Chapters 2 +3 Test

Question 1

The abbreviation of the holy writings of the Jews

Answer 1

Tanak

Question 2

The northern portion of Palestine and the center of Jesus’ earthly ministry

Answer 2

Galilee

Question 3

Heavenly messengers

Answer 3

Angels

Question 4

The north-central region of the Holy Land, directly south of the Sea of Galilee.

Answer 4

Samaria

Question 5

The most important Jewish feast celebrating the liberation from Egypt.

Answer 5

Passover

Question 6

The Greek word for Messiah

Answer 6

Christ

Question 7

Hilly terrain east of the Jordan River

Answer 7

Transjordan

Question 8

The Pax Romana describes the state of ________ and security in the Roman Empire.

Answer 8

Peace

Question 9

Idumean king who ruled Palestine at the time of Jesus’ birth.

Answer 9

Herod

Question 10

The dry, barren, craggy southern region of Palestine.

Answer 10

Judea

Question 11

Originally a harvest festival, it came to celebrate Yahweh’s giving the Law to Moses.

Answer 11

Pentecost

Question 12

An apocalyptic group that believed God would usher in his kingdom through a catastrophic event.

Answer 12

Essenes

Question 13

Comes from the Greek word for assembly.

Answer 13

Synagogue

Question 14

An organized revolutionary faction of Jews who sought to overthrow Roman rule.

Answer 14

Zealots

Question 15

Prophet who introduced the idea of the resurrection from the dead for those who merited it.

Answer 15

Daniel

Question 16

Greek name for the geographic area of the Jews of the New Testament.

Answer 16

Palestine

Question 17

Celebrated the red education of the Temple after it had been profaned.

Answer 17

Hanukkah

Question 18

Generally a low position in first-century Palestine with few political rights.

Answer 18

Women

Question 19

Herod who ruled Perea and Galilee during Jesus’ lifetime.

Answer 19

Antipas

Question 20

The Maccabean family led a revolt against the Greeks for placing a statue of this God in the Temple.

Answer 20

Zeus

Question 21

Gentiles who accepted Jewish beliefs but did not undergo circumcision.

Answer 21

God fearers

Question 22

The first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.

Answer 22

CHI RHO

Question 23

The place where the Pharisees met to form a canon of sacred books.

Answer 23

Canaan

Question 24

They were mostly priests and aristocrats who cared for Temple practices and worship.

Answer 24

Sadducees

Question 25

The nations of people who were not circumcised.

Answer 25

Gentiles

Question 26

The destruction of the Temple took place under this Roman general in A.D. 70

Answer 26

Titus

Question 27

This is God's revelation of himself which literally means instruction.

Answer 27

Torah

Question 28

A powerful sign of God's Kingdom worked by Jesus

Answer 28

Miracle

Question 29

Jesus is born in the City of David..

Answer 29

Bethlehem

Question 30

Exaggeration

Answer 30

Hyperbole

Question 31

According to Luke's Gospel, Jesus reveals himself first to them..

Answer 31

Poor/lowly/shepherds

Question 32

In Hebrew, it means "to try" or "to test"

Answer 32

Temptation

Question 33

A title meaning "teacher"

Answer 33

Rabbi

Question 34

Only the Gospels of Luke and Matthew tell us about Jesus'....

Answer 34

Birth/nativity

Question 35

A term referring to God's infinite incomprehensibility

Answer 35

Mystery

Question 36

Matthew's genealogy traces Jesus' ancestry to him.

Answer 36

Abraham

Question 37

This River was a symbol for Jewish freedom.

Answer 37

Jordan River

Question 38

One of the Old Testament prophets who appeared at Jesus' Transfiguration.

Answer 38

Elijah

Question 39

The term used to describe Christ's manifestation

Answer 39

Epiphany

Question 40

A literary form that relates past scriptural events to help explain and interpret present events.

Answer 40

Midrash

Question 41

A picture story drawn from ordinary life that conveys religious truth.

Answer 41

Parable

Question 42

Scholars believe that the author of Matthew's Gospel was a ____-Christian.

Answer 42

Jewish

Question 43

Jesus' infancy narratives represent an interest primarily in _______ rather than history.

Answer 43

Theology

Question 44

Jesus emphasized the ________ of the Law of Moses.

Answer 44

Spirit

Question 45

Luke wrote for a ___________ Christian audience.

Answer 45

Gentile

Question 46

Jesus' _________ days in the desert recall Israel's years in the wilderness.

Answer 46

40

Question 47

John the Baptist courageously condemned the behavior of this King.

Answer 47

Herod Antipas

Question 48

Miracles reveal God's ________.

Answer 48

Power

Question 49

The expulsion of an evil spirit...

Answer 49

Exorcism

Question 50

The city of Jesus's hidden life.

Answer 50

Nazareth

Question 51

A Hebrew word that means "certainly"

Answer 51

Amen

Question 52

He is the immediate precursor and forerunner of Jesus.

Answer 52

John

Question 53

The synoptic Gospels use the word _______ for miracle which means "act of power."

Answer 53

Dynamis

Question 54

The central theme of Jesus' preaching was the coming of the Kingdom of ______.

Answer 54

God

Question 55

This city plays a key role in Luke's Gospel.

Answer 55

Jerusalem

Question 56

John's Gospel uses the Greek word ______ for miracle.

Answer 56

Semieon

Question 57

All four Gospels use Jesus' ______ as the starting point of his ministry.

Answer 57

baptism

Question 58

Short Answer: | Who were the Samaritans and what were two of their beliefs?

Answer 58

The Samaritans were from Samaria, the north-central region of the Holy Land. The descended from foreigners who intermarried with northern tribes of the Chosen People. They believed that Mount Gerazim was the God-chosen proper place for worship. They also only accepted the Law of Moses and considered only the first five books of the Pentateuch to be sacred.

Question 59

Short answer: | From the point of view of the Pharisees, who were "the people of the land"?

Answer 59

The people of the land were people who struggled to follow the Law, pray, and participate in the Synagogue services, including the Galileans. This term was a scornful remark given to people who were ignorant to the Law.

Question 60

What is the meaning of "Kingdom of God"? List and discuss important themes to the Kingdom of God in Jesus' teachings.

Answer 60

A. The Kingdom is for everyone. B. The Kingdom is of a loving God the Father. I. It involves a life of service. C. It is a free gift from a merciful God. I. It is united by the Holy Spirit.

Question 61

They believed in strict observance of the Law.

Answer 61

Pharisees