chapter 5 test

Question 1

anti-Semitism

Answer 1

unfounded prejudice against the Jewish people

Question 2

Sanhedrin

Answer 2

the 71 member supreme legislative and judicial body of the Jewish people. Many of its members were Sadducees.

Question 3

passion narratives

Answer 3

the name for the four separate accounts of the Passion of Christ. The passion narratives of the Synoptic Gospels follow a general literary and thematic plan. The passion narrative of John’s Gospel provides an independent version.

Question 4

martyr

Answer 4

“witness;” a person who bears witness to the truth of his or her faith even unto death

• 1st: St. Stephan
• Jesus died the death of a faithful martyr

Question 5

high priest

Answer 5

In Jewish history, the high priest in charge of the Temple worship. The high priest shared in the general priestly duties, however he was the only one allowed to enter the holy of holies, and only then on the day of Atonement. He was a descendent of Aaron

Question 6

Simon of Cyrene

Answer 6

the passerby who was forced to carry the cross when it became too heavy for Jesus to carry

Question 7

Pontius Pilate

Answer 7

Roman prefect who left the fate of Jesus up to the crowds

Question 8

Golgotha

Answer 8

site of the crucifixion; a small, elevated hill shaped like a skull

Question 9

Joseph Caiaphas

Answer 9

the high priest

Question 10

blasphemy

Answer 10

insulting God; under Jewish law, blasphemy was punishable by death

Question 11

Jewish capital punishment

Answer 11

stoning (the way St. Stephen was put to death)

Question 12

Gethsemane

Answer 12

“oil press;” where Jesus prayed and the soldiers came to arrest him

Question 13

Joseph of Arimathea

Answer 13

a wealthy disciple of Jesus to whom the body of Jesus was released; he wrapped Jesus’ body and laid it in the tomb

Question 14

Maximilian Kolbe

Answer 14

a Polish Franciscan priest who was arrested accused by the Nazis of publishing materials in opposition of them; volunteered to die for another man in Auschwitz; named a “martyr of charity”

Question 15

Sadducees

Answer 15

an aristocratic class that cooperated with Roman rule

Question 16

Jerusalem

Answer 16

Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem during the week before Passover on a colt, fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9; Jesus is greeted as a prophet

Question 17

sedition

Answer 17

a capital offense that the Jewish authorities brought to Pilate to try and get the death penalty for Jesus for trying to usurp the emperor

Question 18

INRI

Answer 18

Latin abbreviation for “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”

Question 19

theological meaning of the Passion

Answer 19

Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross is the perfect example of love. He gave all that we might have eternal life.

Question 20

Who is responsible for the death of Jesus?

Answer 20

All people; we, as sinners, crucify Jesus every time we betray him through our sins

Question 21

5 common elements among Passion Narratives between Gospel writers

Answer 21

• the arrest
• the condemnation
• the crucifixion
• the death
• the burial

Question 22

Differences between Passion Narratives between Matthew/Mark, Luke, John

Answer 22

Matthew/Mark: stress elements of abandonment but also vindication at the end
Luke: presents disciples in a more favorable light
John: Jesus in control of events

Question 23

holy of Holies

Answer 23

the inner chamber of the sanctuary in Jerusalem reserved for the presence of God and only entered by the high priests