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Bible ch 1 test Flashcards

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The main sections of the New Testament

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Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Revelation

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The number of books and chapters

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27 books 260 chapters

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How many years of history?

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100 years

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Understanding of the Bible according to Western’s statement of faith

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We believe the Bible, composed of the Old and New Testaments, is the Word of God, a divine, supernatural, infallible revelation

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What are the documents that we use to inform us about the 400 years of silence?

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Apocrypha, pseudepigrapha, writings Josephus and Philo, dead sea scrolls

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Who controlled Israel first; Babylon or Persians?

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Babylon

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What was the outcome of Israel’s attempted revolt?

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Temple was destroyed, this dominion lasted for 50 years

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How did Cyrus king of Persia help Israel?

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Rebuild the temple and let the Jews back into Jerusalem

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Who did Malachi help and how did he help them?

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Ezra and Nehemiah, elevate word of God, rebuild jerusalem walls

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What was Hellenism?

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Civilization and culture of Ancient Greece, adoption and dissemination of Greek thoughts, customs, and lifestyle

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Who spread Hellenism and how?

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Alexander the Great by being devoted to world domination and spreading Greek culture

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Describe why standardized Greek language was so important to Biblical history.

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Greek became a common language and more people could read God’s Word

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What were the Ptolemy and Seleucid Empires and why were they significant to Jewish history?

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They were Empires that controlled the Jews. The Ptolemy controlled the Jews for over a decade and during that time, the Septuagint was made and the Seleucid pushed Hellenism and was hostile toward jewish culture

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What is the Septuagint and under what ruler was it created?

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Greek translation of OT. Ptolemy II

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Describe the rule of Antiochus the IV. What were some of the terrible things he did to Israel?

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Antiochus the IV was very hostile. His goal was to turn Jerusalem into a Greek city, temple worship forbidden, temple became a shrine for Zeus, have to celebrate heathen festival, sabbath day not allowed to be observed, anyone reading/possessing torah dies and torah burned

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How did Mattathias start the Maccabean revolt?

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He disobeyed the king, killed Jew who was going to offer sacrifice to pagan god, and destroyed the altar. Actions led to successful revolt which led to independence

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What were the two keys to the Maccabean revolts success under Judas? (aka: how did they defeat superior forces?)

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Good strategy and religion emphasis

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Who was the first official leader of the Hasmonean Empire AFTER Judas gained independence for Israel?

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Simon

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Which Roman leader came to Jerusalem first? Why did he come? And what did it lead to in Jewish history?

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Pompey, to settle fighting in the Jews, Roman rule

20
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Describe the Roman rule of Israel.

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Political and religious unrest and misunderstanding eventually led to Jews trying to rebel and Rome destroyed the Jerusalem city. Jerusalem and Jews were now under complete and submissive Roman rule

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General statistics of the New Testament

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Divided into 4 parts; Gospel, Acts, Epistles, Revelation
27 books, 260 chapters, 9 authors

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What are the three linking elements between the Old and New Testaments?

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All of the Bible is God’s Word, God has a unified plan for all of history, predictions and prophecies first and fulfillments later

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Who is Cyrus King of Persia? Why was he significant and helpful to the Jews?

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He was the king that let the Jews back into Israel and rebuilt the temple

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How did Malachi help Ezra and Nehemiah?

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Built the Jerusalem walls and elevated the Word of God

25
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Who was John Hyrcanus II? How did he gain his position?

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He’s a leader and priest. Gained by making a treaty with Rome, had good military record

26
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Who entered the temple and angered the Jewish people?

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Pompey

27
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How did Israel increase the importance of the Jewish Law in their nation?

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Spiritual reformation

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How did Israel develop during the time of Nehemiah?

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The Word of God was elevated, the walls of Jerusalem were built

29
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What was Alexander the Great’s path to world domination?

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Conquest, spread Greek culture

30
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Who was John Hyrcanus II? How did he gain his position?

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He’s a leader and priest. Gained by making a treaty with Rome, had good military record

31
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What does Matthew focus on? Matthew’s genealogies of Jesus and how they are significant to linking Jesus to some or ALL people

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Leading back to Davidic line

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What does Luke focus on? Luke’s genealogies of Jesus and how they are significant to linking Jesus to some or ALL people

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Leading back to Adam

33
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What are the English words we can use to help us better understand the Hebrew words for prophecy ro’eh, hozeh?

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Prophecies and predictions

34
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What is Protoevangelium? What does it mean? What does it say?

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First instant of the Messiah, means first mention of the Good News, it says the chosen one will bruise the heel of the serpent and it will bruise his head

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What is the promise of Genesis 3:15?

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The seed of the woman will bruise the serpent’s heel and the serpent will crush his head

36
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How is David connected to a promise/prophecy to the coming Messiah?

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God promised David that there will be a king from his family and his kingdom will be eternal

37
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What are examples of things that were promised that showed that the Messiah was going to be HUMAN.

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The OT says that the Messiah will be born from a virgin

38
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What is the significance to having ADAM in the line of Jesus?

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Jesus is the second Adam and the perfect human

39
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Herod the Great

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The puppet king of the Jews during Jesus’ birth

40
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Antiochus III

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Pushed Hellenism through Palestine (Israel)

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What is the story we read in Maccabees that we studied in class? What is the significance to this story?

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He killed a Jew who was trying to offer a sacrifice to a pagan god, destroyed the alter, actions led to revolt and independence

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How does the NT fit into the Bible as a narrative?

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It is a unified story that all points to Jesus, all of OT points to Jesus NT fulfills it

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What is the significance of Luke’s genealogy of Jesus? Why did he include ADAM?

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It traces back to Adam showing that Jesus is the second Adam and he is the perfect human

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