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Abgar:

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The king with whom Jesus exchanges letters in a forged correspondence

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Ossuary:

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A box in which wealthy jews would put the bones of relatives in family tombs

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Joseph of Arimathea:

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This man asked for the body of jesus and had it buried in his own family tomb

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Tacticus:

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‘the roman historian who mentions jesus in connection with discussing nero and the fire that destroyed a large portion of rome

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Josephus:

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the jewish historian in whos writings the ‘Testimonium flavianum” is found

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Pilate:

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the roman prefect who ruled over judea and samaria at the time of jesus

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Yeshua ben panthera:

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the name of jesus in the jewish talmud and in later jewish tradition

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Diatessaron

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name of the book
Take all the 4 and form a new book a Harmony guy who did that Tatian and name of his book is diatessaron (means 1-4) but reduced them to one book “super gospel” taking parts from all of them

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Ascension is only found in which gospel?

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Luke Acts

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Irenaeus

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was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by combating heresy and defining orthodoxy.

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Know both the harmony of tessera and Irenaeus that there would be…

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4 gospels or less

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According to Luke how long is Jesus with the disciples teaching them before he accends?

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40 days

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The only ones who call it the “Field of Blood”

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Matthew and Luke

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In ___ Judas death is a suicide after he returns the money→ Field of Blood

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Matthew

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In ___ Judas doesn’t return the money, he buys a field and has an accident and dies in “Field of Blood”

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Luke Acts

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Who sells the Field of Blood to Judas?

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Barnabus

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Pentecost

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The Christian holiday of Pentecost is celebrated on the 50th day from Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles.

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Tatian

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Take all the 4 and form a new book a Harmoney guy who did that Tatian and name of his book is diatessaron (means 1-4) but reduced them to one book “super gospel” taking parts from all of them

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Irenaeus

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a Greek bishop–>These gospels are too valuable to sacrifice any of them Irenaeus ultimately what the church went with

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Barnabus

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sells the field and donates $ to the church
Named an apostle in Acts, he and Paul the Apostle undertook missionary journeys together and defended Gentile converts against the Judaizers. They traveled together making more converts and participated in the Council of Jerusalem

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The four women mentioned in Matthew

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Tamar
Rahab
Ruth
Bathsheba

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Tamar:

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Mentioned in Matthew

a woman who poses as a hooker and seduces her father in law and gets pregnant

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Rahab:

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Mentioned in Matt

was a prostitute

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Ruth:

