Life and Teachings of Christ Part 5 Flashcards
What are the 2 most important buildngs for the Jews?
- Synagogue: It used as a place for assembly or meeting. It was centered on worship, prayer and study of the Torah.
- Temple: Seen as the house of God, where He lived. The temple was used for storing and sending off taxes which were collected on behalf of Rome.
The Temple was more political than religious.
What are the different Jewish Festivals?
Passover: Celebrates the deliverance from Egypt.
Atonement: A moment of national repentance and fasting
Hanukkah: Marks the rededication of the temple in 164 B.C.E by Judas Maccabeus
Purim: It commemorates the deliverance of the Jews in the time of Esther.
Feast of Tabernacles: Celebration remembering the wilderness journeys of the Isrealites when they lived in Tabernacels, booths, tents.
Rosh Hashanna: Celebrates the beginning of the Jewish civil year.
Pentecost/Feast of Weeks (Shavuot): Celebrates the first wheat harvests and the giving of the law to Moses at Sinai.
Who was Pontius Pilate (26-36 CE)
He was the Roman Govenor/Procurator that presided the trial and sentenced Jesus with death.
The Timeline of the Passion Week
- Sunday: The Triumphal Entry to Jerusalem
- Monday: The Cleansing of the Temple ( Jesus cursed a Fig Tree because it didnt bear fruit which represents the judgement on the religious leaders of Isreal for rejecting the Messiah)
- Tuesday: The Mount of Olives
- Wednesday
- Thursday: The Last Supper
(Judas betrayed Jesus as well) - Friday: Trial Crucifixion, Death, and Burial
- Saturday: Jesus rest in the Tomb
What is Via Dolorosa?
Translated to: Sorrowful Way or Way of Suffering
It is a route through the Old City of Jerusalem that is believed to be the path Jesus walked to his crucifixion.
What are the Beattitudes?
- Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.
- Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
- Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.
- Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
- Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God.
- Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
- Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
What is a parable?
It is a story that uses metaphoric language to teach truth
What are the 4 words that tell the meaning of the Cross and the place each may be associated with.
- Propitiation: Sanctuary
—Revoke our sins - Justification: A Legal Term that can be found in the court room
—Through Christ our sins are justified and we are forgiven. His death on the cross was the atonement for our sins. - Redemption/Ransom: Market Place
—The Price He had paid for our freedom was His death on the Cross. - Reconciliation: It describes relationship with people
—Although we were strangers and sinners Christ died, renewed and reconciled our relationship with Him.
What is Theology?
Theology:
The study of religious faith, practice, and experience - The study of God and God’s relation to the world.
What is Hamartiology?
The study of sin in Christian theology.
What is Teleology?
The study of the evidence of design or purpose in nature.
What is The Eschatology ?
Branch of theology concerning the final matters such as death, the afterlife, and judgment, the final destiny of mankind, and the final events in history.
In Christianity, concerns the Second Coming, the resurrection, and the Last Judgement
What is Ecclesiology?
The study of the Church /Church doctrine.
What is Soteriology?
Branch of theology dealing with salvation.
What is Pnuematology?
Theology concerning the Holy Spirit.
