midterm Flashcards
(46 cards)
what country destroyed the Jewish Temple
Babylon
What year was the temple destroyed
586 BC
Which Ruler defiled the temple by slaughtering Pigs
Antiochus the IVth
Which Group lived just north of Jerusalem, who claimed a sperate heritage and built its own temple on mt. Gerizim
Samaria/Samaritans
Where did Jesus call home
Capernaum
Which group chastised those who flirted with Hellenism and promoted vigorous adherence to the law
Pharisees
Which group consisted of educated elites, landowners and members of a Jerusalem urban class who has learned to profit from Roman rule
Sauddusees
What group consisted of an all-male monastic community that lived in isolation and awaited diving intervention in history
Essenes
The center of the early christian mission soon moved from jerusalem to
Antioch
What language was the universal Tongue that facilitated trade and politics
Greek
Lowest class in roman society was called what
Slave
How many times was Paul imprisoned in Rome
2 times
What were the names of John the baptist’s parents
Zechariah and Elizabeth
What philosophical school affirmed divine providence and immanence
Stoic
what philosophical school denied the notion of divine providence
Epicureans
Scholars are inclined to the view the gospels as what type of literature
Bibliographies
Which book is NOT considered a synoptic gospel
John
Which book is considered an “apocryphal gospel”
Revelation
Who were regarded as guardians and transmitters of Jesus tradition
Apostles
Which Gospel did Augustine and the Church fathers consider the literary source of the synoptics
Mark
When was Jesus Born
7-5 BC
Which Synoptic does not include a birth narrative
Mark
Which Gospel is largely interested in the “poor” and lowly
Luke
Where did Jesus make His first public appearance
the Jordan River
