English I: Biblical Allusions Flashcards
(96 cards)
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Creation story
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God creates the world in six days
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What did God create on each day of creation?
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- Light and dark
- Atmosphere
- Sea and Earth
- Vegetation
- Animals of land and sea
- Man and woman
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What does God do on the seventh day of creation?
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He rests
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What does the seventh day of rest indicate?
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Sabbath
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What is the theme of the creation story
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God’s plan
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What is a common quote from the creation story?
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Let there be light
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Adam and Eve
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The first man and woman on Earth
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How was Eve created?
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From the rib of Adam
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How was Adam created?
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God created him from dust and breathed life into him
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Where did Adam and Eve live?
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Garden of Eden
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What did Adam and Eve do?
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They both ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
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Why did Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit?
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The serpent (Satan) tempted them to
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What happens to Adam and Eve when they eat the forbidden fruit?
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They are banished from the garden
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How is Adam and Eve commonly referenced?
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Fall from Grace
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What is the theme of Adam and Eve?
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God’s wrath, fall of man, origin of sin
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Cain and Abel
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Children of Adam and Eve
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Cain
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oldest brother who kills Abel
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Abel
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youngest brother who is killed by Cain
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Why does Cain kill Abel?
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Cain is jealous that God values Abel’s offering more
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What happens to Cain after killing Abel?
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He is banished by God and receives a mark
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What is the theme for Cain and Abel?
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Punishment for murder and jealosy
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What were the jobs of Cain and Abel?
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Cain was a farmer and Abel was a shepherd
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don’t know him from Adam
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you don’t know who someone is
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How is Cain and Abel commonly referenced?
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Am I my brother’s keeper?
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Noah and the Ark
God sees man's evil and destroys the Earth
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What does Noah do?
He builds the Ark
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What does Noah bring with him?
Two of every animal and his family
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What is Noah's Ark?
The vessel that he sets sail in
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How long does is rain for in Noah's Ark?
40 days and 40 nights
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What does the rainbow signify in Noah's Ark?
God's promise to never destroy the world with floods
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How is Noah's ark commonly referenced?
Rainbows
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What is the theme of Noah's Ark?
God's wrath and His promises
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Sodom and Gomorrah
Two cities destroyed by God with fire and brimstone because they were corrupt
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How is Sodom and Gomorrah attempted to be saved?
Abraham asks God to stop if he can find 50 righteous men, which goes down to 10
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Who survives Sodom and Gomorrah?
Lot and his family
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What happens to Lot's wife?
She turns to salt because she looked back at the city when she wasn't meant to
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Job
faithful follower of God, who despite being harassed by Satan, remained faithful to God
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What is the theme of Sodom and Gomorrah?
God's wrath
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What is the theme of Job?
Being faithful to God despite suffering
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How is Job commonly referenced to?
Suffering like Job, patience like Job
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What happens in Moses part 1?
Pharaoh orders death of all boys under 3, so Moses is sent down river in basket, but Pharaoh's daughter finds him and raises him as her own, then he flees when he finds out his background, only coming back after God appears as a burning bush to save everyone
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What happens in Moses part 2?
Moses returns and begs for release of slaves, but Pharaoh refuses so 10 plagues are cast on Egypt so slaves are released and escapes across Red Sea with Moses
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What happens in Moses part 3?
Everyone heads to the promised land, and Moses retrieves ten commandments, but slaves forget about God and worship their idols, like the Golden Calf
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What does the Golden Calf signify?
Materialism
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What happens in Moses part 4?
Slaves are forced to wander desert for 40 years with only Manna as food
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Samsom and Delilah
Foretold birth of Samson who is meant to save people
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How does Samson get his power?
From his hair
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How does Samson get defeated?
Delilah cuts his hair while he is sleeping
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What is the theme of Samson and Delilah?
Destructiveness of love
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David and Goliath
Goliath killed 80 Israelites and David is chosen to stand up to him
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How does David beat Goliath?
He believes that God will help him and defeats him with a slingshot
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Wise King Solomon
wise king in the old testament
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What does King Solomon do to show his wisdom?
