The New Testament-Bart D. Ehrman Ch. 1-9
Mark emphasizes in his Gospel that Jesus was publicly the Messiah. True or False
False
date of death of paul
around 65ce
sin is a cosmic power - death and resurrection overcome sin. get BAPTIZED to join christ in his victory (romans)
participationist model
galilean
people of galilee
samaritans
people of samaria - despised by jews, followed mosaic law
rift in the community regarding paul's assertion on this jewish law
circumcision faction
Jesus death is a penalty for others - God is satisfied and resurrects him. HAVE FAITH THAT GOD ACCEPTS JESUS PAYMENT (romans)
judicial model
philippians 2:5-11- 'self-emptying' of one's own will and becoming entirely receptive to God's divine will.
kenotic hymn
language of new testament
koine greek
Why did Jesus not want anyone to know he was the messiah? What book?
messianic secret - Mark
Has Q been discovered
no - lost
a group of devout Jews who were, above all else, intent on keeping the law in its entirety. Held little political power
pharisees
deacons service is
practical
akkadian / hebrew word for canon
qanu
dismisses end times, states that jesus is here NOW
realized eschatology
Alexander the Great
ruler of Macedonia
Matthew portrays Jesus as....
the new Moses
slave, hopeful brother to philemon
onesimus
bishop also means
overseer
a person who subscribed to any of the polytheistic religions
pagan
Jesus' passion was
His suffering
birth and death of jesus
4 bce ~30CE
Mark was the first Gospel written, and was used by both Matthew and Luke. Q, M, L are other sources
4 source hypothesis
how many Essenes?
4k
Pentateuch
5 scrolls, torah
how many Pharisees?
6k
date of destruction of jewish temple
70 ce
How many epistles in the NT?
21
# of books in NT
27
How many times does Jesus predict his death in the Gospel of Mark?
3
The technical term for the official closed list of books or writings that are considered SACRED SCRIPTURE and hence AUTHORITATIVE by a religious body is the
Canon
the beginnings of Christianity
Gospels
The spread of Greek culture and language is called
Hellenization
Which group believed in the authority of the oral law?
Pharisees
Looking at the similarities and differences between the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) to explain their literary sources.
Synoptic problem
In first century apocalyptic Judaism the term "Son of man" referred to?
a cosmic figure
spread of Christianity
acts
Pharisees
adhered to the oral laws
letters that claim to be pauline but are not - they are disputed
deutero pauline
sources for john
discourse, passion, signs
the doctrine, important in Gnosticism, that Christ's body was not human but either a phantasm or of real but celestial substance, and that therefore his sufferings were only apparent.
docetism
talmud
doctrine of jewish law
idumean
edomites - people of edom, tribe of herod
presbyter also means and they do what?
elders - preach
beliefs, practices, and ethics of Christianity (21)
epistles
the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
eschatology
a separatist group that believed that the Pharisees were too lax in their religious observances, and the Sadducees were corrupt
essenes
a separatist group that believed in maintaining its own ritual purity aside from society
essennes
How many Sadducees?
few
parousia - apocalyptic view on the end times
future eschatology
ascetic, philosophical group considered heretical
gnosticism
a group of ancient religions, maintained that elements of the divine had become entrapped in this evil world by matter and could only be released with they acquired the secret knowledge
gnostics
instruction from jesus to disciples to SPREAD his message
great commission
genre of the Gospels
greco-roman biography
homily
greek word for sermon
group of Jews that were only mentioned by Mark
herodians
emphasized to follow the laws of worship in the Torah, Jewish aristocrats
sadduccees
the political players in Jesus' lifetime. They were the priestly and aristocratic Jews whose main affiliation was with the Jerusalem Temple
sadduccees
form of greco-roman letter
salutation, thanksgiving, body, farewell
johannine school was
seperatist ascetic rigorist gnostic
book of signs is
seven miracles
description of decision making in Acts
shared collegial inclusive
Gentile
someone who is not a Jew
an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. Political decisions should be taken at a local level if possible, rather than by a central authority.
subsidiarity
a drinking + food party for jesus
symposium meal
honorary name given to recipient of Luke / Acts
theophilus
mosaic law presented in the first five books of the bible (pentateuch)
torah