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Mentioned in Matt

spends a night in the secluded area with a man who isn’t her husband

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Bathsheba
mentioned in Matt King David sleeps with her. Uriah (her husband) is summoned from the front to cover for the resulting pregnancy, but when he refuses to go home, the king has him slain in battle. David then marries the widowed Bathsheba, who bears a son-->adultery and murder
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Anias and Sapphira
In Luke Acts | lied to the church about their contributions→sell the property and claim to sell it for less so they can keep some money
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2 financial conflicts
Anias and Sapphira | Hebrews and Hellenist
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Gamaliel
member of Sanhedrin cautions the Jewish Sanhedrin against killing Jesus' disciples, saying that if their ideas were of human origin, they would "come to nought" and the Jews did not need to worry about them; but if they were from God, their ideas would be impossible to overthrow anyway, and if the Jews tried to stop them, they would be fighting against God. Therefore, in Gamaliel's view, it would be better to do nothing and let God take care of the situation.
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___ breaks this tradition and talks about women who are seen as prostitutes or “sexually promiscuous” and we don’t really know why
Mathew
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Barabbas
a prisoner mentioned in all four Gospels who was chosen by the crowd, over Jesus Christ, to be released by Pontius Pilate in a customary pardon before the feast of Passover.
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In ___ his name is Jesus Barabbas
Matthew
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3 saying (said by Jesus dying on the cross) only found in Luke
”Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing” ”Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise” to the criminal who asked to be remembered in heaven ”Father into your hands I commit my spirit” Instead of cry of abandonment Jesus says this and then dies
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In Luke, the emphasis is that Jesus died ___
an innocent man
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Luke says that Pilate says 3 times ___
that Jesus is innocent
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In Luke, after Jesus dies, instead of the man saying “truly this man was the son of God” he says ___
“truly this man was innocent”
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In line with the theme of Jesus' own identity ___ is famous for a lot of these “I am” statements
John
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There are NO exorcism or parables in ___ instead we have ___
John | miracles=signs
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theios aner
greek for ”Divine Man” extraordinary talents and abilities but most importantly a God-like nature→ they could do outstanding things like miracles in medicine, sports, poetry
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What does Hellenistic mean in the Bible?-->Hellenization or Hellenism
refers to the spread of Greek culture that had begun after the conquest of Alexander the Great in the fourth century, B.C.E
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Hellenistic Judaism
a designation for Judaism in the Greek-speaking world, including those Jews who spoke Greek and adopted (to some extent) a Greek way of life - Philo says→ Moses (Moses had a higher nature of that of other humans) he even calls Moses the “Word” (Logos) and even talks about praying to him as the mediator between God and man but they aren’t saying he's god he's just more than human - Josephus says the same thing
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Gentile
is a word that usually means "someone who is not a Jew".
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Simon of Cyrene
the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels
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Passion comes from the word __ meaning __
pascho (I suffer)
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The word Passion never appears in ___
John
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John sees Jesus as the ___ and is ___
agent of creation | pre-existent (existed before he was born)
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Instead of focusing on pascho (suffering), John focuses on the ___
Glorification of Jesus
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Docetism:
those who deny Jesus was human-->those who believe Jesus was divine but not human
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The word antichrist is found ONLY in the ___ and it is used to describe people ___
Letters of John | who deny that Jesus was Divine
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Place of Resurrection Appearances (Matt, Mark, Luke, John)
Matt: Galilee Mark: implies Galilee Luke: Jerusalem John: Jerusalem+Galilee
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Bestowal of the Holy Spirit differences
Luke: disciples receive the holy spirit at Pentecost John: They receive it on Easter by breathing on them
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External conflict with the Jewish Leadership (3)
1) Peter+John 2) The 12 3) Stephen:
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Stephen
one of the 7 men chosen to be responsible over the distribution of food to widows in the early church after a dispute arose and the apostles recognized they needed help. He was also "full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people" (Acts 6:8). Opposition arose, and the men decided to falsely accuse him, labeling him a blasphemer and having him arrested his preaching and speaking lead to his arrest→ he accuses the judges of wrongdoing (of murdering Jesus and others) and then he is stoned to death He becomes the first Christian martyr
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Matthias
the disciple who, according to the biblical Acts of the Apostles was chosen to replace Judas after Judas betrayed Jesus this happens in Jerusalem in Acts
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According to Acts, on the day of Pentecost ___ preaches the 1st Christian sermon
Peter
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According to Acts, on the day of Pentecost...(3)
1. Disciples receive the Holy Spirit 2. Peter preaches the first Christian sermon 3. Converts are baptized and receive the holy spirit
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Pentecost is
birthday of the church
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According to Acts, these things happen in Jerusalem (4)
1. Jesus spends 40 days instructing the disciples 2. the ascension 3. Judas death 4. replacement of Judas-->Matthias
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Hebrew and Hellenistic widows
1st church committee | Stephen and Phillip leaders
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___takes over the leader of the church from Peter
James
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Proselyte:
Someone who converts to Judaism | -required circumcision to become this
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God-fearer:
- a non-circumcised friend of the synagogue kinda | - enough Jewish law (especially food law) to associate with Jews
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Herod Agrippa 1st was friends with two Roman emperors
grew up in Rome | Caligula and Claudius
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Herod the Great:
involved with people dying -responsible for the Slaughter of the Innocents: when he finds out Jesus has been born in Bethlehem he has every boy below the age of 2 killed
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Herod Antipas:
responsible for the beheading of John the Baptist
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Herod Agrippa 1:
In Judaea, Agrippa zealously pursued orthodox Jewish policies, earning the friendship of the Jews and vigorously repressing the Jewish Christians. According to the New Testament of the Bible (Acts of the Apostles, where he is called Herod), he imprisoned Peter the Apostle and executed James, son of Zebedee, brother of John “James the Lord’s Brother”
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James
- brother of John - becomes the first apostolic martyr - James the Lord’s brother - He is a relative of Jesus - becomes the leader of the Jerusalem Church
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Agabus
In Caesarea Maritima, this prophet gives Paul the warning that if he goes to Jerusalem, the Jewish leaders will hand him over to the Gentiles Paul goes anyways In Acts
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Claudius Lysias (Roman) arrests Paul→
arrests him outside of the temple in Jerusalem when he is attacked by the mob Later, he doesn’t want Paul to get assassinated on his watch so he sends him back to Caesarea Maritima
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Since Paul is a Roman citizen, he appeals to the Roman Emperor to not be tortured (as is his right as a Roman citizen) and that emperor is ___
Nero
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Paul's Journey to Rome (3)
- He goes here to appeal to Nero - Shipwreck: Malta - Rome: House Arrest
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What are the 3 Great Missionary Journeys Paul took?
Galatia Europe: Greece Asia Minor
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Who was Paul with in Galatia?
Barnabas
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Who does Paul split up with and join in Europe: Greece?
→Paul splits up with Barnabas (who goes back to Galatia) and meets up with Silas and Timothy
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What are the two provinces in Greece that splits up and goes to?
Macedonia | Achaia
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3 places Paul goes to in Greece and what happens there?
Macedonia: Philippi (cities in Macedonia) establishes church and writes letters to them Thessalonica: (cities in Macedonia) establishes church and writes letters to them Achaia: Corinth establishes church and writes letters to them
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Who goes with Paul to Asia Minor?
-Timothy (+Titus)
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What is the name of the place in Asia Minor and why is it significant?
Ephesus→Paul makes this place his major operating center and this is where he writes the letters
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Antioch of Syria
It was the great central point from where missionaries to the Gentiles were sent (presumably following the Great Commission). The Book of Acts says that Paul was on his way from Jerusalem to Syrian Damascus with a mandate issued by the High Priest to seek out and arrest followers of Jesus, with the intention of returning them to Jerusalem as prisoners for questioning and possible execution.

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