NT AND GOSPELS Flashcards

1
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Jesus Christ’s birth, teaching, passion, death and resurrection are narrater and proclaimed in this testament

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New testament

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This testament cover God’s various covenants with Israel, especially the Sinai covenant

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Old Testament

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3
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Sinai covenant was mediated by…

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Moses

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4
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Categories in the Old testament

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The Torah or Law, The Writings and The Prophets

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5
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How many books are there in the Old Testament?

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46 books

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6
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4 groups in the New Testament

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Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Revelation, and Letters

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7
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How many books are there in the New Testament?

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27 books

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8
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What are the 4 Gospels?

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Mark, Matthew, Luke and John

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9
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What do Mark, Matthew, Luke and John do?

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they announce the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ

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They are the writers; a term derived from the Greek word euangelion, which means “announcement of the Good News”

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Evangelists

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11
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What are the four Gospels about?

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Life and teaching of Jesus Christ

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12
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Describes the early spread of the Good News to the world and formation of the early Church

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Acts of the Apostles

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13
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How many letters are there?

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21 letters

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14
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21 letters in the Bible are called…

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Epistles

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15
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Who did they attribute the 14 letters?

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St. Paul/ Pauline Letters

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16
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How about the remaining letters? How many are they and who is it attributed to?

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7 letters and these are attributed to other Apostles

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17
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This is also called as Apocalypse and is the only prophetic book in the New Testament

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Revelation

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18
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Three stages in the formation of the Gospels

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Jesus’ life in Palestine, The Oral Tradition and The Written Gospels

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19
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God’s word recorded by humans; written account of our love story w God

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Bible

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20
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A word meaning “covenant”, The open-ended contract between God and Human beings

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Testament

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21
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This fulfills the Old testament

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New Testament

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22
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New testament was written in what language?

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Koine (common) Greek

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23
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They are the principal witnesses to the life and teaching of Jesus Christ

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Gospel

24
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Identifies the sender and recipient

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Greeting

25
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Contains the account of Jesus’ life, teachings on how to grow in the Christian life, and advice and encouragement to the community n

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Body of the letter

26
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Brief personal remark and farewell

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Conclusion

27
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This means “revealed” or “unveiled”

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Apocalyptic

28
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The author in this Gospel is probably a friend or disciple of Peter

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Mark

29
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When and where was the Gospel of Mark?

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A.D. 62-70 and probably Rome

30
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Symbol of the Gospel according to Mark

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Desert Lion- John the Baptist, the voice of one “crying out in the desert”

31
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What is A.D.

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Anno domini

32
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The author in this Gospel according to Matthew

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Probably a jewish Christian of Palestinian origin

33
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When and where was the gospel of matthew?

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A.D. 70-85 and Syria (Antioch)

34
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Symbol in the Gospel according to Matthew

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Human figure (genealogy of Jesus)

35
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The author in this Gospel according to Luke

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A greek convert (Gentile) and Companion of Paul

36
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When and were was the Gospel of Luke?

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A.D. 70-85 and Greece

37
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What is the symbol in the Gospel according to Luke?

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Ox (Zechariah offering a sacrifice in the Temple)

38
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The Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke are called..

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Synoptic Gospels bc
Syn= “together”
Optic= “seen”

39
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German word meaning “source”- collection of Jesus’ sayings

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Q or Quelle

40
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This Gospel is written in a longer and more poetic tone

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Gospel of John

41
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The author in this Gospel according to John

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Possibly John the Apostle or his disciple

42
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When and where was the Gospel of John?

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A.D. 90-110 and Ephesus (Asia Minor)

43
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What is the symbol of the Gospel according to Luke?

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Eagle (starts with a hymn to Jesus who uniquely looks on the face of God)

44
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Three forms of Oral Tradition

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Kerygma, Didache, and Litourgia

45
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Preaching to unbelievers

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Kerygma

46
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It refers to catechetical instructions for the newly baptized on how to live a Christ-filled life

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Didache

47
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Celebration of the Holy Eucharist and sharing of Jesus’ teachings

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Litourgia

48
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Mark’s portrait of Jesus

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Suffering Messiah

49
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The audience of the Gospel according to Mark

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Suffering Christians

50
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Matthew’s portrait of Jesus

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Messiah and King

51
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The audience of the Gospel according to Matthew

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Jewish Christians

52
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Luke’s portrait of Jesus

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Savior of the World

53
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The audience of the Gospel according to Luke

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Gentile community

54
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John’s portrait of Jesus

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Jesus is the Son of God, the word of God made man

55
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The audience of the Gospel according to John

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Christians of all background