Religion Final Flashcards by Mimi B

In Jesus’ own time he was most often regarded as

simply a teacher

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Christians belive that Jesus

both b and c (was divine from the very beginning and took on human flesh to redeem us from sin)

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The term Jesus of History

refers to the divine Son of God as he walked the earth in the person of Jesus

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The term Christ of faith

focuses on the encounter with Jesus Christ after the resurrection

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the main purpose of this course is to

both a and c (provide info so you can reach a mature understanding of Jesus and learn how Jesus came to be recognized as the Christ of faith)

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the Christians scriptures include

the old and new testament

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among the non Christian sources who helped substantiate Jesus’ historical existence was

Pliny the Younger

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What are the 10 beads called on a rosary

a decade

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how many decades are there?

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the principal theme that unifies the writings of the New Testament is

both a and b (the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and the impact Jesus had on the community of those who believed in him)

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the acts of the apostles focuses on

the spread of the Good News throughout the Roman empire after Jesus’ death and Resurrection

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this is generally considered to be the first book of the new testament

Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians

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the writers of the gospels intended them primarily to

both a and b (convey the impact Jesus had proclaim a message of faith)

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the Gospels

reveal the meaning and signifigance of Jesus for the people of his time

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the catholic church bases its teachings and practices

on church tradition and the christian scriptures

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when the early christians called Jesus Lord, they were expressing their belief that he was

divine

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the resurrection was

absolutley central to christian faith

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the gospels were eventually written down because the church

both b and c (needed a way to preserve its teachings and had a continuing need to instruct)

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biblical scholars

are constantly arriving at new speculations in their on the gospels

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issac was

both a and b (father of Jacob and the son of Abraham)

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God called ____ to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

Moses

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Many versions of the Old Testament use the word Lord for

Yahweh

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The tenth plague visited upon Pharoah’s Egypt at the time of Moses resulted in

the death of all firstborn children in Egypt except those protected by God

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The Jewish Law

a gift thet established a relationship of love between God and God’s people

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In 587 B.C.E. the Babylonians

both a and c (destroyed Jerusalem including the temple and took thousands of the people of Judah into captivity in Babylon)

When the Jews returned from Babylon, they were a

religious community under a high priest

The Maccabean Revolt resulted in the

Jewish rebels defeating the Syrian Greeks

In the few centuries before Jesus' birth, Judea had become the ____ centre of Jusaism.

both a and b (religious and geographic)

When the Romans conquered a country, such as Israel in the century before Jesus, they selected leaders from

among the conquered people themselves

The Palestine the Jesus knew was roughly the size of

Massachusetts

Nearky every lesson thaught by Jesus in the Gospels is expressed through

the common experiences of his people and their daily life

The ancient Jewish people considered sharing a meal to be

a sacred act

the typical meal of Jesus' day was

bread and fish

the typical common person's home in Jesus' day was

both a and c (one room with animals and everything and made of clay)

Jewish society's essential foundation was the

family

Jerusalem at Jesus' time was a

all of the above (capital and fortress, centre of marketing and holy city)

after 70 CE the Jew's central place of worship was the

synagogue

the Jewish religious tradition that Jesus grew up with was based heavily on

all of the above (personal prayer, communal prayer, the sacred scriptures)

which of the following was not a prohibited activity on the sabbath?

walking

John describes Jesus as

the Word

Matthew's gospel begins with a

genealogy of Jesus

the gospel account of Magi includes the following info

none of the above (3 kings, and their names)

the major point Matthew wished to make in his story of the magi is that

jesus as the messiah was accepted by many gentiles and rejected by many jews

the gospels are

testimonies of faith

luke's gospel stresses that

the good news is for everyone, especially the poor

luke's version of Jesus' geneology begins with

Jesus and works back to Adam

Jesus was

both b and c (just like any human but didnt sin and shared everything human's experienced)

Cirsumsision is a

practice that can be traced back to God's covenant with Abraham

Jesus probably spoke

all of the above (Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic)

