Bible Midterm Study guide
East of Eden quote:
"Adam asks Cal, "Do you know where your brother is?" Cal replies, "How do I know? Am I supposed to look after him?" (chapter 51)
Ivanhoe quote:
"I am, indeed," said Rebecca, "sprung from a race whose courage was distinguished in the defense of their own land, but warred not, even while yet a nation, save at the command of the Deity, or in defending their country from oppression. The sound of the trumpet wakes Judah no longer, and her despised children are now but the unresisting victims of hostile and military oppression. Well hast thou spoken, Sir Knight, - until the God of Jacob shall raise up for his chosen people a second Gideon, or a new Maccabaeus" (chapter 29)
Hugh of St. Victor quote
"Learn everything: you will see afterwords that nothing is superfluous"
Caedmon's hymn quote:
"No must we praise of heaven's kingdom the Keeper Of the Lord the power and his Wisdom The work of the Glory-Father; as he of marvels each, The eternal Lord, the beginning established."
Paradise Lost quote:
"O goodness infinite, goodness immense! That all this good of evil shall produce, and evil turn to good; more wonderful than that which by creation first brought forth light out of darkness!" (12.469-73)
The Destruction of Sennacherib quote:
"The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, and his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; and the sheen of their spears was like the stars on the sea, when the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee"
The Canterbury Tales quote:
"This hand was sent from God, that on the wall Wrote Mane, terkel, phases, trust me; they reign is done; thou weighesf naught at all; divided is thy regne, and it shall be to Medes and to Persians giv'n," quoth he. And thicker same night this king was slaw" (chapter 15)
Moby-Dick quote:
"Who told thee that?" cried Ahab; then pausing, "Aye, Starbucks; aye, my hearties all round; it was Moby Dick that dismasted me; Moby Dick that brought me to this dead stump I stand on now."
Europe universities facts
-Dependent on religion and education -Oxford, Cambridge, and University of Paris
Resources found along side bibles
-Different formats -Atlases -Commentaries -Concordances -Dictionaries and encyclopedias
Hugh's 7 Liberal arts
-Geometry -Music -Rhetoric -astronomy -logic -grammar -arithmetic
Universities now
-Harvard* and Cambridge -dropped a lot of biblical teachings - still give a very high education
Bible translation factors
-Languages changes over time -Translators use different translation methods -Translation aim for specific audiences -Translations are done at certain reading levels -Translations have different -New developments give translators more info to use
Thomas Aquanis
-Philosopher and theologian -wrote Summa Theologica - say, "nature is God's handiwork and should be studied as so, highest truths are found in the Bible and can only be understood by faith in what God reveals"
facts about Plato's academy
-Taught Aristotle -Socratic seminar type teaching -Educated students on science and philosophy.
Augustine of Hippo
-Theologian, believed in obtaining wisdom, education reveals divine order -was from Africa
Reread the authors mentioned and see their purposes of their writing and the Bibles influences
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Herod the great and his two children
4 children; split the rule of the kingdom once he died
Know about the Persians
After Cyrus the great defeated the Babylonians he let captives in Babylon return to their homeland Jews got to return back to Jude's in waves During this period, Jews restored the temple, the city of Jerusalem and their way of life
What does the word AD mean?
Anno domini, in the year of our lord
How many Christian's are in the world?
Around 2billion
Know about the Maccabean revolt
Atticus Caused by Atticus pushing all the Jewish practices to be banned and the use of gods temple to worship Roman gods
NMLT version
Balance of thought for thought and word for word
Eastern beliefs ( Hinduism and Buddhism)
Believe i'm natural order, which includes all nonliving and living things even humans is "one", sometimes seen as divine and pulses with energy or force The goal is enlightening, a spiritual oneness Those who fail to achieve enlightenment are reincarnated upon death and return to samsara, the cycle of suffering and rebirth in the world Those who are released from samsara and absorbed into the divine
Jesus births details
Born in a manger, wisemen brought gift, Bethlehem
Know the different lit. that was influenced by the Bible
Caedmon's Hymn by Caedmon The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Paradise Lost by John Milton East of Eden by John Steinbeck Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Destruction of Sennacherib by Lord Byron
Know about the rules of the region of Palestine and the general order which they ruled.
Cyrus the great Alexander the Great Herod the great
Who are the Hasmoneans?
Descendants of the Maccabees
Who used the term AD first?
