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Topic 1 The Life Of Jesus Flashcards

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What are the first four books of the New Testament called?

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The gospels

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Who is Jesus?

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Jesus is the son of God and the founder of Christianity

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What does gospel mean?

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It means Good news

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What job did Luke have and why was this useful?

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Luke was a doctor. He never met Jesus, but met many who did. Being a doctor was useful because it meant he was used to investigating things carefully.

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What job did Matthew have and why was this useful ?

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He was a tax collector and this was useful because he was used to keeping accurate records

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What are the three geographical sections of Israel ?

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The coastal plain, the central highlands and the Jordan valley

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How long is the Dead Sea ‘as the crow flies’?

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68 miles

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What are the three political districts of Israel?

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Galilee, Samaria and finally Jerusalem

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What are the two books of the gospel where Jesus’ birth is described

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Matthew and Luke

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Where was Jesus born, where did he grow up and where was he crucified?

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He was born in Bethlehem
grew up in Nazareth
Crucified in Jerusalem

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List the four gospels

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Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

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Who was Mark?

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A close friend of Peter. He was a teenager when Jesus died. His mother’s house was often used by Jesus in Jerusalem.

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Who was John?

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Brother of John. He was a fisherman and a very close friend of Jesus.

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Who was Jesus’ mother and where did she live.

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Mary and she lived in Nazareth

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List two other ancient writers who mention Jesus

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Tacitus a roman historian

The Talmud a collection of Jewish writings

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What is Israel also known as?

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Palestine

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How did Mary know she was going to give birth to Jesus?

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The angel Gabriel told her she would become pregnant & give birth to a son who would be great and would be known as the Son of God.

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Why was Mary surprised?

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Because she was a virgin. The angel told her the Holy Spirit would enable her to conceive.

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How did Joseph react when he heard that Mary was pregnant.

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He was going to divorce her but then he had a dream where an angel told him that the Holy Spirit had enabled Mary to conceive.

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What did the angel tell Joseph to call the baby and what does it mean?

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Jesus which means saviour

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Jesus’ birth was foretold in the Old Testament, what is the word used to describe this

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Prophesy or prophesied

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Where did Mary and Joseph have to go to register and why did they have to go there?

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Bethlehem because

Joseph was a descendant of King David and Bethlehem was his birthplace.

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Why did Mary give birth to Jesus in a stable?

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No room at the inn

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What did she place Jesus in and what was this?

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A manger which is an animal’s feeding trough

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Who were the first visitors to see Jesus and how did they know it was him?

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The shepherds

An angel told them a saviour had been born in Bethlehem and they would find him in a manger wrapped in strips of cloth

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Who else visited Jesus, how did they find him and what did they bring

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Magi or men who studied the stars. They were considered wise. They followed a bright star which they believed signalled the birth of a new king. They brought gifts of Gold, Frankincense an Myrrh.

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Where did the magi go first before they found Jesus and why did they go there?

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To the palace in Jerusalem because they thought the new king would be found there

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Who was the king at the time of Jesus birth?

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Herod

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What did Herod do when the magi came looking for the new king?

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He consulted his religious experts who told him that a saviour king was prophesied to be born in Bethlehem

He told the magi to find the baby and report back to him.

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Why did the magi not report back to Herod when they found Jesus?

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They had a dream warning them not to

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When the magi did not report back to Herod what did he do?

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Sent soldiers to Bethlehem to kill all the children under the age of 2

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Where did Mary and Joseph go to escape from Herod?

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Egypt

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How long did Mary, Joseph and Jesus stay in Egypt?

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Until King Herod died

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When king Herod died, why did Mary and Joseph not return to Bethlehem?

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They were fearful of Herod’s son, Archaelaus

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Who was Herod,s son?

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Archaelaus

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Where did Mary and Joseph go when they left Egypt?

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Nazareth

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