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Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, The New Testament Letters, Revelation |
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| How many books are in the New Testament? What are they? |
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| the relative locations an dmovements of the heavenly bodies give insight into "nature" and these human lives |
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| A.D. 64, Rome's official name for followers of Jesus |
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| all of life's physical pleasures are evil and need to be avoided |
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| were found in eleven caves west and north of Qumran; fragments from almost every book of the Old Testament; contain information of the lifestyles of the Jewish people and Essenes |
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| goddess who taught how to grow wheat; her daughter gets kidnapped by Hades which causes first winter; daughter ate 4 pomegranate seeds- half the year with Ceres, half the year with Hades; influential until 400 A.D. |
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| god of vegetation and wine; followers abandoned all restraint and engaged in sexual pleasures and excessive drinking |
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| the pharaoh was thought to be the visual manifestation of god on earth; those who refused to acknowledge the cult were persecuted and martyred |
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| pleasure of the mind (wisdom) comes from bodily pleasure; stomach was seen as the starting point |
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| members of a Jewish sect that thought they were among God's elect and were waiting for the end of the world to claim their place with God |
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| means "circle"; encircled by Gentiles; Judeans looked down upon the people living here for adopting their neigbors' customs |
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| a person of non-Jewish faith or origin |
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| the first four books of the New Testament which present Jesus' teachings |
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| the books of the Bible that come from the Jewish people before the time of Jesus; the part of the Bible that deals with God's covenant with the Jews |
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| relating to Greek history, culture (Hellene), or art after Alexander the Great |
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| Egyptian goddess and god of creation; focused on death and rebirth |
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| both the political and spiritual capital for the Jewish people |
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| Jesus' life, Oral Proclamation, Written Proclamation |
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| What are the three stages of gospel development? |
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| the Jews scattered throughout the Roman Empire |
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| 37 CE-101 CE; Jerusalem Jew who lived during the occupation of Judea by Rome and witnessed the destruction of the 2nd Temple; was a revolutionary then caught and helped Rome negotiate; Jews lost the war and he became a Roman citizen; spends the rest of his life writing books about Judaism, Jewish culture, the war, etc. |
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| those who were living here believed it was the most sacred; Jerusalem or the "City of David" is its spiritual and political capital |
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| king during Jesus's birth and life |
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| belief that the physical world can be unlocked through rituals and words |
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| brought to Rome in about 68 B.C. by Cilician pirates who had been captured by Pompey the Great; protector of humanity and was allied to the power of good, "unconquerable sun"; only males were accepted |
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| all of the Hebrew Scriptures plus the deuterocanonical books of Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, and additions to the books of Esther and Daniel |
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| peace that resulted from the understanding that a conquered people must bow to a foreign master and its occupying forces |
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| the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles |
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| well-educated, lay, religious Jewish leaders whose main focus was keeping the Jews faithful to the Law |
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| Roman official; wrote to Emperor Trajan for advice on how to treat Christians, how to interrogate and punish |
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| the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in eleven caves immediately west and north of this dry riverbed |
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| many of this group were priests who saw no harm in compromising the Jewish laws with the Greek and Roman laws in order to keep peace |
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| was conquered by Assyria in 721 B.C.; its inhabitants went into exile; those who survived intermarried with foreign occupants of the land |
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| in Jesus' time, a group of seventy-one people made up of the chief priests, scribes, and elders; they made decisions regarding actions of the people of the Jewish community |
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| 69 CE-120 CE; a contemporary of Tacitus; was a Roman historian who served as court secretary |
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| Hebrew word meaning "hear" |
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| Hebrew word which means "weeks" |
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| evolved from cynicism- all of life is part of "nature" (cosmos) and is unified |
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| 56 CE-120 CE; one of Rome's most famous historians; went through ranks to finally become the Roman Governor of Asia; recorded how Nero burnt down Rome in 64 CE and blamed it on the Christians |
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| the Law in Judaism; the first part of Jewish Scripture- Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy |
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| Hebrew name for God, sometimes translated "I AM" or "The One Who Is" or "The One Who Causes to Be What Is" |
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| a rebellious movement of militant Jews who yearned and battled for the recovery of Jewish independence |
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| a source common to both Matt and Luke; it is hypothetical-has never been found; contains actual sayings of Jesus-sermon on the mount; 235 verses |
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| an expression of truths or generalizations of human experiences through use of symbolic fictional figures or actions |
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| a Hebrew word referring to those who are materially poor or spiritually poor and are seeking God |
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| a hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group |
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| from the Greek word apostolos, which means "one who is sent" |
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| faith group begun by the apostles |
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| a measure of acting and feeling which shows our inner and outer disposition |
