Qt 3 Flashcards
(24 cards)
st. Paul
- name was Saul
- persecuted early christians
- begins to spread message of Jesus
- martyred for his faith
- Letters of St. Paul
why does Saul change name to Paul
he’s called by God and converts
Life of St. Paul
- Saul of Taurus, future St. Paul, extraordinary disciple of Jesus
- 13 of 27 New Testament books attributed to him but probably only wrote seven
- he persecuted Christians before his revelation
- upbringing in Tauris made him familiar with the Gentile religions, philosophies, customs
Paul engages in three journeys
Thessalonians, Galatians, Philemon, Corinthians, Romans
judaism
- Believe in afterlife, see as end of days
- follow old testament (Torah)
- relationship to God is seen as a vengeful
- sees Jesus as a prophet
- still wait for a messiah
- believes in Judgment Day
christianity
- believes in God
- see Jesus as Messiah, Savior, son
- see after life as end of days and resurrection
- follow old testament
- relationship to God is seen as forgiven
role of St. Peter
name was Simon-change to Peter, which means rock (seen as foundation)
-christians
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catholics
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1st Pope
Jesus
- audience is Christian
- sent by God, seen as Messiah
- wanted to unite others and their acceptance
- Born in Bethlehem and Jewish
David
- jewish audience
- seen as first king
- military role-fought for people
- sent by God
- Waiting for new David (Messiah)
- Seen as warrior and political leader
historical books
begins with Israelites entering Cannon
part of Hebrew testament
wisdom books
peoples relationship with God
part of Hebrew testament
prophetic books
remembrance of profits and their writings
part of Hebrew testament
gospels
-talk of Jesus is life, death, resurrection
-About teachings and miracles
NT
acts
continuation of Luke’s Gospel
-First half; church community, literal letters that are written, revelation meaning apocalypse, Old testament
-second-half: Paul’s journey to early church to bring home, New Testament
Old testament
Pentateuch, historical, wisdom, and prophetic books
46 books
New Testament
- gospels, Paul’s letters, letters of guidance, revelation
- 27 books
- gospels: Mark matthew Luke John
messianic promise
promise that Messiah will be sent
contextualist
looks at context, looks at details of books
fundamentalist
have to believe mentally
stages of Bible
one. Event, too. Oral tradition, three. Right, four. Edit, five. Canon
infancy narratives
found only in two out of four Gospels Matthew and Luke
Matthews gospel
jewish Christian, born in Bethlehem, first visitors-80 B.C.E., Jesus is teacher theme
Luke’s gospel
gentile Christian, first visitors, around 90 B.C.E., Jesus is Savior theme
marks Gospel
60 B.C.E., persecuted by Nero in Rome, suffering theme, gentile audience
