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- First of the three patriarchs of Judaism
- "First Jew"
- Father of Judaism
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- An apocalyptic and aestetic Jewish sect formed during Maccabean period
- Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls
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- A literary genre in which an author reports symbolic dreams/visions which reveal heavenly mysteries that can make sense of earthly realities
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- the idea that the present is controlled by an evil force, but God will come to smite that force and create a new Heaven on Earth
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- people who believe that Jesus was "adopted" by God not the Son of God
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- Greek word meaning, "hidden things"
- used to group books on the fringe of Jewish & Christian canons of Scripture
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- Greek meaning "blessings"
- refers to Jesus' teachings during his Sermon on the Mount
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- pagan philosopher/holy man
- believed by some of his followers to be a Son of God
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- term to designate any recognized collection of texts
- this includes Christian and Jewish "canon"
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- an agreement between two parties
- God & Jews have a covenant
- God will protect Jews if Jews worship him
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- the act of removing the foreskin of the male genetalia
- common practice in Judaism
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- Ancient Jewish writings by the Essenes found near the Dead Sea
- Third oldest known surviving Hebrew texts
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- texts that MAY have been written by Paul but are not confirmed to be
- 2nd Thess. Ephesians, Collosians
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- Second century adoptionists
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- Leader of the Church
- In charge of spiritual affairs, i.e. Bishop
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- pertaining to the lands & culture around the Mediterranean from Alexander the Great to teh Emperor Constantine
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- final discourse delivered by Jesus in the Gospel of John
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- Jewish designation for non-Jew
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- "Good news" brought by Jesus
- the records of Jesus' teachings and life
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- of or relating to knowledge, especially esoteric mystical knowledge
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- proto-orthodox church father & "heresiologist". wrote against heresies which is a major part of Gnostic/heretical groups
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- Jewish historian, court historian to Vespasian, wrote about life in 1st century Palestine
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- community of Christians in which the Gospel of John & the Johannine epistles were written for
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- Christian scholar who was labeled as a heretic for believing in two Gods, the God of the Jews and the God of Jesus
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- someone who dies for a cause/idea that they believe in
- Jesus was a martyr
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- "annointed one" - from the original Hebrew
- another term for Jesus
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- a king mentioned in Genesis
- pre-figuration of Christ
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- prophet of the Old Testament
- led the Israelites out of the oppression of the Egyptian pharoahs
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- from the Greek "suffering"
- refers to Jesus' last days on Earth
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- most important festival to the Jews
- celebrates the Exodus from Egypt
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- a Jewish sect that emphasized strict adherence to purity Laws in Torah
- wanted to denounce Jesus, in some canon convinced Judas to betray him
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- the source used by Matthew and Luke
- reason why Mark differs from Matthew and Luke
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- the study of how authors modified or edited (redacted) their sources in view of their own vested interest and concerns
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- collection of ancient Jewish traditions
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- Hebrew Bible
- collection of Jewish traditions
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- any holy place devoted to one or more divine beings where sacrifices can be made
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