Final Flashcards
(76 cards)
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Andrew
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apostle and brother of Simon Peter
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Annas
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- High Priest
- Christ was brought before him before He went to Pilate
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Barabbas
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- bandit/robber
- name means son of the father
- the Jews save him rather than Christ
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Caiaphas
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- high priest
- organized plot to kill Jesus
- really didn’t like Jesus
- involved in His trial
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Essenes
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- pious ones
- communal group focused on service and correct temple practice
- daily baptism
- life of study and devotion to purity-wanted to be ritually pure, kind of take things to the extreme
- immortality of souls
- Qumran community and Dead Sea Scrolls
- correct priestly family in charge of the temple
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Greeks
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language of Roman Empire influenced language
philosophical schools also influenced
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James, son of Zebedee
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apostle at mount of transfiguration
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John the Baptist
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- birth foretold in Luke 1:5-25
- his birth parallels that of Christ
- prepared the way for Christ
- fulfills OT prophecies
- Baptism for remission of sins
- emphasis on inner change of heart and reformed life
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Joseph, husband of Mary
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- Christ’s earthly father
- mentioned in Matthew and Luke
- probably dies sometime in Christ’s life
- follows direction of angels
- was espoused to Mary and could have had her stoned/humiliated publicly but he wanted to do things quietly instead
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Joseph of Arimathea
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- donated his tomb for Christ
- got the body of Christ
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Lazarus
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- Christ raises him from the dead
- from Bethany
- brother of Mary and Martha
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Luke
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- physician
- companion of Paul, Silas, Timothy on 2nd and 3rd missionary journeys
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Mark
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- cousin of Barnabas
- missionary companion of Paul and Barnabas
- leaves mission early and creates tensions with Paul but they later reconcile and he goes with him to Rome
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Mary, sister of Lazarus
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- sister of Lazarus and Martha
- Christ mourns with her
- waits until she is called to go meet Christ
- witness to raising of Lazarus
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Martha
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- sister of Lazarus and Mary
- witness to the raising of Lazarus
- Christ teaches her about resurrection
- she has faith that her brother will be resurrected on day
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Matthew
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- tax collector
- also called Levi
- name is Hebrew for Gift of Jehovah
- member of the 12
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Nicodemus
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- Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin
- assists in burial of Christ
- discusses Christ’s teachings
- said that the law requires a person be heard before being judged
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Pharisees
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- liberal interpretation of the law
- oral traditions
- wisdom
- predestination
- resurrection fo the dead
- anti-Hellenism (hated Greek anything
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Philip
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-one of the 12
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Romans
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- were a mixing pot of people in the empire
- gave them privileges like safe travel on roads, peace on the mediterranean, tolerant of other religions and cultures, common monetary system, ease of travel
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Sadducees
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- opposite of Pharisees
- strict aderence to textural interpreataions
- rejected oral law
- agency
- no afterlife or resurrection
- Hellenistic (want to control the temple)
- in charge of the temple
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Samaritans
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- opponents of Jews
- people wh inhabited Samaria after captivity of northern kingdom of Israel
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Sanhedrin
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- 71 member court that ruled over religious matters
- presided over by chief judge and sometimes High Priest
- 35 Pharisees, 36 Saduccees
- easy to get them in a riot
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Simon Peter
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- one of the 12
- originally a fisherman
- at the transfiguration
- said He was the Christ
- also denied Him 3 times
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Thomas
- one of the 12
| - doubted Christ's resurrection
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Zacharias
- John the baptist's father
- temple priest
- told he would have a son and asked for a sign
- ends up dumb but that changes when he says his name will be John
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Zealots
- political group
- kanai in Greek
- agree with Pharisees in religious and political matters
- think they should be a theocracy (God is their only Ruler and He should rule directly
