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| The sermon on the mount is a collection of parables |
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| Christians must accept all of the miracles at face value or reject them altogether. |
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In the Gospels the Pharisees deny that Jesus worked many wonders. |
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It is possible that at least some of the Gospel miracle accounts were exaggerated or contained imaginative details. |
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| Most Jews in Jesus’ day believed all illness and human suffering were the result of the power of evil in the world. |
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| Jesus tried to impress people with his power to perform miracles. |
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| Christians must embrace the Jewish worldview in order to believe in the Gospel miracle accounts. |
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| What word or words in the Gospels were probably Jesus’ original words or close to them? |
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The Jews were fond of parables which were: |
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Short, highly thought-provoking statements |
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| The Jews listening to Jesus’ parable of the lost sheep would have been surprised that |
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The shepherd risked his entire flock for the sake of one sheep |
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| The father in the parable of the prodigal son |
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Throws a magnificent party to celebrate his son’s return |
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| Christian fundamentalists |
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Interpret the Bible literally |
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Jesus’ miracles can always be understood as |
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Signs of the healing and redeeming power of God’s love |
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| The ancient Jews believed that miracles |
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Were an expression of God’s creative power |
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| Illness in the ancient Jewish view could be cured by |
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Worshipping in the temple |
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| We, like the ancient Jews, can recognize the hand of God at work whenever |
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| The chief lesson of Jesus’ exorcisms is that God, in and through Jesus |
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| Matthew and Mark both contain an infancy narrative. |
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| The hidden years of Jesus refer to the time period in his life not discussed in the gospels from the age of 12-30 |
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| Some people of the time thought John the Baptist was the Messiah. |
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| John the Baptist was killed by Herod the Great. |
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| John baptized in the Jordan because its waters were the cleanest. |
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| The word temptation means to test in Latin. |
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| The 40 days Jesus spent in the desert reminds of the 40 days Noah spent on the ark. |
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| Jesus chose 12 apostles because they represent the 12 tribes of Israel descended from the 12 sons of Jacob. |
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| 12 Apostles were chosen to represent a new community of faith – a new________ that we recognize today as the Christian church |
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| An_______ ___________ is a story about Jesus’ birth and early life. |
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| Shows universality of Jesus’ message by starting his genealogy with Adam. |
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| Show that the Good News is for everyone, especially poor and downtrodden by having shepherds visit Jesus. |
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Portrays Jesus as the “New Moses” through the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt |
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| Show that Gentiles often accepted Jesus as the Messiah even though many Jews rejected him by having Jesus visited first by the magi. |
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| Shows Jewish readers that Jesus was the Messiah by including David in his genealogy. |
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recalls to mind 2 Old Testament prophecies: Ps. 2:7 and Is 42:1/Is. 53:4 |
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given all kingdoms of the world |
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| a symbol of joy, peace, innocence, freedom, and power |
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God has come to His people in Jesus and his mission is about to begin. |
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Which of the following is NOT true: |
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| Jesus expects his disciples to become rabiis some day |
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| Jesus was opposed to violence, so he did not consider leading a military conquest of the Romans. |
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| Jesus’ understanding of God did not differ much from the understanding of God commonly held by the Jewish people. |
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| Jesus believed that the Law, in itself, was bad. |
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| Jesus’ call to love is also a call to unlimited forgiveness. |
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All that comes from God is good; God does not create evil. |
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| Natural disasters and diseases are God’s punishment for sin. |
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| Jesus claimed an authority greater than that of the Law. |
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| Sin is both personal and communal. |
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| Jesus’ vision of an ideal future, or Dream, was called the |
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| Jesus’ concept of the Kingdom of God was |
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| That the Kingdom would have no boundaries |
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| Jesus’ reference to God as “Abba” |
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Showed the depth of the intimacy Jesus felt with God |
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| The God of the ancient Jewish people was |
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| a caring parent who loves without conditions |
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| Jesus understood the Kingdom as being |
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| The Jewish Law by Jesus’ time |
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| had become overly legalistic |
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| Jesus’ call to love one’s enemies |
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| The Reign of God is revealed when |
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| AD stands for “in the year of the Lord.” |
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| The “Jesus of history” refers to the man who lived and died 2000 years ago and the “Christ of faith” refers to the living resurrected Jesus. |
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| Jesus is someone with whom we can know on a real personal level and develop a true friendship. |
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| The name “Mary” means “bitter” or “grieved” |
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The Incarnation refers to the coming of the Holy Spirit into the world at Pentecost. |
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| When Jesus called Himself the “Good Shepherd”, He was saying that He enjoyed tending flocks of sheep in His hometown of Nazareth. |
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| The name Jesus means “God saves.” |
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| The name Jesus was used often by Jewish fathers to name their boys at the time of Jesus’ birth. |
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When Christians proclaim that Jesus is the “Son of God,” they are professing that Jesus has the same divine nature as God the Father. |
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| Which title of Jesus means “anointed one”? |
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Which title definitively proclaims the divinity of Jesus? |
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| Jesus would have been called this name during His lifetime: |
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| Joshua and Yeshua (a and c) |
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| This heresy held that Jesus only “seemed” to be human: |
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The title that translates the Hebrew word for Messiah: |
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Term: “a doctrine taught with the highest authority” |
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: “the central teaching that God’s Son became man in the person of Jesus Christ.” |
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| Give a possible “surname” (last name) for Jesus. |
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What year was Jesus born? |
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| This person proclaimed Jesus’ true identity on the road to Caesarea |
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| Wrote of a riot in Rome caused by "Chrestus" |
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| Jewish historian who referred to Jesus |
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| Masterful letter writer who wrote to Emperor Trajan about Christians |
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| Tries to discover what comes from Jesus in the Gospel texts |
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Studies literary differences in the biblical texts |
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| Analyzes how gospel writers edited their works for their particular audiences |
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| Includes a request for help, then Jesus’ intervention, the result, and reaction |
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Used in liturgies and incorporated into
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Question or statement that teases the
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| A deliberately exaggerated saying |
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| Sign, shows Jesus’ mastery over nature |
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A vivid short story, conveys religious truth |
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A passage wherein Jesus confronts his opponents |
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Sets up an important saying about Jesus |
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| Unique to John, Jesus reveals his identity |
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| There are a total of 23 books in the New Testament. |
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Gospel refers to Jesus himself, the preaching about him, and the four written accounts. |
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A New Testament book was not considered inspired unless it had roots in the apostolic
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| The gospel of Thomas is an inspired biblical work. |
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| Early apostolic preaching involved catechesis, that is, further instructions for new converts. |
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| Q was a source for the gospels of Matthew and John. |
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M was a unique source for Matthew’s gospel. |
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| The three stages in the formation of the gospels are the historical Jesus, ______________________________ and the New Testament writings. |
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The official list of books considered inspired is known as the ____ of the Bible. |
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| Term for a gospel writer: ____. |
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| Biblical ____ refers to the Holy Spirit teaching truth without destroying the free and personal activity of the human author. |
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| A ____ is a special kind of contract marked by hesed (loving-kindness). |
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What is our primary source of knowledge about the historical Jesus? |
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| Matthew, Mark, and ____ are known as the Synoptic Gospels. |
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| Name a good English translation of the Bible done by Catholic scholars. |
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Give an acceptable date for when the first gospel was written. |
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| The meaning of the Greek word synoptikos. |
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