Details Title: Bible & Western Civilization (vocab) Description: Final Exam Flash cards for Wyo Sem Rel 710 Total Flash Cards: 94 Created: 05/24/2009 14:48:51		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Bible Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term agape Definition greek for selfless love Term agnostic Definition belief that there could be a God and if there is then He is so holy that no knowledge can be attained about him Term apocalyptic Definition belief that the end will come with a final clash between good and evil Term Apocrypha Definition extra books found in the Septuagint which the Protestants rejected, judging them to be "hidden" or "false" Term Ark of the Covenant Definition not to be touched by human hands contains decalogue/Yahweh's Law mercy seat=presence of Yahweh Term atheism Definition belief that there is no God Term Baal Definition semitic pegan god of male fertility Term baptism Definition washing away of sins Term Calvary Definition reference to crucifix/Golgatha-Latin Term canon Definition excepted books used as a base reference completed document believed to contain ultimate truth which serves as the standard of belief for many people Term casting lots Definition Acham's sin Term Christ Definition from Greek word Christos meaning messiah or the anointed one Term circumcision Definition semitic tradition of removing the foreskin from the male genitals eight days after birth sign of the covenant Term concubine Definition a mistress Term conditional convenant Definition Yahweh will initiate if Abram follows Yahweh 1. Go to the land I will show you 2. A great nation 3. a blessing to Abram's families Term cosmology Definition study of the beginning study of origins Term Davidic Dynasty Definition an unconditional covenant in which the descendants of David will prevail a different positive view of a king Term Day of the Lord Definition Day of judgment-not a happy day Term Decalogue Definition "ten words"-Ten Commandments Term deism Definition belief that God created all & stepped back-doesn't intervine Term diaspora Definition Jews living outside of the homeland Term ekklesia Definition Community called out from the world by God aka The Church Term El Definition God-Genesis I Term epistles Definition Letters written by Paul which offer clarifications of what Christians should believe and how they should live e.g. Acts & Hebrews reinterpretations that gained many adherents from Greco-Roman world Term eschatology Definition the study of "The End" Term Essenes Definition any number of monastic religious sects who withdrew from society to live in segregated communities in the wilderness wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls (found in Qumran) Term evangelism Definition preaching of good news started by Peter Term Exodus Definition the departure of the Israelites from Egypt Term The Exile Definition time during Babylonian captivity in which Nebuchadnezzar brought prisoners back to his country as a punishment they lived in refugee communities Term The Fall Definition Adam & Eve's fall from God's grace Term fundamentalist Definition belief that text is the inert word of God Dictation from God to man What is God saying to man? Term Gentiles Definition non-semitic peoples Term Gethsemane Definition Garden in which Jesus is arrested Term Hebrews Definition semitic peoples herders Term herem Definition "devoted things" "to the victor goes the spoils" Term heresy Definition wrong belief Term hermeneutics Definition the way in which you interpret the scriptures method of interpretation Term historical-criticism Definition belief that Bible is a religious text of historical value from human reasoning, experience, and culture what does the text mean in a historical context? Term holocaust Definition burnt offerings Term idolatry Definition worship of false gods and idols Term immanence Definition belief that God is near and involved in everyday happenings (nearness-Genesis II) Term Israel Definition he who strives with God 10 northern tribes Term Judah Definition 1 southern tribe Term kosher Definition genuine/legitimate (satisfy Jewish dietary laws) Term manna Definition "what is it"-food provided during the Exodus under the leadership of Moses Term martyr Definition person who dies in the name of their religion or beliefs Term messiah Definition the one anointed/chosen by God Term mitzvot Definition good deeds Term monism Definition belief that God is the source of everything (good and evil) no soul only body Term myth Definition a story or stories that order a person's world Term nazirite Definition vow made by Samson to keep the kosher dietary laws and to not cut his hair (God given source of strength) Term New Testament Definition additional books added to the Old Testament inspired by the life of Jesus written in two forms Gospels and Epistles Term oracles Definition collection of sayings Term original sin Definition sin that all humans carry because Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit (born with sin) Term parables Definition Stories told by Jesus that have a moral Term passover Definition reliving of deliverance protection of 1st born Term patriarch Definition leaders of the clan Term pentateuch Definition 1st 5 books in the Bible Term pentecost Definition 50 days after passover and the death of Jesus the movement that he began goes public Paul begins to preach in Asia Minor *Gift of the Holy Spirit Term pharisees Definition strict or orthodox religious peoples who were determined to preserve Judaism in spite of the political climate created by Rome. Resisted the Roman presence passively Term philistines Definition people from Philistia Sea Farers Term projection Definition man's image projected on God Term prophets Definition speaks for another mediator of the word of Yahweh Term proverbs Definition A collection of moral and philosophical stories of a wide range of subjects presented in a poetic form gathered and recast by Solomon Term psalms Definition sacred collection of writings most of which (73) were written by David Term rabbi Definition teacher of torah Term redemption Definition prophet Amos-God will have a day of judgement all nations will be held accountable Term remnant Definition left over Jews from Babylonian captivity Term resurrection Definition belief that God will raise his followers up at some point after death Term sabbath Definition day of rest in semitic tradition the day that God rested after creating the Earth Term sadducees Definition professional class of conservative people who did not resist or resent the presence of Rome and the ways of the modern world Term samaritans Definition from Samaria (722 BCE) gentiles who were taught the Israelite's religion Term sanhedrin Definition Jewish high priest Term satan Definition evil entity from Zoroastrianism Term scapegoat Definition goat onto which everyones' sins are symbolically placed and then it is released into the wild freeing the people of their sins Term schism Definition Solomon's kingdom split between Israel (10 Northern tribes) and Judah (Southern tribe) Term septuagint Definition the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible Term shalom Definition peace Term sheol Definition semitic belief that there is no afterlife or consciousness Term shibboleth Definition password-indication that Israelites are from different regions Term suffering servant Definition poems that brought comfort to Jews during Babylonian captivity major source of inspiration for later Jews to make sense of the death of their prophet Jesus Term synoptic gospels Definition gospels from the same view point-Matthew, Mark, and Luke Term Tanakh Definition acronym that stands for the three sections of the Jewish Scriptures-Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Khethuvim (Writings) Term theodicy Definition justice of God/problem of evil why do the innocent suffer? Term theology Definition study of God Term theophany Definition personal experience with God vision of God Term Torah Definition The Jewish Law Term transcendence Definition God works from on high (Distance-Genesis I) Term Trinity Definition Father-Son-Holy Spirit Term unconditional covenant Definition between David and God promise that God will always have descendants of David in power (kingdom of Judah) Term YHWH Definition Yahweh-God Genesis II Term zealots Definition people involved in a religious and secular movement that involved bringing an end to the Roman culture and military presence through violence Pushed to war 66-70 CE which lead to defeat of the Zealots, destruction of the Temple, and end of Jewish "state" in Palestine until 1948 Term zion Definition City of David/Jerusalem Term zoroastrianism Definition belief that good and evil are from separate entities