General Key Terms

Question 1

synoptic

Answer 1

the first three gospels which have an interconnected relationship: Matthew, Mark and Luke

Question 2

canonical

Answer 2

all for gospels included within the canon of the church: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Question 3

hellenism

Answer 3

the synthesis of Greco-Roman culture with the Jewish culture of Judea following occupation

Question 4

BC

Answer 4

Before Christ; used as a measurement of time after the year 1 in the Christian era

Question 5

AD

Answer 5

Anno Domini; ‘The year of our Lord’ used as a measurement of time after the year 1 in the Christian era

Question 6

apostles

Answer 6

A group of early Christian missionaries largely made up of the original 12 disciples. The authorship of some of the gospels is attributed to some apostles

Question 7

disciples

Answer 7

a group of 12 men who followed Jesus during his lifetime according to the gospels

Question 8

logos

Answer 8

Greek word meaning ‘word’; in context referring to Jesus as the Word in the Gospel of John

Question 9

torah

Answer 9

The Jewish holy Scriptures

Question 10

messianic

Answer 10

Belief or relation of something to the Jewish concept of a coming Messiah

Question 11

Judea

Answer 11

The province in which Jesus lived and preached which was under Roman rule during this time

Question 12

exegesis

Answer 12

Meaning literally ‘to draw out’; this refers to an academic and analytic approach to meaning of Scripture

Question 13

gentile

Answer 13

any person who was not ethically or religiously Jewish

Question 14

Qumran

Answer 14

a geographical location in modern-day West Bank

Question 15

Sanhedrin

Answer 15

A form of Jewish court utilised at the time of Jesus