religous Flashcards
how many book are in the bible?
66
how many books are in the New Testament?
27
how many books are in the old testament?
39
what story does the old testament tell?
story about jews
what story did the new testament tells?
story about Jesus and how the Christian church begin
what does gospel mean?
good news
what does synoptic gospel means?
similar in content or share similar stories
who wrote St. Matthew
Matthew/Luke
2nd gospel written
St. Matthew
1st gospel written
St.mark
shortest gospel written
St.Mark
Longest gospel written
St.luke
why did Jesus’ parents take him to Jerusalem?
celebrate passover festival
where did mary find jesus when he was missing and what was he doing?
in the temple, talking to the teachers, asking and answering questions.
what is bar(bat)-mitzvah &why is it necessary for a child to go through it?
bar(bat)-mitzvah:son(daughter) of the commandment. in order to become an adult.
what s a eunuch?
a man who testicles are removed
where did Philp meet the Ethiopian eunuch?
on a road comin from jerusalem
two-ways Philip helped the eunuch.
he explained the scripture (Isiah 53)
led him to repent
baptized him
Describes several ways in which Saul suffered after his conversion?
answer: he was rejected by the Jews; he was beaten for the gospel; he was put in prison; he was stoned ;he was thrown out of the city; he was accused of falsely misleading the people
state 2 things God told ananias concerning Saul
He is praying and is having a vision; Saul has been chosen to serve him and make his name known to the gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel; Saul will suffer for Jesus sake
Who was Cornelius and how did he help his community?
He was a captain in the Roman or Italian army: he was a religious man; a praying man; a centurion and a gentile; he give generously to the poor people
What was the relationship between Jews and gentiles at the time
jews dislike gentiles
