorded in Acts was that of: |
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| Israel has always rejected God’s messengers; they have done it again with Christ |
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| What is the key theme of the speech given by the first Christian martyr? |
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| The first Gentile conversion recorded in Acts was |
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| BOOK: Written from Corinth on his second journey in response to receiving Timothy’s report |
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| BOOK: Written from Corinth on Pauls third missionary journey; his greatest letter |
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| BOOK: Written to a group of churches after Pauls first missionary journey |
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| BOOK: Written from Ephesus on Pauls 3rd journey to address problems in the church |
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| BOOK: Written from Rome during pauls second imprisonment shortly before he died |
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| BOOK: Written to encourage a church Paul had ministered to for only about 1 month |
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| BOOK: Written from Macedonia on Pauls third journey to a reconciled church |
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| BOOK: Written to thank a church that had repeatedly supported Paul financially |
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| BOOK: Second Chance for a corrected church, or pauls defense of his Ministry |
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| BOOK: The Head of the Body, or the supremacy of Christ |
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| BOOK: Correction for an immature church |
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| BOOK: Encouragements for a thriving church |
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| BOOK: The body of Christ, or the believers position in Christ |
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| BOOK: Freedom in Christ, or going agaist Legalism |
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| BOOK: Pauls intercession for Onesimus |
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| BOOK: Pauls Gospel: The righteousness of God |
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| BOOK: This letter contains the most important passage on the resurrection in the NT |
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| The south gelation theory allows for the book of Galatians to have been written shortly after paul’s _____ missionary Journey |
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| T/F In his letter to the Galatians, paul says that the gospel the Judaizers were preaching was just another version of the same gospel Paul was preaching |
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| T/F: In Galatians, Paul denies that his apostolic author was given to him by the apostles in Jerusalem |
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| To Show human beings their sin and to lead them to Christ |
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| What was the purpose of the Law, according to Paul in Galatians 3? |
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| The Corinthians were using the slogan, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, but God will destroy them both” to justify: |
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| T/F When Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church, they were struggling greatly with immaturity Iin their Christian walk |
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| Where was Paul when he wrote Romans? |
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| T/F Paul wrote Romans in part to prepare the church for his upcoming visit |
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| To go to Spain after returning to Jerusalem |
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| What were paul’s plans when he wrote Romans? |
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| When Paul wrote Romans, he was soliciting their help for a missionary campaign to: |
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| The Church in Rome was probably founded by: |
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Ch 1: Into and theme
Ch 2-3 Condemnation
Ch 3-5 Justification
Chapter 5-8 sanctification
Ch 9-11 Vindication
Ch 12-16 Application |
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| Define justification” in its Pauline theological (and legal) sense: |
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| In Romans 4, Paul points to the OT example _________ to show that salvation has always been by faith. |
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| In Romans 5, Paul compares and contrasts what Christ accomplished on the cross with the failure of ________. |
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| In romans 6, Paul uses _______ as an illustration or symbolic representation of our death burial resurrection with Christ |
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| In Romans 7, Paul describes the struggle of an individual trying to keep the Law through the power of the “flesh” rather than through the power of the ___________. |
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| A sacrifice offered on an altar |
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| In Romans 12:1 what image does Paul use to describe our appropriate response to Gods gift of grace offered through Christ? |
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| That we should submit to governing authorities, because they are established by god |
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| What does Paul say about the believers relationship to government in Romans 13:1-5 |
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What does paul say with reference to debated behavioral issue in Romans 14?
- that we should follow our conscience in matters like food and drink
- that we should stop passing judgement on our fellow believer
- that we should not put a stumbling block or cause to sin in front of our fellow believer
- all of the above |
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| According to mark (strauss), this was the thorn in Pauls side |
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| That we may worship on one particular day or treat every day alike |
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| What does he teach concerning worship on a particular day? |
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| The revelation of the father through the Son |
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| According to the text, the central theme of johns gospel is: |
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| After the initial prologue, johns gospel is structured around 2 key sections. The first concerns especially: |
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| Reveal Jesus glory and provoke faith in in |
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| The primary purpose of the signs in John is to: |
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| The Prologue to Johns Gospel begins by identifying jesus as the pre-existent________: |
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According to the text, what background does john draw from when he uses th term Logos (“word”) in John 1
- the jewish concept of personified wisdom
- the OT concept of the dynamic force of gods will: he speaks and it is done
- the greek philosophical idea of divine reason
- all of the above |
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| the last of the “signs” of Johns Book of Signs and the one that provokes jesus crucifixion is |
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| T/F: while John presents jesus as equal with god the father, he also strongly emphasizes jesus functional subordination to the father |
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| The paraclete, or replacement of Jesus to mediate Gods presence |
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| In contrast to luke-acts, john emplasizes the role of the Holy spirit as: |
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| The two most likely dates of the revelation locate the book with reference to one of the 2 emperors. These are: |
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| The seven churches to whom the Revelation is addressed were located in the Roman province of: |
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| The book of revelation was written from: |
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| T/F: The book of revelation contains more allusion to the Old testament than any other NT book |
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| Gods sovereignty and control over history |
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| According to the notes, the most important theme of the book of revelation in: |
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| The interpretation sees the book of Revelation as a symbolic look at the continuous struggle between good and evil |
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| The interpretation of the Revelation finds its context entirely in the first century |
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| This interpretation is the view taken in the LEFT BEHIND series |
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| That the second coming will mark the beginning of christs thousand year reign on earth |
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