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religion test 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| purpose of genealogy | egal issues of inheritance and marriage (b) comparison |
| Matthew and Luke geneology | Mt through David back to Abraham, Lk through David back to Adam. |
| what four women does Matthew mention | Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba |
| grace definition | God's forgiveness - we make mistakes |
| why does Mary travel to bethlaham to have Jesus | because she knows her scripture and knows Jesus is intended to be born in bethlaham |
| Why – universal or local census? | he Roman census decree placed the last piece of the divine-human puzzle into place. |
| Matthew –traditional date of Jesus' birth | Jesus born before death of Herod the Great in 4 B. C. (Mt 2: 1) |
| Luke traditional date of Jesus' birth | born at the time Quirinius is governor A.D. 6. (Lk 2:2) |
| Attempts to read the Luke material with an earlier date: | Nigel Turner translates “first” as an adverb “before” rather than as an adjective. - Quirinius was governor of Syria and a special legate between 12-6 B.C. - Our calendar is the work of a monk by the name of Dionysus Exiguus who erred by 4 years. |
| kataluma defintion | rest stop/guest room/guest house |
| popular designations of birth place | stable cave Bottom floor of a guest house where animals were quartered during the night. |
| The magi, Persian or Mesopotamian astronomers, who witnessed the bright star | The magi, Persian or Mesopotamian astronomers, who witnessed the bright star. |
| what do celsus and bishop think about Mary's virgin birth | that pondira/panthera assaulted Mary |
| ceremonies after Jesus' birth | circumcism Mary's purification dedication |
| is Jesus literate | yes |
| Jesus' occupation? | tekton |
| tekton defintion | carpenter or stone mason |
| Jesus' schooling | studied Torah and learned Hebrew |
| does Jesus have brothers and sisters? alternate ideas | elvedius siblings born to Joseph and Mary in later life (2) Epiphanius –siblings of Joseph by an earlier marriage, he was a widower when married Mary. (3) Jerome –word refers to cousins –view of Catholicism to protect perpetual virginity of Mary. |
| why did Jesus submit to John's baptism? | to repent of his sins like those who came to baptism. The Gospel of the Nazareans - he was baptized in case of sin. Ignatius and Aquinas - he was baptized to sanctify the water. Gnostic view- divine cloak appeared at baptism and left at crucifixion. |
| how many siblings does Jesus have | 4 brothers and at least two sisters |
| why was Jesus baptized/meaning? | from this moment forward, he is public domain conversion commitment |
| conversion | change of mind and values - critical break with the past |
| commitment | illustration for followers |
| what did the voice from heaven say while he was being baptized? | “You are my Son, the Beloved, with you I am well pleased.” Cites Ps.2:7 and Isaiah 42:1. See also Mt.17:5. |
| what happens when he is baptized | sky torn open skizomenous - heavens were torn apart "like a dove" annointed by spirit to later give spirit father affirmation |
| skizomenous | heavens were torn apart |
| what was Jesus tempted with | messianic identity and human identity |
| objective | external events |
| subjective | psychological or visionary |
| vice | compitulate |
| virtue | resist temptation |
| order of Matthews recall of the temptations | stones bread temple precibus mountain |
| order of likes recall of the temptations | stones bread mountain temple precibus |
| meaning of first temptation | faith vs disobedience |
| meaning of second temptation | faith vs presumption |
| meaning of third temptation | faith vs compromise |
| fourth and personal temptation | evil dog is on a leash but will come eventually God does not sponsor evil, he allows it, free will |
| similarities between Jesus and rabbi | taught in synagogue gathered disciples proclaimed divine law Jesus sat down when he taught answered legal debated scribes |
| differences between Jesus and rabbi | Jesus had no letters or credentials Jesus audience were people rabbi wouldn't teach (minorities) Jesus mostly teaches in nature Jesus teaching is radical |
| Interpretations of the Kingdom of God: | (i) Kingdom was moral cause (ii) Kingdom was reality to be initiated by God in the future (iii)Kingdom was God’s spiritual rule in the lives of believers (iv)Kingdom political in nature (v) Need to hold in tension - realized and future dimension |
