Chapters 2 +3 Test Flashcards
The abbreviation of the holy writings of the Jews
Tanak
The northern portion of Palestine and the center of Jesus’ earthly ministry
Galilee
Heavenly messengers
Angels
The north-central region of the Holy Land, directly south of the Sea of Galilee.
Samaria
The most important Jewish feast celebrating the liberation from Egypt.
Passover
The Greek word for Messiah
Christ
Hilly terrain east of the Jordan River
Transjordan
The Pax Romana describes the state of ________ and security in the Roman Empire.
Peace
Idumean king who ruled Palestine at the time of Jesus’ birth.
Herod
The dry, barren, craggy southern region of Palestine.
Judea
Originally a harvest festival, it came to celebrate Yahweh’s giving the Law to Moses.
Pentecost
An apocalyptic group that believed God would usher in his kingdom through a catastrophic event.
Essenes
Comes from the Greek word for assembly.
Synagogue
An organized revolutionary faction of Jews who sought to overthrow Roman rule.
Zealots
Prophet who introduced the idea of the resurrection from the dead for those who merited it.
Daniel
Greek name for the geographic area of the Jews of the New Testament.
Palestine
Celebrated the red education of the Temple after it had been profaned.
Hanukkah
Generally a low position in first-century Palestine with few political rights.
Women
Herod who ruled Perea and Galilee during Jesus’ lifetime.
Antipas
The Maccabean family led a revolt against the Greeks for placing a statue of this God in the Temple.
Zeus
Gentiles who accepted Jewish beliefs but did not undergo circumcision.
God fearers
The first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
CHI RHO
The place where the Pharisees met to form a canon of sacred books.
Canaan
They were mostly priests and aristocrats who cared for Temple practices and worship.
Sadducees
The nations of people who were not circumcised.
Gentiles
The destruction of the Temple took place under this Roman general in A.D. 70
Titus
This is God’s revelation of himself which literally means instruction.
Torah
A powerful sign of God’s Kingdom worked by Jesus
Miracle
Jesus is born in the City of David..
Bethlehem
Exaggeration
Hyperbole
According to Luke’s Gospel, Jesus reveals himself first to them..
Poor/lowly/shepherds
In Hebrew, it means “to try” or “to test”
Temptation
A title meaning “teacher”
Rabbi
Only the Gospels of Luke and Matthew tell us about Jesus’….
Birth/nativity
A term referring to God’s infinite incomprehensibility
Mystery
Matthew’s genealogy traces Jesus’ ancestry to him.
Abraham
This River was a symbol for Jewish freedom.
Jordan River
One of the Old Testament prophets who appeared at Jesus’ Transfiguration.
Elijah
The term used to describe Christ’s manifestation
Epiphany
A literary form that relates past scriptural events to help explain and interpret present events.
Midrash
A picture story drawn from ordinary life that conveys religious truth.
Parable
Scholars believe that the author of Matthew’s Gospel was a ____-Christian.
Jewish
Jesus’ infancy narratives represent an interest primarily in _______ rather than history.
Theology
Jesus emphasized the ________ of the Law of Moses.
Spirit
Luke wrote for a ___________ Christian audience.
Gentile
Jesus’ _________ days in the desert recall Israel’s years in the wilderness.
40
John the Baptist courageously condemned the behavior of this King.
Herod Antipas
Miracles reveal God’s ________.
Power
The expulsion of an evil spirit…
Exorcism
The city of Jesus’s hidden life.
Nazareth
A Hebrew word that means “certainly”
Amen
He is the immediate precursor and forerunner of Jesus.
John
The synoptic Gospels use the word _______ for miracle which means “act of power.”
Dynamis
The central theme of Jesus’ preaching was the coming of the Kingdom of ______.
God
This city plays a key role in Luke’s Gospel.
Jerusalem
John’s Gospel uses the Greek word ______ for miracle.
Semieon
All four Gospels use Jesus’ ______ as the starting point of his ministry.
baptism
Short Answer:
Who were the Samaritans and what were two of their beliefs?
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.
Short answer:
From the point of view of the Pharisees, who were “the people of the land”?
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.
What is the meaning of “Kingdom of God”? List and discuss important themes to the Kingdom of God in Jesus’ teachings.
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.
They believed in strict observance of the Law.
Pharisees
