Midterm Flashcards
When can the message of the New Testament be best apprehended
- when one has some comprehension of the World into which it first came.
- The political, social, economic, religious backgrounds are the context for the revelation of God in Chirst
- The terms the apostles and common men used were taken from everyday life. The message becomes clear when we understand the terms in this context.
What is fundamental to all Bible Study?
Bible Survey. If a student hopes to under stand Bible doctrine he must understand the Bible as a whole. Each book must be understood in relation to the entire divine revelation of God from Genesis to the Apocalypse
What was under the domination of Rome at the Time of the New Testament Writings?
The entire civilized world, with the exception of the little known Kingdoms of the Far East.
What makes the precepts of the New Testament binding?
- They are not binding because modern culture accidentally duplicates Graeco-Roman culture.
- The are binding beasue:
a. man’s relationship with God is ever the same
b. The eternal God is unchanging in His relationship with man
c. the vitality of The Word transcends local conditions, time, space, and society. Once the meaning of scripture is correctly understood, they are as true today as they ever were and cannot be discarded as obsolete or sentiment of a vanished society. and they convey the Gospel to thirsty souls. of sinning men.
What was under the domination of Rome at the time of the New Testament?
The entire civilized world with the exception of the little know kingdoms of the Far East.
In what type of environment did Christianity grow as a world religion?
Christianity grew to be a world religion in an environment of imperial expansion.
a. Under the rule of Augustus, the Roman imperium or power of state was thoroughly established. b. The worship of the imperial cult, Rome as a state was instituted throughout the empire and provinces.
What was the connection and importance of the New Testament and its political surroundings?
At numerous points the New Testament connects with the political surroundings in the 1st Century, and its historical importance must be interpreted in that connection.
a. Jesus was born in the reign of Augustus Luke 2:1 b. his public ministry and death during Tiberius 3:1 c. the great period of missionary expansion Claudius Acts 18:2 and Nero Acts 25:1-12 d. Apocalypse written in Domitian's reign
Define the word provincial.
The word provincia, from which “province” is derived, meant to originally the office of carrying on war, or a post of command. As applied to the authority of a general, it was extended to the sphere of his authority, and hence to the territory he conquered, which became his provincia.
To what does the cultural atmosphere of the first century owe its origin.
The cultural atmosphere of the first century owed its origin not only to the political organization of Rome, but the diffusion of the Hellenic Spirit that had permeated both East and West. Rome’s conquest had absorbed the Greek colonies Greek slaves:
a. oftentimes more leaned than their masters
b. accountants, teachers, physicans, overseers of farms, and businesses
c. Greek universities attended by wealthy Roman aristocratic sons who learned to speak Greek.
d. Greek influence so great Rome became a Greek speaking city
e. Greek the language of diplomacy and culture.
Significance of the New Testament
- Jesus
2. The Church
What does the New Testament mean?
The New Covenant.
The Hasmonean dynasty ended and began with who?
It began with John Hyrcanus
It ended with Antigonus.
What ended the indpendence of the Jewish state? and did the Judaism end? What did come to an end?
When King Nebuchadnezzar defeated the Jewish state in 597 B.C.
Judaism did not end. The monarchy and the prophetic office came to an end.
What Emperor am I? bureaucracy, allowed provinces to become citizens, missionary time of expansion
Claudius
What emperor am I? Most popular, destroyed Pompeii, fire broke out gave of his personal Goods.
Titus
What King am I? Birth of Christ.
Herod the Great
The Greeks were known for their?
Minds.
The Romans were known for their?
Military might.
The Christians and Jews were known for their?
Spirit.
High Priest job?
Prophet job?
High priest to go b/f God in behalf the people
Prophet job to go to people on behalf of God.