- anti-Hellenistic
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Bethany
east of Jerusalem and a little south where He raises Lazarus
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Bethlehem
by Jerusalem (south), by dead sea, where Christ was born
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Bethsaida
Peter, Andrew and Philip born here, on north side of sea of Galilee, where He fed the 5,000
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Caesarea Philippi
in the north in middle of land above tiny thing of water, where Peter testified that Jesus is the Christ and was promised the keys of the kingdom
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Cana of Galilee
North of nazareth, kind of in the middle of nowhere, west of Magdala
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Capernaum
west of Bethsaida on sea of Galilee and north of Magdala, where Peter is from, Christ heals a paralytic and casts out devils and heals on the Sabbath
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Gethsemane
just outside walls of Jerusalem- pentagon shape
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Jericho
north east of Jerusalem, north of the dead sea
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Herod's Palace
- in Jerusalem
| - west side of Jerusalem, spiky castle thing
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Temple
- in Jerusalem
| - east side of Jerusalem, big square thing with another one in the middle
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Court of the Gentiles
- in temple
| - 1st court that all could be a part of
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Court of the Women
- in temple
| - 2nd court, Gentiles couldn't enter but all others could
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Court of Israel
- in temple
| - 3rd court, all but women and Gentiles
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Court of Priests
- in temple
| - 4th court
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Solomon's Porch
- in temple
| - on east side of temple, looks like a gateway maybe
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Fortress Antonia
- in Jerusalem
| - just barely north of temple connected to it, not as spiky castle looking thing
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Pool of Siloam
- in Jerusalem
| - south of temple, square
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Pool of Bethesda
- in Jerusalem
| - north of temple and a little north and east of fortress antonia
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Magadala
on sea of galilee, south of capernaum northeast of nazareth, home of Mary Magdalene, went there after feeding the 4000, Pharisees and Saducees request a sign here
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Nazareth
by sea of Galilee (in-between it and the mediterranean sea), annunciations are here,w where Jesus grew up
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Sychar
- in Samaria
| - middle map
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Jerusalem
north of bethlehem by dead sea on left
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Book of Matthew
- Written by Matthew
- Jewish audience
- portrays Christ as a fulfillment of OT prophecy
- includes genealogy
- life of Christ parallels history of Israel
- primarily deals with Jesus' Galilee ministry
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Book of Mark
- focus on Jesus' ministry in Galilee
- written to Roman Gentiles outside Palestine(proof in translation of Aramaic words, mentions Roman divorce laws, Latin terms are used, explains geography and culture)
- emphasis on miracles and action
- later a focus on the cross
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Book of Luke
- gospel written in conjunction with Acts
- deals with ministry in Galilee
- gentile writing to a Gentile
- primarily Greek audience
- discusses universality of the Church
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Book of John
- focus on Christ's ministry in Judea
- written for believers in Christ to strengthen their concept of Christ's divinity
- has sermons not found in the other gospels (Bread of Life, Living Water, Light of the World)
- less action and miracles
- lengtheir sermons and teachings
- emphasis on last week of Jesus' life and the Atonement
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Beatitudes
- Matt 5:3-12
- beatus= joys of heaven or a declaration of blessedness
- are an endowment (build on each other with the last being the expected results of righteous behavior, progression from outside toward a Holy of Holies)
- poor in spirit is listed first
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Antitheses
- expectation of righteousness above those who studied and interpreted the law as a profession
- He is come to give them a new commandment
- new laws: anger and reconciliation, adultery and divorce, oath and retaliation, anger and reconciliation
- dealt with internal things
- as we follow higher law we will be perfect as Heavenly Father
- piety and good works
- prayer, fasting
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4 points of disagreement between Jesus and Pharisees
- association with sinners
- ritual purity (rejected emphasis on oral law that supersede the written law and on sources of impurity (it's on the inside not outside)
- Sabbath-keeping
- Divorce
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Resurrection
permanent reuniting of the spirit with a glorified body
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Perfect
whole or complete
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7 I Am statements
- Bread of Life (6:35)
- Light of the world (8:12)
- gate of sheep (10:9)
- good shepherd (10:11)
- reserrection and life (11:25-26)
- the way the truth the life (14:6)
- the true vine (15:1)
- all in John
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Sacrament teachings of Jesus
- John 6; Matthew 26
- Christ is the bread of life
- spiritual manna = life
- tied in with wisdom and logos- Christ fills people with wisdom and eternal life
- recalls PHilo of Alexandria's discussion of manna in connection with Logos
- physical manna goes only so far
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8 statements by Jesus on the cross
- Father forgive them; for they know not what they do
- today shalt thou be with me in paradise
- Woman behold they son!
