GACS lclab Bible - 10th Grade - Fall Final Study Guide
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Antediluvian | a branch of stories before the flood and creation; fall of man; Cain kills Abel |
| Post-diluvian | after the flood; flood story, tower of Babel, geneologies |
| Patriarchy | begins with Abraham, 3 promises to Abraham; Jacob's 12 sons |
| Bondage | after Joseph's death his people are put into bondage; Moses is born; 10 plagues |
| Wandering | becasue of lack of faith, God punishes them for 40 years; Moses dies; Joshua takes over |
| Conquest | Joshua leads the children of Israel into Canaan |
| Judges | military leaders; each tribe governed itself; military leaders unite tribes |
| United Kingdom | all 12 tribes are united under one king; first king Saul; then David, then Solomon |
| Israel | made up of 10 tribes; northern kingdom, capital Samarian Rehoboam |
| Judah | southern kingdom; all kings are descendants of David |
| Exile | Persians defeat Babylonians; 70 years; Jews became monotheistic; longed for promises |
| Post Exile | Jews return to Jerusalem still rules by Persians; rebuild temples and walls |
| Years of Silence | transition from OT to NT; This is known as the 400 silent years in that no Bible books were written |
| Life of Jesus | Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead three days later |
| Early church | the disciples spread the word that Jesus was raised up from the dead |
| Abraham | God appeared to him first offering him three promises; Son is Isaac |
| Jacob | God changed his name to Israel; had 12 sons |
| Joseph | wife found to be pregnant during their engagement; he married her anyway |
| Moses | led Israelites out of Egypt to Mt. Sinai |
| Joshua | led Israelites into the land of Canaan |
| Deborah | only female judge; encouraged to lead Israelites to battle |
| Samuel | last judge of Israel; annoints first two kings |
| Saul | 1st king in the United Kingdom; eventually rejects God |
| David | 2nd king; God promised him the kingdom of Israel and that throne would not be taken away from his family |
| Solomon | returned to Jerusalem to rebuild city walls; |
| Rehoboam | first king to rule the Southern Kingdom; first king of Israel |
| Jeroboam | first king of Judah |
| Cyrus | King of Persia who allowed Jews to return to homeland and rebuild temple |
| Nehemiah | rebuilds the walls of Jerusalem |
| Esther | married to Persian King Xerxes; save her people from death |
| Ptolemy | Alexander's general who ruled from Egypt after Alexander's death |
| Seleucid I | king who heavily persecuted Jews |
| Judas Maccabeus | led successful revolt against oppressive Seleucid rule |
| Caesar Augustus | Roman emperor in time of Jesus |
| Jesus | last of the line for this family's genealogy as recorded here |
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| Hellenization | spread of Greek culture and language |
| Hanukkah | Jewish festival, Judas Maccabea cleansing of the temple |
| Diaspora | dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel |
| Pax Romona | Roman peace |
| Judge | military leader |
| land, nation, seed | 3 promises God made to Abraham |
| Israel | name God gave to Jacob |
| 12 | number of sons Jacob had |
| 722 BC | year Israel fell to the Assyrians |
| 586 BC | year Judah fell to the Babylonians |
| 40 years | number of years Israel wandered in the wilderness |
| conquered Judea and destroyed Solomon's temple | event that marked the end of of Babylonian exile |
| his generals divided it | this happened to Alexander's empire after his untimely death |
| John; Matthew | gospel written by one of the twelve apostles |
| Luke | gospel that emphases women and the poor and rejected |
| Mark | shortest gospel, but provides the most detailed accounts |
| Luke | claims not to be an eyewitness to the events he records |
| Matthew, Mark, Luke | a Synoptic gospel |
| Matthew | gospel that assumes primarily a Jewish audience |
| Luke | this gospel writer also wrote the Acts of the Apostles |
| Matthew | gospel that emphasizes how Jesus fulfills Old Testament prophecy |
| Mark | this writer forsakes Paul on his first missionary journey |
| Luke | author of this gospel identified by analysis of the "we" sections in Acts |
| Jesus, David, Abraham | 3 people Matthew mentions in 1:1 |
| Abraham, father of nation; David, great king; Jesus | the significance of each person that causes Matthew to highlight him |
| the father of and 3 sections of 14 generations | how Matthew divides his list into sections |
| Abraham-David; deportation-Babylon exile; Babylon exile-Jesus | significance of how Matthew divides his list into sections |
| Mary, Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba (wife of Uriah) | five women Matthew mentions |
| description of Mary | mother of Jesus |
| description of Tamar | widowed by two men that God struck down then tricked her father-in-law to sleep with her; then had twins |
