English I: Biblical Allusions Flashcards
Creation story
God creates the world in six days
What did God create on each day of creation?
- Light and dark
- Atmosphere
- Sea and Earth
- Vegetation
- Animals of land and sea
- Man and woman
What does God do on the seventh day of creation?
He rests
What does the seventh day of rest indicate?
Sabbath
What is the theme of the creation story
God’s plan
What is a common quote from the creation story?
Let there be light
Adam and Eve
The first man and woman on Earth
How was Eve created?
From the rib of Adam
How was Adam created?
God created him from dust and breathed life into him
Where did Adam and Eve live?
Garden of Eden
What did Adam and Eve do?
They both ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Why did Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit?
The serpent (Satan) tempted them to
What happens to Adam and Eve when they eat the forbidden fruit?
They are banished from the garden
How is Adam and Eve commonly referenced?
Fall from Grace
What is the theme of Adam and Eve?
God’s wrath, fall of man, origin of sin
Cain and Abel
Children of Adam and Eve
Cain
oldest brother who kills Abel
Abel
youngest brother who is killed by Cain
Why does Cain kill Abel?
Cain is jealous that God values Abel’s offering more
What happens to Cain after killing Abel?
He is banished by God and receives a mark
What is the theme for Cain and Abel?
Punishment for murder and jealosy
What were the jobs of Cain and Abel?
Cain was a farmer and Abel was a shepherd
don’t know him from Adam
you don’t know who someone is
How is Cain and Abel commonly referenced?
Am I my brother’s keeper?
Noah and the Ark
God sees man’s evil and destroys the Earth
What does Noah do?
He builds the Ark
What does Noah bring with him?
Two of every animal and his family
What is Noah’s Ark?
The vessel that he sets sail in
How long does is rain for in Noah’s Ark?
40 days and 40 nights
What does the rainbow signify in Noah’s Ark?
God’s promise to never destroy the world with floods
How is Noah’s ark commonly referenced?
Rainbows
What is the theme of Noah’s Ark?
God’s wrath and His promises
Sodom and Gomorrah
Two cities destroyed by God with fire and brimstone because they were corrupt
How is Sodom and Gomorrah attempted to be saved?
Abraham asks God to stop if he can find 50 righteous men, which goes down to 10
Who survives Sodom and Gomorrah?
Lot and his family
What happens to Lot’s wife?
She turns to salt because she looked back at the city when she wasn’t meant to
Job
faithful follower of God, who despite being harassed by Satan, remained faithful to God
What is the theme of Sodom and Gomorrah?
God’s wrath
What is the theme of Job?
Being faithful to God despite suffering
How is Job commonly referenced to?
Suffering like Job, patience like Job
What happens in Moses part 1?
Pharaoh orders death of all boys under 3, so Moses is sent down river in basket, but Pharaoh’s daughter finds him and raises him as her own, then he flees when he finds out his background, only coming back after God appears as a burning bush to save everyone
What happens in Moses part 2?
Moses returns and begs for release of slaves, but Pharaoh refuses so 10 plagues are cast on Egypt so slaves are released and escapes across Red Sea with Moses
What happens in Moses part 3?
Everyone heads to the promised land, and Moses retrieves ten commandments, but slaves forget about God and worship their idols, like the Golden Calf
What does the Golden Calf signify?
Materialism
What happens in Moses part 4?
Slaves are forced to wander desert for 40 years with only Manna as food
Samsom and Delilah
Foretold birth of Samson who is meant to save people
How does Samson get his power?
From his hair
How does Samson get defeated?
Delilah cuts his hair while he is sleeping
What is the theme of Samson and Delilah?
Destructiveness of love
David and Goliath
Goliath killed 80 Israelites and David is chosen to stand up to him
How does David beat Goliath?
He believes that God will help him and defeats him with a slingshot
Wise King Solomon
wise king in the old testament
What does King Solomon do to show his wisdom?
Quarrel between two mothers over who should get the baby, so Solomon suggests that baby should be cut in two, and the mother protested and got the baby back
Daniel interpreting dreams
faithful man known for interpreting King Neb’s dreams
How does Daniel take over from King Neb?
