Bib Faith Exam 4

Question 1

Ecclesia

Answer 1

Church

Question 2

Cultural transformative process and military conquests in Israel from Jewish to Greek

Answer 2

Hellenization, began with Alexander the Great in 333 BC

Question 3

Meaning of the word “Gospel”

Answer 3

Good News

Question 4

T/F All Jews resisted Hellenization

Answer 4

F

Question 5

How did Israel respond to Greek/Roman rule?

Answer 5

They created groups such as the Zealots, Essenes, etc

Question 6

Populist militia Israelite group who wanted to bring down Rome through ambushing Roman soldiers; believed Messiah would be a military leader

Answer 6

Zealots; “sicari”

Question 7

Responsible for the Dead Sea Scrolls; wanted to withdraw from Rome and move to the desert; strict observance of written law and criticized Jewish elite

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Essenes; they focused on ceremonial purity

Question 8

Mikveh

Answer 8

Bath (Essene precursor to Baptism)

Question 9

Israelite group devoted to written Torah and created their own oral Torah; believe in resurrection of dead, and messianic kingdom, anti-roman

Answer 9

Pharisees (lay people)

Question 10

Name or Pharisaic oral Torah

Answer 10

TALMUD/MISHNA (rabbinic lit)

Question 11

Israelite group who oversaw the synagogue and were religiously progressive, but politically conservative

Answer 11

Pharisees

Question 12

Group of Israelite priests who were compromised to Rome because they wanted money, power, and comfort;

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Saducees

Question 13

Reasons the Sad/Phar argued

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The Saducees did not believe in resurrection of the dead or the oral law of the Pharisees. The Pharisees saw the Saducees as corrupt and in bed with Rome

Question 14

What were the major theological themes that were developed during the intertestamental period

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Prophetic, Messianic, and Apocalyptic Traditions

Question 15

Components of Prophetic Tradition

Answer 15

Jesus is a prophet
Jesus has a message of repentance for his own people
Obedience is more than sacrifices and is more about caring for the lowly and loving the LORD with your whole being

Question 16

Components of Messianic Tradition

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Jesus rarely IDs self as Messiah
Reestablishes Jewish autonomy
Kingly reign of justice, peace, and righteousness
Savior/redeemer (not eternal yet, but one to return them to YHWH)

Question 17

T/F Jesus confirms that he is the Messiah while he is on earth

Answer 17

F, he never clearly affirms this, others put it on him

Question 18

T/F Some said Jesus was Elisha returned

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F; Elijah

Question 19

Calypso

Answer 19

Secret/hidden

Question 20

Components of Apocalyptic Tradition

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(means to unveil/uncover)
Despair over human life/history
Deep hope in radical divine intervention
Historical dualism
Visions
Numerology (not literal chronological dates)

Question 21

Importance of Jesus on the road to Caesarea Philippi

Answer 21

Peter has a misunderstanding about the Messiah and Jesus must rebut the temptation to be the kind of Messiah that the Jews want; “if you expect a worldly king as Messiah, you are wrong”

Question 22

Mark 1:15

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“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Question 23

What is the importance of Mark 1:15

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This is Jesus’ declaration of his entire ministry, the time is fulfilled and the Kingdom is at hand

Question 24

6 statements about the Kingdom

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1. It is an Event more than a place
2. It is a Present and Future reality
3. It has been opened or inaugurated in Jesus’ ministry and person
4. Participation (salvation) or Exclusion (Condemnation) in the Kingdom is decided in one’s response to Jesus
5. It’s coming entails a great radical reversal
6. It will be the fulfillment or consummation or Israel’s covenantal story, human history, and the Father’s will

Question 25

One a timeline of the old/new age, where are we now?

Answer 25

We are "between the times"

Question 26

What was Jesus' stance on the law?

Answer 26

He came to fulfill it, not to abolish it

Question 27

T/F The Kingdom of God is fully here

Answer 27

F, it is here in some ways, but not fully

Question 28

Word for "2nd coming"

Answer 28

Parousia

Question 29

Why has the second coming been delayed?

Answer 29

Because not everyone has heard the gospel--this is the reason for the church age

Question 30

3 aspects of Jesus' earthly ministry

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1. Preaching 2. Teaching 3. Actions

Question 31

T/F Jesus' preaching involves his proclaiming of the Kingdom of God

Answer 31

T

Question 32

How did Jesus teach in the Gospels?

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Through parables; teach to explain the Kingdom

Question 33

Who is best situated to hear Jesus' message?

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The poor and lowly because they understand their dependence on God

Question 34

What are some examples of the great reversal?

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The Beatitudes; ex. blessed are the poor, the meek

Question 35

Importance of Jesus' rabbinic teachings of "You have heard it said...but I say to you...."

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They intensify the law and internalize it; Jesus is saying "my teachings are greater than Moses'" and declare the will of God (this is what gets Jesus into political trouble)

Question 36

Where does Jesus' sense of divine authority come from?

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His sense that he is sent from the Father to do his will; he has a self-conscious awareness that he is the Kingdom-bringer NOT God in the flesh

Question 37

What was so scandalous about Jesus eating the sinners?

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Eating with someone was equal to saying they were with you/welcoming into your company; this was an invitation to the Kingdom

Question 38

T/F Jesus' miracles were regarded as proof for his divinity

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F, they were meant to draw attention to something deeper-signs that show what the Kingdom of God would be like (ex. no sickness, no blindness, no death)

Question 39

What is Mark's focus?

