Final Flashcards
What was the city of Jesus birth?
Bethlehem
The place of Christ’s boyhood and youth
Nazareth
City of Christ first miracle (water to wine)
Cana
Headquarters of Christ’s Galilean ministry
Capernaum
City of the Jews, home of the temple, and sight of Jesus’ death
Jerusalem
Jews despised the inhabitants of this city where Jesus won a woman at the well
Samaria
The three political groups in the days of Christ
- The Galileans
- The Herodians
- The Zealots
The political group who were extreme fanatics who rebelled against all foreign elements. Christ’s enemies tried to identify Him and His disciples with this group since they were both from the same region.
p. 107 II. A. 1 #2
Galileans
The political group who supported the rule of the Herods and Romans, and joined in the opposition against Christ.
The Herodians
The political group who advocated open war and rebellion to kick out their Roman occupiers
The Zealots
What religious group was the priestly tribe that had charge of the temple?
p. 107 B1
The Levites
Which political group was the 70 to 72 member Jewish religious and legal Supreme Court that condemned Christ.
p. 107 B2
The Sanhedrin
- Which political group were also called lawyers, they were the scholars, students, interpreters, and teachers of the Old Testament scriptures.
- Did they support or oppose Christ?
p. 107 B3
- The Scribes
- Opposed
The Pharisees…
1. were extreme ______ ?
2. accepted both the ____ law and the ____ law? Oral law was also known as _____ ?
3. believed in the ______ of the dead, miracles and ____?
4. were ____ oriented?
5. had strong influence over the ____ people?
6. had a large group of app. how many members?
7. worship was centered around the ____?
8. promoted what kind of holiness?
9. were of which society?
10. opposed Christ when and for what reason?
p. 107-108 4 a-j
- Conservatives
- Oral; written; Jewish tradition
- Resurrection; angels
- Religiously
- Common
- 6,000
- Temple
- Individual
- Middle class
- Early; religious reasons
The Saducees…
- were extreme ____ ?
- accepted only the books of ____ ?
- rejected the resurrection of the ____ , ____ and angels?
- were ____ oriented, trying to win the favor of ____ ?
- controlled the offices of the ____ ____ and the ____ ?
- were a small/large group? They were ____.
- worship was centered around the ____ ?
- promoted ____ holiness ?
- were the ____ of society?
- opposed Christ when and for what
reason?
p. 107-108 5a-j
- Liberals
- Moses
- Dead; miracles
- Politically; Rome
- High Priest; Sanhedrin
- Small; leaders
- Temple
- Institutional
- Aristocracy
- Later; political
Ethnic Groups…
- These were the sons of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob through his 12 sons chosen as God’s covenant people, to whom was promised the land of Israel forever, and through whom the Messiah would come.
- These were a mixed blood Jewish/gentile group that worshiped God at Mount Gerizim in a mixed religion. They were intensely hated by the Jews. They were the descendants of the remnant left in the land of Israel ( the Northern Kingdom) during the Assyrian captivity that mixed with other races and religion.
- Generally speaking, these make up all non-Jews. The Jews intensely hated them and consider them horribly unclean, bathing after even casual contact in the market.
p. 108 C1-3
- Jews
- Samaritans
- Gentiles
Who was the Caesar at the time of Christ’s birth?
p. 108 D 1 b #3
Octavius/Augustus Caesar
Who was the Caesar at the time of Christ’s birth?
p. 108 D 1 b #3
Octavius/Augustus Caesar
Which Caesar reigned during Christ’s ministry?
p. 109 c #3
Tiberius
Which Roman general conquered Israel/Palestine in 63 BC?
p. 108 D 1 a 1) #3
Pompey
Which Herod was the slayer of the innocents in Bethlehem in Matthew 2?
He was an immensely powerful, unbelievably wicked, insanely jealous, and murderous ____?
He was a prolific ___, reconstructing and beautifying the ___ ___? He built numerous fortresses, including Antonia, Herodium and ___ ? Who divided up the parts of his kingdom?
p. 109 3 a #3
Herod the Great; king; builder, Jewish temple; Masada; his 4 sons
Which Herod ruled Galilee and Perea from 4 BC to AD 39?
He beheaded ___ ?
He mocked ___ the night of the ___ ?
p. 109 3 c 1) 2) # 3
Herod Antipas; John the Baptist; Jesus, crucifixion
Who was the cruel tyrant who ruled over Judea and Samaria from 4 BC until A.D. 6?
Joseph was afraid to return to Bethlehem after his return from Egypt because of this ruler.
p. 109 3 b # 3
Archelaus
Luke wrote a ___ in the first 4 verses of Luke.
He was a missionary companion of ___ ?