King Bel, Neb’s son, is having a party when hand appears and writes on the wall, Daniel is called in to read it and says that king is too selfish and must be overruled
Daniel and the Lion’s Den
Daniel is given high position when new king takes over, law makes only can worship King Darius but Daniel is caught worshipping God, so he is thrown into lion’s den but survives because God protected him
Jonah and the Whale
Jonah is called by God to go to Nineveh to right the city, but he runs away and boards a ship, in which he is thrown into sea to stop storm, then he is swallowed by whale for 3 days, and is vomited to Nineveh
for everything there is a season
there is a time for everything
as old as Methuselah
Methuselah was 969 years old, refers to saying someone is old as fuck
scapegoat
goat with worries sent out to desert to die with everyone’s worries, refers to someone who takes all the blame
ashes to ashes and dust to dust
people return to the earth as they were created from dust, and spirit goes to heaven (or hell if you’re a shitty person)
Jezebel
woman who killed God’s followers, eventually she was thrown out of a window by her own followers
beating of swords into plowshares
war should be avoided and peace should be prevalent
like a lamb led to slaughter
you are going somewhere without knowing something bad is going to happen
my cup runneth over
you are a greedy bastard
John the Baptist
Baptises people including Jesus with water, prepares the way for the coming of Christ
Jesus walking on water
Jesus did not board ship of his disciples across lake, so he walks on water
Peter
asks Jesus if he can walk out on water, when he looks away he starts to sink
Lazarus of Bethany
Lazarus fell ill but Jesus did not come until too late when he was already in tomb, so he raises Lazarus from the dead
parable
short story/anecdote that are teachings of Jesus
The Good Samaritan
man was beaten and robbed, nobody helped but a Samaritan, who healed him and brought him to inn
Samaritan
group of people that are hated by others
The prodigal son
father gives two sons inheritence, younger son spends all money and comes back broke, but father forgives him
reaping what you sow
seeds by farmer grow fast in fertile land, but in shallow soil, grows fast but is burned by sun
Casting the first stone
woman sentenced to stoned to death, first person to throw stone must be someone who never sins, but no one throws
What is the theme to casting the first stone?
Everyone sins, so we should not judge others
The temptations of Jesus
Jesus is tempted three times to sinning but he refuses all three times
What is the first temptation of Jesus?
Jesus was fasting for 40 says when tempter tells him to turn rocks into bread
What is the second temptation of Jesus?
Satan takes him to the holy city and has him stand on highest point on temple, telling him to jump off and have angels save him
What is the third temptation of Jesus?
Satan takes him to high mountain in front of all the kingdoms and tells him to pledge loyalty to Satan and the kingdoms will be his
The Last Supper
Jesus shares his final meal with his disciples before crucifixion
What does Jesus do at the last supper?
Jesus shares bread and wine which represent his body and blood, and also reveals one of his followers will betray him
Garden of Gethsemane
garden outside Jerusalem where Jesus and his followers pray before crucifixion
What happens to Jesus at Garden of Gethsemane?
He is arrested and betrayed by Judas
Judas
Betrays Jesus to those who want to kill him for 30 silver pieces, kisses Jesus’ cheek as a signal
What does Judas do after betraying Jesus?
He hangs himself
Pontius Pilate
Doesn’t want Jesus to die so he washes his hands in front of crowd
The crucifixion
Jesus carries his cross to Golgotha, and is nailed in between two criminals, asks God to forgive those that killed him
Golgotha
place which means the skull
He has risen
Women go to Jesus’ tomb but find the rock is missing and the body is gone, two angels say that he has risen
When did Jesus’ revival happen?
Third day after crucifixion, called Easter Sunday
lent
40 day period of fasting
Messiah
saviour of a group of people, Jesus is known as Messiah
gospel
teachings of Jesus and the apostles
turn the other cheek
ignoring abuse or insults, not retaliating
wolves in sheep’s clothing
pretending to be someone you’re not
