Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

REL 1310 > Exam 3 RELIGION > Flashcards

Exam 3 RELIGION Flashcards

1
Q

How was the peace during the Ptolemic Rule (300-200 BCE)

A

Relative peace

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What happened during Antiochus Epiphanes’s Rule (167 BCE)

A

Campaign of forced Hellenization

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What happened during the Campaign of forced Hellenization

A
  • Forbid Torah practice, Sabbath observance, circumcision, and dietary practices
  • Destroyed Jewish scriptures
  • Forbid sacrifices and offerings to Yahweh
  • Mandating offerings and sacrifices to Greek deities
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What does Hanukkah celebrate?

A

Rededication of the Temple after the Maccabean revolt that overthrew the rule of Antiochus Epiphanes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Who was Herod the Great?

A

Client king of Rome during when Jesus was born

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Who was the prefect (governor) of Judea during Jesus’s time?

A

Pontius Pilate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Who was the high priest in Jerusalem during Jesus’ time?

A

Joseph Calaphas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What were the common beliefs during Jesus’ time?

A
  • monotheism
  • temple
  • divine election
  • centrality of Torah
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Defining characteristics of Pharisees

A
  • non-preistly people but looked to priests for how to act
  • purity concerns for daily life, written and oral traditions
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Defining characteristics of Sadducees

A
  • wealthy aristocrats connected with the temple (high priest)
  • roman corraborators
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Defining characteristics of Essenes

A
  • moved away and became the community of the new covenant
  • sectarian group with purity concerns and community discipline
  • connected to dead sea scolls
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Defining characteristics of Zealots

A
  • revolutionary group against Roman rule
  • First Jewish revolt
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Defining characteristics of Samaritans

A
  • not included by other Jews
  • Israelite descendants from Mt. Gerazim with their own version of the Torah
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Pharisees and purity

A

privatized purity by extending dietary regulations to the home

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Zealots and purity

A

politicized purity by engaging in armed conflict with the Roman “outsiders”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Sadducees and purity

A

institutionalized purity in the architectural space of the Temple

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Essenes and purity

A

isolated purity by creating an alternative community

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What is “the Way”?

A

Early Christianity represented another group within Judaism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

“the Way” and purity

A
  • internalized purity by making holiness a matter of the heart
  • replaced purity with compassion/mercy/justice
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

The gospels are ___ of Jesus not photographs and tells both ___ and ____

A
  • portraits
  • history and theology
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

The Gospels are ancient texts written according

A

to the practices and assumptions of antiquity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

The Gospels are ___ _____, expressing Evagenlists’ particular beliefs about

A
  • ancient biographies
  • the theological significance of Jesus
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Modern biographies

A
  • degree of objectivity
  • intended to inform the general audience
  • provide psychological development of subject
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Ancient biographies

A
  • faith perspective
  • intended to teach followers (imitation)
  • capture the essence of the subject
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

The canonical Gospels are the primary sources by which historians

A

reconstruct the so-called “historical Jesus”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

The Gospels are ___ written 35-70 years after the death of Jesus

A

anonymous texts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

The Gospels are based on ____ and some written sources that are earlier

A

oral traditions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

___,___,___ have such striking similarities that some literary relationship must exist between these documents

A

Matthew, Mark, and Luke

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Matthew, Mark, and Luke are

A

Synoptic gospels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Synoptic problem

A

the challenge to explain the relationship of the synoptic gospels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Two-Source theory

A

Markan priority with Q

32
Q

Griesbach Theory

A

Matthean priority

33
Q

Farrer Theory

A

Markan priority without Q

34
Q

Mark has division according to the

A
  • Title
  • Geography
  • Gospel in parable
35
Q

Mark Title Division

A

Jesus Christ and the Son of God

36
Q

Mark Geographical Division

A

Galilee and Jerusalem

37
Q

Mark the Gospel in the Parable division

A

“Sower” of the Kingdom of God and the suffering Messiah/Son of God

38
Q

Structure of Mar’s Gospel

A

Dramatic, opening prologue
Ministry in & around Galilee
Interpretive Center
Ministry on the way & in Jerusalem
Dramatic, Open-ended Conclusion

39
Q

Mark’s dramatic, opening prologue

A
  • provides privileged information like prologue of Greek dramas
40
Q

Mark opens with

A

Jesus’s baptism. NO birth story

41
Q

Mark’s ministry in and around Galilee

A

-powerful in both word & deed
-growing popularity with the crowds
-growing hostility with the religious leaders
-growing stupidity of the disciples

42
Q

What is the Messianic Secret in Mark?

A

The practice of Jesus silencing the confessions by demons, those healed, and the disciples

43
Q

Why the Messianic Secret?

