Bible ch 1 test Flashcards
The main sections of the New Testament
Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Revelation
The number of books and chapters
27 books 260 chapters
How many years of history?
100 years
Understanding of the Bible according to Western’s statement of faith
We believe the Bible, composed of the Old and New Testaments, is the Word of God, a divine, supernatural, infallible revelation
What are the documents that we use to inform us about the 400 years of silence?
Apocrypha, pseudepigrapha, writings Josephus and Philo, dead sea scrolls
Who controlled Israel first; Babylon or Persians?
Babylon
What was the outcome of Israel’s attempted revolt?
Temple was destroyed, this dominion lasted for 50 years
How did Cyrus king of Persia help Israel?
Rebuild the temple and let the Jews back into Jerusalem
Who did Malachi help and how did he help them?
Ezra and Nehemiah, elevate word of God, rebuild jerusalem walls
What was Hellenism?
Civilization and culture of Ancient Greece, adoption and dissemination of Greek thoughts, customs, and lifestyle
Who spread Hellenism and how?
Alexander the Great by being devoted to world domination and spreading Greek culture
Describe why standardized Greek language was so important to Biblical history.
Greek became a common language and more people could read God’s Word
What were the Ptolemy and Seleucid Empires and why were they significant to Jewish history?
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
What is the Septuagint and under what ruler was it created?
Greek translation of OT. Ptolemy II
Describe the rule of Antiochus the IV. What were some of the terrible things he did to Israel?
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
How did Mattathias start the Maccabean revolt?
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
What were the two keys to the Maccabean revolts success under Judas? (aka: how did they defeat superior forces?)
Good strategy and religion emphasis
Who was the first official leader of the Hasmonean Empire AFTER Judas gained independence for Israel?
Simon
Which Roman leader came to Jerusalem first? Why did he come? And what did it lead to in Jewish history?
Pompey, to settle fighting in the Jews, Roman rule
Describe the Roman rule of Israel.
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
General statistics of the New Testament
Divided into 4 parts; Gospel, Acts, Epistles, Revelation
27 books, 260 chapters, 9 authors
What are the three linking elements between the Old and New Testaments?
All of the Bible is God’s Word, God has a unified plan for all of history, predictions and prophecies first and fulfillments later
Who is Cyrus King of Persia? Why was he significant and helpful to the Jews?
He was the king that let the Jews back into Israel and rebuilt the temple
How did Malachi help Ezra and Nehemiah?
Built the Jerusalem walls and elevated the Word of God
Who was John Hyrcanus II? How did he gain his position?
He’s a leader and priest. Gained by making a treaty with Rome, had good military record
Who entered the temple and angered the Jewish people?
Pompey
How did Israel increase the importance of the Jewish Law in their nation?
Spiritual reformation
How did Israel develop during the time of Nehemiah?
The Word of God was elevated, the walls of Jerusalem were built
What was Alexander the Great’s path to world domination?
Conquest, spread Greek culture
Who was John Hyrcanus II? How did he gain his position?
He’s a leader and priest. Gained by making a treaty with Rome, had good military record
What does Matthew focus on? Matthew’s genealogies of Jesus and how they are significant to linking Jesus to some or ALL people
Leading back to Davidic line
What does Luke focus on? Luke’s genealogies of Jesus and how they are significant to linking Jesus to some or ALL people
Leading back to Adam
What are the English words we can use to help us better understand the Hebrew words for prophecy ro’eh, hozeh?
Prophecies and predictions
What is Protoevangelium? What does it mean? What does it say?
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
What is the promise of Genesis 3:15?
The seed of the woman will bruise the serpent’s heel and the serpent will crush his head
How is David connected to a promise/prophecy to the coming Messiah?
God promised David that there will be a king from his family and his kingdom will be eternal
What are examples of things that were promised that showed that the Messiah was going to be HUMAN.
The OT says that the Messiah will be born from a virgin
What is the significance to having ADAM in the line of Jesus?
Jesus is the second Adam and the perfect human
Herod the Great
The puppet king of the Jews during Jesus’ birth
Antiochus III
Pushed Hellenism through Palestine (Israel)
What is the story we read in Maccabees that we studied in class? What is the significance to this story?
He killed a Jew who was trying to offer a sacrifice to a pagan god, destroyed the alter, actions led to revolt and independence
How does the NT fit into the Bible as a narrative?
It is a unified story that all points to Jesus, all of OT points to Jesus NT fulfills it
What is the significance of Luke’s genealogy of Jesus? Why did he include ADAM?
It traces back to Adam showing that Jesus is the second Adam and he is the perfect human