Luke’s nationality was ___ ?
Luke’s occupation was ___ ?
He was the author of what two books?
p. 110 I A, 2a 1,2,3,4 # 4
Preface; Paul; gentile; physician; Luke and acts
Luke wrote his book to ___ ? who was probably an unknown gentile official.
p. 110 1 A 3 #4
Theophilus;
Who were John the Baptist’s parents?
p. 113 -#4
Zacharias and Elizabeth
Who made birth announcements to Mary, Joseph, and Zacharias?
The angel Gabriel
4
Who were the two aged Saints who praised baby Jesus at his dedication service?
Simon and Anna
John was a ___ , which meant he would abstain from all ___, fermented or unfermented.
p. 115 13 d #4
Nazarite; wine
In Matthew’s genealogy in Matthew 1:1-17, he introduces Jesus to the ___ as their Christ or their ___ ?
Matthew introduces Jesus to the Jews as the son of ___ , the father of the kingly seed of Israel, and as the son of ___ , the father of the ___ seed of Israel.
Matthew records the line of ___ , thus giving the ___ line of Christ.
p. 111 A 1. 2. 5. # 5
Jews; Messiah
David; Abraham; physical
Joseph; legal
Regarding Luke’s genealogy in Luke 3:23-38, he introduces Jesus to the Gentiles as the son of ___ , the father of the human race and the son of ___ , the creator of the human race.
He records ___ names and traces the line backward from ___ to ___.
Luke records the line of ___ , thus giving the ___ line of Christ.
The two genealogies of Jesus solve the catch 22 problem of the curse on ___ ___ in Jeremiah 22:30.
The line of Joseph ___ preserves the royal line, while the line of Mary provides the ___ line of David.
p. 112 B 2. 3. 5. 7. b. #5
Adam; God
74 Jesus; Adam
Mary; blood
King Jeconiah
Legally; blood
Matthew’s portrait of Christ was ___. ___ like.
His readers were the ___.
p. 122 #5
King; Lion
Jews
Mark’s portrait of Christ was a ___. ___ like.
His readers were the ___.
p. 122 #5
Servant; Ox
Romans
Luke’s portrait of Christ was the Perfect ___. ___ like.
His readers were the ___.
p. 122 #5
Man; Man
Greeks
John’s portrait of Christ was Mighty ___. ___ like.
His readers were the ___.
p. 122 #5
God; Eagle
World
What word means to immerse, to dip, or to dye?
What is an entirely different word that means “to sprinkle”?
Regarding the definition of baptizo that is translated “to dye”, cloth was first dipped into ___ to emerge, pure and white. It was only then, after being cleansed, dipped into the dye, changed in appearance and thus ___ with the new color. The parallel is obvious! We are first cleansed by the ___ of Christ, and only then ___ in order to be identified with Christ.
What word means “to change identity, appearance, or relationship”?
p. 126-127 F2abc #6
“baptizo”
“rantizo”
Bleach; identified; blood; baptized
baptizo
Re The meaning of John’s baptism:
It was a public confession of ___, uncleanness, and unacceptability before ___.
It was a public confession of ___ from sin.
It was a public confession of ___ of sin (brought about by the repentance, not by the baptism)
It was a public confession of faith in acceptance of an allegiance to the coming ___.
It was a public confession of preparation for entrance into the coming ___ of heaven.
p. 127 4abcde
Sin; God
Repentance
Remission
Messiah
Kingdom
What were swaddling clothes?
What does the baby being wrapped swaddling clothes picture ?
The babe was born in a ___ stable, picturing how he was to be the ___ ___ ___.
The babe was laid in a lowly ___, which was a ___ ___, made poor that we might be made ___.
p. 130 5-7 # 7
Strips of cloth often use for burial purposes
How Christ was born to die
Lowly; Lamb of God
Manger; feed trough; rich
Who introduces Jesus in his genealogy as the Son of Adam and the Son of God?
Luke
What Old Testament prophet predicted that the Messiah will be born in Bethlehem?
p. 130 D # 7
Micah (5:2)
To whom did the angel announce Christ’s birth?
Were they ordinary shepherds?
Why not?
Who better to understand the birth of God’s great ___ ___ than shepherds who daily raised lambs for sacrifice?
These sheep were kept at a place called Migdal Eder which means ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, on the road to ___. The Jews believed that it was at this place that the Messiah would be ___.
p. 130-131 D. 2. a. b. 3.
Shepherds abiding in the field
No
The sheep kept closest to Bethlehem were destined for Temple sacrifices
Sacrificial Lamb
The tower of the flock; Jerusalem; revealed
Name three sources by whom Jesus is mentioned in the first century
Which one of these was the greatest Jewish historian?