Quarrel between two mothers over who should get the baby, so Solomon suggests that baby should be cut in two, and the mother protested and got the baby back
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Daniel interpreting dreams
faithful man known for interpreting King Neb's dreams
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How does Daniel take over from King Neb?
King Bel, Neb's son, is having a party when hand appears and writes on the wall, Daniel is called in to read it and says that king is too selfish and must be overruled
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Daniel and the Lion's Den
Daniel is given high position when new king takes over, law makes only can worship King Darius but Daniel is caught worshipping God, so he is thrown into lion's den but survives because God protected him
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Jonah and the Whale
Jonah is called by God to go to Nineveh to right the city, but he runs away and boards a ship, in which he is thrown into sea to stop storm, then he is swallowed by whale for 3 days, and is vomited to Nineveh
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for everything there is a season
there is a time for everything
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as old as Methuselah
Methuselah was 969 years old, refers to saying someone is old as fuck
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scapegoat
goat with worries sent out to desert to die with everyone's worries, refers to someone who takes all the blame
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ashes to ashes and dust to dust
people return to the earth as they were created from dust, and spirit goes to heaven (or hell if you're a shitty person)
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Jezebel
woman who killed God's followers, eventually she was thrown out of a window by her own followers
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beating of swords into plowshares
war should be avoided and peace should be prevalent
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like a lamb led to slaughter
you are going somewhere without knowing something bad is going to happen
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my cup runneth over
you are a greedy bastard
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John the Baptist
Baptises people including Jesus with water, prepares the way for the coming of Christ
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Jesus walking on water
Jesus did not board ship of his disciples across lake, so he walks on water
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Peter
asks Jesus if he can walk out on water, when he looks away he starts to sink
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Lazarus of Bethany
Lazarus fell ill but Jesus did not come until too late when he was already in tomb, so he raises Lazarus from the dead
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parable
short story/anecdote that are teachings of Jesus
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The Good Samaritan
man was beaten and robbed, nobody helped but a Samaritan, who healed him and brought him to inn
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Samaritan
group of people that are hated by others
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The prodigal son
father gives two sons inheritence, younger son spends all money and comes back broke, but father forgives him
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reaping what you sow
seeds by farmer grow fast in fertile land, but in shallow soil, grows fast but is burned by sun
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Casting the first stone
woman sentenced to stoned to death, first person to throw stone must be someone who never sins, but no one throws
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What is the theme to casting the first stone?
Everyone sins, so we should not judge others
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The temptations of Jesus
Jesus is tempted three times to sinning but he refuses all three times
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What is the first temptation of Jesus?
Jesus was fasting for 40 says when tempter tells him to turn rocks into bread
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What is the second temptation of Jesus?
Satan takes him to the holy city and has him stand on highest point on temple, telling him to jump off and have angels save him
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What is the third temptation of Jesus?
Satan takes him to high mountain in front of all the kingdoms and tells him to pledge loyalty to Satan and the kingdoms will be his
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The Last Supper
Jesus shares his final meal with his disciples before crucifixion
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What does Jesus do at the last supper?
Jesus shares bread and wine which represent his body and blood, and also reveals one of his followers will betray him
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Garden of Gethsemane
garden outside Jerusalem where Jesus and his followers pray before crucifixion
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What happens to Jesus at Garden of Gethsemane?
He is arrested and betrayed by Judas
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Judas
Betrays Jesus to those who want to kill him for 30 silver pieces, kisses Jesus' cheek as a signal
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What does Judas do after betraying Jesus?
He hangs himself
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Pontius Pilate
Doesn't want Jesus to die so he washes his hands in front of crowd
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The crucifixion
Jesus carries his cross to Golgotha, and is nailed in between two criminals, asks God to forgive those that killed him
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Golgotha
place which means the skull
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He has risen
Women go to Jesus' tomb but find the rock is missing and the body is gone, two angels say that he has risen
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When did Jesus' revival happen?
Third day after crucifixion, called Easter Sunday
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lent
40 day period of fasting
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Messiah
saviour of a group of people, Jesus is known as Messiah
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gospel
teachings of Jesus and the apostles
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turn the other cheek
ignoring abuse or insults, not retaliating
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wolves in sheep's clothing
pretending to be someone you're not