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| proclaiming oneself as God; claiming to have the attributes of God; insulting God or God's name |
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| to change from one belief or action to another |
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| values, thinking, and actions not normally accepted by society as a whole |
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| taken from the Greek word epistole which means "message" or "letter" |
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| the Gospel writers: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John |
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| space for followers to gather, worship, and receive instruction; created and environment where followers of Jesus could grow in openness to his message |
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| the union of divinity with humanity in Jesus Christ |
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| Greek word meaning "word" |
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| people who bring the gospel to those who have not heard it and who help further educational, social, and medical developments in underdeveloped areas |
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| answered existential questions and gave life a sense of hope and purpose; Isis, Demeter (Ceres), Dionysus, Mithras, Emperor |
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| derived from the Greek word parabolë which means "to place beside or cast alongside" |
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| Greek word used in the New Testament and other Greek literature which can refer to the official visit of a ruler or to the appearance of a god. In the New Testament, the reference is to the second coming of Christ at the end of time. |
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| the effort by one group to suppress or hinder the freedom of another by harming or threatening them |
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| religious influences in the time of Jesus |
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| mystery cults; polytheism and monotheism |
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| the saving action of God through human history |
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| the interpreters and the teachers of the Law; could be a Pharisee or Sadducee |
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| name for the movement that followed the ways of Jesus |
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| an attempt or desire to overthrow and replace the head of government to which one owes allegiance |
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| only in Matthew and Luke; both state that Jesus is a descendant of David and was raised in Nazareth; but Matthew tells of the wise men and Luke says that Mary and Joseph were going to Bethlehem for the census |
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| begin the Sermon on the Mount; express how agod expects people to live in relationship with one another; an expression of the law |
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| not used by Matthew because he didn't want the Jews to even say the word "God" |
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| Matthew's audience was reminded of the time their ancestors had been in the desert; they realized that trusting God was the only way they would complete their journey |
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No Jew excepts Jesus as the Messiah.
Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah because he didn't fulfill Jewish expectations of the Messiah. |
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| Jewish expectations of the Messiah |
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| the personal name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures |
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| international peace organization; began in 1945 in France |
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| as Jesus heals, preaches, and teaches, he is revealed as the promised Messiah |
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| the movement of readings from this point until Jesus' death |
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| turns us toward God and encourages us to search to understand and do what God desires of us |
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| has an urgent message that informs the community of the necessity to live life as modeled by Jesus; the shortest gospel and the fastest paced |
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| Mark's framing techniques |
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| the reader is forced to see the tension between the frame story and the story inserted into the middle |
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| can be seen to encompass the whole of Mark's Gospel; there are three declarations of Jesus as the Son of God |
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| Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome |
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| showed faith at Jesus' death on the cross |
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| happens because of the choices we make or other people's bad choices or the result of saying "yes" to living |
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| John the Baptist's arrest is a warning that the struggle between good and evil will continue throughout. |
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| Why does the 1st episode of Mark's Gospel end with John the Baptist's arrest? |
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| Mary's Song of Thanksgiving |
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| this song describes Mary's personal experience of God's power; it is reminiscent of Hannah's Song in the Old Testament |
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| The Spirit of God weaves together the past, the present, and the future. |
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| What is the role of the Holy Spirit in Luke's Gospel? |
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| Where do Elijah and Moses appear in Luke's Gospel? |
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| the Holy Spirit descends as a dove |
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| What happens at Jesus' Baptism? |
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| a man was beaten, robbed, and left to die in the street; a priest and a Levite walked by but didn't help him; then a Samaritan came and cleaned the man's wounds and brought him back to his inn; Jesus extends love of neighbor to include everyone- even one's enemies. |
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| summarize the Parable of the Good Samaritan |
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| Paul was on his way to Emmaus to persecute Christians; but then a great light blinded him and he heard Jesus say, "Paul, why are you persecuting me?"; from the on, he was a very devoted Christian |
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| summarize The Road to Emmaus |
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| While faithful service to God is important, it must be balanced with listening to the word of God and spending time with the Lord in prayer. |
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| What is the meaning of the Story of Mary and Martha? |
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| It reminds us of the Eucharist. Jesus will next bress bread at the Last Supper and will celebrate the Passover meal with his disciples who will continue nourishing the physical and spiritual hungers of the world. |
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| What does the Feeding of the Five Thousand remind us of? |
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