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Where is Canaan located

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between Egypt and Mesopotamia

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What are the 4 main Canaanite gods

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El, Ba’al, Asherah, and Anat

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Which Canaanite god is a warrior/sky god?

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El (YHWH)

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In 800 BCE what were the two main religious kingdoms

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Kingdom of Israel and Kingdom of Judah

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When does monotheism emerge

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after Kingdom of Judah is taken over by Babylonians

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Cosmic dualism

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2 competing divine powers, usually 1 good & 1 bad

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3 parts of the Hebrew Bible

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Torah (law/Pentateuch), Nevi’im (prophets), and the Khetuvin (writings)

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Genesis 1 origin story

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God creates the world in 7 days, then on the last day he rests

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Genesis 2-11 origin story

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Adam & Eve, the Flood, Tower of Babel

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Etiology

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a story that explains why something is how it is

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Genesis 12

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calling of Abraham

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Genesis 21

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birth of Isaac

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Genesis 32

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Jacob becomes “Israel” and has 12 sons

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Exodus

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giving of the law (ex. plagues/passover, moses/10 commandments)

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first 3 kings of Israel

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1- Saul (makes tribes a monarchy)
2-David
3- David’s son Solomon who builds the temple

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What happens to the North/South tribes when Solomon dies

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North = Israel & gets taken over by Assyrians 722 BCE, South= Judah & gets taken over later by Babylonians 587 BCE

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What empire/ruler restores Judah and the temple in 539 BCE?

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Cyrus and the Persian Empire

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18
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When is the exile period?

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587-539 BCE

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19
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When is the Second Temple Period?

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539 BCE-70 CE

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20
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who are prophets and their 2 main areas of concern?

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gods spokesmen, proper worship & justice for the poor

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Alexander the Great

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unites Greece, Egypt and middle east into Alexandria

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Who has control of Judah in 302 BCE and who takes it from them in 200 BCE?

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Ptolemaic empire, Seleucid takes it from them

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who are the maccabees

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rebel group that lead a revolt against the Jewish king because they rejected his Hellenistic views (167 BCE)

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Who has the independent kingdom of Judah from 140-63 BCE

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Hasmoneans

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What happens to Judah in 63 BCE?
becomes a client state of the Roman Empire under Herod the Great
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When does Herod the Great die?
4 BCE
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Who are Herod the Great's sons?
1. Herod Archelaus: ruled Judea badly but removed making Judea fully it the Roman Empire 2. Herod Antipas: ruled Galilee 3. Philip: rules tetrarchy of Philip
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Apocalypticism
"revelation", comes from prophet tradition to explain suffering... god will come soon!
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During Roman rule many believed the messiah would restore proper worship by (3)?
1. Heralding the Eschaton (last things) 2. liberate people from foreign rule 3. restore davidic monarchy
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metanoia
obedience in action AND thought
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when was jesus crucified
30 CE
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when was Saul/Paul's encounter with risen Jesus
36 CE
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when was Saul/Paul executed in Rome
65 CE
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Who is Saul/Paul of Tarsus
initially opposed the jesus movement, but has an experience with Jesus which makes him convert and proclaim to Jews and gentiles
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kerygma
preaching/teaching
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Paul's kerygma of jesus
came to fulfill hebrew scriptures, performed acts, crucified according to god's plan
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soteriology
science of salvation
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atonement
sinless jesus becomes the passover lamb that is the final sacrifice for the forgiveness of all sin
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the book of revelation
"John" or his disciple's writing on apocalypticism/ eschaton
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The Jerusalem church
lead by James (Jesus' brother) & Peter (Jesus' closest disciple)
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the Jewish war
~70 CE, Jerusalem was sacked and members die or flee
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when do gentile Jesus followers become the dominant voices
3 CE
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catechumenate
process/testing candidates go through to become a member of the christian church
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4 stipulations of chatachumenate
1. sponsored by a member 2. attend scripture but removed from eucharist 3. baptism 4. then eucharist
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asceticism
women who renounce marriage, are widowed, or chose celibacy are supported by the church
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3 offices in the Ekklesiai
1. Epistokopoi- overseeers/bishops (regional) 2. Prebyterioi- elders/priests (local) 3. Diakonoi- minister/deacon (look out for needy)
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religio
scrupulous attention/care, especially with divine
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describe roman religion
a civic religion where gods are citizens and the emperor's are semi-divine and can become gods after death
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why did the early prosecution of christians occur?
Christians only wanted to worship Jesus where Romans worshipped all the gods of Rome
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describe the first empire wide persecution
250 CE, Emperor Decius thinks gods are unhappy due to many crises, required everyone to sacrifice to the gods
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Martyr
those who allow themselves to be killed instead of sacrificing during the persecution, shows loyalty to christianity
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relics
objects connected to martyrs (like their bones) that are thought to perform miracles
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confessors
refused to deny Christianity and were arrested
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describe Rome after Decius' death
303 CE Diocletian wanted Christians to worship Roman gods, got rid of bishops and books to stop the spread
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Constantine the great
ruled the west in 312 after Battle of Milvian bridge, becomes sole Emperor in 324 and ended the persecution
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edict of toleration
official letter that ends the persecution of Christians, Diocletian and Galerius
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edict of Milan
313 CE, Constantine and Licinius recognize Christianity by the Roman Empire
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Constantinople
New roman empire's capital created by Constantine the Great (330)
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Reign of Julian
361-63 CE, wanted to undo Constantine's tolerance for Christianity
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Emperor Theodosius
379 CE, creates a code where Christianity is the only religio supported by the State
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orthodoxy
"correct belief"
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arianism
only God is THE God, Son & Spirit are emanations of him
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subordinationism
Christ was created by god therefore is subordinate to him
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Bishop Alexander's beliefs of Trinitarian controversy
god has always been 3, never just him alone (he is the relationship)
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Council of Nicaea
325 Constantine invites all bishops to come discuss the Trinity controversy , decides homoousios
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homoousious
same substance, the Trinity members are EQUAL, not similar
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Council of Constantinople
381, Theodosius invites bishops to come discuss Nicene christianity, decided that Father, Son, and Spirit are all 3 distinct persons but share one substance (god is 3 and 1)
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Council of Ephesus
how can jesus be both human and divine?
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Council of Chalcedon
jesus has 2 full natures (human + divine) and co-eternity of father and son
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docetism
jesus is divine, not fully human
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monophysitism
jesus is one person with one nature
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nestorianism
jesus is divine and human, 2 separate persons
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chalcedon
jesus is divine and human, but one person
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