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Theology Final Review
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Religious Studies
9th Grade
05/27/2008

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Which religious sect thought that the priesthood was corrupt and that most people were not living good lives
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Essenes
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Marks Gospel presents Jesus as...
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The Suffering Servant
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He was so unpopular that Romans replaced him with Pontius Pilate
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Herod Archelaus
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Which religious sect was made up of lawyers?
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Pharisees
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In artwork what is the symbol for Mark's Gospel
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lion
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Which religious sect was made up of religious fanatics?
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Zealots
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What was the everyday language of Jesus and his friends
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Johns Gospel presents Jesus as....
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The Incarnate Word of God
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What was the everyday language of Jesus and his friends
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Aramaic
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What was the language of business and commerce at the time of Jesus?
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Greek
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Matthews Gospel presents Jesus as...
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The fulfillment of the Old testament
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Which of the following is the first book to be written that was included in the New Testament
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1 Thessalonians
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Which religious sect lived strict fomented the attack on Jerusalem which destroyed the Temple
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Zealots
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Upon the death of his father, he inherited the regions of Samaria and Judea
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Herod Archelaus
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What is the final stage in the formation of the New Testament
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The writing of the books
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Lukes Gospel presents Jesus as...
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The Universal Savior
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Upon the death of his father he inherited the regions not claimed by his brothers
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Herod Philip
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What is the symbol for Matthews Gospel?
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Man
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Which religious sect was closest to Jesus in belief and practice?
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Pharisees
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He ruled Palestine at the time Jesus was born.
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Herod the Great
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Most people at the time of Jesus believed that the Messiah would usher in an age of justice and peace called The Reign of God
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True
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Besides being a house of prayer a synogogue was also a place to settle legal disputes
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Term
What was the Jewish Day of Atonement called?
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Yom Kippur
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Which religious sect lived strict did not believe in angel or the afterlife?
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Sadducees
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The synagogue was a place of prayer where animal sacrifice took place
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False
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What is the audience of Matthew's Gospel?
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Jewish Christians
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He killed over 3000 people in the first few months of his reign
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Herod Archelaus
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What is the audience of Luke's Gospel
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Gentile Christians
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JOhn the Baptist was thought to belong to which religious sect?
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Essenes
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Whihc religious sect lived strict often placed the letter of the law above the spirit of the law?
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Pharisese
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Besides being a house of prayer a synogogue was also a place to settle legal disputes. T or F?
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True
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Before beginning his public ministry, Jesus goes into the wilderness where he fasts and prays for how many days?
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40
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In what region was Jesus raised?
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Galilee
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His wife left him and married his brother
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Herod Philip
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In artwork waht is the symbol for Lukes Gospel?
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ox/bull
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He played a part in the arrest of Jesus
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Herod Antipas
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Which religious sect lived strict lived of penance in the wilderness
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Essenes
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What is the best definition of an evangelist as give in the textbook
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A Gospel writer
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He had John the Baptist put to death
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Herod Antipas
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What is the second stage in the formation of the New Testament
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Oral tradition
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Which literary criticism technique attempts to uncover how the writer edited himself on what he included and what he left out of his writing?
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Redaction
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What was the Jewish memorial feast which comemorated the Exodus
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Passover
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How many books are in the new Testament?
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27
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The temple which stood at the time of Jesus was in continual use until the MIddle Ages when it was condemned
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False
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He was known as a builder
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Herod the Great
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At the time of Jesus most people expected taht the Messiah would be a humble servant who preached a message of love and peace
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False
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What was the Jewish holy day which gave thanksgiving for the Spring harvest
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Pentecost
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This is the city where Lazarus, the friends of Jesus, lived.
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Bethany
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What is the audience of Mark's Gospel?
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Persecuted Christians
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In what region is the city of Nazareth located?
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Galilee
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What promise did God make to Simeon through the Holy Spirit?
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That he would not die until he saw the Messiah
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In the conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well, how many husbands does Jesus say the woman has had (not including the one she is living with currently?
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5
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The word beatitude means...
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Happiness
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What is the new commandment, given by Jesus at the Last Supper
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To love one another as He has loved them
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What does the headwaiter say when he tastes the water turned into wine?
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"Most people serve the best wine first but you have saved the best for last"
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In which books do we find the name Theophilus mentioned?
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Acts of the Apostles and Luke
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At the time of Jesus shpeherds were considered outcasts of the community
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True
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What is Zeceriah's occupation?
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priest
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