New Testament quiz 1

Question 1

gentiles

Answer 1

a non-Jew; all people not descended from the twelve tribes of Israel

Question 2

samaritans

Answer 2

from the central hill country between Judea and Galilee; on the margins of Judaism

Question 3

diaspora

Answer 3

greek word that means “scattering; refers to Jews who were scattered through the Roman Empire during the time of the NT

Question 4

pharisee

Answer 4

Jewish sect that emphasized strict purity regulations of the Torah

Question 5

sadducee

Answer 5

Jewish sect controlling the priesthood

Question 6

Herod

Answer 6

Roman Jewish king responsible for the rebuilding of the second temple

Question 7

Pontius Pilate

Answer 7

governor of Judea; ordered the crucifixion of Jesus

Question 8

Alexander the Great

Answer 8

king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon

Question 9

Essenes

Answer 9

sect of hermit Jews; teachings are represented in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Question 10

Sanhedrin

Answer 10

gathering of Judean elites affirming decisions in capital cases

Question 11

Jesus

Answer 11

first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader

Question 12

Paul

Answer 12

Christian apostle who spread the teachings of Jesus

Question 13

Caesar Augustus

Answer 13

founder of the Roman Empire

Question 14

Jews/ Judaism

Answer 14

monotheistic religion based on the understandings of the Torah; began in Middle East

Question 15

Josephus

Answer 15

Roman–Jewish historian; wrote “The Jewish War”

Question 16

Sea of Galilee

Answer 16

where Jesus was gave his Sermon on the Mount and walked on water

Question 17

Temple

Answer 17

in Jerusalem; used to feel God’s presence amongst His people

Question 18

synagogue

Answer 18

Jewish church

Question 19

Jerusalem

Answer 19

where Jesus preached, was crucified, and was resurrected

Question 20

Qumran

Answer 20

cave where Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947

Question 21

Golgotha

Answer 21

the place of the skull where Jesus was crucified

Question 22

Antioch

Answer 22

the great central point from where missionaries to the Gentiles were sent

Question 23

Capernaum

Answer 23

chosen home city of Jesus; where he met James, John, Peter, Andrew, and Matthew

Question 24

Jordan River

Answer 24

where the Israelites crossed into the Promise Land; where Jesus was baptized

Question 25

Mediterranean Sea

Answer 25

western boundary of the Land of Jesus

Question 26

Dead Sea

Answer 26

high salt content, numerous Biblical manuscripts discovered here

Question 27

Rome

Answer 27

home of the Catholic Church

Question 28

Bethlehem

Answer 28

where Jesus was born

Question 29

Via Egnatia

Answer 29

major Roman highway

Question 30

Law and Gospel

Answer 30

Lutheran terminology for understanding what God speaks about in the Bible

Question 31

Torah

Answer 31

five books of Moses

Question 32

Hermeneutics

Answer 32

the process of interpreting scripture

Question 33

Canon

Answer 33

refers to the authoritative collection of texts in the Old/ NT

Question 34

Homologoumena/antilegomena

Answer 34

20 NT writings consistently affirmed as biblical

Question 35

hellenization

Answer 35

process of accommodation to Hellenistic culture

Question 36

denarius

Answer 36

standard coin of the Roman Empire

Question 37

Dead Sea Scrolls

Answer 37

218 scrolls were biblical dating back to 200 BC

Question 38

Incarnation

Answer 38

"enfleshment"; term to describe God becoming human in the person of Jesus

Question 39

decalogue

Answer 39

Ten Commandments

Question 40

circumcision

Answer 40

cutting of the foreskin as a sign of God's covenant with Abraham

Question 41

Christology

Answer 41

subset of Christian theology that attempts to answer the question "Who is Jesus"

Question 42

Gospel

Answer 42

tells of who Jesus is and what he has done for sinners; words of promise

Question 43

Epistle

Answer 43

a term used for NT letters

Question 44

Polytheistic/Monotheistic

Answer 44

belief in many gods/ belief in one God

Question 45

2nd temple period

Answer 45

514 BC- 70 AD; from the dedication of the second temple to it's destruction

Question 46

Old Testament

Answer 46

the first division of the Christian biblical canon; 24 books of the Torah

Question 47

Inspiration

Answer 47

how the Holy Spirit breathed out the Scriptures so that words written by humans are the Word of God

Question 48

Efficacy

Answer 48

not static or empty; living

Question 49

"source" and "norm"

Answer 49

Bible is the source of out knowledge; what we learn about God needs to be gauged by what God's word says

Question 50

Christocentric

Answer 50

"Christ- centered"; Christ is the focal point of the Scriptures

Question 51

“Scripture interprets Scripture”

Answer 51

Nt is a fulfillment of Ot

Question 52

Koine

Answer 52

Greek word for common; Nt was first written in Koine Greek

Question 53

Passover

Answer 53

Jewish pilgrimage festival commemorating the exodus from Egypt

Question 54

Legalism

Answer 54

asserts that the law must still be imposed and obeyed

Question 55

6 commonalities of Judaism

Answer 55

1. temple in Jerusalem 2. role of the local synagogue 3. festival cycle 4. significance of the Torah 5. theology of monotheism 6. concern for ritual purity

Question 56

contributions of Greek culture to the World of Jesus

Answer 56

brought language which the NT was written in, brought philosophy which affected how Christians teach and understand biblical truth

Question 57

what does sola scriptura mean and what does it say about how Lutherans understand the Bible

Answer 57

"saved by God"; means that Lutherans use the Bible alone for doctrine

Question 58

What is law and gospel? Is the following verse law or gospel? Why? “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”

Answer 58

Law and Gospel deals with how God speaks to creation. This verse is law because it is God's word that tells us what to do.

Question 59

What does the word efficacious mean? How is the Bible efficacious?

Answer 59

It means God's word does something; is is not static or empty.

Question 60

What were some of the contributions of the Roman Empire to the world of Jesus and the early Christian church? Why were they important?

Answer 60

roads and world thinking. roads assisted in pilgrimages and world thinking affected the perception of the Bible.