Lesson 1 Flashcards
(139 cards)
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The good news of the gospel is
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the Atonement of Jesus Christ for the immortality and eternal life of all men
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the Gospels are the records of
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Jesus’ mortal life and ministry
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name the 4 Gospels
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Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
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the 4 Gospels are
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testimonies that tell
WHO Jesus was
WHAT He said and did
WHY it was important
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Which Gospel is different from the others and how does it differ?
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John’s in vocabulary, phraseology and presentation
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Matthew was written to persuade
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the Jews that Jesus is the promised Messiah
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Mark appeals to what kind of audience?
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gentile, emphasizing the doings more than the sayings of the Lord
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Luke focuses on Jesus’
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teachings and doings
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Luke gives more stories involving
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women
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John is writing to
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members of the Church who already had basic info about the Lord
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John’s primary purpose was to emphasize
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the divine nature of Jesus as the Only Begotten Son of God in the flesh
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Which Gospel has the least amount of unique material?
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Mark
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Which Gospel has the greatest amount of unique material?
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John
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T/F the Gospels always agree on chronological matters
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false
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When was David the king of Israel?
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1000BC
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When did the golden age of Israel end?
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930 BC
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Who was king of the southern Kingdom when they rebelled?
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Rehoboam, son of Solomon
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Who became king of the northern tribes?
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Jeroboam of the tribe of Ephraim
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What year did Assyria conquer the northern Kingdom?
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721BC
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the northern kingdom aka
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Israel
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the southern kingdom aka
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Judah
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Who conquered the northern kingdom?
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Assyria
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the Samaritans were
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Assyrian and/or Babylonian and Israeli
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What year did Babylon conquer the Holy Land?
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587BC
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Who was the Persian king who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem?
Cyrus
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What year were the Jews allowed to return to their homeland?
537BC
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What is the Babylonian language?
Aramaic
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Who directed the rebuilding of the temple and city walls of Jerusalem?
Ezra and Nehemiah
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Who were the Sanhedrin?
the Jewish ruling body or Senate
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Jewish society observed 3 major feasts
—Passover
—Pentecost
—Tabernacles
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Passover commemorates
the deliverance of the Israelites from the angel of death in Egypt
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Pentecost is also called
—the festival of the first fruits or weeks
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Pentecost is celebrated
50 days after Passover, the traditional date that Moses received the 10 Commandments on Mt. Sinai
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Tabernacles celebrate
the sojourning of the children of Israel and the harvest
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the Day of Atonement is called
Yom Kippur, when the high priest enters the Holy of Holies and seeks God’s forgiveness for their sins
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The universal Greek culture and influence imposed by Alexander on his conquered nations is referred to as
Hellenism
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Who conquered Persia and when?
Alexander in 332 BC
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Sanhedrin means
“to sit down together” in Greek
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Maccabee means
the hammer in Aramaic
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The Jewish revolution against Hellenism started and ended when?
167BC—143BC
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Who are the Hasmoneans?
leaders of the revolution against the Greeks who governed Judea, who gradually became corrupt and betrayed the common people
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Who championed the common people against the Hasmoneans?
Pharisees
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The Hasmoneans eventually united with whom?
the Sadducees, the remaining family of the high priest who reigned before the revolution
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When did the Romans invade and capture Jerusalem?
63BC
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The most popular sect among the masses was
Pharisees
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Who controlled the temple and the Sanhedrin?
Sadducees
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Who believed in angels, demons, afterlife, judgment and resurrection?
Pharisees
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Who believed in free will?
Sadducees
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Who was directed by rabbis and controlled local synagogues?
Pharisees
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Who accepted only the written Torah?
Sadducees
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Who emphasized the importance of the oral law or laws given to Moses on Sinai?
Pharisees
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Who avoided contact with all gentile people or things?
pharisees
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Who was the 3rd major sect?
Essenes
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Who was the nationalist group?
Zelotes
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Who reverenced the law of Moses and strongly objected to non-Jewish rulers?
Zelotes
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What are Scribes?
scholars of the law, who copied the scriptures by hand as an occupation
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Who believed that the Sadduceean priesthood was illegitimate?
Essenes
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Who were the tax collectors?
publicans, who were seen as dishonest because they were allowed to keep whatever money they liked from their collections
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Who was the Jewish governing body?
Sanhedrins
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Who controlled the temple and the Sanhedrin?
Sadducees
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Who was a small group of wealthy and influential aristocrats?
sadducees
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who separated themselves from the apostate Jewish community?
essenes
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“pharisee” originated from a word in
Hebrew meaning to separate or distinguish
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What group is mainstream modern Judaism descended from?
pharisees
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Who appears to have written the Dead Sea scrolls?
