Key terms Flashcards
canonical
all our gospels included within the canon of the church: Matthew Mark Luke and John
Hellenism
The synthesis of Greco Roman culture with the Jewish culture of Judea following occupattion
apostles
a group of early Christian missionaries largely made up of the original 12 disciples. The authorship of some of the gospels is attributed to some apostles
Logos
the word
Judea
The province in which Jesus lived and preached which was under ROman rule during this time
Messainic
Belief relation of something to do with the Jewish concept of a coming Messiah
Exegesis
Meaning literally ‘draw out’; this refers to an acidic and analytic approach to meaning of scripture
Qumran
Modern day west bank
Sanhedrin
A firm of Jewish court utilised at the time of Jesus
Birth Narrative
Account of the birth of Jesus found in Matthew and Luke
Futurist
Interpreting prophecy so that it applies to a future event
Galilee
Region in northern Palestine where Jesus came from
Messiah
Promised leader and liberator of the Jewish nation. The annointed one
Preterist
Interpreting prophecy so it applies to events happening in the prophet’s own time
Proof text
A quotation from the Old Testament
Servant songs
Passages of prophecy in the Old testament from the book of Isaiah describing a servant of God who is persecuted and killed but then returned to life and rewarded
Typology
A christ like figure in the Old testament. There are many examples of typologies in scripture sucha s king david
