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Question 1

Gnosticism

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Belief that one gains salvation through knowledge of true heavenly origin

Question 2

Pericope

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Short gospel episode, parable, miracle or pronuncement story

Question 3

Sitz im Leben

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Setting in life, original historical and cultural setting of narrative

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Evaluative Point of View-

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Belief and worldview reader must have to judge the events and characters in the story

Question 5

Implied reader

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Imaginative person who responds appropriately to the strategy in the narrative

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Plot-

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Sequence of events that moves the story from intro, conflict, climax, and conclusion

Question 7

Story time

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Actual Time in the narrative world

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Narrative Time-

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Universe created by implied author in which the story takes place

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Round Characters

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Unpredictable characters

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Flat characters

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Plain and predictable

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Dynamic Characters

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Develop and change over time

Question 12

Static

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Stay the same

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Chiasm

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Inverse parallelism

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Inclusio

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Bookended structure- similar statements begins and ends a narrative sequence

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Intercalatino

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Sandwiching - one episode inserted in the middle of another

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Hellenization

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Spread of Greek culture and language

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Diaspora

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Dispersion, Jew outside of israel

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Herod the great

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Idumean Ruler who gained the throne of israel after Roman conquest of Palestine

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Caesar Augustus

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First true emperor of Rome during jesus birth

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Pontius Pilate

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Roman governor of the roman province of judea during jesus ministry

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Herod Antipqss

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Song of Herod the great and tetrarch during jesus ministry

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Pax Romana

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Roman peace, period of peace and stability by Caesar Augustus

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Caiphas

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Jewish High priest during jesus public ministry

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Scribes

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Experts in the law of Moses

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Saduccees

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Religious and political party made up of priestly leadership and aristocracy

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Pharisees

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Religious and political party strictly adhered to purity laws and the laws of Moses

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Mishnah

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Earliest rabbinic writings | Application of Torah in everyday life

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Talmud

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Complete body of Jewish oral traditions

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Targum

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Aramaic extension and paraphrase of the scripture

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Hillel

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One of the most important rabbis of the second temple period

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Shammai

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First major academy of Jewish sages

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Honor and shame

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Critical values in Mediterranean culture | Relates to gaining or losing status of others in the community

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Confession of peter

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Key transitional passage in the Synoptics

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Oliver discourse

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Jesus message to the disciples regarding the destruction of the temple

Question 35

Theophilus

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Addressee in Luke and acts | Patron who sponsors the writing of the gospels

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Reading vertically

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Following the story from top to bottom, beginning to end

Question 37

Luke’s most significant contribution to the gospel resurrection narratives is what?

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Jesus faithfully fulfilling his call to suffer as Gods servant

Question 38

What are some unique characteristics of the Gospel of John?

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John is unique in style and 90% unique

Question 39

Who probably established the Qumran community that produced the Dead Sea Scrolls?

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Essenes

Question 40

What are the characteristics of the Gospel of Matthew?

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``` Most Jewish Jewish messiah brings Gods people salvation for sins Systematically arranged Concise style Fulfillment formulas Topical arrangement ```

Question 41

In Mark’s Gospel, who was the first human character to comprehend Jesus’ role as the suffering Son of God?

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Peter

Question 42

According to the text, what are the two main portraits controlling Matthew’s Christology?

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Jesus as the messiah -fulfillment of Gods promises | Jesus as Immanuel- presence and wisdom of God

Question 43

Which Gospel is considered to have been written first by most NT scholars?

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Matthew

Question 44

According to the text, what background does John draw from when he uses the term Logos (“Word”) in John 1?

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Jesus in Johns prologue Jesus identity as the self revelation of god Roots in Judaism and Hellenistic philosophy

Question 45

In reference to the text, what does “Synoptic” mean and what are the Synoptic Gospels? 2

Answer 45

View together - similar perspective Matthew, mark, Luke