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God will rescue me from midterms

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Temple/ Jerusalem   Solomon's building project in Jerusalem; destroyed by Romans; later built again in "peoples' hearts" according to Jeremiah.  
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canticle/ magnificat   song of praise, gratitude, and prophecy  
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kerygma   faith proclamation  
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psalms/ Old Testament   Psalms are found ONLY in the Old Testament  
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circumsion   sign of Jewish faith  
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Presentation   40 days after boy is born to remind parents he is a gift from God... purification  
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Purification   presentation 40 days after birth of Jewish girls  
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Bethlehem/David/Jesus   City of David/ Jesus's birth place  
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New Testament Books   27  
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Simeon/ Anna in Luke   represent those in Israel who accept the Messiah  
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Sanhedrin   law-making body of 71 elders. supreme court of Judaism  
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Evangelists   Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John- Promoters of the Good News.  
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Apocalyptic literature   Focuses on the "end of time" - tied with eschatology.  
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Eschatology   a belief and hope of salvation in the future  
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Aramaic   language Jesus spoke  
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Covenant   a solemn pact or binding agreement  
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doctrines   official teaching of the Church  
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textual criticism   study of biblical texts for accuracy  
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archaeology   the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains  
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Incarnation   God becoming human through Jesus  
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parallel birth announcements in Luke   Jesus and John the Baptist  
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Passover- why most important event?   celebrates when death passed over the Israelites in Egypt and the freedom of the Hebrews  
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longest letter to first appear in New Testament   Romans (Paul)  
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Gentiles   non-Jews  
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God-fearers   ppl who respect and worship  
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Scribes   scholars  
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Sabbath   day of rest to celebrate the day God rested  
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Hellenization   the spread of Greek culture and customs  
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Theotokos   godbearer, title of Mary  
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abba   Aramaic word for father, used by Jesus and Paul to address God in a relation of personal intimacy.  
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Exodus   Israelites flight from Egypt  
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Prophets   messengers of God  
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cities where Gospel first took root   Ephesus, Antioch, and Rome  
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literary forms of Gospel   Creeds hymns and prayer formulas? or miracle stories, stories of conflict, parables, and true author?  
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genealogies of Luke and Matthew   Luke traces back to Adam and Eve; Matthew traces back to David  
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3 was we can know Jesus personally?   Scripture, the sacraments, other people, and prayer  
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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  
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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?)  
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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  
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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  
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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  
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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  
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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  
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Diaspora   settling of scattered colonies of Judea outside Palestine after the Babylonian exile  
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Synoptic Gospels   "Look alike": Matthew, Mark, and Luke  
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Canon   Criteria to be included in official list  
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Infancy Narratives   Lk- virgin Mary, Bethlehem, manger, shephards, Temple story; Mt- Herod, persection, flight to Egypt, return to Nazareth  
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Epistle   letters (?)  
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Messiah   "Annointed One"  
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Dogma   statement of fath; indisposable  
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Pharisees   lay; synagogues; disliked Hasmoneans  
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Sadducees   priests; Temple; supported Hasmoneans  
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Zealots   military; savior = king like David  
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Essenes   monasticlike community; society was corrupt; Dead Sea Scrolls  
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Synagogues   assemply places where Jews prayed, read Scripture, and listened to instructions that helped keep faith  
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