Content Quiz Flashcards
1
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Assyrian Exile of Israel
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721
2
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Babylonian Exile of Judah
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587/6
3
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Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) orders defiling of Jerusalem Temple
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167
4
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Pompey takes Jerusalem, enters Holy of Holies
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63
5
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Herod the Great rules Judaea
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37-4
6
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Judaea a Roman province
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6-41
7
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Pontius Pilate governor of Judaea
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26-36
8
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Revolt against Rome
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66-73
9
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Fall of Jerusalem
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70
10
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Bar Kochba (Second Jewish) Revolt
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132-135
11
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Feet below sea level: Sea of Galilee
A
680 ft / 200 m
12
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Feet below sea level: Dead Sea
A
1300 ft
13
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Distance: Dan to Beesheba
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150 miles 240 km
14
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Distance: Galilee to Dead Sea
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65 mi / 105 km
15
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Distance: Jordan River (at Galilee) to Mediterranean
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36 mi / 60 km
16
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Distance: Jordan River (at Dead Sea) to Mediterranean
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56 mi / 90 km
17
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Ptolemies
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Alexander the Great dies in 323 and his successors (the “Diadochoi”) Ptolemies of Egypt
18
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Seleucids
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Alexander the Great dies in 323 and his successors (the “Diadochoi”) Seleucids of Persia
19
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Sadducees
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Power elite, emphasizes free will, reject resurrection and oral tradition
20
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Pharisees
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populist rabbinic teachers, accepted both God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility
21
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Essenes
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monastic-oriented sectarians, deterministic view of God, especially associated with Qumran
22
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“Fourth Philosophy”
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unnamed by Josephus, sought overthrow of pagan rule of Judea. Includes Zealots and Sicarii (dagger-men; i.e., political assassins)
23
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Herodians
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Favored rule by Herodian kings
24
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Septuagint
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Greek translation of Old Testament
25
Apocrypha
Jewish books accepted as canonical by some Christians (esp. Catholics), including 1 & 2 Maccabees, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (=Ecclesiasticus), additions to Esther and Daniel, and a few other writings.
26
Pseudepigrapha
originally refers to writings written as if authored by an OT figure (e.g., Enoch, Baruch, etc.), but now the term denotes a variety of early Jewish (and even some Christian) texts not found in the Apocrypha; dates vary widely.
27
Josephus
Jewish historian who wrote at the end of the first century A.D. about the history of Israel from the dawn of time until the Jewish War.
28
Philo
mid-first century A.D. Jewish philosopher from Alexandria (Egypt) who primarily penned allegorical and philosophical interpretations of the Pentateuch
