Ecclesiology Test #1 Flashcards
What did Jesus do with His disciples?
- taught them abt life in what He called the kingdom of God
- introduced them to new covenant that bound them in love and missions
Why did the “Jesus Movement” arise?
- dislike for Roman rule
- unique interpretation of the impending cris
What four groups was Jesus’ purpose different from?
- Pharisees
- Saduccees
- Zealots
- Essenes
What are Pharisees?
legalistic religious leaders
What are Sadduccees?
didn’t believe in Resurrection
What are Zealots?
Violent insurrectionists that despise Rome
What are Essenes?
reserved monastic scribes
What is the main theme of Jesus’ message?
Kingdom of God
What is the kingdom of God?
It is God’s intervention and current presence
What did the followers of Jesus represent?
another type of society and greatness
What is Bruce Shelley’s quote?
Christianity is the only major religion to have as its central event the humiliation of its God.
ekklesia
to call from out of
kirk
those who belong to
kurios
Lord/master
kuriakos
those who belong to the Lord
What impressed Tertullian?
Christian attitudes and beliefs; the courage and determination of martyrs, moral rigorism, and an uncompromising belief in one God
Tertuallian quote
“the blood of the martyr is the seed of the church”
key events btw Acts 1 and pentecost?
ascension, Matthias chosen, coming of HS, Peter’s speech
where in Acts is the passage of Gentiles getting the Gospel too
Acts 10&11
three examples of knowing Christ is the one building the church
- lame beggar at the beautiful gate (Acts 3)
- claimed Jesus was the power they preached by (Acts 4)
- healing of Aeneas (Acts 9)