Test 1

Question 1

Who is Jesus? is concerned with what 8 things

Answer 1

four gospels, theologians, christians, anthropology, historical/political background, judaism, jesus in the gospels, what is to follow jesus?

Question 2

what characterized the historical background

Answer 2

exile and judaism, apocalypticism, and messianic expectation, hellenism

Question 3

what was the messianic expectation

Answer 3

that the davidic kingship would be restored and so would the nation of judah

Question 4

how did greece/hellenism influence the jews

Answer 4

changed language, culture, literature, education, religion, philosophy

Question 5

what is jewish diaspora and who was it caused by

Answer 5

its the exiled jews that became greek jews because of the hellenists. themes of inclusivism vs exclusivism

Question 6

who destroyed the temple of jerusalem in 2nd C BCE and what did it lead to

Answer 6

maccabean revolt

Question 7

who were the sadducees and what did they believe in

Answer 7

temple aristocracy who believed in only the torah or first 5 books of moses and that there is no such thing as resurrection or afterlife

Question 8

who are the pharisees and what did they believe

Answer 8

they were interpreters and scholars who opposed the sadducees. believed in ritual purity and more than just the first 5 books of moses

Question 9

who were the essenes and what did they believe

Answer 9

withdrawn from the world in isolated communities, had apocalyptic hope, emohasis on purity/dietary law

Question 10

where was jesus born

Answer 10

galilee

Question 11

what became prominent via jesus in the gospels

Answer 11

the role for women

Question 12

in which gospel did the jesus god relationship stem from baptism

Answer 12

mark

Question 13

in which gospel did the jesus god relationship stem from birth

Answer 13

matthew and luke

Question 14

in which gospel did the jesus god relationship stem from creation

Answer 14

john

Question 15

kingdom of god viewed in what tense

Answer 15

present and future

Question 16

_____ kingdom ethics characterized jesus in the gospels

Answer 16

radical - sermon on the mount/beatitudes

Question 17

what was in the radical kingdom ethics

Answer 17

beatitudes, re interpretation of torah, comunity/charity

Question 18

who do the christians consist of

Answer 18

people of christ, christs people, jesus followers

Question 19

what does judaizer mean

Answer 19

to live like jews

Question 20

how did the pharisees, peter, barnabas/paul, and james feel about circumcision

Answer 20

pharisees: not necessary, peter: not necessary, james: must follow diet laws but thats it

Question 21

what were pauls titles? (3)

Answer 21

missionary, theologian, author

Question 22

paul was a _____ of the christians until when

Answer 22

opponent until damascus experience where he went blind

Question 23

what was pauls nickname

Answer 23

apostle to the gentiles

Question 24

true or false saul was a roman citizen and was educated as a pharisee

Answer 24

true

Question 25

for paul there was a ____ _____ for humanity

Answer 25

new unity

Question 26

3 central aspects of pauls teachings

Answer 26

1) faith should grow (compares christians to infants and athletes) 2) christian community is a scared body 3) the heart of the christian life is love (love held community together and is how we knew god

Question 27

three seminal expressions of early worship

Answer 27

baptism, meeting, sharing a meal

Question 28

early churches were typically in _____

Answer 28

homes

Question 29

deacons did what

Answer 29

dealt with social needs of the community

Question 30

bishop was ____ ___ of the church

Answer 30

sole leader

Question 31

in early church the common meal was done ____ ____

Answer 31

in rememberance

Question 32

when is the sabbath

Answer 32

saturday

Question 33

what does sunday symbolize

Answer 33

resurrection

Question 34

when was the temple destroyed

Answer 34

70 CE

Question 35

after christ how did judaism change

Answer 35

destruction of the temple, disappearance of sadducees, focus on torah and talmud, jewish christian conflict

Question 36

______ _____ shaped the life of the community

Answer 36

vexig questions

Question 37

whats does katholikos mean

Answer 37

universal or whole

Question 38

what were the three main heresies

Answer 38

ebionites, docestism, gnosticism

Question 39

what does ebionite mean

Answer 39

voluntary poverty, poor man

Question 40

who were the ebionites and what did they believe

Answer 40

jewish and christian tradition, keeping all jewish law (both judaism and jesus as messiah), no virgin birth, purely human christ, natural son of mary/joseph

Question 41

what does docetism mean

Answer 41

to seem

Question 42

what did docetists believe

Answer 42

christs humanity not real, jesus was truly god and could not suffer, passion was an appearance

Question 43

what does gnostic believe

Answer 43

knowledge

Question 44

what did gnostic belivee

Answer 44

knowledge provides relief for human suffering, creation was by an inferior god or demiurge, spiritual over physical

Question 45

who did ignatius write against

Answer 45

ebionites and docetism

Question 46

ignatius put emphasis on ___ ____ and ___

Answer 46

birth, passion, and resurrection

Question 47

for ignatius christ was fully __ and ___

Answer 47

divine and human

Question 48

iraneaus spoke out against who primarily

Answer 48

gnosticism and marcionism

Question 49

irenaeus stressed the __ of scripture

Answer 49

unity

Question 50

what does aprocrypha mean

Answer 50

hudden books

Question 51

which jewish scriptures were authoritative

Answer 51

hebrew scripture, septuagint, greek books

Question 52

greek books were ____ by ____ and jewish community

Answer 52

excluded by rabbis

Question 53

who included the greek books

Answer 53

christians

Question 54

when did first definitive NT canon come about

Answer 54

4th century

Question 55

cirterion of canonicity

Answer 55

1) apostolocity 2) catholicity 3) antiquity 4) orthodoxy

Question 56

in apostolic tradition ordination practices revolved around

Answer 56

hierarchy of clergy

Question 57

what ecclesiastical observations are outlined in the apostolic tradition

Answer 57

eucharist and community meal are separate

Question 58

who beliwved in the charismatic power of the spirit

Answer 58

montanist

Question 59

montanist believed that _____ came from god

Answer 59

authority

Question 60

what was montanist purpose

Answer 60

bring back church to original purity

Question 61

montanist believed in ____ of the spirit

Answer 61

gifts

Question 62

which bishop was sucessor of peter

Answer 62

rome

Question 63

division in the church over what

Answer 63

dating of easter

Question 64

what does cathedra mean

Answer 64

chair

Question 65

qualities that distinguish christians

Answer 65

incarnation, love, equality, discipline, resurrection

Question 66

cemeteries means what

Answer 66

a place of sleep

Question 67

accusations on christians

Answer 67

atheism: rejection of pagan gods, cannibalism: sacrament, eating body and blood incest: language of love and brotherhood

Question 68

christian threat to roman empire stemmed from what

Answer 68

abandonment of old religion, conspiracies and factions, enemy of mankind