Test 2 Flashcards

1
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The Gospel Mark was drawn from who’s firsthand accounts?

A

Peter

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2
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The Gospel Matthew targets what group of people?

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Palestinian Jews

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3
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What is the whole premise of the gospel Matthew?

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Shows Jesus as the fulfillment of Jewish hopes fro a Messiah

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4
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The Gospel Luke was probably written by…

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A man who was not himself a Jew, nor an apostle

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The Gospel Luke targets what group of people?

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Gentiles, women, infirm, and societal outcasts

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6
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The Gospel John is written from what perspective?

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An apostle “whom Jesus loved”, an eye witness account

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How is John’s gospel unique?

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It is more personal, interpersonal on the accounts of Jesus

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8
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Who is Nicodemus?

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He was on the council of elders; thinks that you have to use good works to get to heaven

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9
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Who was the Smaritan Woman?

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A woman whom Jesus talked to; she was stunned by this fact

“inappropriate”–samaritan and woman

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10
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The visual images and dichotomies in John’s gospel are?

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Light/dark and earth/heaven

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11
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Palm Sunday may actually have been a…

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Monday

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12
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Why is the donkey important in the entrace on “Palm Sunday”?

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It is an animal of burden and peace

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13
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Fighting Parables in Jerusalem were targeted towards?

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Leaders of Jerusalem

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14
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What are some examples of the “Fighting Parables”?

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Object lesson of the fig tree, Parable of two sons, Parable of landowner, the king’s wedding feast…

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15
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How much of John’s gospel despicts one DAY in Jesus’ life?

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one-third

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16
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What was the trial of Jesus?

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The arrest; before Annas (ex-high priest) and Caiaphas and kangaroo court; Before the Sanhedrin; Before Pilate; Before Herod Antipas

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17
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What is a kangaroo court?

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Court where the principles of laws and justcice are disregarded or perverted

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18
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How was Jesus humiliated?

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Beaten & insulted; Publicly paraded; Crucifiction; Burial of the “prince of life”

All of his human life involved some sort of humiliation

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19
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Who helped Jesus carry his cross?

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Simon Cyrene

Symbolic of us picking up our own cross and following him

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20
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What were the meanings of the crucifixtion to the different groups?

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Romans

  • Practice not allowed for citizens
  • Only reserved for the worst enemies of the state and slaves

Jews

  • Cast off from the love of God
  • A great shame

Victim’s surviving family and friends
- Shame (publicly shamed)

21
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What are the alternate scenarios?

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Swoon Theory
Theft Theory
Hallucination Theory
Fabrication by Later Church Theory

22
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Describe the four alternate scenarios

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Swoon Theory
-Jesus passed out on the cross and guards mistaked him as dead

Theft Theory
-Jesus’ body is gone because it was stolen by people

Hallucination Theory
-The disciples were so overwhelmed with grief; psycological breakthrough; “his spirit live on in our hearts”

Fabrication by Later Church Theory
-made it up so they can get money and power

23
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What is at stake with the gospels?

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The cross–> Jesus is not bound to cross or grave

24
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What does inclusio mean?

A

Phrase that happens at the beginning and end of a book

25
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What does vicarious atonement mean?

A

One persons sins get transferred to another person to be atoned for

26
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The resuurection was a ________ of a __________

A

fulfillment; long-standing promise

27
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God made himself______ with a future view

A

Obedient

28
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He was declared with power to be ______________

A

the Son of God

29
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Who is the author of Acts?

A

Luke

30
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How does the leadership go in the book of Acts?

A

Peter to James to Saul/Paul

31
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When is the Jewish Pentecost?

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50th day after Passover each spring; traditional day Sinai Law

32
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How did the Holy Spirit and his manefestations show?

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The Holy Spirit filled the house, and flame sat upon each shoulder. Each person was able to speak in different tongues.

33
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Who were the decietful members in the church and what happened to them?

A

Annais and Saphira; they were struck down dead

34
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The Spirit of God is…

A

shared but not sold

35
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What are echoes of the Jewish Pentecost? And what do the reflect?

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Smaritain converts, Roman converts at Caesarea, Other Gentile converts elsewhere, More on Paul’s first missionary journey, and the disciples of John the Baptist

The following of the Holy Spirit

36
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The new church center in Acts was where?

A

Antioch in Syria

37
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What were the three “pentecosts” of Acts?

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  1. Hearing the gospel in their language
  2. Smaritains receive holy spirit
  3. God fearers receive God as Peter is speaking
38
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What were the shifts that took place in the early church?

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  1. Urban shift : from Jerusalem to Antioch
  2. Leadership shift: from Peter to Paul
  3. Sociological shift: from mostly Jewish to Gentile
39
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Where are the two Antioch’s located?

A

Syria and Pesidia

40
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What does justification mean?

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To declare righteousness

41
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What was one of the problems in the church of Galatia that referred to the Judaizers?

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They preached false messages and lead those in the church astray

42
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What does monergism mean?

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No one contributes toward his own salvation–GOD IS SOLE WORKER

43
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What happened to Paul and Barnabas?

A

They parted ways

44
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Pauls travled across what in his second missionary journey? What did he do?

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Asia Minor; Strengthened churches, and delivered apostolic decree

45
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Athens and Areopagus. Describe.

A

Areopagus was a cultural city like modern day NYC

46
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Who were the Epicureans and Stoics?

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Epicureans: Things that cause pain and things that cause pleasure “YOLO”

Stoics: Reach peace and calm but FATE will get to you. World is going to do what world is going to do.

47
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Paul was arrested upon his return to Jerusalem and he gave testimony to who?

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Jewish crowd, Sanhedrin, Felix, procurator of Judaea, Festus, subsequent procurator of Judea, and Herod Agrippa II

48
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Paul was _______ under Nero in ______

A

Beheaded; AD65