Lesson 2 Flashcards
it can be understood either as noun or verb
witness
is someone who encountered the presence of Jesus Christ through the agency of God’s creation
Christian witness
a story of _____ gives us a glimpse into the meaning of false witness and authentic witness
Stephen
in what book does Stephen performed great wonders and miraculous signs?
Acts (6: 1-15)
a group of Hellenestic Jews called
Synagogue of the Freedmen
because of false witness, Stephen was seized and brought before the _______. the highest legal court, for trial
Council of Sanhedrin
the false,” witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named_____
Saul
a gesture that signifies an impending act of violence, and many times death
removing of one’s cloak
the ring leader of the mob
Saul
who were the ones who occupy many political and religious positions including the high priests?
- the Pharisees or the middle- class businessmen
- Sadducees or the aristocrats
who are the major members of the Sanhedrin?
the Sadducees
what is the purpose of God for coming to this world?
“to bear witness to the truth”
became the most powerful witnessing to the greatest love of God the father of humanity
his death
what is the medical condition of Jesus because of stress?
hematohidrosis
is the Hebrew term for the English equivalent word
Dabar or God’s word
The following quotes from the Old Testament are just samples of the Hebrew us of the Dabar
- it is life giving
- it has power to heal
it was by God’s word that the Heavens were made
id the expression of the mind or the will of the speaker.
word
refers to God’s revelation through the Prophets
Yahweh or God or God’s law
it is not merely a revelation of information but a powerful word that has its intrinsic capacity of achieving what it utters
dabar
the most profound theological understanding of the Word of God in the OT can be found in what book?
book of the prophet Jeremiah
is cherished as a form of God’s revelation, and the prophet Jeremiah is its specific agent
God’s revelation
he talks about the Word of God as a “burning fire”
Jeremiah
the instrument through which Yahweh guides, accompanies
Word of God
He forms human beings to _________ the entire creation and gives them the chance to grow in holiness and justice
govern
a promise who is already prophesise in the book of Isaiah 7:14 that a virgin would bear a son would named as _______
Immanuel
the name Immanuel means as
God is with us
