Christianity - Jesus of Nazareth
What new movement did Roman authorities notice in year 60 that was a cause of trouble?
"Christus"
What was the Jewish teaching on conversing with women?
"Do not converse much with women, as this will eventually lead you to unchastity."
What were there eyewitnesses of in Gospels about the Resurrection of Jesus?
"Empty tomb"
What does Yeshua mean?
"God saves"
Who provide the "Christmas Card" accounts of the Birth of Jesus?
Matthew and Luke
What are "Kingdom of God" or "Kingdom of Heaven" movements often told in?
parables
Which of the four Gospels are referred to as the "synoptic" Gospels?
Matthew, Mark, Luke
What are the four Gospels?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
What day did Clement of Alexandria advocate for the birth of Jesus?
May 20th
What are short stories that were allegories to express the tenants of the kingdom - spiritual truths that require one to think, and act?
parables
Parables are not a _____.
physical land
What was the main goal of John the Baptist?
prepare the way
What does the word "Gospel" (capital G) mean?
proper name of a book
After Jesus beat the temptation in the wilderness, what state of being was he in?
ready to go
What theme did Jesus come into public ministry with?
rejection
Who did some people think that John the Baptist was paving the way for (other than Jesus)?
return of Elijah
What are three ways the Jesus is central to the Christian faith?
1. Jesus reveals both the will and face of God 2. Jesus is understood to be the ground of salvation 3. Jesus is the model of the redeemed life
How can the Resurrection be summarized in three sentences?
1. Jesus' tomb is discovered empty 2. Disciples report personal appearances 3. Jesus preached about as living Lord, not past teacher
Who does Paul stress the relationship between?
Moses and Jesus; Christians the great figures of the faith of Israel
What does Colossians 1:15 reveal about Jesus?
"Image of the invisible God" = eikon - Emperor on coinage
What was Christ known as in Gospels/Acts of the Apostles?
"Jesus of Nazareth"
What is the common prayer that wills the Kingdom of God on Earth?
"Lord's Prayer"/"Our Father"
What was the age in which Jesus Christ lived called?
"Messianic age"
What does Jesus say as he is dying on the cross that relates the personal difficulties of King David to those of Jesus? (Psalm 22)
"My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" (Eloi, eloi, eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani)
What does John 14:9 reveal about Jesus?
"No one comes to the Father but through me"
"Law, Prophets, and Writings" are the _____ to Christians.
"Old Testament"
What is the significant title given to Jesus?
"Savior, who is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:10)
What was Mark 1:1?
"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God"
What does Hebrews 1:3 reveal about Jesus?
"The exact representation of God's being" - charakter
What word was the title Christ a Greek version of?
"messiah"
Jesus came "_____." (Matthew 5:17)
"not to abolish the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfill them."
What did the Hebrew title "Messiah" mean?
"the Lord's anointed" or the "divinely appointed King of Israel"
In Jesus' ministry, women were: (6 things).
1. Affirmed 2. Witness to the crucifixion 3. First witnesses of the Resurrection 4. Named as disciples 5. Shown to be spiritually perceptive 6. Kept from being lone scapegoats in adultery
For Paul the crucifixion meant what three things?
1. Salvation 2. Forgiveness 3. Victory over death
What five major groups existed within Palestinian Judaism?
1. Samaritans 2. Pharisees 3. Sadducees 4. Zealots 5. Essenes
What are the four part s of the plan to "imitate Christ"?
1. Sharing meals (Eucharist) 2. Healings 3. Unconditional love 4. Justice
What are two parts of the story of the Birth of Jesus that are uncertain other than His birthdate?
1. Three gifts: Wise men 2. Birthplace
What years did Tiberius work?
14-37
What years did Pontius Pilate work?
26-36
What years was Jesus's crucifixion sometime between?
30-33
What year was Christianity legalized in?
313
When did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire?
386
How long did Jesus fight temptation in the wilderness?
40 days 40 nights
The God of _____ , _____ , _____ became more revealed in Jesus.
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Who was Jesus betrayed by?
Apostle Judas
Who saw behind more external event itself to what it signified and was not interested in merely facts?
Apostle Paul
What invasion yielded some syncretism with the Samaritans?
Assyrian invasion
What is another name for Jesus according to Hebrews 2:10?
Author of Salvation
Who was the founder of a distinctive group within Judaism (Suetonius)?
Chrestus
What represents a sustained response to the questions raised by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ?
Christianity
What birthdate did Christians choose for Jesus?
December 25th
What is the term that means Jews scatter?
Diaspora
How do Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus?
Easter Sunday (and every Sunday)
Who caused the Great Fire of Rome 64?
Emperor Nero
What group of Judaism placed emphasis on religious purity; lived in the communities in the wilderness; lived simple lives, and were celibate?
Essenes
What is rooted in the Last Supper?
Eucharist/"Holy Communion"
What means "good" and "news" or "message"?
Evangelion
How is the Last Supper celebrated?
Holy Thursday
What region did many fail to think that the messiah could come from?
Galilee
Israel is seen as preparation for...
