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Background of the Gospels Flashcards

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How many Gospels are there

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There is only one Gospel and four accounts of it

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Why are differences in accounts between the Gospels a good thing

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this speaks to their authenticity it shows they weren’t colluding

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Differences between the gospels

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different audience except for John which was written to everyone

Written in a different year

View of Jesus

facts including the birth of Jesus was only found in two gospels and hinted in one

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What was the main version in use by protestant Christians when the textbook was written

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TNIV

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What version was supported by a vast number of conservative scholars

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TNIV

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Years TNIV was written and put together

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NT, 1973
OT, 1982
Combined in 1984

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Who was Jesus

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God manifested.

God, come to earth, in human form.

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Persian Period

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Jews allowed to carry on religious observances.

2nd temple Judaism- different thinking and practices with the building of the new temple

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Hellenistic period

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Jews flourished in the Hellenistic world, especially in Alexandria

Jews were permitted to observe their laws.

Were granted exception from tax during Sabbath years.

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Hasmonean Period

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Jews were greatly oppressed.

Copies of scripture ordered destroyed.

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Roman Period

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Archaelous proved so unpopular a ruler that his subjects petitioned Rome to have him removed.

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Who wrote Matthew

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Anonymous

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Who was Matthew

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 Publican A tax collector before meeting Jesus.

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Characteristics of matthew

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Shows Jewish readers Jesus Christ as their Messiah.

Frequent quotes from the OT.

Gospel woven around five great discourses, 5-7 sermon on the mount, 10 sending out his disciples do as I have done, 13 parabolic Jesus teaching on the kingdom of God, 18 Jesus telling his disciples that we must have faith as of children, 24-25.

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Matthews Focus

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Jesus as Messiah

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Who wrote Mark

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Authorship: Mark

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Main character of mark

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Peter the main character of the Gospel

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When was mark it written

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Dating: 55 AD

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Characteristics of mark

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Often the most detailed of the Gospels.

Stories of Christ’s ministry, especially his miracles.

1/3 of book tells events of Christ’s final week.

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Focus of mark

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Jesus ad Deity

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Who was mark written for

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Romans

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who was Matthew written for

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Jews

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Marks focus

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Jesus as deity

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who wrote luke

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Unmistakable evidence points to Luke

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What two books of the Bible have the same structure and language

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Luke and acts

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when was luke written

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Dating: Between 59 - 63 AD.

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who was luke written to

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Readership: Gentiles, i.e. Greeks

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Characteristics of Luke

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Written to give the true and complete story of Jesus’ life; one of the fullest and most orderly accounts of Jesus’ life.

The parables especially focuses on the poor and oppressed.

Theme of joy is seen throughout the book; joy, hope, and salvation to a sinful world.

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Focus of luke

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Jesus as the Son of Man.

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who wrote john

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Authorship: John

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When was John written

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Dating: 85 AD.

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Who was john written to

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everyone

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Characteristics of John

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Purpose is not to present new evidence, but to clarify issues on which evidence will be either accepted or rejected.

Written not to inform readers but to confront them with the necessity to believe.

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Focus of luke

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Focus: Jesus as Son of God

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Pharisees

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Roots traced to the second century BC, to the Hasidim; a.k.a. godly people, separated, which developed out of post-exilic Judaea, when devotion to religious things was lukewarm.

Likely they received the name in the sense of separatists:
o Avoided anything that might convey ceremonial impurity.
o Exercised great care in ritual purity; e.g. food and Sabbath laws.
o Held to ancient regulation of tithing produce of the soil; e.g. would avoid food that the tithe had not been paid on.

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Sadducees

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The political realists of the day.

Began during the Hasmonean period.

Denied Oral Law was binding and authoritative.

Interpreted Mosaic Law more literally than the Pharisees.

Very exacting in Levitical purity.

Argued there was not a resurrection or a future life.

Rejected belief in angels and demons.

Opposed idea of a spiritual world.

Only books of Moses were canonical.

Theological role was not as important as their political one.

From 76 BC Sadducees were the party in power and the Pharisees the opposition.

Powerful but appear to have been confined to a few wealthy families, especially the leading priestly families.

Complete opposite of Pharisees

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Sanhedrin

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 The national council of the Pharisees from Salome Alexander onward.

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Essenes

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Later separated from the Pharisees, who weren’t strict enough.

Very strict and zealous Jews

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Zealots

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Originated during the reign of Herod the Great c. 6 BC. Judas the Galilean rose up against the census and tax levied by Rome; all who rose up with him later perished

Opposed payment of taxes to pagan emperor.

Allegiance due only to God.

Fierce loyalty to the Jewish traditions.

Opposed to the use of the Greek language.

Prophesied the coming time of salvation

Fiercely anti-Roman; almost as hostile to the Jewish establishment.

Responsible for the war of 66-73 AD.

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Samaritans

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Mixed race (Jew and Gentile) living in the province of Samaria

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Galileans

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Were followers of Judas of Galilee, who instigated a rebellion against all dominating foreign powers.

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Herod

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 Became known as a great builder.
o eight locations built as fortresses.
o Caesarea, on the Mediterranean coast, an artificial harbor which took twelve years to construct.
o Temples and public buildings in Athens, Sparta, Rhodes.
o Greatest work was rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem, not to be totally completed until 63 AD just seven years before its destruction.

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Pilate

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 Described by Herod Agrippa to Emperor Gaius (40 AD) as “naturally inflexible, a blend of self-will and relentlessness.” I said it so that’s whats going to happen

The Jews protested to Tiberius who ordered the shields removed to Caesarea.

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