Which one was the greatest Roman historian?
p. 131-132 H. 1. 2. 9.
Josephus; Tacitus; the Jewish Talmud
Josephus
Tacitus
THEOLOGY
Re: the Trinity
There is one ___, who exists in a union of ___ individual and distinct personalities, Who exist in a perfect unity as three ___ and ___ Persons.
p. 120 F # 3
God; three; coequal; co-eternal
In soul winning, Jesus gently confronted sin, but in such a way as to communicate __________, although not _____________of the situation. (Woman at the well)
p. 170 3 #10
Understanding, acceptance
Why did the wise men stop in Jerusalem in their search for the king?
Re: the wise men…
In the days of ___, in the Babylonian and Persian empires, the kings surrounded themselves with ___, or wisemen, of which Daniel became the head.
After the fall of these empires, the wisemen continued their prominent role as they spread throughout the ancient world becoming the ___ and cabinets of kings.
p. 138-139 Step 4 A. 1. a. b. #7
To inquire of Herod about the recent birth of the king of the Jews
Daniel; magi
Advisors
One of the duties for which Magi were well known was that of appointing ___.
This would explain one _______________ for their visit.
It would also further explain Herod’s ___.
It should be noted that the wisemen were not ___ , as they are often pictured.
p. 139 d. 1) 3) f.
Kings
Motivation
Rage
Kings
Herod slew all of the children ___ years old and under.
This implies some ___ for the child, though not necessarily two full years, as is often assumed. This was a cruel example of purposeful and massive overkill by an insanely jealous ___.
Does the Bible say that three wisemen came to visit Jesus, as the popular tradition shows ?
The tradition is simply based on the fact that they were three types of gifts, but there could’ve been from anywhere from ___ to ___’s of wise men.
p. 140 4) a) 5. a. b. #7
2
Age; Herod
No
2; 100
Re: the principles of temptation from the life of Christ…
Principle number 1: no one is ___ from temptation.
Principle number 2: Satan tempts most severely at certain ___ times. He knows the times we are most susceptible to ___ and strikes at those moments. If we recognize these times and prepare ourselves with the ___ of the ___, we can be victorious.
Satan often tempts us
A) after our ___ ___ experiences, such as when Jesus had just been baptized and announced as the Messiah.
B) During our ___. Satan approached Jesus after the 40 days of fasting at the time when the ___ returned. Hunger disappears after a few days of fasting and returns in severe intensity as ___ begins.
C) Before our ___.
p. 150 Principle Two a. b. c. #8
Immune
Predictable; sin; armor; Lord
A) Mountain top
B) valleys; hunger; starvation
C) service
Temptation, Principle Three
We can ___ for temptation.
Jesus was first filled with the ___, then he faced temptation. We are to follow this same ___.
Jesus first ___ Scripture, then he faced temptation. We are to follow the same ___.
Principle Four
Satan begins with ___. “ if thou be the son of God.”
Principle Five
Satan attacks with ___. “SINCE thou be the Son of God”.
p. 150-151 3. a. b. 4. 5. #8
Prepare
Spirit; pattern
Memorized; pattern
Doubt
Pride
regarding temptation…
Principle Six
Satan attempts to have us act ___ from God.
Principle Seven
Satan attempts us to seek satisfaction in the realm of the ___.
Principle nine
Jesus used ___ as his defense.
Principle Ten
Victory comes when we shift our affections from ___ desires to ___ desires, or in other words from bread alone to the word of God.
Principle Eleven
Victory comes when we study “___ ___ that proceeded out of the mouth of God”, that is, all of scripture.
Principle Twelve
Victory comes when we not only ___ but also ___ by the word of God.
p. 152-153 principles 6-12 #8
Independently
Physical
Scripture
Earthly; spiritual
Every word
Learn; live
Characteristics of Jesus‘s healing ministry: 1. He healed with a _______ or _______. 2. He healed ______ that came to him. 3. He healed _______. 4. He healed ________. 5. He raised the ________.
p. 174 G 1-5 #11
Word, touch
All
Instantly
Completely
Dead
Is Bethlehem north or south of Jerusalem?
South
What is the city of Christ’s first miracle, and what did he do there?
Cana; turned water to wine
Where is this verse found? “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Matthew 6:33
Where is this verse found? “He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
John 3:18
Who were the inner three apostles?
Peter, James and John
Which four apostles were fishing partners?
Peter, Andrew, James and John
Which four apostles were originally disciples of John the Baptist?
John, James, Andrew, and Philip
Which three apostles wrote Scripture?
Matthew, John and Peter
What is the name of the father of James and John?
