Bible: Unit 1 Quiz Flashcards
Bible
Why do we have four gospels?
Because each presents a different point of view of the story of jesus
What is the reason that Matthew sticks out from the others?
Matthew might have had the best perspective based on Jesus’s life and the purpose of his life
Who is Matthew writing to?
The jewish christians
What are the holidays that the jewish-christians celebrate?
Passover and Hannukah
Who were the Gentiles?
Anyone who’s not jewish
Why did the Romans persecute the church?
Because at the time Christianity was no longer a legal sector in Judaism
Why did Matthew write to the Jews?
Matthew writes to comfort Jews because they feel like there losing their culture and to challenge the jews
What does Messiah mean?
“Anointed One”
What does “Christus” mean?
Christ
How does Matthew comfort the Jews?
That Jesus is jewish
Uses OT prophecy
Shows that Jesus is the Messiah
What is Baptism?
A sacrament
What is a sacrament?
A physical enactment of a spiritual reality
What are some meanings of baptism?
Community initiation
Public Proclamation of faith
A covenantal act that joins to God’s church
Why did Jesus need to be baptized?
To experience the fullness of the human life
It was an act of humility, humbling himself to John
It foreshadows his death and ressurection
It creates a new covenant between God and man
It confirms the identity as the son of God
