Theology 111 - Prelims Reviewer
Ketubbah
jewish marriage contract; support wife; mutual obligations
Zealots
Also known as Jewish freedom fighters.
Ghil-ha-goyim
Circle of Gentiles
Maccabean Revolt
revolution led by Judas Maccabeus against the tyrannical reign of Antiochus Epiphanes after his pillaging of Jerusalem's temple during the outlaw of Judaism
Baptists
Followers of John the Baptist.
Diaspora
Greek word meaning dispersion
Pesah
Also known as the Feast of Passover.
Herod the Great
An Idumean, who ruled Palestine and took the throne after John Hycarnus II's death.
Essenes
A group of pious, ultraconservative Jews who left the Temple of Jerusalem and began a community by the dead Sea, known as Qumran.
Latin
A medium that eventually be absorbed by Christianity as its official language, particularly in its writing.
Emmaus
A small village a few hours away from Jerusalem. After His Resurrection, two of Jesus' followers met Him on the road, but did not recognize Him until He broke bread with them.
Sepphoris
A wealthy city in the first century, believed to be a thriving city of trade and commerce, it was just an hour walk away from Nazareth. Also rumored that Jesus and Joseph worked as a stone masons.
Mount of Olives
According to Mathew 24, This is the place that Jesus spoke of the destruction of the temple, the great tribulation that shal preced the Parousia.
J.R. Porter
According to him, the Galileans were distinguished by their accent, and Pharisees apparently looked down on the as lax in their observance of the Jewish law and incapable of producing the Messiah.
Hanukkah
Also known as Feast of Dedication, Commemorates the rededication of the temple in 164 BC after itwas desecrated by the Syrian Greeks.
Bethlehem
Birthplace of Jesus, it was also known as the birthplace of King David.
Feast of Pentecost
Celebrated fifty days after the Feast of Passover. Commemorates the giving of the Law in Mount Sinai.
Polis
City-states which establishes an alternative political system of organization.
Judea
Considered as the religuous and political capital of Palestine.
High Priest
Considered the leader of the Sanhedrin.
Hasmoneans
Descendants of the Maccabees who ruled in Judea after the ousting of the last of the Syrians in 141 BC until the establishment of Roman authority in 63 BC John Hyrcanus was the first ruler in this dynasty and ruled until 128 BC.
Pharisees
Emerged from the religious group known as the Hadieans. Noted for their uncompromising observance of Judaic Law.
Cana
First miracle of Jesus where he turned water into a wine on one of the wedding celebration were Mary, Jesus and his disciple were invited.
Christology as a Branch of Theology
Focuses on the nature, teachings and actions of Jesus Christ who is considered both as fully human and fully divine.
Etymology of Christology
From the greek word "Christos" which is a word for Messiah or Annointed One and "Logos" which means study.
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Great Greek philosphers who were seriously dedicated in finding universal truth in the area of knowledge, morality and even, religion.
Palestine
Known in the Old testament as the "Land of the Philistines", located on the northeastern part of Egypt, and south of Ancient Syria.
Zacchaeus
He is a chief tax collector who gave Jesus a dinner, offered half of his possession to the poor, and repented from his sins.
Capernaum
Headquarters of Jesus' Galilean ministry. Hometown of Peter.
Sanhedrin
Highes Jewish Council
Publicans
Hired by Rome as a local tax collectors.
Bethany
Home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary
Samaria
In 721 BCE, it was conquered by the Assyrian army led by Tiglath-Pigleser III, and later, turned out to be a locus of inter-racial marriages, particularly with the pagan Assyrians.
Scribes
In Old Testament, these were professional copyust who recorded commercial, royal, and religous texts and served as a clerks, secretaries and archivist.
Dogmatic Christology
It approaches the study of Jesus Christ according to the official teachings, doctrines and dogma of the Catholic Church.
Palestine
It became the locust, and witness of complex historical interactions, at times conflicting ones, among various cultures, and races in the past.
