Chapter 17 Vocab

Question 1

Deism

Answer 1

The philosophical perspective that God created the ordered world and then left to run by natural laws

Question 2

Materialism

Answer 2

The philosophical assumption that the world is a closed system of cause and effect without divine intervention

Question 3

David Hume

Answer 3

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Question 4

Divine men

Answer 4

A category of Hellenistic miracle-worker claimed by some to provide parallels to the miracles of Jesus

Question 5

Apollonius

Answer 5

A first-century teacher and miracle-worker from Tyana in Cappodocia who was purported to have performed healings and exorcisms somewhat similar to those of Jesus

Question 6

Charismatic holy men

Answer 6

A class of Jewish rabbis known for their powerful prayers for healing and rainfall

Question 7

Exorcisms

Answer 7

The act of the driving or casting out of an evil spirit possessing a person. Jesus taught that his exorcisms revealed the presence and power of the kingdom of God

Question 8

Healings

Answer 8

Jesus’ miracles physical restoration, which symbolize The restoring and redemptive power of the kingdom of God

Question 9

Resuscitations, revivications

Answer 9

The restoration of moral existence for those who have died, as in the cases of Lazarus and of Jairus’s daughter. This is different than resurrection, which carries the eschatological significance of entrance into immoral and eternal life

Question 10

Nature miracles

Answer 10

A designation given to miracles which demonstrate jesus’ authority over nature, such as turning water into wine, multiplying loaves and fishes, walking on the water, and calming a storm