God's coming in Jesus
What is "the place of the skull"?
Golgotha/Calvary
When do Christians mourn the death of Jesus?
Good Friday
What two stories can be found in the bible about Samaritans?
Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25), Samaritan woman (John 4:4-32)
What are of great importance to Christian writers?
Hebrew Scriptures
What is another title for Jesus that means "fish"?
Ichthus
What was the event of God becoming a man in Jesus called?
Incarnation
Where was Jesus born into?
Israel
Christianity however is just not facts about _____.
Jesus
Old Testament prophecies are fulfilled in _____.
Jesus
Who was numbered among sinners so sinners can be forgiven?
Jesus
What is Christianity?
Jesus Christ
Who was in King David's legal bloodline/never referred to as "father of Jesus"?
Joseph
Jesus dies and is laid in the tomb through the generosity of _____.
Joseph of Arimathea
In what religion would a new King David open up a new age? Expectations ranged from political to priestly, to greater.
Judaism
What other religion did Christianity first exist within/alongside?
Judaism
What was the Greek of the "common" people that was used for the Gospels?
Koine
Jesus is the goal of the _____. (Paul) (telos)
Law
What three events centered around Jesus Christ is Christianity based upon?
Life, death, resurrection
What is the only story of Jesus in the Bible from birth until adulthood?
Lost in the Temple, age 12
Who did Luke focus on that showed women to be important for spreading the Gospel?
Mary
Who was the "Mother of Jesus"?
Mary
What town was 100 miles north of Jerusalem, in region of Galilee?
Nazareth
12 points in the Gospel of Matthew are shown to fulfill _____.
Old Testament prophecy
When did the Last Supper occur?
Passover
What group of Judaism believed in the resurrection of the dead?
Pharisees
What group of Judaism distanced themselves from what they thought to be unacceptable?
Pharisees
What group of Judaism saw law as evolving; with doctrinal developments "Torah and tradition"?
Pharisees
What three Roman historians make reference to Jesus?
Pliny the Younger (111 AD), Tacitus (115 AD), Suetonius (120 AD)
Who was Christ condemned to death by?
Pontius Pilate
Who was the procurator of Judea, during the reign of Roman emperor Tiberius?
Pontius Pilate
What are two famous parables?
Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan
Who was Jesus seized and questioned by?
Roman authorities
What empire was crucifixion a common execution in?
Rome
What group of Judaism had five books law as their binding authority and did not believe in the afterlife?
Sadducees
What group of Judaism had a separate worship center?
Samaritans
What group of Judaism lived in nearby areas, with similar beliefs in Judaism?
Samaritans
Who was the Jewish ruling council; could not sentence someone to death?
Sanhedrin
Who was pulled from the crowd to help Jesus carry his cross?
Simon of Cyrene
Why did Jesus die?
So that all may live
What was December 25th actually the date of?
a traditional Roman holiday
What Roman historian recorded the history of "the Christians"?
Tacitus
What does Christians faith presuppose about Jesus?
That he was a real historical figure
What is The "Charter" of the Kingdom of God/Heaven"?
The Beatitudes
Whose testimony would be dismissed about the "empty tomb of Jesus"?
a woman's
What was "Jesus Christ" called in Hebrew?
Yeshua
What group of Judaism had politically radical Jew, concerned to overthrow Roman occupation of the land?
Zealots
According to the Christian faith, who was, without hesitation, the Kingdom for?
all
Who were "the twelve" disciples of Jesus that assisted in teaching, healing; helping people understand the fullness of the Jewish law?
apostles
What can Gospels not be thought of as?
biographies
What is the punishment of being placed on a cross?
crucifixion
What are followers of Jesus called?
disciples
To Christians, the conception of Jesus is _____.
divine
What does the word "gospel" (lowercase g) mean?
good news
What happened to Jesus before he was set to carry his cross to his place of crucifixion?
he was scourged
What type of religion is Christianity?
historical
What did those in Jerusalem see Galileans as?
less than authentic Jews
How do Christians feel about the actual date of Jesus's birth?
non-issue
Who does John 4:7-11 call us to love?
one another
What is traditionally sacrificed during Passover?
sacrificial lamb
In his name alone there is _____. (Acts 4:12)
salvation
By the time of Nero, what Christ had attracted enough followers to be a...
scapegoat for Rome's fire
What does Jesus save people from (according to Matthew 1:21)?
sins
In 112 AD who did Christians abandon worshipping and start worshipping instead?
the Roman emperor; Jesus "as if he were a god"
Christians stress that God is the God of...
the great saints of Judaism, such as Abraham, Moses
Who is despised and rejected by others? (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)
the servant
What is the English translation of the Greek Word: "Baptism"?
to bathe
Pontius Pilate seemed to want to give Jesus a _____ _____ and move on, but the crowd rallies against him.
token punishment
Who is Jesus crucified between?
two criminals
What was the actual birthdate of Jesus?
unknown
What was the Gospel of John thought to be?
very theological/philosophical
What should Gospels be thought of as?
ways of making Jesus known to their audiences