Christology from Above
It begins its study on Jesus' divinity as it is understood and preached by the Catholic Church. IT examines doctrines and pronouncements about Jesus in order to guide and enlightened the faith-experiences of his followers.
Christology from Below
It has its starting point on the human experience of Jesus Christ that believers can relate with before introducing systematic Christological doctrines and teachings of the Church in order to guide its believes and prepare them to understand and appreciate his divine person.
Historical Christology
It investigates the facts and evidences of the historical Jesus, including his words (teachings) and works (miracles).
Christology by New American Bible
It is an ordered process of reflection on the nature and meaning of Jesus Christ.
Ontological Christology
It is derived from the prefix "onto" which means being and "logos" meaning study, it focuses on the being and nature of Jesus Christ - fully human and fully divine in one person as its subject of study.
Functional Christology
It is the study of the work that Jesus Christ achieved in plan of salvation, rather than on who he was as a person.
Bethsaida
It means "House of Fishing', restoration of sight to a blind man, feed 5000 men using only the available five loaves, and two fish.
Bethsaida
It was cursed for failing to respond to the miracles that Jesus had performed there.
Jericho
It was identified as the town of chief tax collector and riched man named Zacchaeus, Its wall was beseiged by Joshua.
Jerusalem
It was known as the City of David. Captured by King's David men from the Jebusites and was given as a gift to their king.
Sickness
It was perceived differently at the time of Jesus, it was a consequence of sin.
Jerusalem
It was the location of the great temple rebuilt by Herod the Great, and the center of Jewish religous hierarchy, the Sanhedrin, and the seat of Roman power in Palestine.
Sadducees
Jewish upper class, adhered to the Torah, preserved sanctity of the temple, rejected belief in resurrection of the dead; coexisted with the Romans; others hated them for this. Also claimed to be the spiritual heirs of Zadok
Zadok
King David's appointed chief priest.
Nazareth
Known as the hometown of Jesus, it is the place where he grew up, learned the history and way of life of his people and inherited their great devotion to God.
Sicarii
Literally means "daggers". this is what the Romans called the Zealots.
Denarius
Monetary currency during first century Palestine.
Tiberias
Partly known to be a simple fishing, and agriculutural area, it rose to prominence when Herod Antipas, then tetrarch of Galilee, transferred his government to such place. In 17 AD became the capital of the province Galilee.
Barter
Mutual exchange of goods, as a system of economic life.
Perea
area east of the Jordan where John the Baptist preached repentance; a portion of the kingdom of Herod the Great occupying the eastern side of the Jordan River valley
Mount Gerizim
Samaritans recognized this as the sole legitimate place for sacrificial worship.
Qumran
Scholars believed that this was the place of the Essenes, it is also famous due to the archeological discovery of a rich collection of ancient scrlls in 1947 known as the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Levites
Temple Tax Collectors
Decapolis
Ten cities. The district east and southeast of the Sea of Galilee, containing a mixed population of Greeks, Syrians, Arabs, and Jews, the Greek element being the greatest
Masada
The Jewish hilltop fortess that held out against Rome for 2 years. When the Romans finally reached the fortress all of the people had killed themselves rather than face the Romans.
Samaritans
The name of the people who lived north of Judah, who intermarried between Jews & Assyrians during the exiles.
Parousia
The second coming of Christ, when his Kingdom will be fully established and his triumph over evil will be complete.
Idumea
The southern part of Palestine where people were forced to accept Judaism
Grain, Olives and Vines
Three main crops during the first century palestine.
Kefar Nahum
Village of Nahum,hebrew term for Capernaum.
Great Temple of Jerusalem
Was considered to be the most magnificent religous buildings in Roman world.
Galilee
Was home of the northern tribes of Israel, specifically the tribe of Nepthali, it is the locale of the many miracles that Jesus performed, and the center of his public ministry.
Hellenism
the diffusion of Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean world after the conquest of Alexander the Great.
Dead Sea Scrolls
the legacies of the Essenes
