Scripture Unit 1 Test Flashcards
Fundamentalist
Someone who believes in traditional forms of a religion, or believes that what is written in a holy book, such as the Christian Bible, is completely true.
a person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture in a religion.
- taking it literally
Contextualist
- Contextualism takes the context into account.
- draw out true meaning
- Contextualization is the process of assigning meaning as a means of interpreting the environment within which a text or action is executed.
- Interpretation of the Bible that takes into account the various contexts for understanding including the senses of Scripture, literary forms, historical situations, cultural backgrounds, unity of whole of Scriptures, Tradition, and the analogy of faith.
Exegesis
- Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.
- People who draw the true meaning of a passage to understand what the author is writing
- Think about how it applies to our daily lives
- To think whether or not the test is true or false
Inerrant
Without error or fault. Biblical inerrancy is the belief that the Bible “is without error or fault in all its teaching”.
Incapable of being wrong in its religious message
Euangelion
- A reward for bringing of good news
- Good news = gospel
Synoptic
- Forming a general summary
- Means to “see together”
- Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called “Synoptic Gospels” because they can be “seen together.” What that actually means is that these gospels contain many of the same stories, and that those stories are sometimes even presented in the same sequence within each of the three different synoptic gospels.
Quelle
- A material which represents an unidentified written collection of sayings from Jesus
- German word for source
Parable
- Short story with a moral lesson
- Lessons with comparisons between good and bad, desired vs. undesired behavior
- Told by Jesus in the Gospels
Simile
- A comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
Abba
- Jesus saw God as the father so Abba (papa or daddy) referred to God as this
- Term for father in the Aramaic language
- Seen as inappropriate by the Jews
Patriarch
- A patriarch is a male leader.
- Refer to a social system where men control a disproportionately large share of social, economic, political and religious power, and inheritance usually passes down the male line.
- Any of those biblical figures regarded as fathers of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob (founding fathers)
Covenant
An agreement between God and his people, in which God makes promises to his people and, usually, requires certain conduct from them.
Explain Old Testament
The Old Testament focuses primarily on the history of Israel and God’s law.
- Largest book
Explain New Testament (New Covenant)
- documents how the world is saved through what Jesus did for his people.
- first book are the gospels
- Main Focus: the life, teachings, and works of Jesus Christ.
- 27 books: the 4 Gospels, the Historical Book(acts of the apostles, continuation of Luke and spreads the good news), the Letters(epistles), and the Book of Vision(revelation or apocalypse).
What did Christians believe about Jesus and see in the New Testament?
- Christians believe that Jesus was divine and that his propitiatory death and resurrection bring salvation to all humankind.
- Christians see in the New Testament the fulfillment of the promise of the Old Testament.
- Interprets the new covenant, represented in the life and death of Jesus, between God and the followers of Christ, the promised Messiah.
Why were both testaments divided?
- The Old Testament focuses primarily on the history of Israel and God’s law, whereas Jesus is the main focus of the New Testament.
- Because the end of history took place in the middle of history, dividing all of human time into two basic eras.
- The structure of the Bible reflects this reality. - The Old Testament is the book about the first era (BC). The New Testament is the book about the second era (CE).
Population and land area of the world Jesus lived in
- Canaan (Israel in Jesus time, Palestine our time) <– considered promised land
- 500,000 to 600,000 people
- Jerusalem was home to many people and had major feasts
Entertainment of people
Children played hopscotch and with many different toys. Older children played board games like checkers.
Employment and jobs available (what did Jesus do)
- People cared for the land and animals commonly. Abraham and Sarah did this.
- Some people became skilled workers or artisans (worked on crafts at home) ← children were taught these skills as these people were highly respected
- This job became professional, into builders, stonecutters, carpenters (Joseph was one), etc.
- Fisherman was well respected and have trust in God.
- Jesus: grew up helping his father, Joseph, with carpentry
- Crafts like baking were done on a daily basis and some were made into businesses
- Tradesmen were recognizable through symbols like sticking wood chips behind ears, for carpentry, etc. On Sabbath day, they were left home.
- Unskilled workers were poor and did difficult jobs like mining, etc.
How did people live? How were the homes like?
- smallest rooms for the poor with one larger multipurpose room and a smaller room for animals.
-In hill regions, houses were built in caves
-Animals at night were kept inside
-Little privacy in homes as several generations lived in one house
-Kitchens didn’t exist and cooking was done outside
-The furniture was a chest for storage and a basket
-People slept on cotton mattresses with wood or stones as pillows
-Two meals a day with bread being the common meal
-Dinners had vegetables, stew (barely = poor)(wheat = rich), fruit, eggs
How were people treated in His time?
- Men were the heads of the family and women had fewer rights ← Jesus wanted to change this
- Girls and boys married at 12 or 14 ← short life expectancy that’s why
- Jewish Priests were selected due to respectability (meaning something different than today’s ← wealth). Common people hated them because of the treatment of those less wealthy than them
- Tax collecters collected 40% of family earnings. People didn’t like the tax collectors keeping some of the money
- The sick weren’t helped as people stayed away from them. Sickness was seen as a punishment by God. Lepers placed in colonies away from society
- Girls were less desirable and were excluded and looked down upon
How did Jesus deal with outsiders?
- Jesus treated with respect and his actions and words were based on a person’s behavior, not a person’s status
- Made the rejected people the centre of his message
- Talked to women and showed compassion to the sick
Who were the synoptic gospels? Who wasn’t and why?
- Synoptic Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke (similar gospels)
- John’s gospel stands out as it has different stories not found in the other gospels: The story plot is different as well, not starting with the baptism of Jesus, and following different events that are not discussed in the other gospels
- But each gospel differed from one another because of the time of writing, audience, and purpose
- Gives a unique image of Jesus
What are the gospels?
- The primary source of information about Jesus
- Considered editors of the Gospels: included stories about Jesus in community worship, words of Jesus applied in life
- Gospels use each other’s work but add additional pieces
- The Gospels provided a comprehensive portrayal of Jesus’ life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection, presenting a cohesive narrative that affirmed the significance of Jesus within the Christian faith.