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The necessity of jesus' persecution and death and how the church will mimic it; discipleship in the midst of persecution; the actions of Jesus

Question 40

Which Gospel was written first?

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Mark

Question 41

What does Mark begin with?

Answer 41

Jesus' baptism

Question 42

Why does Jesus not accept his Messiahship?

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Making a claim of Messiahship during the time of Jesus would have been a direct claim to the throne --> sooner death and Jesus had work to do first

Question 43

T/F Jesus came as a military/political leaders like the jews thought he would

Answer 43

F; he came as a suffering servant, a Crucified King

Question 44

The Gospel of the Jewish Messiah

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Matthew

Question 45

Components of Matthew

Answer 45

OT Typology OT prophecy Genealogy

Question 46

Previous history that helps describe a new figure

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Typology | ex. Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt in Matthew and the Sermon on the Mount paralleling Moses on Mt. Sinai

Question 47

Meaning of synoptic

Answer 47

syn/optic | same/view

Question 48

Gospel about salvation for all

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Luke; this includes poor, sinners, the lowly, women ("outsiders")

Question 49

Who was Luke written for?

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The increasing number of Gentile believers

Question 50

Gospel that emphasizes that Jesus' teachings are of universal significance, not just for Israel and includes parables of the Lost sheep, coin, and son, and the Good Samaritan

Answer 50

Luke

Question 51

"newest" Gospel

Answer 51

John

Question 52

How does John differ from the synoptic gospels?

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Jesus' entrance to jerusalem is at the beginning of the gospel; John shows that the story of Jesus does not need to be redacted into one single story because no single perspective could talk about all aspects of Jesus' ministry

Question 53

T/F the early church was concerned with detailed facts in their writings

Answer 53

F

Question 54

Gospel that portrays Jesus as the eternal song of God made flesh and descended from God/Incarnation of Jesus

Answer 54

John

Question 55

T/F Luke and Acts read together

Answer 55

T

Question 56

What is the synoptic hypothesis?

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Says that Matthew and Luke both come from Mark, but also another shared source that is not Mark ("Q"). Q is probably a very old source that included the sayings of Jesus

Question 57

Quell

Answer 57

Source (Q)

Question 58

Which gospel has an absence of the kingdom of God theme?

Answer 58

John

Question 59

LOGOS

Answer 59

Word

Question 60

Which book begins "and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to all the ends of the earth."

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Acts

Question 61

Giving of the Holy Spirit that enables the church

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Pentecost

Question 62

Koinonia

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Fellowship

Question 63

Diduche; Kerrygma

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Teaching and Proclamation

Question 64

Eucharist

Answer 64

Breaking of Bread

Question 65

Significance of Ananias and Sapphira story

Answer 65

They sold their things as they were supposed to, but they did not give the entire profit to the disciples (only partial profit)and they were struck dead (shows that voluntary renunciation of wealth was very important to the early church)

Question 66

Book with theme of the Righteousness of God

Answer 66

Romans

Question 67

Theme of Unity in Christ and the Spirit

Answer 67

1 Corinthians

Question 68

Theme of Christian Freedom

Answer 68

Galatians

Question 69

Theme of Holy Living in Prep for the Lord's return

Answer 69

1/2 Thessalonians

Question 70

Theme of Joy from knowing Christ and Sharing his Sufferings

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Philippians

Question 71

Theme of Unity in the Body of Christ

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Ephesians

Question 72

Theme of Christ, the Perfect Revelation of God

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Hebrews

Question 73

Theme of Faith without works is dead

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James

Question 74

The difference in Jews and Gentiles

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Jews were people of Israelite heritage or converted Jews; Gentiles are non-believers who Jesus also came to save

Question 75

People responsible for the daily distribution of food to widows; stephen

Answer 75

Hellenists

Question 76

Paul's teacher

Answer 76

Gamaliel

Question 77

What happened on the Damascus road?

Answer 77

Saul was blinded and was taken to the nearest city where he was then converted and renamed Paul

Question 78

5 sections of Pauline Epistles

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1. Salutation 2. Thanksgiving 3. Body 4. Paraenesis 5. Conclusion

Question 79

Section of Pauline Epistles that include Paul's reasons for writing, his concerns, responses to question, and major doctrinal issues

Answer 79

Body

Question 80

Section of Pauline Epistles that presents an urgent challenge to respond to set things in the right way

Answer 80

Paraenesis

Question 81

Conveys the idea that every believers participates in a meaningful way in the full reality of Christ incarnate through the church

Answer 81

Body of Christ

Question 82

View of eschatology found throughout Pauline writings

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"Already-not-yet"

Question 83

Eschatology view of Paul that said Christ and the Spirit were guarantees in the present that the end of time had begun and would come to swift consummation

Answer 83

"Already-not-yet"

Question 84

Where is the Great Commission found?

Answer 84

Matthew 28; "Go forth and make disciples therefore of all nations..."

Question 85

Where did the disciples get the name "Christians?"

Answer 85

Antioch

Question 86

Theological contents of Romans

Answer 86

Grace, God's righteousness, Go'd wrath, Baptism, sanctification, adoption,

Question 87

the view that Christians are released by grace from the obligation of observing the moral law.

Answer 87

Antinomians

Question 88

Christians who insisted Gentiles/new-converts should follow law of Moses

Answer 88

Judaizers