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Chapter 6 of The Christian Theological Tradition Flashcards

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True of False: The gospels were actually written by the first disciples of Jesus, including Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

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False

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True of False: There was universal agreement among early Christians that Jesus, as the Son of God, was completely divine.

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False

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True of False: There was universal agreement among early Christians that Jesus, as the Son of God, was completely human.

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False

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True of False: The Gospels are all identical in terms of how they treat Jesus life and how they depict who he was.

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False

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The issue dealing with why the synoptic gospels are so similar and yet so different from one another is referred to as the:

a. Alignment issue c. Gospel diversity
b. Synoptic problem d. Markan priority

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b. Synoptic problem

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This Gospel portrays Jesus as the Logos of God, present in (with) God from the beginning.

a. John c. Luke
b. Matthew d. Mark

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a. John

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The doctrine that Jesus only appeared to be human, but was in fact not truly human.

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Docetism

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Means “Correct doctrine ”

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orthodoxy

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Means “Statements of belief ”

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Creed

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Means “universal”

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catholic

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Means “Government by bishops ”

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episcopacy

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Means “Falling away from faith, denying one’s faith in the face of adversity ”

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apostasy

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This was an important movement in early Christianity that posited the notion of two Gods.

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gnosticism

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Writings attributed to an author, but not actually written by her/him.

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pseudonymity

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15
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From the list, select all of the ‘synoptic’ gospels

a. Timothy d. John
b. Matthew e. Paul
c. Mark f. Luke

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B. Matthew
C. Mark
F. Luke

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16
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According to the Gospels, what is the key way that the “kingdom of God” comes to be realized?

a. through human actions, especially on behalf of the poor, marginalized/disenfranchised
b. by believing a certain way (believing that Jesus was the Messiah)
c. by going to Churches and praying
d. through abiding by the laws found in the Torah

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a. through human actions, especially on behalf of the poor, marginalized/disenfranchised

17
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A central feature of Jesus’ preaching, his parables, miracles and actions, is:

a. God does not expect humans to take care of the poor
b. God’s wrathful judgment at the end of time
c. Condemnation by God for humanity’s sinfulness
d. the Kingdom of God

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d. the Kingdom of God

18
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Means “the second coming of Christ.”

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parousia

19
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The time during which the ‘fathers’ of the Church wrote - from 100-451 A.D.

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patristic period

20
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Those who were neither Christian nor Jewish were considered to be _____.

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pagan

21
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The idea that humanity can repair its broken relationship to God through its actions.

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justification by works

22
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A meeting, held in 49 or 50 A.D. to discuss whether or not Gentiles needed to become Jewish in order to become Christian.

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Jerusalem conference

23
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The idea that the purpose of Jesus death was to save us from God’s wrathful judgment for our sinfulness.

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sacrificial atonement

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In Paul, this concept refers to God’s free gift of acquitting us of our guilt.

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grace

25
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This person was a prolific writer and missionary in early Christianity.

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St. Paul

26
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Means “taking on flesh” and has to do with Jesus’ divinity within a human body.

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incarnation

27
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A central concept in Jesus’ preaching, related to the “reign of God.”

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Kingdom of God

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Irenaeus believed that the bishops were the authorized preservers of the tradition , standing in a living chain that went back to Jesus’ first followers.

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Apostolic tradition

29
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relates to who the person of Jesus (who he is) and the works (what he does) of Jesus who is the Christ.

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Christology

30
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Uniquely characterizes Mark’s Christology

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Messianic secret

31
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Statements that start with the phrase “blessed are they…”

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Beatitudes

32
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The unknown “source” for the Gospels of Matthew and Luke

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Q, or “Quelle”

33
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Stories of Jesus’ birth and childhood.

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Infancy narratives

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