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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
04/17/2015

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Term
"By far, Peter's main concern was the issue of_____."
Definition
Suffering
Term
Who is Silvanus?
Definition
Co-author of 1 Peter
Term
Early tradition holds that Peter was martyred in Rome under the persecution of______
Definition
Nero
Term
"Jude was very concerned about the dangers of____"
Definition
ungodly intruders
Term
The book of Revelation was most likely written by___.
Definition
John the Apostle
Term
The book of Revelation was written to_______.
Definition
The seven churches of Asia minor.
Term
1 Peter seems to be written to a group of recent ______ to the Christian faith.
Definition
Converts
Term
In 1 Peter, one of Peter's main concerns was to answer _____ who wanted to know why Christ had not yet returned.
Definition

skeptics (2 peter)

 

Term
Peter wrote his second letter as his last departing words before his death.
Definition
True
Term
Scholars believe that some of the content of 2 Peter was depedant on___.
Definition
Jude
Term
The name “Jude” is actually short for “Judas” leading scholars to believe the letter of Jude was
written by Judas Iscariot, Christ’s betrayer.
Definition
False
Term
Revelation warns believers that it is not okay to bow down to Caesar for any reason.
Definition
True
Term
Preterist Approach
Definition

Interprets the majority of the book as symbolically

representing real people and events that occurred in
the first century.
Term
Futurist Approach
Definition
Interprets the majority of the book as symbolically representing real people and events that have yet to take place.
Term
Symbolic Approach
Definition
Interprets the book as symbolically representing a depiction of good versus evil in the spiritual realm
Term
Amillennialism
Definition
The millennium describes the present spiritual reign
of believers with Christ which will be followed by Christ’s return
Term
Premillennialism
Definition
This present form of God’s kingdom will lead to
the climatic return of Christ which will be followed
by the peaceful reign of Christ.
Term
Postmillennialism
Definition
The world will eventually be Christianized, resulting
in a long period of peace and prosperity called the
millennium which will be followed by the return of
Christ.
Term
The Israelite kingdom of Judah fell when the __________ conquered them in 586 BC.
Definition
Babylonians
Term

The "scattering of the Jews" is known as the ________.

Definition
Diaspora
Term

Cyrus II, king of _______________, conquered the city of Babylon and allowed over

40,000 Jews to return from captivity to Jerusalem.

Definition
Persia
Term

Alexander the Great successfully imported which language and culture to the lands he

conquered:

Definition
Greek
Term

Palestine acted as a buffer zone between which two powers between 323 and 63 BC:

Definition
Ptolemies and Seleucids
Term
Who is considered to have started the Hasmonean Revolt against the Seleucids?
Definition
Matthias Maccabeus
Term
Which people had power over Israel when Jesus was born:
Definition
Romans
Term

 

Name two prominent features of Augustus’s reign that helped the spread of early Christianity (1 pt.

each)

Definition
Any of these things: Pax Romana, stable governing structure, standing army, roads & bridges throughout empire, better communications & economic prosperity. Sense of renewal
Term

 

A separatist group of Jews who only accepted the authority of the Torah and worshipped on Mt.

Gerazim.

 

Definition

Samaritans

 

Term
Jewish sect who strictly observed Jewish oral law.
Definition
Pharisees
Term

Political Jewish sect primarily concerned with wealth and power.

Definition
Sadducees
Term

Jewish fanatics who would do anything possible to advance Samaritans the cause of God.

Definition
Zealots
Term

Jewish sect who lived a monastic life with strict Torah observance.

Definition
Essenes
Term

Matthew was the most explicit of the Gospel writers in alerting his readers to Jesus' fulfillment of Old

Testament promises. ______

Definition
True
Term

 

The content of Matthew indicates that "kingdom of heaven" and "kingdom of God" have two distinct

meanings. ______

Definition
False
Term

For Matthew it was important that his readers know with certainty that the accusations against Jesus

during his trial were false. ________

Definition
True
Term

Unlike the other gospels, Matthew told the story of Christ's crucifixion with extensive commentary

and interpretation. ________

Definition
False
Term

In Matthew's account of the gospel, Jesus first appears to the disciples after his resurrection.

_________

Definition
False
Term

What are the subjects of Jesus' five teaching blocks in Matthew:

Definition

Discipleship (Chp 5-7)

Evangelism/Missions (10)

Parables on the Kindom of Heaven (13)

Relationships Among Disciples (18)

The Future (24-25)

Term

Matthew is the only gospel which mentions the Greek word for ____________.

 

Definition
Church (ekklesia)
Term

The word "Messiah" means _________.

Definition
anointed one
Term

Christ's genealogy, as recorded in Matthew, intentionally emphasizes that Jesus is from the line of

which Israelite king?

Definition
David
Term

Matthew often presents Old Testament figures as a foreshadowing of Jesus. These comparisons

between Jesus and his Old Testament counterparts are called _______________.

Definition
typologies
Term

Jesus taught in simple, short, symbolic stories known as _________________.

Definition
Parables
Term

 

__________________, who preached a message of repentance, prepared the way for

Jesus' ministry in all four gospels.

 

Definition
John the Baptist
Term

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son

 

and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." This passage in

Matthew 28 is known as the ____________________.

Definition
The Great Comission
Term

Which disciple confessed Jesus as "the Christ, the Son of the living God" in Matt. 16:16?

Definition
Simon Peter
Term

Mark is the shortest of the gospels mainly because it includes less of _____________.

Definition
Jesus' teachings
Term

The gospel of Mark was presumably written in the city of _____________.

Definition
Rome
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