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New Testament Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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List 4 “I AM” Statements

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I am the light of the world. I am the good shepherd. I am the vine.

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What were the first three of the seven last words Jesus spoke from the cross?

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  1. Father, forgive them for they know not what they do. 2. Today you shall be with me in paradise. 3. Dear woman, here is your son. Here is your mother.
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What are the last four of seven last words Jesus spoke from the cross?

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  1. My God, My God! Why have you forsaken me? 2. I thirst. 3. It is finished. 4. Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.
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What were the first three mistreatments of Jesus at his trial?

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They bound him, slapped him, and whipped him.

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What were the last four of the seven mistreatments of Jesus at His trial?

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They mocked him, spit on him, beat him, and crucified him.

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Who is Jesus?

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the Son of God, the messiah, Christ, the Son of Man

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Who was Rahab?

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a harlot from Jericho (OT) listed in Jesus’ genealogy

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Who was Simon of Cyrene?

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forced to carry Jesus’ cross

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Who was Bartimaeus?

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a blind man healed by Jesus

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Who was Elizabeth?

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mother of John the Baptist

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Who was Herod the Great?

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king of Judah when Jesus was born, ordered the “massacre of the innocents”

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12
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Who was Joseph?

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human father of Jesus

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13
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Who was Gabriel?

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The angel who announced the birth of Jesus

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14
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Who was Mary?

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The virgin mother of Jesus

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Who was Mary Magdalene?

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a follower of Jesus, the first to be told of the resurrection

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Who was Judas?

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the disciple who betrayed Jesus

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17
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Who was Peter?

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The disciple who denied Jesus

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18
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Who was Barabbas?

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the prisoner released instead of Jesus

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19
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Who was Zacchaeus?

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a tax collector transformed by Jesus

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Who was Jairus?

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a ruler of the synagogue whose daughter was sick and raised from the dead by Jesus

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Who was Joseph of Arimathea?

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a Pharisee who gave his own tomb for Jesus’ burial

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Who was Caiaphas?

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High Priest, ruler of the Sanhedrin during Jesus’ final trial

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Who was John?

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the beloved disciple, author of the fourth Gospel

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24
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Who was Mark?

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author of the EARLIEST Gospel

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Who was Matthew?

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a tax collector who became a disciple of Jesus

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26
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Who was Pilate?

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the Roman Governor who heard Jesus’ trial

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27
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Who was Lazarus?

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a friend raised from the dead by Jesus

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Who was John the Baptist?

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called Jesus “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”

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29
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Who was Nicodemus?

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a Pharisee who interviewed Jesus at night

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30
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Who was Andrew?

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a disciple who often brought someone else to Jesus

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31
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Who was Thomas?

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the disciple who doubted the resurrection of Jesus

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32
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Who is Immanuel?

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a name of Jesus meaning “God with us.”

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33
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What happened in Matthew 3?

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The Baptism of Jesus

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34
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What happened in Matthew 4?

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The Temptation of Jesus

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35
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What happened in Matthew 5-7?

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The Sermon on the Mount

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36
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What happened in Matthew 7:12

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The Golden Rule

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37
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What happened in Matthew 22:34-40?

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The Greatest Commandment

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38
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What happened in Matthew 24-25?

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The Olivet Discourse

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39
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What happened in Matthew 28:18-20?

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The Great Commission

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40
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What happened in Luke 2?

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The Christmas Story

41
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What happened in John 3?

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Nicodemus. “You must be born again”

42
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What happened in John 6?

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The Bread of Life Discourse

43
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What happened in John 17

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Jesus Prays for his disciples

44
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What is the first theory developed to explain AWAY the resurrection?

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Stolen Body Theory

45
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What was the Stolen Body theory?

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They disciples stole the body during the night

46
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What is the second theory developed to explain AWAY the resurrection?

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The Wrong Tomb Theory

47
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What was the Wrong Tomb Theory?

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The women and disciples became confused and went to the wrong tomb.

48
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What is the third theory developed to explain AWAY the resurrection?

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The Swoon Theory

49
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What is the Swoon Theory?

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Jesus didn’t really die. He fainted and lapsed into something like a coma. He later awoke in the tomb, pushed the stone away and escaped into the night.

50
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What was the fourth theory developed to explain AWAY the resurrection?

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The Hallucination Theory

51
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What was the Hallucination Theory?

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The product of wishful thinking, the disciples and women were simply seeing things they wanted desperately to see.

52
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What is the fifth theory developed to explain AWAY the resurrection?

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The Imposter Theory

53
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What is the imposter theory?

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Someone impersonating Jesus pretended to be resurrected from the dead.

54
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Know five of the seven evidences confirming the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What are the seven?

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Eyewitness accounts, changed lives of the apostles, fulfillment of OT prophecy, existence of the Christian church, existence of the NT, the celebration of Sunday as the Lord’s Day, the martyrdom of the Apostles.

55
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What is the order (9 of them) of the Birth Events of Jesus?

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Jesus birth foretold, Joseph and Mary arrive in Bethlehem, Jesus is born, the shepherds praise him, Jesus presented at the Temple, the wise men visit, the holy family flees to egypt, the massacre of the innocents by Herod, the holy family returns to Nazareth.

56
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What are three reasons for Christian Baptism?

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To obey the Lord, follow the Lord’s example, and bear testimony of new life in Jesus

57
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What are the 12 “blessed” statements of the sermon on the mount?