| locus | human heart |
| The most famous form or didactic tool associated with Jesus was the | parable |
| what were the parables about | stuff of life can not be neutral iconoclastic - shatter expectations kingdom of God |
| iconoclastic | shatter expectations |
| a phorism | extinct saying - wisdom, life, customs |
| how did people believe he performed miracles | thought he was in league with devil use name of demons practiced sorcery - magician |
| why does Jesus perform miracles | visible demonstrations God has arrived/symbols in response to faith compassion sign of protest Gerd Theissen - Answers - a threat to life |
| where was the transfiguration | NOT mt. tabor - too short - roman soldiers NOT Carmel - no mention - too short most likely - mt. Hermon - high mountain |
| metamorphothe | from within |
| why Moses and Elijah | M - represents law, theophany, E - represents prophet, theophany, both: both had mysterious departures Jesus is not M or E Jesus has a M and E like figure |
| when was the cleansing of the temple according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke | his last week of life |
| when was the cleansing of the temple according to John | at the beginning |
| why cleanse the temple | wanted to overthrow Jewish religious establishments abuse of gentile court - wants to stand up for them polemic against temple Jesus is reacting to violations of temple (selling of animals, coin) shocking message |
| why was Jesus crucified on a roman cross | he was seen as a sadicous rebel |
| how and where did he die | crucifixion and outside of the city |
| certainty of Jesus death | Tacitus Annakas Lucian of samosas - crucified sophist Justin martyr - "they think we're mad" |
| manner of his death | "let very name of cross be far away from romans" |
| crux | cross in latin |
| gethsemane | olive press |
| history of cross | Persians started it, romans perfected it |
| patibulum | horizontal bar |
| titulus | title |
| sedile | to sit on cross when being crucified |
| suppedaneum | for legs to sit on |
| crucifixion explained | like a sponge where life is slowly fading |
| 7 words from the cross | "father forgive them" "remember me" "my God my God why have you forsaken me" "I am thirsty" "it is finished" "father, into your hands I deposit my spirit" |
| kleptai | thieves |
| lestes | bandits |
| koinonia | fellowship |
| meaning of death? roman perception? | crossan - galallean peasants Joel green - conflict - Jesus world view and romans paula fredriksen - passover - Jesus taken out |
| jewish perception of death | subversive profit - too dangerous |
| 2 remaining facts that do not change about resurrection | Jesus body deposited in tomb of Joseph of arathesima 36 hours later, tomb is empty |
| why can't all four resurrection accounts be the same? | if identical, it would seem scripted |
| longest resurrection account | luke |
| natural atheistic account of why tomb was empty | 1. wrong tomb 2. benefactor - Joseph arithema has removed body 3. swoon - Jesus never really died on that cross 4. fraud theory - disciples stole body |
| reasons why tomb was not empty | 1. ideological bias 2. we really don't know what happened 3. empty tomb - why does he not proclaim this |
| Anthony flew | famous atheist |
| counter - tomb is empty - physical evidence | 1. all 4 gospel= empty 2. christians proclaim he alive - presence of grave clothes 3. why would women be witness - held no weight 4. empty tomb acknowledged by jews 5. well known - not an average Joe 6. worship = Sunday - resurrection day |
| faith reasons tomb is empty | witness apperances subjective presence - wouldn't die for something you know is false changed behavior of disciples Jesus predicts ressurection Anthony flew even agreed in end that resurrection is probable |
| nature | genetic template |
| nurture | environment |
| who is Jesus? preparing for essay question | birth: bethlham mary and joseph 4-6bc 4 boy and at least 2 girl siblings circumsized life: raised jewish attended village school literate healer and a teacher carpenter |
| phisioeconomics of Paul | small in form baldheaded broadshoulders eyebrows that met hooknose like an angel |
| phsioeconomics | derived character from persons features |
| paul was born in | tarsus |
| secondary source of Paul | acts |
| primary source of Paul | letters |
| tarsus | city of providence wealthy rich and famous city of culture and learning commerce ethnic diversity |
| litotes | understandstatment which affirms the positive through a negative view |