Zebedee
Three reasons why “born of water” cannot mean baptism.
1. The thief on the cross was saved __________ __________ long after this command was given.
2. The Gentile converts in Acts 10 were ________, filled with the _________, and performing ___________, all ___________ they were baptized.
3. Salvation is by __________ and baptism is a __________.
- Without baptism
- Saved, Spirit, miracles, before
- Grace, work
p. 164 1) a-c) #9
Because Jesus was speaking of the new birth, Nicodemus should have immediately thought of the prophecies in Ezekiel and Jeremiah, which speak as the new birth as a key element of the new ____________________.
p. 165 d #9
Covenant
What are the two prophesied elements of the new birth under the new covenant predicted by Ezekiel?
p. 165 e) 1] 2]
Cleansing from all sin, and a new heart/nature through the indwelling Spirit
When the woman at the well asked Jesus a deep theological question long debated between Jews and Samaritans, what questions would that be equivalent to asking today?
p. 170 4 #10
Which church is the right church, or which denomination is right?
The theology of Christ’s second temptation:
1. Satan is ________. (Hint: constant)
2. Satan uses the ________ methods of attack over and over.
3. Satan appeals to our desire to be _____________.
4. Satan attempts to get us to follow the path which avoids all _________________.
5. Satan attempts to have us substitute __________________ for true spirituality.
6. Satan attempts to get us to use _________________ to God‘s plan.
7. Satan attempts to get us to _____________________ God‘s perfect standards.
- Persistent
- Same
- Accepted
- Suffering
- Sensationalism
- Shortcuts
- Compromise
p. 153-154 D. 1-7 #8
Principles of soul winning from the Samaritan woman: The woman went and brought the city to ________? She went ________(how?) She shared what had ____________
_____ _____.
p. 170-171 6b, d #10
Christ
Immediately
Happened to her
Who is your favorite sister?
JoJo
Who was the only disciple at the cross, and the first to see the risen Christ?
P183 3. 4) #12
John
Soul-winning principles
1. Jesus twice overlooks all that could create an _________________.
2. Jesus is gracious and communicates no ________.
3. Jesus starts where she is, at the point of her _________, her ____________, and her ________.
4. Jesus was _______.
5. Jesus describes salvation in such a way as to appeal to her _________, her _________ and leading her to ask him for ________________.
- Argument
- Pride
- Understanding, interests, needs
- Bold
- Needs, desires, salvation
p. 169-170 2 a-g #10
Jesus makes it clear that the real issue is not which group or church is right, but do you have a _____________ ________________ with Christ?
p. 170 4c #10
Personal relationship
Which apostle was the first apostolic martyr?
P184 4a #12
James
Tradition says which disciple was beaten and tied to an X shaped cross?
p. 183 h #12
Andrew
Who was forced to watch the crucifixion of his wife, and then was crucified upside down himself?
p. 182 1h #12
Peter
The disciple who was boiled in oil, but survived, was banished to an island, was the longest living apostle, and the only one to die a natural death.
P184 j-k #12
John
According to Matthew 5:8, we are to be ___ in heart.
The character of one who is pure and heart will be a heart that ___ only after God, and ___ ___ nothing from God.
The blessing promised to the pure in heart:___
Pure; seeks; holds back; “they shall see God”
p. 192 6. a. c.
According to Matthew 7:12, what is the golden rule?
“ we as Kingdom citizens are to do unto others as we would have them do unto us”
p. 199 25.
As Kingdom citizens, our righteousness is to far surpass that of the ___ and ___.
Was Christ making it clear that he was abolishing the law?
He was rather ___ it, both by his life and by his ___.
Christ makes it clear that the Pharisees standards of ___ fall far short of ___ standards, and that even the best human attempts at ___ cannot earn one a place in the kingdom.
Scribes; Pharisees; no!; Fulfilling; teachings
Righteousness; God’s; righteousness
p. 193 10. a. b.
In regards to the law and Christ, according to Matthew 5:21–26, we should replace anger with ___.
“Ye have ___” , or similar wording, followed by “___ ___ say unto you”, appears ___ times in Matthew chapter 5.
We are too abstain, not only from the fruit of adultery, but also from the ___ of ___.
Reconciliation: heard: “but I”: 6; route; lust
p. 193-194 11 12
We are to abstain not only from the fruit of ___ , but also from the root of ___.
We as kingdom citizens should be so ___ that our yes and no answers should just mean just that, without having to promise swear or bind oneself with an ___.
As kingdom citizens we are to replace vengeance with ___ , going the second ___, and compassionate ___.
As kingdom citizens we are to love our ___.
Adultery; lust;
honest; oath
Forgiveness; mile; giving;
Enemies
p. 196
