| Flap 1 | Flap 2 |
| Temple/ Jerusalem | Solomon's building project in Jerusalem; destroyed by Romans; later built again in "peoples' hearts" according to Jeremiah. |
| canticle/ magnificat | song of praise, gratitude, and prophecy |
| kerygma | faith proclamation |
| psalms/ Old Testament | Psalms are found ONLY in the Old Testament |
| circumsion | sign of Jewish faith |
| Presentation | 40 days after boy is born to remind parents he is a gift from God... purification |
| Purification | presentation 40 days after birth of Jewish girls |
| Bethlehem/David/Jesus | City of David/ Jesus's birth place |
| New Testament Books | 27 |
| Simeon/ Anna in Luke | represent those in Israel who accept the Messiah |
| Sanhedrin | law-making body of 71 elders. supreme court of Judaism |
| Evangelists | Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John- Promoters of the Good News. |
| Apocalyptic literature | Focuses on the "end of time" - tied with eschatology. |
| Eschatology | a belief and hope of salvation in the future |
| Aramaic | language Jesus spoke |
| Covenant | a solemn pact or binding agreement |
| doctrines | official teaching of the Church |
| textual criticism | study of biblical texts for accuracy |
| archaeology | the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains |
| Incarnation | God becoming human through Jesus |
| parallel birth announcements in Luke | Jesus and John the Baptist |
| Passover- why most important event? | celebrates when death passed over the Israelites in Egypt and the freedom of the Hebrews |
| longest letter to first appear in New Testament | Romans (Paul) |
| Gentiles | non-Jews |
| God-fearers | ppl who respect and worship |
| Scribes | scholars |
| Sabbath | day of rest to celebrate the day God rested |
| Hellenization | the spread of Greek culture and customs |
| Theotokos | godbearer, title of Mary |
| abba | Aramaic word for father, used by Jesus and Paul to address God in a relation of personal intimacy. |
| Exodus | Israelites flight from Egypt |
| Prophets | messengers of God |
| cities where Gospel first took root | Ephesus, Antioch, and Rome |
| literary forms of Gospel | Creeds hymns and prayer formulas? or miracle stories, stories of conflict, parables, and true author? |
| genealogies of Luke and Matthew | Luke traces back to Adam and Eve; Matthew traces back to David |
| 3 was we can know Jesus personally? | Scripture, the sacraments, other people, and prayer |
| 3 gifts of the Magi- what? Symbolic of? | 1. Gold- kingship- Jesus, heavenly kingdom; 2. Frankincense- Ascension- Jesus rises up to Heaven (like the smoke); 3. Myrrh- suffering & pain- Jesus' death |
| How is God revealed to us? | God reveals himself in history through leader such as Abraham, Moses, and David. His full plan is revealed in Jesus Christ. Also, by following Jesus' example, we can grow closer to God, and learn more about Him. (Angles, prophets, and evangelists?) |
| Gospel formation- 3 Stages | 1. Historical Stage- Jesus and Apsotles walking the Earth. He is executed and then rises from the dead; 2. Oral Preaching- early christians became missionaries, second coming; 3. Gospel-writing- need to create written record of Jesus |
| 4 groups of people during Jesus' times | 1. Sadducees- priestly, supporting Hasmoneans, Temple only; 2. Essenes- monasticlike community, society corrupt, Dead Sea Scrolls; 3. Pharisees- lay, synagogues, hated Hasmoneans; 4. Zealots- military, waiting for savior like King David |
| Difference between Knowing someone and knowing about someone: | 1. Knowing someone- firsthand information, having a relationship with them; 2. Knowing about someone- secondhand information, knowing their existence |
| Why were the Samaritans scorned by the Judeans? | Samaritans intermarried with Gentiles, created an alternate temple, and sabotaged Judean attempts at rebuilding Solomon's Temple |
| Literalists vs. Contextualists | 1. Literalists- no errors in Bible, contradictions smoothed over by limits of the mind; 2. Contextualists- religious truth, NOT literal truth, Bible reveals God, but authors have a human dimension |
| Diaspora | settling of scattered colonies of Judea outside Palestine after the Babylonian exile |
| Synoptic Gospels | "Look alike": Matthew, Mark, and Luke |
| Canon | Criteria to be included in official list |
| Infancy Narratives | Lk- virgin Mary, Bethlehem, manger, shephards, Temple story; Mt- Herod, persection, flight to Egypt, return to Nazareth |
| Epistle | letters (?) |
| Messiah | "Annointed One" |
| Dogma | statement of fath; indisposable |
| Pharisees | lay; synagogues; disliked Hasmoneans |
| Sadducees | priests; Temple; supported Hasmoneans |
| Zealots | military; savior = king like David |
| Essenes | monasticlike community; society was corrupt; Dead Sea Scrolls |
| Synagogues | assemply places where Jews prayed, read Scripture, and listened to instructions that helped keep faith |
