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Christian Scripts Final Exam Flashcards

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Definition and context for the word “gospel”

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Evangelion, “good news, good report”
Theologically - driven accounts of Jesus’s life, teaching, and deeds
4 canonical gospels resemble other ancient biographies, bioi

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Commonalities between Gospel and Bios

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The goal of ancient bios: studied inspiring and worthy of imitation or not
*Chronologically is not important, themes and teachings are the key (didactic),

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Unique characteristics of each Gospel

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Use of Jewish script, Jewish themes for their narrative
Unique in sources and content

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“Book of signs” and “book of glory”

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Book of signs
7 total
Water to wine, cleansing temple, healing royal officials’ son, healing paralytic, feeding 5000, healing blind, rising Lazarus from the dead
Book of Glory
Washes disciples feet, farewell discourse, obedience out of dove and holy spirit promise, “high priestly prayer”, arrest and trail, crucifixion, resurrection

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The Holy Spirt in Luke and Acts

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Mentioned 15 times in Luke and 55 in acts
Luke’s propose of having the Holy Spirit: Spirits empowerment, communicating the truth about Christ
3 Stages: Preparation for Jesus Ministry, Ministry of Jesus, Ministry of the Apostles

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Theophilus

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Recipient of the Gospel of Luke
Written with the intent of leading Theophulis, a lost man, to faith in Christ

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“Gospel of the Outcast”

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Only unique to Luke
God’s love for outsiders, sinners, and gentiles
Parables: Good samaritan, Rich Fool, Prodigal son, Tax collector
Storys: healing 10 men w/ leprosy

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Pentecost

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Anniversary of the day God breathed into the Mystical Body of Christ, the day Christ fulfilled his promise

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Jerusalem Council

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In Acts, discussion on whether or not to allow gentiles into the church or not

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Definition of an epistle

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Book of the New Testament in the form of a better from an Apostle

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Two kinds of epistles

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Pauline Epistles - believed to be written by Paul
Catholic Epistles - the rest of the general epistles

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Amanuensis

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Person employed to written or copy what the author writes, commonly used by gospels

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Cultus deorum

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“The care of the gods”, formed social pressures to conform

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Major themes in Paul’s letters

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New Creation&raquo_space; God’s victory over dark power&raquo_space; imminent return of Jesus&raquo_space;Inclution of Genitals&raquo_space; resurrection and execution of Christ&raquo_space; New covenant in Christ

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Paterfamilias

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The male household owner/owner of the household
Owner was in charge

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Onesimus and Philemon

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Onesimus is the slave
Philemon is the owner

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Authorship and audience of James

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Jewish Christians, who were despised outside of Israel
James brother of Jesus

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The genre of James’s writing

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Catholic letters (epistles)

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Faith and works in James

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Faith without works is dead

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Themes in the letters of John

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Urge Christian community to hold fast to what they had been taught and repudiate heretical teaching

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A possible purpose of 2 and 3 John

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Supporting the message in John 1

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The meaning of “antichrist” in John’s letters

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Anyone who denies the Father and Son

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The meaning of “the world” in John’s writing

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In the beginning, was the word and the word was God

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Hebrews and the argument from good to great

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High priests are good, but even good mediation is some how lacking. Jesus is like the high priest, Moses but better.
Jesus is the chosen one from God to represent Israel

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Different mediators mentioned in Hebrews

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Jesus (Best), Moses, Angials

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What does “faith” mean in the New Testament?

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The assurance of things hoped for

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Purpose of Revelation

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Comfort in the face of persecution and warning did not to accommodate pagan Roman society

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The Old Testament in Revelation

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No Old Testament quotes but allusions to Old Testament more than New Testament
Roughly one allusion per verse

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What do beasts represent in Revelation?

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Satan

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Who is Jesus in Revelation?

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The Divine Lamb

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5 approaches to reading Revelation

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The Predictive Futurist
The Preterist
Poetic or Theopoetic
Theological
Pastora/Prophetic

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What is the sea in Revelation?

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The eternal life-source in the new heaven and new earth

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The goal of history in Revelation

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Consist of the promise it holds of ultimate justice and freedom

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