| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Christ | Which title of Jesus means "anointed one"? |
| Lord | Which title definitively proclaims the divinity of Jesus? |
| prophet priest king | Jesus fulfills the mission of Messiah or anointed one through the offices of: |
| reincarnation of John the Baptist, Elijah, misguided Rabbi | Jesus contemporaries saw him as: |
| major problem with docetism | If Jesus only seemed to die, we have not really been saved as his death and resurrection are the basis of our salvation. |
| Josephus | he was a Roman source that substantiated that Jesus actually lived. |
| Suetonius | He wrote of emperor Claudius expelling Jews from Rome because of the riots they were causing on the instigation of Chrestus, or Christ. |
| Tacticus | He describes emperor Nero's hideous torture of the Christians |
| Pliny the Younger | He identifies Jesus as a "wise man...a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of men who receives the truth with pleasure." |
| 50-100 CE | The written development of the New Testament was from about... |
| covenant | In translating the scriptures from Hebrew into Greek, the word testament comes from the word Jewish scholars from the third century used to mean... |
| Magisterium and the coherence of the faith | When studying scripture, Catholic scholars look to... |
| no source his gospel was unique | In composing his gospel Mark borrowed from... |
| more than 50% of Mark's verses | Both Matthew and Luke borrow |
| source | the label "Q" comes from the German Quelle meaning |
| source criticism | used particularly to determine the relationship or non-relationship between the gospels |
| historical criticism | this type of criticism tries to discover the literal sense of the text and probablitity that what the gospels report on Jesus can be directly traced to him |
| textual criticism | This should be taken into account when reading translations of the bible, so that the translations are as accurate as possible |
| source criticism | one of the results of this category of critical interpretation is research on the "synoptic problem" |
| historical criticism | This criticism looks at several criteria such convergence and linguisticanalysis |
| form criticism | this criticism particularly helps us to read the gospels accurately and intelligently, making us aware of the different kinds of writing in the NT |
| redaction criticism | focuses on how and why the evangelists arranged their sources the way they did |
| textual criticism | an interesting point in relation to this type of criticism is that far more sopies of the NT writings composed close to the dates of their original manuscripts exist than any other ancient writings |
| Judea | home to the birthplace of Jesus and political, religious, and economic center of Judaism |
| tax collectors | most hated fellow Jews, though Jesus associated with this despised grown and even called one to be his apostle |
| Samaritans | descendants of members of northern tribes who intermarried with foreigners |
| Zealots | tried to violently overthrow the Romans and end their occupation of Judea |
| common people | the majority of the population |
| Sadducees | this faction was aristocratic and priestly, collaborating with the Romans |
| Essenes | associated with Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls |
| Galilee | home to Jesus' first miracle |
| women and children | occupied the lowliest position and commonly looked upon as property |
| Samaria | the Jews here accepted only the Pentateuch and not worship at the Temple |
| Pharisees | strict observers of the Law who both inspired people and wee occasionally criticized by Jesus for thinking they could earn heaven |
| Gentiles | nations of people who were not circumcised |
| mystery | refers to God's infinite incomprehensibility |
| Holy Spirit | the experiential correlative to the confession that Jesus is Lord; the life-giving presence of Jesus |
| Transfiguration | The full glory of Jesus is manifested to a few of his disciples during his lifetime |
| midrash | a Jewish literary form relating past scriptural events to help explain and interpret the present event |
| Infancy narrative | found only in Matthew and Luke |
| passion narrative | describes Jesus' final days |
| religious experience | an encounter with the holy that makes impossible the denial of its presence |
| parables | vivid stories used by Jesus to teach religious truths |
| resurrection experience | experience of a continuing presence of a personal, transcendent, and transforming power within the community |
| kingdom of God | major theme of Jesus' preaching and parables |
| Paschal Mystery | God's love and salvation revealed to us through the life, passon, death, and resurrection and glorification of His Son Jesus Christ |
| miracle | proof to the claim that God's Kingdom was at hand and that Jesus was the Kingdom's principal agent |
| Gentile- Christian | The author of Matthew was believed to be a... |
| Lord who came to save everyone, even the lowly | The Gospel of Luke portrays and put emphasis upon Jesus as.... |
| dove voice opening of the sky | Jesus' baptism contains three important and significant symbols, these are... |
| involves life of service and the church is the seed and beginning of God's kingdom | Features of God's Kingdom revealed through Jesus' parable are... |
| teacher | the image of Jesus presented in the Gospel of Matthew is that of a.... |
| David and Abraham | Mtthew begins with a genaelogy that traces Jesus to... |
| end time | the greek word eschaton means... |
| revelation | apocalyse means... |
| luke | Matthew has as one of its sources all of the followinf except: Luke, Q, M, Mark |
| discourses | Jesus' teaching woven into distinct blocks of material are arranged and assembled into.... |
| emmanuel | this title means "God is with us" |
| messiah | The title "Son of David" in Matthew especially emphasized that Jesus is... |
| 80% | The gospel of matthew contains about ---- of Mark |
| moses | Matthew compares Jesus to the Old Testament prophet.... |
| Son of David | This is a favorite title for Jesus in Matthew's Gospel |
| Catechetical instruction and judgement | unique emphasis is in the gospel of matthew is placed upon.... |
| Lazarus | Luke is the only gospel to record the story of the rich man and this individual, whose name means "may God help" |
| compassionate savior | the image of jesus presented in Luke-Acts |
| age of promise | first two chapters of LUke's gospel, showing the relationship b/w jesus and the history of israel |
| theophilus | greek name meaning lover of God this name provides unity between Luke and Acts |
| prodigal son | a young wasteful son has the good sense to repent but his older brother soesnt think he needs to do the same |
| time of jesus | acount of life, death, and the resurrection of Jesus |
| prayer and joy | one of the unique themes of luke-acts, often connected with prayer and the presence of the holy spirit |
| age of promise | traces rapid spread of apostolic Church throughout the Gentile world |
| good samaritan | my neighbor toward whom i have obligations is every human being, even an enemy |
| martyr | the greek word for witness |
| pharisee and the tax collector | an outwarsly religious person doesnt get of- religion is supposed to make you more like God, that is, more forgiving and less judgmental of others. |
| mary | presented by luke as model of christian faith |
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