Bible Midterm Flashcards
a short story with a spiritual message
parable
salvation would come through this man’s lineage as prophesized by Jeremiah
David
translate from the greek good message with its roots in Isaiah, it referred to the news of YHWH’s long-awaited victory over evil and rescue of his people. Jesus announces the good news as the Kingdom of God is now available with his coming. The term became shorthand for God’s saving power through Jesus himself.
gospel
a continuous action of bad where the believer is progressively made holy
sanctification
to make amends for sin
atonement
learner or people. Used in the NT to refer to those who follow Christ and learn from Him.
disciple
latin word meaning having become flesh. Where God in the second person of the eternal trinity becomes a human being.
incarnation
the emperor who rained during Jesus’ ministry
Caesar Augustus
to purchase or buy back. It is where God saves, liberates and delivers his people.
redemption
hebrew word meaning guidance or law
first five books of the Bible
torah
most popular Jewish sect, they are the separated ones and thought Jesus was too lax about Jewish law.
Pharisees
mankind loss of original righteousness by deliberate disobedience to God. Resulted in all kinds of separation.
the fall
town where Jesus grew up
Nazareth
The gospel account written primarily for Jewish readers from the eyewitness account of a tax collector turned disciple (formerly known as Levi).
matthew
The kingship or sovereign rule of YHWH (God). Jesus’ own invitation to “enter” was seen as the beginning of God’s long awaited saving reign.
Kingdom of God
Luke’s second historical volume. Very detailed and aims to demonstrate and record the promise from the resurrected Lord: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you (the body of believers) will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
acts
The Roman king who reigned during the time Jesus of Jesus’ birth. He built lavish houses across Israel and took extreme measures when he felt threatened by the possibility of the Messianic King overthrowing him.
herod
The earliest gospel, believed to have been written from Peter’s account and directed toward a Roman audience. Written at a very fast paced, this account goes quickly through the stories of Jesus’ life to show who He was and what He came to do.
mark
The third person of the Trinity who manifests God’s presence and power within creation. Jesus was equipped with the Spirit and gave the same Spirit onto His followers after His resurrection (Acts 2). The Spirit enables us to live out holiness, producing ‘fruit’ in our lives, and ‘gifts’ to serve God and people. This is God’s way of being present and active among us in the same way he was in Jesus.
holy spirit
A physician and historian who carefully researched his material and consulted eyewitnesses for information. His gospel is directed toward Gentiles and Greeks and his agenda is to show that Christ is the perfect, ideal Man, the true representative of the whole human race.
luke
The term for the Hebrew Messiah, meaning ‘anointed’; originally it applied to the king, who was anointed, as David by Samuel and his successors. In the NT it applies to Jesus as the one who fulfilled the OT expectations.
christ
John begins his Gospel account by referring to Jesus as this. In the beginning, Jesus was in this form, He was with God and was God. Greek = “logos.”
The word
Jesus’ cousin and friend. God sent him to prepare the way for the Christ. “He was a man sent from God who came as a witness to the light, that all might believe through him.”
john the baptist
In Hebrew, the quality of being found right or innocent; it is what describes a good king or a fair partner or neighbor. God is this quality because he observes his covenant , delivering Israel from enemies and offering hope for the future.
righteous
Unearned, unmerited favor of God. It means there is nothing we can do to make God
love us more and there is nothing we can do to make God love us less.
grace
The birthplace of Jesus.
bethlehem
“Go and make disciples.”
The Great Commission
Jesus raises from the dead after 3 days and appears to many. He defeats death- the power that has tyrannized the old creation has been broken, defeated, overthrown. God’s kingdom is now launched. God’s new world is coming and the resurrection is proof and the ‘firstfruits’ of it.
Resurrection
The instance of the when the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce that she has had found favor with God and would bear a child named Jesus. He would be Son of the Highest and the Lord would give Him the throne of His father David.
The Annunciation
The father of John the Baptist. God appeared to him to tell him that he would bear a son and he would call him John. In disbelief because of their old age, he was silenced until the child was born.
Zechariah
A Jewish scholar or teacher of the law.
Rabbi
The region where Jesus lived in his adult life and began his ministry.
Galilee
A day of religious observance and abstinence from work, observed by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening and many Christians on Sunday.
Sabbath
Traditionally, twenty-one of the NT documents have been given this title, though modern translations prefer ‘letters’. The apostle Paul is known the have authored most of them.
Epistles
The term for the Hebrew Messiah, meaning ‘anointed’; originally it applied to the king, who was anointed, as David by Samuel and his successors. In the NT it applies to Jesus as the one who fulfilled the OT expectations.
Christ
In Hebrew, the quality of being found right or innocent; it is what describes a good king or a fair partner or neighbor. God is this quality because he observes his covenant , delivering Israel from enemies and offering hope for the future.
Righteousness
Though applied especially to the last book in the Bible, the Revelation to John, the word means more generally an ‘unveiling’ of divine secrets.
The Apocalypse
From the Greek apostolos , meaning one who is sent and enjoys the authority of the agent who instructs him. Applied to the twelve leaders appointed by Jesus.
Apostle
The Christian doctrine of the triune God. The one God is made known as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ; each is God, but each is a distinct ‘Person.’
Trinity
The Jewish sect mainly comprised of aristocrats, high priests and merchants- the wealthier population. They believed in the Torah but not the afterlife or spiritual beings. They lived in conflict with the Pharisees and differed on issues relating to the extent of God’s revealed knowledge to the Jews. They tended to be in good standing with the Roman rulers of Palestine and are likely to have played a role in Christ’s death.
Sadducees
A major Jewish sect whose tradition was characterized by asceticism , strict adherence to the Jewish law, a special concern for the purity of the priesthood, and a belief in the imminent coming of the Messiah or Messiahs.
Essenes
A fanatical sect that arose in Judea during the first century A.D. and militantly opposing the Roman domination of Palestine.
Zealots
