Inter-Testimental Period

Question 0

Describe “Salvation History:”

Answer 0

God’s plan of redemption for all nations which progressively unfolds through time and history

Question 1

What is the “Zion Theology?”

Answer 1

The belief that those with God’s temple were invincible

Question 2

List the six “Ramifications of Salvation History:”

Answer 2

1) Some (or all) of History is guided by God
2) God knows the Future
3) Individual events in history are purposeful
4) History could be accurately predicted and interpreted by a prophet of God (and guessed by observant people)
5) The purpose(s) of God in history became clearer as it develops
6) Some aspects of history could foreshadow/prefigure future historical Events

Question 3

What is “Progressive Revelation?”

Answer 3

God’s progressively unfolding plan of salvation

Question 4

List the three “Prophetic Fulfillment” types:

Answer 4

1) Prediction-Fulfillment
2) Promise/Covenant-Fulfillment
3) Prefiguration/Typological-Fulfillment

Question 5

List what the 1st century Jews are looking for: (there are eight)

Answer 5

1) Messiah/Davidic King (Jer. 33:14-21)
2) a Prophet like Moses (Deut. 18:15-19)
3) a New Exodus (Jer. 16:14-15)
4) a New Covenant (Jer. 31:31-34)
5) the Coming of Elijah (Mal. 4:4-6)
6) God to come to his Temple (Mal. 3:1)
7) God to Pour his Spirit on all flesh (Joel 2:28-29)
8) All Nations to worship on God’s Holy Mountain (Isaiah 56:7-8)

Question 6

How many years gap NT to OT?

Answer 6

400 years

Question 7

What do the “Sadducees” believe?

Answer 7

Believed -that only the first five books of the OT were authoritative

           - God does not still perform miracles
           - that men won't be raised from the dead

Question 8

What Religous group was disbanded after the temple was destroyed in 70 AD?

Answer 8

Sadducees

Question 9

What Religous group had control of the Jewish temple?

Answer 9

Sadducees

Question 10

What did the “Pharisees” believe?

Answer 10

Believed: -the whole OT was authoritative

            - applied OT law to changing circumstances of daily life
            - that God still performed Miracles

Question 11

Essenes consisted of how many people?

Answer 11

4,000 people

Question 12

What do “Essenes” believe?

Answer 12

Believed: -that Pharisees and Sadducees were corrupt, so they did not offer sacrifices at the temple

Question 13

What Religous group withdrew from society?

Answer 13

Essenes

Question 14

Who copied scriptures to help preserve them?

Answer 14

Essenes