29
Dead Sea Scrolls
writings (often fragmentary) dating from second century B.C. to first century A.D. that were found at Qumran, Murabbaat, Nahal Hever, etc. These contain Biblical scrolls, sectarian documents, and non-sectarian Jewish literature.
30
Mishnah
Part of Talmudic Literature. Judah the prince around 200 AD. Rabbinic oral tradition, tractates of application
31
Tosefta
"Addition" to the Mishnah and follows the same format
32
Palestinian Talmud
5th Century. Commentary on the Mishnah, expansion to understand citing other authors
33
Babylonian Talmud
6th Century. Commentary on the Mishnah, expansion to understand citing other authors
34
Halakhah
legal interpretation
35
Haggadah
storied interpretation
36
Mekhilta
Exodus
37
Sifra
Leviticus
38
Sifre
Numbers, Deuteronomy
39
Midrash Rabbah
5th - 10th centuries, On the Torah (Genesis – Deuteronomy) and the Megilloth (Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther)
40
Distinctives of Jewish Religion amidst First-Century Paganism
Monotheism
Ethical religion
Old Testament redemptive history
Ethnic centered
Jerusalem as "Mother-City"
Sabbath, circumcision, food laws
41
Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem
Matt 1-2
Mark X
Luke 1-2
John x
42
John Baptizes Jesus
Matt 3
Mark 1
Luke 3
John 1
43
Temptation of Jesus
Matt 4
Mark 1
Luke 4
John X
44
Parable of the Sower & Reason for Parables
Matt 13
Mark 4
Luke 8
John X
45
Feeding of 5,000
Matt 14
Mark 6
Luke 9
John 6
46
Peter's Confession & 1st Passion Prediction
Matt 16
Mark 8
Luke 9
John X
47
Transfiguration
Matt 17
Mark 9
Luke 9
John X
48
2nd Passion Prediction
Matt 17
Mark 9
Luke 9
John X
49
3rd Passion Prediction
Matt 20
Mark 10
Luke 18
John X
50
Triumphal Entry
Matt 21
Mark 11
Luke 19
John 12
51
Jesus Cleanses Temple
Matt 21
Mark 11
Luke 19
John [2]
52
Olivette Discourse (Synoptic Apocalypse)
Matt 24-25
Mark 13
Luke 21
John X
53
Lord's Supper (and Gethsemane)
Matt 26
Mark 14
Luke 22
John X
54
Trial(s) (and Peter's Denial)
Matt 26-27
Mark 14-15
Luke 22-23
John 18-19
55
Crucifixion & Burial
Matt 27
Mark 15
Luke 23
John 19
56
Resurrection
Matt 28
Mark 16
Luke 24
John 20-21
57
Sermon on the Mount
Matt 5-7
58
Sermon on the Plain
Luke 6
59
"Love your Enemies"
Matt 5 and Luke 6
60
Lord's Prayer
Matt 6
Luke 11
61
"He set his face to go to Jerusalem"
Luke 9
62
Parable of Good Samaritan (and Martha/Mary)
Luke 10
63
Parable of Prodigal Son (and Lost Sheep/Coin)
Luke 15
64
Greatest Commandment
Matt 22
Mark 12
(cf. Luke 10)
65
Jesus cites Ps. 110 (The Lord said to my Lord)
Matt 22
Mark 12
Luke 20
66
Jesus and Samaritan Woman
John 4
67
"I am the Bread"
John 6 (same chapter as feeding of 5,000)
68
"Before Abraham was I am"
John 8
69
Jesus as the Good Shepherd
John 10
70
Raising of Lazarus
John 11
71
Jesus Washes Disciples' Feet and Gives "New Command"
John 13
72
"I am the Way, the Truth, the Life
John 14
73
The True Vine
John 15
74
High Priestly Prayer
John 17
75
Outline Matthew
1-4 Birth, Baptism, Tempt, Min beg
5-7 First Discourse (Serm on Mt)
8-9 Jesus' Miracles
10 2nd Discourse (sending displs)
11-12 Growing Opposition
13 3rd Discourse (Kingdom Pbls)
14-17 Miracles; Cofessn; Transfig
18-20 4th Discourse (Pbls&instruct)
21-23 Triumphal Entry; encounters with opposition
24-25 5th Discourse ("Olivette Disc)
26-28 Crucifixion & Resurrection
76
Outline John
1:1-18 Prologue
1:19-12:50 Public Ministry (structured around 7 signs)
13-17 Private Ministry (Discipleship Instruction and High Priestly Prayer)
18-20 Crucifixion and Resurrection
21 Epilogue: Peter Commissioned to Love and Serve
77
Distinctives of Jewish Religion amidst First-Century Paganism
Monotheism
Ethical religion
Old Testament redemptive history
Ethnic centered
Jerusalem as ‘Mother-City’
Sabbath, circumcision, food laws
78
Developments in Second Temple Judaism
Rise of the Synagogue
Messianism
Diaspora & the Geography of Judaism
* Judaism relocated throughout the Mesopotamian and Mediterranean world
* Gentiles and Judaism
– Antipathy
– Empathy
Proselytes (converts who are circumcised, baptized, & keep Torah)
“God-fearers” (interested Gentile attendees in the synagogue)
Jewish Sectarianism - Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes, 4th Philosophy, Herodians
79
Cyrus of Persia took Babylon
539
80
Initial return of some exiles
c.538
81
Rebuilding of Temple
c.520
82
Alexander the Great becomes king of Macedon & general of the Greeks
336
83
Alexander assumes title “Great King” of Persian Empire
330
84
Alexander dies
323
85
Judaea moves from Ptolemaic to Seleucid control
198
86
Hasmonean revolt begins
166
87
Jonathan proclaimed high priest in Jerusalem
152
88
Agrippa I king of Judaea
41-44
89
Roman procurators rule Judaea
44-66
90
Fall of Masada
73 (some say 74)