| Strabo | taurus love of philosophy is stronger than that of Athens |
| cliliciim | black goats hair |
| spermologus | seed picker homeless looking for food |
| how was Paul born in tarsus | antichous epiphanies settled a large group of jews into tarsus jerome: jews split - sought refuge in Rome |
| civets libera | freed city |
| components of a civets Libera | tax exemption dont have to garrison for roman soldiers political autonomy |
| how many emperors did Paul live through | 5 |
| paul owes little to Rome for his ---- paul owes much to Rome for his ---- | little for message much for mission |
| how does one become a roman citizen | birth marriage fight for Rome empirical grant man umitted - freed slave bribe/pay |
| man umitted | freed slave |
| how did Paul become a roman citizen | bribe/pay |
| diptych | roman citizenship - locket or dog tag |
| privileges of being a roman citizen | marry a roman citizen appeal to cease had status |
| paul original name | sal |
| prenomen | first name |
| nomen | middle name |
| cognomen | lastname |
| curriculum veta | resume |
| why did Paul change his name | in memory of Paulus sexual suggestion in salus Adolf desismann - born with name Paul |
| pauls assets of birth | 1. 8t day circumzision - kosher 2. member of Israel a. racially - son of Abraham b. religiously - son of covenant c. ethnically - member of Israel |
| pauls membership in Israel explained | a. racially - son of Abraham b. religiously - son of covenant c. ethnically - member of Israel 3. tribe of Benjamin 4. Hebrew of Hebrew - language |
| paulus | little one |
| skenopolos | tentmaker or weaver of wool |
| pals assets of performances | law - pharisee zeal - persecutor of church law - blameless |
| hauptbriefe - main chief letters 4 | romans galations 1 and 2 corinthians |
| prison captivity epistles 4 (2 dp) | phillipians Philemon Ephesians - dp colossians - dp |
| pastoral/delegates 3 (2 dp) | 1 and two Timothy (dp) Titus |
| eschatology 2 (1 dp) | 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians (dp) |
| deuteropauline (dp) | disciple school of Paul |
| how many dp letters | 6 |
| why are they dp letters | vocal is different advanced church structure - too advanced for its time |
| amanuensis | scribe - someone who writes for him |
| counter arguments for being dp | paul uses amanuenses - he was in prison church is a mirror of what it became later on |
| how many paul letters (counting dp) | 13 |
| charis | grace |
| Edgar goodpseed believes | pals letters were collected by the slave onesimus after publication of acts |
| ethics | applied christianity |
| theme of Thessalonians | ethics (paranesis - memory, model, maxim) and eschatology |
| eschatology | study of destiny of humanity and history |
| issues of eschatology | 1. will christians be prejudice if die before christ returns 2. pax et security - peace and security - peace is worldly 3. Christ has already come? paul says that is crazy |
| hacprazo | rapture |
| inaugurated vs eschatology | first coming already e = second coming not yet |
| what happens when christ comes | hell on earth man of lawlessness |
| restraint | roman law |
| restrainer | roman emperor |
| where was paul born | tarsus |
| where was paul brought up | city of jerusulum |
| where was paul reered/educated | feet of germanea |
| events due for resurrection | apostasy - civil war - religion man of lawlessness (someone in church) restraint/restrainer |
| letter | personal, not intended for public circulation |
| epistle | attended for public circulation |
| pseudonymous | amanuensis |
| introduction to corinthian letters provide | cameo for life and cultural setting of the house church in Corinth |
| Corinth | city of two seas |
| recipients of Corinth letters | lower class members of upper class |
| Corinth - letter a | previous letter - choles people |
| Corinth - letter b | pastoral painful visit |
| Corinth - letter c | tearful letter |
| Corinth - letter d | super apostles |
| themes in corinthians | churches are split - factions immorality - church not doing anything about i christians taking each other to court prostitutes marital counsel - not just mans pleasure don't walk away from non believer christian freedom |
| order in public issues | women had tower veil when pray people getting drunk at lords supper charismatic gifts - use them to edify yourself not intended to be invisible gifts becoming gifts of pride resurrection |
| conversion | radical break from past - stepping into public domain |