Essenes
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Zelotes came from a word in
Greek meaning to adore towards
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Matthew audience
Jews
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Mark audience
gentiles
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Luke audience
gentiles
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John audience
members of the Church
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the earliest known manuscripts of the Gospels were written in
Greek
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Jesus and His apostles probably spoke primarily
Aramaic
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Matthew worked as a
tax collector
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Matthew’s gospel emphasizes Jesus’ ministry in
Galilee
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Which is the only gospel to mention the word “church?”
Matthew
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What parables were unique to Matthew?
—wheat and the tares
—pearl of great price
—10 virgins
—sheep and the goats
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Messiah means
the anointed one in Hebrew
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Christ means
the anointed one in Greek
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Matthew drew parallels between
Jesus and Moses
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Mark indicates that he is writing to a gentile audience because
he regularly explains Aramaic words and phrases
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the first 3 gospels are called the
synoptic gospels
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synoptic means
to see together in Greek
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why were the first 3 gospels called synoptic?
because they have much in common
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Mark’s is the gospel of
action or rest
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what does Theophilus mean?
friend of God
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Luke’s account is sometimes called the gospel of
prayer
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Luke was a
physician
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Matthew traced Joseph’s lineage back to
Abraham
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Luke related Mary’s genealogy all the way back to
Adam
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Which gospel is the source of the Christmas story?
Luke
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the gospel of John does not relate any
parables
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What are the allegories found in John?
the true vine
the good shepherd
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translation of the OT name Jehovah
I am
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a tax collector was called a
publican
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the earliest NT manuscripts discovered to date were written in
Greek
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The Greek ruler whose outlaw of Judaism sparked the Maccabean revolt was
Antiochus the 4th Epiphanes
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Herod was a member of an
Idumean family
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Herod was installed by …..as king of ….
the Roman Senate
Judea
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Matthew’s primary purpose in writing seems to have been to show that Jesus was
the Messiah promised in the OT
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the term Sanhedrin has reference to
the highest official court of the Jewish government
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the person who might be called the head of the temple was
the high priest
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the high priest was responsible for
sacrifices and offerings
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Passover commemorates
the Lord’s sparing of the children of Israel when he destroyed the firstborn of the Egyptians
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what was the festival that came after Passover
Pentecost
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Pentecost comes …. days after….
50
Passover
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Pentecost celebrates
the giving of the Law on Sinai
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the “day of atonement” is
Yom Kippur
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the 4 gospels are more in the nature of testimonies than bios because they
deal with the facts of Jesus’ mission more than with his physical appearance, home life and personal matters
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John stated that his purpose in writing was to
emphasize that Jesus Christ is the Son of God
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The Herod at the time of Jesus’ public ministry was
Antipas
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which gospel emphasizes revelations by visions and dreams?
Luke
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Which gospel contains the most parables?
Luke
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which gospel emphasizes universalism?
Luke
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Hanukkah celebrates
the rededication of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem
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Which Herod is mentioned in connection with Jesus’ ministry?
Antipas
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What festival is 50 days after Passover?
Pentecost
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Which gospel is female oriented and which is male?
female, Luke
male, Matthew
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the gospel was given by ……and first transmitted……
revelation
orally
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Which is the gospel of the Church?
Matthew
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Which is the Gospel of Action or Gospel of Rest?
Mark
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The purpose of Mark’s gospel is to represent Jesus as
full of action
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Which is the Gospel of Prayer?
Luke
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Luke’s gospel was written to convince gentiles that
Jesus is the Christ
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Which gospel emphasizes Jesus’ miracles?
Mark
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Which gospel emphasizes Jesus’ teachings?
Luke
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Which gospel shows Jesus’ teachings as symbolic representations?
John
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The purpose of John’s gospel is to portray
Jesus as the Son of God
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Contains genealogy from Abraham to Jesus
Matthew
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emphasizes Jesus as the fulfillment of OT prophecy
Matthew
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how many parables are exclusive to Luke?
12
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gospel probably written under the direction of Peter
Mark
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contains genealogy from Abraham to Jesus
Matthew
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written to Theophilus, a gentile Christian aquaintance
Luke
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only gospel writer who was not originally a Jew
Luke
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emphasizes acts of Jesus
Mark
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contains no parables
John
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contains Jesus’ genealogy back to Adam
Luke
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the gospel of contrasts
John
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How many members of the Sanhedrin?
70-72