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The Beatitudes

58
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What does Jesus say about the Old Testament during the Sermon on the Mount?

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He makes it harder to obey the law and be perfect, which sets an unachievable bar. Its to show us that we need Jesus in order to become perfect. (You hear it said, do not commit adultery, but I say to you, anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery in his heart.) Matt 5-7

59
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How does Jesus encourage his followers to practice their religious disciplines?

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In secret, not in front of others or for others.

60
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What is the miracle recorded in ALL four gospels?

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Feeding the 5,000

61
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What are the four categories of Miracles Jesus performed?

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Healings, casting out demons, nature, and raising the dead.

62
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What is an example of a healing miracle that Jesus performed?

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Jesus healed the blind man, bleeding woman, lame man, etc

63
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What is an example of Jesus casting out demons?

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He cast out legion from a man into pigs nearby.

64
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What is an example of Jesus’ miracles over nature?

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He calmed the storm, walked on water, multiplied loaves and fish, etc

65
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What is an example of Jesus raising the dead?

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He brought Jairus’ daughter to life after she died. He rose Lazarus up from the dead after he had already been buried. wow

66
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Name the Synoptic Gospels.

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Matthew, Mark, Luke

67
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What does the term Synoptic mean?

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“to see alike” or “a seeing together”

68
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What is the synoptic problem?

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questions raised by similarities and dissimilarities of the Synoptic Gospels and the attempts by scholars to determine the order in which they were written and, therefore, which of the authors may have borrowed material from another.

69
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Which Gospel was probably written the earliest?

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Mark

70
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Which Gospel was undoubtedly the latest written?

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John

71
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What is the background, source of material, time of writing, target audience, and view of Christ in Mark?

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Viewed Christ as King. Written to Jews and used more OT than any other gospel, was written in

72
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What is the background, source of material, time of writing, target audience, and view of Christ in Matthew?

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73
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What is the background, source of material, time of writing, target audience, and view of Christ in Luke?

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74
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What is the background, source of material, time of writing, target audience, and view of Christ in John?

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75
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Which gospel gives no account of the birth of Christ?

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Mark

76
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Which Gospel tells the “cosmic” Christmas story?

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John

77
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What term does John use in introducing the story of Jesus and what is its significance?

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The Word (Logos). It establishes Jesus as the God-Man

78
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What basic Christian doctrines are taught through the birth narratives?

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Virgin birth, Deity of Christ, Humanity of Christ, and Hypostatic Union

79
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Does the NT teach the sinlessness and perpetual virginity of Mary?

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NO

80
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Mathews genealogy lists four women as ancestors of Jesus. Name them and tell who they are.

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Rahab- prostitute in Joshuas time. Tamar- a permiscuous woman who had children with her father. Ruth- married Boaz and was the daughter of Naomi. Uriah’s wife Bathsheeba- Seen and taken by King David.

81
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List the miracles accompanying the birth of Jesus.

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Virgin conception, angelic involvement, the star, and the dreams

82
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Explain the confusion over the year of Jesus’ birth.

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Jesus was actually not born on 0 AD, but rather 4 or 5 because the Christian calendar was miscalculated. Not born on Christmas either.

83
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Describe the significance of John the Baptist’ ministry.

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To prepare for the messiah, explain the nature of his work, and baptize him

84
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Why was Jesus baptized?

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To fulfill God’s will and set an example

85
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List and describe the three temptations of Jesus.

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  1. Stone to bread, which tested his hunger 2. Use angels to catch you from falling off cliff, which would test his faith 3. Bow down and ill give you all this land, which would test his loyalty.
86
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How did Jesus combat temptation?

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quoting scripture

87
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What was the purpose of Jesus’ first miracle?

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So that his disciples would believe in him

88
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What two rackets were going on in the temple confines that caused Jesus to cleanse the temple?

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selling of expensive sacrificial animals. Expensive rate of change for Hebrew currency.

89
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three bariers jesus overcame with Samaritan woman.

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Racial, moral, and gender

90
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How was Jesus recieved when he preached in his hometown of Nazareth?

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They tried to lead him off of a cliff after he says that he has come to fulfill Isaiah’s prophecy.

91
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What is a parable and give 4 examples in the teaching of Jesus.

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A parable is a story made to explain a topic. The word parable means “to place alongside.” Its an earthly issue with a heavenly meaning.

92
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4 reasons Jesus used parables in his teaching.

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  1. to gain attention, 2. stimulate inquiry, 3. to plant seeds, 4. to veil the message from the people who will not believe
93
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Jesus often withdrew from a crowd for good reason. Name three.

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  1. to pray, 2. to rest, 3. to avoid being killed or taken by force by Herod
94
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What two religious habits did Jesus practice regularly?

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Synagogue attendance and prayer

95
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What was the sign of Jonah to which Jesus referred.

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He would be resurrected in 3 days like Jonah was shot out after 3 days.

96
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One teaching from the Sermon on the mount that I have applied to my life.

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I have applied the phrases that Jesus referrs to the OT with. I believe it helps me better understand how powerful our thoughts can be. If we have lust against someone, it is the same as committing adultery. If we hate someone, it is the same as murder. I think these have helped me become better aware of how my thoughts can contain sin.

97
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If one was going to be a disciple, they must do these three things.

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deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow him

98
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last supper was during when

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during passover

98
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Opposition to Jesus arose over 4 primary issues. List them.

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associating w sinners, forgiving sin, failure to observe rituals, failure to observe sabbath

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