Midterm Vocab Study Cards

Question 1

Theology

Answer 1

Meaning discourse about god

Question 2

Ecclesiology

Answer 2

Theology of the church

Question 3

Soteriology

Answer 3

Pertaining to salvation

Question 4

Eschatology

Answer 4

Pertaining to or about judgement

Question 5

Pnumatology

Answer 5

Study of the Holy Spirit

Question 6

Scripture

Answer 6

Human testimony to divine revelation

Question 7

Diaspora

Answer 7

Dispersion

Question 8

When was the first gospel written?

Answer 8

65-70

Question 9

The fall

Answer 9

Adam and Eve

Question 10

Covenant

Answer 10

A binding countract between 2 parties (love your neighbors and love god)

Question 11

What is the synoptic problem

Answer 11

Why do the synoptic gospels share so much in common, and where is the original source

Question 12

Who are the synoptic gospels

Answer 12

Matthew, Mark, Luke

Question 13

Pharisees

Answer 13

A Jewish movement which had a great emphasis on following law and tradition, not very wealthy or politically elite

Question 14

Sadducees

Answer 14

A movement of Jews who denied resurrection, spirit, and the obligation of oral tradition opting to abide only by written law

Question 15

Aseity

Answer 15

Meaning coming from oneself

Question 16

Christology

Answer 16

Study of the Christian religion

Question 17

Esseens

Answer 17

A group of Jewish defects from Jerusalem who left in protest of the temple