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CHS 2 - Reading and Interpreting the Hebrew Scriptures > Lesson 1: Political, Socioeconomics & Religious Background of New Testament Palestine > Flashcards

Lesson 1: Political, Socioeconomics & Religious Background of New Testament Palestine Flashcards

1
Q

What do you call the period in between the Old Testament and the New Testament?

A

The Silent Years or The Intertestamental Period

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2
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How long was the Intertestamental Period?

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400 years

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What do you call another name for the Intertestamental period?

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The Silent Years

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4
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What were the two perspectives about the coming Messiah?

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  • He will come from the line of David
  • God the Father will come
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What do you call the Jewish festival that celebrated the cleansing of the Temple?

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Hanukkah

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What do you call the religious sect during the Hellinistic Period that were composed of “elite” priests?

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Sadducees

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What do you call the religious sect that arose in the Hellinistic Period that were composed of priests that had a strict interpretation of the Jewish law?

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Pharisees

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What do you call the people in this religious sect wherein they detach themselves from the greater civilization in order to study the law?

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Essenes

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9
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What do you call the authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture?

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Canon

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10
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What do you call the process in which the books of the Bible were discovered to be authoritative?

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Canonization

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11
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What were three things that were prominent during the New Testament?

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Greek Culture
Hebrew Religion
Roman Occupation

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12
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What was the order of empires that preceded after the end of the Old Testament?

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Persian
Macedonian
Egyptian
Syrian
Maccabean
Roman

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13
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What do you call the small temples that Jews were to go if they are far from the temple?

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Synagogues

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Who was the one that was appointed as the “King of the Jews” by the Roman Emperor?

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Herod

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Who were the ones that forced the Jews to receive the Greek Gods but were later ousted of power by the Maccabean revolt?

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Syrians

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16
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Who was the leader of the Maccabean revolt?

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Judas Maccabees

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17
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What are the four Gospels?

A

Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

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18
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Who was the gospel of Matthew intended for?

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Hebrews

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19
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Who was the Gospel of Luke intended for?

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Greeks

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20
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Who was the Gospel of Mark intended for?

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Romans

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21
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Who was the Gospel of John intended for?

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For the majority

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22
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What does the book of Acts tell of?

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Life and the spread of the early church

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23
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Who was the general that united the east and west politically, opened the way for the spread of Greek Culture and built 70 new cities under the greek model?

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Alexander the Great

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24
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Who was the one who punished those attempted of resistance when he attacked Jerusalem and erected a statue of Zeus in the Temple?

A

Epiphanes

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25
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What prompted the Maccabean Revolt?

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The slaughter of a thousand jews who hid in the caves

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26
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It is the celebration of the purification of the new temple

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Hanukkah

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27
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Who was the first Roman Emperor

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Octavian or Caesar Augustus

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The program under Augustus in which established a new era of peace and stability by securing borders and building roads.

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pax Romana

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29
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Which Roman Emperor was Jesus born into?

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Octavian or Caesar Augsustus

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30
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Which emperor oversaw Jesus’ life, death, ministry and the early christian movement.

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Tiberius

31
Q

Which emperor saw the spreading of the gospel?

A

Gaius Caligula

32
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He was the one who expelled Jews from Rome

A

Claudius

33
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He was the one who blamed the Christians during the fire

A

Nero

34
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He was the one who started building the colloseum

A

Vespasian

35
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The emperor of Rome that made the persecution come to its height.

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Dormitian

36
Q

What do you call the collection of writings that were not necessarily written with the intention of becoming sacred?

A

The New Testament

37
Q

How many letters did Apostle Paul wrote?

A

14 Letters

38
Q

Another name for the New Testament

A

The New Covenant

39
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The latin phrase in which the term “the new testament” was based on

A

Novum Testamentum

40
Q

The Four Major Categories of the New Testament

A

The Gospels
The Historical Writings
The Epistles
The Apocalyptic Writings

41
Q

How will the New Testament come to its conclusion?

A

The start of God’s eternal reign

42
Q

How did the Galileans live?

A

Rural

43
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How did Judeans live

A

Urban

44
Q

What languages were used during the time of New Testament Palestine?

A

Hebrew
Aramaic
Greek
Latin

45
Q

Who includes the Upper Class?

A

The Ruler Class
The Governing Class
The Retainer Class
The Merchant Class
The Priestly Class

46
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Who is part of the lower class?

A

The peasant class
The artisan class
The unclean class
The degraded class
The expendable class

47
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contractual relation

A

Patron-Client relations

48
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What does the Patron do in a Patron-Client relation?

A

provide support and protection

49
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What does the Client do in a Patron-Client relation?

A

loyalty, service and political support

50
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What is the main goal of a Peasant?

A

to survive

51
Q

Wht kind of society does Jesus live in?

A

Agrarian Society
Limited-good Society
Slave Society

52
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The two core values during Jesus’ Time

A

Honor and Shame

53
Q

What do you call the term for a patriarchal family system?

A

Pater Familias

54
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What do you call the bandit-like groups that rose from the ranks of the peasants, who robbed the rich and gave to the poor?

A

Brigands (Social Bandits)

55
Q

These are figures that were influenced by apocalyptic thought.

A

Popular Prophets

56
Q

Hebrew term meaning “the annointed one”

A

The Messiah

57
Q

These are groups of nonviolent, activist individuals.

A

Fourth Philosophy

58
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They were urban-based guerrilla terrorists known for their assassinations

A

Sicarii

59
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These are revolutionary groups known for their zeal and their goal of disposing the aristocracy.

A

Zealots

60
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It is a revelatory narrative that sends a message from the supernatural world by means of a mediator

A

Apocalypse

61
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Two topics in apocalypses

A
  • God condemns the evil
  • Info about new world that will replace the old one
62
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What do you call the place that was central to the religious life of the people and are places of communion, reconciliation with God through Sacrifices

A

The Temple

63
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Main function of the temple

A

The upkeep of daily sacrifices

64
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Who is the head of the priestly rights in the temple?

A

The High Priest

65
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The most important role of the high priests

A

Officiate the Atonement

66
Q

A feast celebrated at the time of the great harvest that came to symbolize the story of the wilderness wanderings.

A

Booths

67
Q

The feast that commemorated the event wherein the angel of death passed-over their houses.

A

Passover

68
Q

The other feast that came to be later associated with the Passover

A

The Feast of the Unleavened Bread

69
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Originally a celebration of the fertility of the land, is now associated with the ten commandments. In the NT it was associated with the Pentecost

A

Weeks

70
Q

This celebrates the King’s ascent to the Throne

A

Rosh Hashanah

71
Q

what do you call the only prescribed fast in the Hebrew Scriptures

A

The Day of Atonement

72
Q

The day of rest, that commemorated when God rested after creating the world.

A

Sabbath

73
Q

The place for assembly and worship

A

Synagogue

74
Q

Other name for Jerusalem

A

Zion

CHS 2 - Reading and Interpreting the Hebrew Scriptures (7 decks)

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