New Testament quiz 1 Flashcards
in the absence of a king, who began to lead in the Persian empire?
Priests ad Rabbis
Who did the Greek Empire reach its pinnacle under?
Alexander the Great
Hellenization
the spread of greek culture, religion and language
What is the Greek translation of the Old Testament?
The Septuagint
what is the Pax Romana?
the period of peace and stability in the Roman Empire
what were the major contributions essential to spreading the Gospel given by the Roman Empire?
good roads, mail systems, uniform laws, widespread of Greek
what is the Apocrypha?
the fifteen “hidden” non-canonical books
what’s the Pseudepigrapha?
52+ books falsely attributed to well known people
what citizenship was important?
Roman Citizenship
what was Rome heavy on in the city?
Opposition and Taxation
what language was the common street language and the language of Jesus?
Aramic
what language was only used for worship and religion ceremonies?
Hebrew
what was the language used in the then-known world?
Greek
what was the official language of the romans?
Latin
how was education usually completed?
private tutors
what was the main textbook in education?
The Old Testament
what was the koine Greek language?
a popular dialect between 300 BC and 300 AD used to express NT Theology
Canon
Greek for measuring Rod or Standard
The collection of books which met the criteria of infallibility
what were the non-canonical books?
a series of books concerning Chris and the church but not recognized as inspired
do we have the original manuscripts of the New Testament?
No but over 5300 copies of the ancient scripture
WHO WERE THE PHARISEES?
In charge