Dionysus
ESV version
Essentially a literal word for word
Know about Jewish belief p1
First monotheistic religion Teaches that the same God who created all things entered into a covenant with Abraham and his offspring 4000 years ago Teachings and laws are found in the Tanakh (Old Testament)
NET version
First online Bible
Shepherds and wiseman
First words said by angle to the shepherds "Glory to god in the highest" Didn't arrive on the night of Jesus' birth
Islam
Five pillars of Islam Shahadah: Affirming the creed that "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet" Salat: Ritual prayer five times a day Sawm: Fasting during the month of Ramadan Zakat: Giving to the poor Hajj: A pilgrimage to Mecca
Judaism p4
Four main streams of Judaism: Orthodox Conservative Reform Reconstructionist
NRSV version
Gender inclusive
Know about the Greeks.
Greek culture became the dominant influence on daily life until the rise of islam
Jesus in the temple
He grew up in wisdom and stature Was aware of his mission by age 12
Who killed John the Baptist?
Herod Antipas
Women in the Bible-
Jesus had many female followers that were mentioned in the Bible and Mary Magdalene is very important because she plays a special role in the accounts of Jesus's gospels and in the crucifixion of Jesus.
Jesus in the wilderness-
Jesus spent 40 days and 40 nights in the desert fasting, he was tempted by the devil three times but did not give in, this shows that Jesus experienced temptation like us but chose to resist it as we should
Who were the Herodians?
Jewish political party loyal to Herod
Agnus Dei
Lamb of god
Newest translation in the book
NIV (New International Version)
Calendar and it's history
Names on the calendar were named after Roman gods Gregorian calendar is use today around the world Most important event on the calendar was Jesus birth
Use of parables
Not all are found in Bible Jesus used them to compare two things
The first disciples Jesus calls are...
Peter and andrew
Raphael's painting includes who
Plato and Aristotle at the center of a group of philosophers, scientists, mathmaticians, etc
mile marker
Rome had milestones and very long roads
Judaism p2
Significant additions and transformations: The destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in AD 70 The great dispersion of the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and the whole world (the Diaspora) The development of a unique tradition of Bible learning and commentary
Know the Greek influence in the region of Palestine
Spread of Hellenistic culture
Sower and the seed parable
The reception of the seed influences behavior to varying degrees
Beliefs of the magi
Thought Jesus would be born in Jerusalem Followed the star to lead them to Jesus
Translation goals
To reach the specified audience it was intended for
Worldviews what do they stand for
To refer to sets of interrelated beliefs and values by which we all tend to live our lives One helpful way of talking about the tapestries of beliefs and values that we use to make sense of the world
Know about the Roman's.
Took over Jude's and ruled it for hundreds of years Crushed Jewish revolts and destroyed 2nd Jewish temple
Journey of Mary and Joseph
Traveled to Nazareth to Bethlehem for census while Mary was pregnant Jesus was born in a stable Fled to Egypt because Herod wanted to kill Jesus
Judaism p3
Views the world as imperfect and in need of repair The rabbis teaches following God's word and king god deeds people participate in the cosmic take of Tikkun Olam They believe the mission of Tikkun Olam will be accomplished by the Messiah, Son of David, who will arrive as a special messenger from God
KJV version
Word for word
Jesus' name
Yahweh
Life of John the Baptist Major points and facts
ate locusts and honey, his mother was Elizabeth, when John the Baptist did his baptisms, he focused on repentance, he didn't point the message at himself and rather pointed it to Jesus.
NIV version
clarity of words with a thought for thought balance
Jesus Baptism-
focuses on becoming his follower after you are baptized.
Jesus and public ministry-
he called for his disciples in a quiet way.
Jesus in Nazareth
he made his first dramatic claim to fulfill the Messianic prophecies. He was rejected and the people tried to throw him off of a cliff.
Who was Matthew and what was he
he was one of Jesus' disciples and was a tax collector.
Formal Equivalence (word for word)
the attempt of a translation to stick closely to the wording and sentence structure of the original languages
Dynamic Equivalence (thought for thought)
the attempt to catch the spirit of the original meaning in readable English that makes sense on our cultural terms
At the well
there was a woman who went to the well and got water. She thought Jesus was a prophet because he told her things that only she knows. He told her that she had 5 husbands. He then told her that she could have pure water if she followed Jesus.
Facts about Samaritans
they worshiped on Mount Gerizim. Jews saw Samaritans as ethnically impure.
Importance of Wells-
was a meeting place, angels appeared here, as well as betroths.
