Lesson Two Flashcards
What has every culture that has come into contact with Christian beliefs done?
Adapted Jesus in their own unique ways
List five (5) religious groups in the Second Temple period
a) The Sadducees
b) The Pharisees
c) The Essenes
d) The Zealots
e) Christian sect of Judaism
The Zealots formed a political movement that sought to do what?
Eradicate Roman influence and Roman politics/politicians
Which two (2) groups believed in a coming Messiah, the resurrection of the dead, and the supremacy of Scripture?
a) The Pharisees
b) Christians
In the first century, “Greek” was not an ethnicity, but more of a what?
A basic cultural commonality in the Mediterranean world
What was the goal of Alexander the Great?
His goal was to conquer the world and spread the Macedonian (Greek) culture to every place
What was central to the formation of the New Testament and NT world?
The spread of Koine Greek
What was the result of Koine Greek becoming the lingua franca of the entire region
Commerce and travel increased greatly
What sort of religion was Christianity from the outset?
Evangelistic
Who is the hinge figure of Christian history?
John the Baptist