A
  1. Mark’s apologetic purpose to explain why Jesus was not believed to be the Messiah
  2. Political purpose of avoiding popular notions
  3. Literary motif for the theological purpose of deflecting emphasis from miracles to suffering
44
Q

Narrative inclusio

A

two blind healings
1. 2 tries
2. blind Bartimaeus

45
Q

T/F: “two tries” healing only happens in Mark’s gospel

A

True

46
Q

Mark’s Interpretive Center structure

A
  1. passion predictions
  2. Disciple’s misunderstandings
  3. teaching about the true nature of discipleship
47
Q

Significance of Mark’s Interpretive Center structure

A
  1. “way of the Lord” becomes defined in terms of suffering
  2. Bartimaeus as true disciple
  3. “Open” discussion of suffering vs. sonship
48
Q

Ministry on the way to and in Jerusalem in Mark

A

Jesus openness about his messiahship
1. Triumphal entry
2. Prophetic “cursing” of the Temple
3. Anointing of Bethany (suffering + messiahship)
4. direct “I am” to are you the messiah question

49
Q

What is Intercalation

A

literary devise of one story inserted into another so that the 2 stories are interpreted in light of one another
ex. Cursing of the fig tree + Temple

50
Q

Which Gospel has a young man in a white robe?

A

Mark

51
Q

Which Gospel gives reasoning for John baptizing Jesus?

A

Matthew

52
Q

Structure of John

A

Cosmic Beginning
Book of Signs
Book of Glory
Epilogue

53
Q

Cosmic beginning

A

John and the pre existent agent of creation and how Jesus is the flesh of the pre existent Word

54
Q

Book of Signs

A

7 miracles or signs
Jesus doesn’t speak in parables but rather He is the parables in themselves (I am the bread of life/light of the world/etc)

55
Q

Book of Glory

A

foot washing/farewell/cross resurrection

56
Q

Sayings on the Cross (John)

A

Here is your mother
I am thirsty
It is finished

57
Q

Jesus appears to Thomas

A

only in John

58
Q

Structure of Luke’s Gospel

A

Formal preface
Scriptural beginning
Prep for public ministry
Ministry in Galilee
Journey to Jerusalem
Death and Resurrection

59
Q

Infancy narrative (Luke)

A

Focuses on Mary, stable and manger, angels and shepherds, joyful beginning

60
Q

Infancy narrative (Matt)

A

Focuses on Joseph, star and magi, ominous beginning

61
Q

Mary sister of Martha and Zacchaeus

A

only in Luke

62
Q

Sayings of the Cross (Luke)

A

Father forgive them
Join me in paradise
I commend my spirit

63
Q

Matthew structure

A

Sermon on the mount
Missionary discourse
Teaching in parables
Community instructions
Apocalyptic discourse

64
Q

T/F Matthew’s 5 books correspond to the 5 books of Moses

A

true

65
Q

3x14 structure

A

14 generations between each deportation
14 names in the genealogy

66
Q

Women in whom’s gospel genealogy?

A

Matthew

67
Q

Boy Jesus in the temple

A

only in Luke

68
Q

Mountains of Matthew

A

Messiah:
Obedient
Teaching
Praying
Healing
Glorified
Eschatological
Universal

69
Q

The earth shook and rocks split

A

Only in Matthew

70
Q

Matthew’s apologetic purpose for guards at tomb

A

To prove Jesus’ body was risen

71
Q

Christians

A

They were considered Jews for following Jesus

72
Q

Rabbinic Judaism

A

Morphed Pharisees, predecessors of modern judaism, they have Rabbi Teachers, Developed new texts from judaism from oral traditions.

73
Q

Is the Jesus Movement a Jewish movement?

A

Yes

74
Q

Sources for reconstructing the “Historical Jesus”

A

The canonical Gospels and possibly the Gospel of Thomas
-attempt to discern what is from the Evangelists and what goes back to Jesus

75
Q

“Assured Results” of the “Historical Jesus”

A
  1. Galilean Jew of the early 1st century
  2. Baptized by John the Baptist
  3. Mission and ministry centered on the Kingdom of God (teachings, miracles, associations)
  4. Messianic entry into Jerusalem for Passover and disturbance in the Temple
  5. Arrested by Caiaphas (Jewish High Priest) who recommended execution to Pilate (Roman Governor)
  6. Pilate ordered the execution of Jesus
76
Q

Theological and Literary design

A

Alternative to studying sources and traditions of the Gospels

77
Q

Characteristics of reading for theological and literary design

A

-read as creative, intentionally shaped narratives
-Stories present Jesus in light of theological and library concerns of Evangelists

REL 1310 (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions