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Chapters 2 +3 Test Flashcards

1
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The abbreviation of the holy writings of the Jews

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Tanak

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2
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The northern portion of Palestine and the center of Jesus’ earthly ministry

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Galilee

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3
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Heavenly messengers

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Angels

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4
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The north-central region of the Holy Land, directly south of the Sea of Galilee.

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Samaria

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5
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The most important Jewish feast celebrating the liberation from Egypt.

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Passover

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6
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The Greek word for Messiah

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Christ

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7
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Hilly terrain east of the Jordan River

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Transjordan

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8
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The Pax Romana describes the state of ________ and security in the Roman Empire.

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Peace

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Idumean king who ruled Palestine at the time of Jesus’ birth.

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Herod

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10
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The dry, barren, craggy southern region of Palestine.

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Judea

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11
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Originally a harvest festival, it came to celebrate Yahweh’s giving the Law to Moses.

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Pentecost

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12
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An apocalyptic group that believed God would usher in his kingdom through a catastrophic event.

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Essenes

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13
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Comes from the Greek word for assembly.

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Synagogue

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14
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An organized revolutionary faction of Jews who sought to overthrow Roman rule.

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Zealots

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15
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Prophet who introduced the idea of the resurrection from the dead for those who merited it.

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Daniel

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16
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Greek name for the geographic area of the Jews of the New Testament.

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Palestine

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17
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Celebrated the red education of the Temple after it had been profaned.

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Hanukkah

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18
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Generally a low position in first-century Palestine with few political rights.

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Women

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19
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Herod who ruled Perea and Galilee during Jesus’ lifetime.

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Antipas

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20
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The Maccabean family led a revolt against the Greeks for placing a statue of this God in the Temple.

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Zeus

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21
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Gentiles who accepted Jewish beliefs but did not undergo circumcision.

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God fearers

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22
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The first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.

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CHI RHO

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23
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The place where the Pharisees met to form a canon of sacred books.

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Canaan

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24
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They were mostly priests and aristocrats who cared for Temple practices and worship.

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Sadducees

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25
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The nations of people who were not circumcised.

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Gentiles

26
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The destruction of the Temple took place under this Roman general in A.D. 70

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Titus

27
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This is God’s revelation of himself which literally means instruction.

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Torah

28
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A powerful sign of God’s Kingdom worked by Jesus

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Miracle

29
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Jesus is born in the City of David..

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Bethlehem

30
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Exaggeration

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Hyperbole

31
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According to Luke’s Gospel, Jesus reveals himself first to them..

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Poor/lowly/shepherds

32
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In Hebrew, it means “to try” or “to test”

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Temptation

33
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A title meaning “teacher”

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Rabbi

34
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Only the Gospels of Luke and Matthew tell us about Jesus’….

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Birth/nativity

35
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A term referring to God’s infinite incomprehensibility

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Mystery

36
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Matthew’s genealogy traces Jesus’ ancestry to him.

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Abraham

37
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This River was a symbol for Jewish freedom.

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Jordan River

38
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One of the Old Testament prophets who appeared at Jesus’ Transfiguration.

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Elijah

39
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The term used to describe Christ’s manifestation

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Epiphany

40
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A literary form that relates past scriptural events to help explain and interpret present events.

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Midrash

41
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A picture story drawn from ordinary life that conveys religious truth.

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Parable

42
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Scholars believe that the author of Matthew’s Gospel was a ____-Christian.

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Jewish

43
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Jesus’ infancy narratives represent an interest primarily in _______ rather than history.

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Theology

44
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Jesus emphasized the ________ of the Law of Moses.

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Spirit

45
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Luke wrote for a ___________ Christian audience.

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Gentile

46
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Jesus’ _________ days in the desert recall Israel’s years in the wilderness.

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40

47
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John the Baptist courageously condemned the behavior of this King.

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Herod Antipas

48
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Miracles reveal God’s ________.

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Power

49
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The expulsion of an evil spirit…

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Exorcism

50
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The city of Jesus’s hidden life.

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Nazareth

51
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A Hebrew word that means “certainly”

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Amen

52
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He is the immediate precursor and forerunner of Jesus.

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John

53
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The synoptic Gospels use the word _______ for miracle which means “act of power.”

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Dynamis

54
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The central theme of Jesus’ preaching was the coming of the Kingdom of ______.

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God

55
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This city plays a key role in Luke’s Gospel.

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Jerusalem

56
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John’s Gospel uses the Greek word ______ for miracle.

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Semieon

57
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All four Gospels use Jesus’ ______ as the starting point of his ministry.

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baptism

58
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Short Answer:

Who were the Samaritans and what were two of their beliefs?

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The Samaritans were from Samaria, the north-central region of the Holy Land. The descended from foreigners who intermarried with northern tribes of the Chosen People. They believed that Mount Gerazim was the God-chosen proper place for worship. They also only accepted the Law of Moses and considered only the first five books of the Pentateuch to be sacred.

59
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Short answer:

From the point of view of the Pharisees, who were “the people of the land”?

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The people of the land were people who struggled to follow the Law, pray, and participate in the Synagogue services, including the Galileans. This term was a scornful remark given to people who were ignorant to the Law.

60
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What is the meaning of “Kingdom of God”? List and discuss important themes to the Kingdom of God in Jesus’ teachings.

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A. The Kingdom is for everyone.
B. The Kingdom is of a loving God the Father.
I. It involves a life of service.
C. It is a free gift from a merciful God.
I. It is united by the Holy Spirit.

61
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They believed in strict observance of the Law.

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Pharisees

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