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Owen - Bible
New Testament Mid-Quarter Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| collection | The Bible is a __________ of books. |
| Old Testament and New Testament | There are two main parts of the Bible. The __________ and the __________. |
| 66 | There are a total of __________ Books in the Bible. |
| 39 | How many books are in the OT __________ |
| 27 | How many books are in the NT __________ |
| 1. Torah (Law) 2. History 3. Poetry 4. Major Prophets 5. Minor Prophets | List five sections of the Old Testament (in order). |
| 1. Gospels 2. History book 3. Pauline Epistoles 4. General Epistoles 5. Prophecy Book | List five sections of the New Testament (in order). |
| A witness of a person, place or thing | Define Testament: __________ |
| The Good News | Define Gospel: __________ |
| Good News about Jesus | Gospel of Christ defined: __________ |
| 400 years | How long was the Intertestamental period? __________ |
| 40; 3 | How many Authors wrote the bible? __________ How many continents were they from? __________ |
| 1500-2000 | The Bible was written over a period of __________ years. |
| 400 years; Silent | The __________ gap between the Old and New Testament is called by many the __________ years. But we have learned that this is anything but true. |
| 1. Pharisees- devout scholars that had strict obedience to the Law of Moses and oral tradition | List the THREE religious groups that emerged during the Intertestamental Period and provide a brief description for each: (first) |
| 2. Sadducees- wealthy priestly aristocrats; held political power, written Torah as binding, rejected oral tradition. | List the THREE religious groups that emerged during the Intertestamental Period and provide a brief description for each: (second) |
| 3. Essenes- separated from Jewish society, believed priesthood in Jerusalem was corrupt. | List the THREE religious groups that emerged during the Intertestamental Period and provide a brief description for each: (third) |
| was a time of no scripture. There was still writings, but they conflicted with God's word in some way and weren't counted as scripture in the Bible. | Summarize the Intertestamental Period. What empires rose and fell? |
| Some former super powers as well as regular kingdoms. These include the Persians falling, Romans rising, and the Greeks rising and falling | Summarize the Intertestamental Period. What empires rose and fell? |
| Matthew, Mark, Luke, John | List the four Gospels: __________ |
| Matthew, Mark and Luke | Which Gospels are referred to as the synoptic Gospels? |
| together | What does the word synoptic mean? |
| 1. The announcement of the Kingdom 2. Call to repentance and faith 3. The Good News of forgiveness and eternal life | What are three things that the Gospels Contain? |
| tax collector | Matthew was a Jewish __________ in Capernaum when Jesus called him to follow Him. |
| disciples | Matthew was one of the 12 __________. |
| Official Jews | Matthew's Audience __________. |
| 1. to prove Jesus is the Messiah 2. to portray Jesus as the New Moses 3. to guide and instruct the early church | Identify 3 reasons (purposes) Matthew wrote the gospel: |
| 1. Jesus as the Messiah, fulfilling the Old Testament 2. The Kingdom of Heaven 3. Jesus as a teacher and new Moses | Three KEY themes: __________ |
| 1. Birth of Jesus 2. Announcement of the kingdom 3. Mission of the Kingdom 4. Hidden nature of the Kingdom 5. Community of the kingdom 6. Resurrection | List the SIX components that make up the outline for Matthew's Gospel: __________ |
| Jesus being the New Moses | Identify ONE idea that makes the gospel of Matthew unique. |
| King David | What Old Testament figure did Jesus descend from or is referred to as "his son"? |
| 1. To show that he is a descendent of King David and the Messiah of Israel. 2. Unique- because there were 5 women listed and Joseph was listed as Mary’s husband not Jesus’ father 3. Messy family trees are ok. We are all invited into his kingdom. | Explain why Matthew would start with a boring genealogy? What makes this genealogy unique? What does it mean for the rest of us? |
| 1. Tamar- Canaanite woman who disguised herself to conceive a child with her father- in law 2. Rahab- prostitute, she hid two Israelite spies and helped them escape. | List the women mentioned in Jesus' genealogy and who they were: part 1 |
| 3. Ruth- Moabite woman. the great-grandmother of King David 4. The wife of Uriah- David Killed her husband to be with her. 5. Mary- Virgin mother of Jesus | List the women mentioned in Jesus' genealogy and who they were: part 2 |
| Mary and Joseph | Who was Jesus' mother and father? |
| the arrival of the wise men | What was one of the first events that signified that the gospel was for ALL people? |
| 1. Gold - Jesus is Royalty 2. Frankincense - Jesus's Divinity 3. Myrrh- Jesus sacrifice by death | What were the three gifts brought to baby Jesus and their significance? |
| to eliminate the threat of a new "king" to the throne - Jesus | Why did King Herod issue a decree to murder every first born male in Bethlehem? |
| Egypt | Where did the Angel tell Joseph to take baby Jesus and Mary in order to avoid King Herod? |
| He preached in the wilderness, wore camel hair clothes, ate locust and wild honey and baptized people. | What are some things that Matthew tells us about John the Baptist? |
| His obedience to God and God's approval | What did Jesus' baptism signify? |
| John the Baptist | Who was Baptizing people in large groups in the book of Matthew? |
| It is a public declaration of faith in Jesus and signifies dying to sin. | What is water Baptism? What is its significance? |
| Christian | One should be a __________ before being baptized. |
| repented | One should have __________ before being baptized. |
| baptism; empower; identity | Jesus __________ was meant to __________ Jesus or to prove His __________ to reveal the Kingdom of God to the world (Matthew 4) |
| No | Does temptation come from God? __________ |
| trials to strengthen your faith | What does God allow? |
| lust of flesh the lust of eyes the pride of life the world | For everything in the world - the __________ , __________ , and __________ - comes not from the Father but from __________ ." 1 John 2:16 |
| true humility and character | What is matured in a person's life during seasons of testing? |
| experience spiritual warfare | When one resists the enemy and temptation they __________ . |
| to show faithfulness and build spiritual maturity | Why must we pass our "tests"? |
| RUN | What is a three letter verb that signifies what we should do to overcome temptation and pass a test? __________ |
| Galilean ministry | The __________ lasted for approximately 18 months and was Jesus' longest single period of teaching, healing, and preaching. |
| Messiah | Jesus begins his Galilean Ministry with an announcement that he is the __________ . |
| Repent because the kingdom of Heaven is at hand | When Jesus began his ministry what did He preach? __________ |
| 1. present reality 2. future fulfillment | What are two ways that the kingdom of God is often talked about in the Bible? |
| They were spiritually oppressed and were burdened by heavy legalistic religious system | Concerning the people that Jesus was teaching during his "sermon on the mount" what can be said about their mindset? What were they burdened with? |
| heart of the law | The sermon on the mount is when Jesus pointed His listeners back to the __________ of God |
| Jesus is the master teacher who taught with authority, using parables to transform lives. We are invited to be his disciples. | Be familiar with the section on Jesus the master teacher. (we have the same offer extended to us today) |
| You will need to look at your notes: What did Jesus come to establish? What is the Kingdom of God? What are the other kingdoms that are functioning on earth? Explain the conflict and what did it look like as Jesus walked the earth? | Short essay question: Summarize the "kingdom in conflict" concept found in the gospel of Matthew. This has to be done in a true essay format. Introduction, Body paragraphs, and a conclusion. |