John the Baptist prepared the way of Jesus's ministry by

calling people to repentance

for Matthew Jesus's water baptism was

the first step on the road to the cross

Jesus worked miracles

to bring about good in the world

in writing about Jesus's temptations, the evangelists also intended to

warn Christians to resist similar temptations

like Jesus's first disciples Christians today are still called to

both a and c (develop a personal relationship with God and share the mission of proclaiming the kingdom)

the apostles were

commissioned by Jesus to go forth and share the good news about the kingdom of God

the apostle Peter

was a leader in the early community of faith

Jesus's vision of an ideal future or dream was called the

kingdom of God

Jesus's miracles expressed that

god was inaugurating the kingdom through Jesus himself

Jesus's concept of the kingdom of God was

that the kingdom would have no boundaries

Jesus'sreference to God as Abba

showed the depth of the intimacy Jesus felt with God

the God of the ancient Jewish people was

all of the above (full of mystery, often experienced as distant, considered to be loving)

Jesus saw God as a

caring parent who lives without conditions

the passage from Matthew about the birds of the air and the lilies of the field is about

putting complete trust in God

Jesus understood the kingdom as being

communal in nature

a conversion is a

change of heart

the Jewish law by Jesus's time

had become overly legalistic

Jesus's call to live ones enemies

was unique to him

the reign of God is revealed when

both a and b (God reigns over the hearts of people and the people are in tune with God's will)

original sin is first described in the story of

Adam and Eve

the central event in bringing about the kingdom was

Jesus's death and resurrection

the Gospels are

the early faith communitys reflections and expressions of Jesus's life and message

what word or words in the Gospels were probably Jesus's original words or close to them?

both a and b (amen and Abba)

the ancient Jewish way of speaking was

filled with symbolism, exaggeration, and figurative language

the Jews were fond of Proverbs which are

short highly thought provoking statements

Some scholars suggest that the Lord's prayer is

both a and b (a summary of Jesus's entire gospel message and the early church's attempt to summarize Jesus's major teachings)

the word parable comes from a Greek word meaning

comparison

the beatitudes call Christians to

all of the above (a life of service, suffer persecution for others, be merciful)

Jesus himself is said to have taught this formula for prayers to his disciples the

Lord's prayer

John's gospel uses many

allegories

the Jews listening to Jesus's parables about the lost sheep would have been most surprising to learn that

the Shepard risked his entire flock for the sake of the lost sheep

the father in the parable of the prodigal son

throws a magnificent party to celebrate his sons reuturn

the parable of the labors in the vineyard demonstrates that God is

overwhelmingly generous

the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector illustrates the need for

humility

the sayings and interpretations that conclude the parables

often reflect the early faith community's answers to Jesus's questions

the story of the raising of lazurus is found in

only the gospel of John

Christian fundamentalists

interpret the Bible literally

Jesus's miracles can always be understood as

signs of the healing and redeeming power of God's love

the ancient Jews believed that miracles

we're an expression of God's creative power

illness in the ancient Jewish view could be cured by

exorcism

we like the ancient Jews can recognize the hand of God at work whenever

good conquers evil

Jesus could not cure those who did not have

faith

Jesus healed out of

compassion

the cheif lesson of Jesus's exorcisms is that God in and through Jesus

conquers sin

in the context of Jesus's miracles Jesus frequently mentioned that the healing of individuals is directly linked to

Jesus's forgiveness of their sin

what is the old testament counterpart to Jesus'smultiplication of the loaves and fish?

God's offering manna to the Israelites in the desert

Jesus

often instructed those he cured to tell no one what he had done for them

the passion accounts

all of the above (have a different writing style, probably among the first stories to take on a consistent form, have been part of the worship of the early faith community)

Catholic and orthodox Christians believe that in consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist Jesus is

truly and fully present

Jesus washes the disciples feet to show hoe

service to other is necessary to a full celebration of the Eucharist

Jesus probably expected that his arrival.in Jerusalem would

result in great tension if not violence

it seems likely that Jesus foresaw his resurrection in the sense that he had

complete trust that God would not abandon him in death

what totally appalled the members of the hanhedrin during their examination of Jesus was his claim of being

somehow divine

the official Roman charge against Jesus was the he had

incited revolt among the Jews

pomtious Pilate

yielded to pressure from and angry mob in condemning to death a man he knew to be innocent

the Evangelist John suggested that Jesus's death on the cross

constituted a new Passover for believers in Jesus

what does it mean to say that Jesus died for our sins?

through his death, Jesus bridged the seperation between God and humanity that is created by sin

the first reactions of the witnesses to the empty tomb are

shock and fear

the ressurection of Jesus is mentioned in

all of the above (all four Gospels, the letter of Saint Paul, the sermons in the acts of the apostles)

Religion Final Flashcards

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