- Behold they mother
- Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani
- I thirst
- It is finished
- Father into thy hands I commend my spirit
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Infancy Narratives
- birth of John and Christ are parallel (angels foretell both births, Elizabeth and Mary meet, Mary's song of praise is same as Zacharias' response to John's birth)
- geneology of Christ is done so audience understands who He is and where they come from
- leave Nazareth and return after Herod's death
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John 1:33
- John the Baptist's witness of Jesus as the Christ
- "And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost
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Sermon on the Mount
- Matt 5-7
- Foundation of the gospel of the kingdom
- Beatitudes
- Teaching about Salt and Light
- higher righteousness of the Antitheses
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Matthew 13:11
"He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given"
-why he gives parables
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Parables of the kingdom of heaven and reason for teaching in parables
- Matthew 13
- Parable of the soils (to the crowd, where the seeds land)
- interlude (understand parables interpretation of soils)
- Parable of the wheat and tares
- parable of the mustard seed
- parable of the yeast (teaches separation/judgement things progress together then separate, small things can grow, kingdom will spread to the entire world and it does it's work quietly)
- parables are a fulfillment of prophecy
- parable of the hidden treasure (to the disciples)
- parable of the expensive pearl
- parable of the net
- all of these say kingdom of heaven is worth more than anything else, sacrifice and consecration, finding/seeking, go all in can't cut corners
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Samaritan woman at the well
- John 4
- normally Jews avoid traveling through Samaria
- goes o Sychar
- says He is the living water
- she knows who He is and He testifies to her of who He is
- leads to conversion of Samaritans
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Woman taken in adultery
- John 8
- designed as a trap for Jesus pitting Mosaic law against submission to Rome
- werid because just the woman was publicly displayed and there was no man involved
- Jewish law required witness the act and execution of both parties
- Christ navigates it in a way that satisfies both things of Mosaic law and Rome by putting qualifications on it
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Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven
- Matthew 18
- be like a little child and humble- greatest in the kingdom
- also talks about parable of talents
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Exchanges with Pharisees and Sadducees at the temple
- John 8; Matthew 22
- tribute money to Caesar
- Sadducees and resurrection- His answer draws on the Law- neither marry nor are given in marriage
- great commandment- love God and love one another
- consecration and charity are connecting themes
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Woes unto the Pharisees and lament over Jerusalem
- Matthew 23
- they are hippocrites- say and do not
- bind heavy burdens and put it on others but don't work themselves
- works are done so men see them
- they don't go into the kingdom of heaven
- devour widows; houses
- blind guides
- moitted weightier matters of the law and faith, cleanse the inside not just the outside
- Jerusalem killed prophets- christ would gather them
- their house is left desolate
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Olivet Discourse
- Disciples ask 2 questions (when is the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple going to happen, what are the signs of His coming)
- layers for multiple times
- signs of the second coming and destruction of Jerusalem: false Christs, false Prophets, love of many wax cold, abomination of desolation, days of tribulation
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Parables for preparation
- Ten Virgins (foolish and wise, aren't wicked just prepared or unprepared)
- Talents (take what they're given and consecrate it and use it, talent is a sum of money (roughly 6000 denarii)
- Sheep and Goats (sheep and goats divided, sheep on right inherit kingdom, goats on the left told to depart)
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D&C 45:57
"For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived-verily I say unto you, they shall no be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day"
-part of preparation stuff
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Upper Room Discourse
- John 13-17
- place of Jesus in redemptive history
- He is the way the truth and the life (how we return to the Father and have peace)
- role and function of the Holy Spirit
- the Promise of the Spirit (He will dwell with you and shall be in you, testify of Christ and then they can bear witness, teach them all things, comforter, parakletos which is when a boat is rocking another boat comes up and stabilizes it to weather the storm)
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John, son of Zebedee
- John the Beloved
- Son of Zebedee and brother of James
- unnamed disciple in his writing
- member of the 12 (one of the closes to Jesus,)
- witness to raising of Jairius' Daughter
- mount of transfiguration
- in Gethsemane
- called the disciple whom Jesus loved
- eyewitness of His life