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Exam 1 Flashcards

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Why is the NT reliable?

A

Unique authorship
Record of fulfilled prophecies
Confirmed by archeology
Preserved over time

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What were the 5 criteria for canonization?

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Divine Inspiration
Antiquity
Apostlicity
Catholicty
Orthodoxy
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How many manuscripts of the NT of we have today?

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6,000

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What are the sources for the Jewish intertestamental history?

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Josephus
Apocrypha
Philo
Suetonius
Tactius
Polybius
Strabo
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Contributions of Greco-Roman period to Christianity?

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1 world language
Pax romana
Transportation
Greek philosophy
Logic
Law protected Christianity for 30 yrs
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Hinderances of the Greco-Roman period to Christianity?

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Polytheism
State gods
Deification of human beings

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Contributions of Jewish period to Christianity?

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History
Collection of Scriptures
Theology
Ethics
Polity and worship
Founder and teacher
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How many books in NT?

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27

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8
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Who conquered the world at age 30?

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Alexander the Great

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Who was Judas Maccabeus?

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Name meant hammer.

Led the Maccabean revolt.

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Who was the main first century Jewish historian?

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Josephus

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Which Selucid ruler precipitated the Maccabean revolt?

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Antiochus 4

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Who ordered the translation of the OT into greek in the 2nd century bc?

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Ptolemy

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What was the translation of the OT called?

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Septuigant

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Who was the Roman governor who passed Jesus’ death sentence?

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Pontius Pilate

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15
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When was the temple finally destroyed?

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70 AD

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Who was the ruler of the Jews when Jesus was born?

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King Herod

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Who was the Roman emperor when Jesus was born?

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Augustus

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Who was the ruler of Galilee during Jesus ministry?

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Herod Antipas

19
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Main significance of Syrian rule

A

Greatest crisis in Judea
High priesthood perversion
Emerging of Hassidim (anti Hellenistic group)

20
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Main significance of Persian rule?

A 
Law became central
OT canonized
Judaism emerged
Samaritan schism
Aramaic language
21
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Main significance of Greek Rule?

A 
Spread of Greek Culture
Background of Christianity
Hellenization
Septuagint
Alexandria
22
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Main significances for Roman rule?

A

Rebuilt temple
Political stability
Economic prosperity

23
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Political and social groups of Palestinian Judaism

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Commoners
Herodians
Zealots
Essenes
Qumran community
Samaritans
Scribes
24
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Who were the common people?

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90% of pop (Jesus audience)

25
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Herodians?

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Supported rule of Herod

26
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Zealots?

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4,000 people
Extremists
Thought messiah would be a warrior

27
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Essenes?

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4,000 people
Simple life
Pacifists
Communal farmers
2 messiahs (prophet and preist)
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Qumran Community?

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Essene subgroup
Priestly circles 
"Sons of Light"
Strict interp of law
3 messiahs (warrior, prophet, king)
29
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Samaritans

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Half jews
Despised by Jews
Worshiped on Mt. Gerisum

30
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Scribes

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Intellectuals and scholars of the time
Highly respected
Not tied to religious groups
Associated with Pharisees

31
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How much space did the temple take of the city?

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1/6

32
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Parts of temple?

A

Court of Gentiles
Court of Women
Priests
Cultus

33
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How many men were needed to start a Synagogue?

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10

34
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Synagogue used for:

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Worship
School
Court
Communal room

35
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Structure of service at Synagogue?

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  1. Prayers and Hymns
  2. Reading 1 passage of Torah
  3. Sermon
  4. Closing
36
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What was the Sanhedrin?

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The supreme court of Jesus time, but they only dealt with religious matters.

37
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How many people were a part of the Sanhedrin?

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72

38
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What did the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls bring to our understanding of first century Palestine?

A 
Ideas about the Jewish Community
Jewish writings (All of OT save Esther)
39
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What happened in 722 bc?

A

Assyrians destroyed Northern kingdom of Judah

40
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What happened in 587 BC?

A

Babylonians destroyed Southern kingdom of Israel

41
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322 bc?

A

Alex the Great conquered Syria, Palestine, Egypt

42
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167 bc?

A

Antiochus 4 destroyed Jewish temple

43
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6-4 bc?

A

Jesus is born!

44
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49 ad?

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Edict of Claudius evicts Jews from Rome

45
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64 ad?

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1st systematic persecution of Jews in Rome

46
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70 ad?

A

2nd temple destroyed

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