| description of Rahab | hid Israelite spies and family was spared |
| description of Ruth | Moabite women who followed her mother-in-law to Israel |
| description of Bathsheba (wife of Uriah) | conceived a child with the king of Israel while married to another man |
| all were sexually scandalous | What Mary, Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba have in common |
| each women does somethig sexually immoral but Mary is a virgin | how Mary's situation helps explain Matthew's inclusion of these women |
| ways in which Luke's genealogy differs from Matthew's | written as son-oriented; present to the past; stops at Adam; only includes men |
| ways in which Matthew's genealogy differs from Luke's | written as father-oriented; begins in past; stops at Abraham; includes women |
| number is equivalent to David's name | significant about number 14 in Matthew's genealogy |
| 3 gifts the wisemen bring to Jesus | gold, frankincense, myrrh |
| number of dreams that occur during the birth narrative in Matthew | five |
| similarities between Moses's birth and Jesus's birth | both escape killings and are connected to Egypt; both were rescued |
| pledged to be married to Mary who was also a descendant of David | Joseph |
| Mother of Jesus | Mary |
| King of Judea | Herod |
| Wise men | went to see Jesus at birth and brough him gifts |
| last of the line for this genealogy as recorded here | Jesus |
| annointed one | Christ |
| Jesus is born of a virgin | In Isaiah 7:14 Isaiah prophesizes that Jesus will be born of a virgin. Explain how Matthew's use of this phrase. |
| passage highlights God's frustration with the faithfulness of Israel; decision to forsake them to Assyrians | Hosea 11:1 explains Jesus's return from Egypt. Explain how Matthew uses this phrase. |
| idea that Jesus is from Nazareth is reason to think that he is the Messiah | This statement is not found in the OT. Explain how Matthew uses this phrase. |
| the first of three big ideas found in Luke's narrative; in which Luke has __________in the midst of Caesar's Roman world | hope |
| the second of three big ideas found in Luke's narrative in which God takes human form | holy spirit |
| the third of three big ideas found in Luke's narrative in which Jesus takes a special interest in the poor, blind, and weak | hummility |
| 3 components of the Nazarite vow | no fruit from the vine, no razor to touch their heads, no touching dead things |
| this happens on the 8th day of Jesus's life | he is circumcised |
| Mary's sacrifice of two birds tells us what about her? | a sign of being poor |
| how the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth parrallel to Abraham and Sarah | both are barren and old; babies names were given; both dads doubted |
| Character in the Old Testament who was Nazarite | Samuel |
| description of Joseph associated with Luke's nativity story | told in a dream to return to Israel after Herod dies; take his family to Egypt |
| description of Mary associated with Luke's nativity story | becomes pregnant as a virgin |
| description of Jesus associated with Luke's nativity story | given gifts by wise men who visited him in Bethlehem |
| description of Zechariah associated with Luke's nativity story | prieft from the order of Abijah |
| description of Elizabeth associated with Luke's nativity story | hid per pregnancy for five months; said her son to be named John |
| description of John associated with Luke's nativity story | Elizabeth's son; lived in wilderness until made public |
| description of Shepherds associated with Luke's nativity story | angels appeared to them |
| description of Gabriel associated with Luke's nativity story | announces the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus |
| description of Anna associated with Luke's nativity story | prophetess; daughter of Phanuel of Asher tribe |
| description of Simeon associated with Luke's nativity story | righteous, devout; saw the Lord's Christ before he died; said to Mary, " behold this child is appointed for the fall and .... |
| setting of John the Baptist's ministry | wilderness, Jordan River |
| how Isaiah 40 relates to the ministry of John the Baptist | relates to him because he is the same as Elijah |
| how Malachi 4 relates to the ministry of John the Baptist | Jesus identifies Elijah being John the Baptist |
| ways John the Baptist connected with Elijah | clothes |
| ways in which John the Baptist's ministry connected with Exodus | in Egypt wilderness; Jordan River |
| message of John the Baptist in Luke 3 | repentence; judgement |
| repentance | sorry for past sin; confess sin |
| examples of repentance John gives | tax collector; soldier |
| purpose for which John baptized | repentance; forgiveness of sin |
| how the baptism scene gives support to the Trinity | ... |
| Psalm 2:7, Isaiah 42:1 | passages from the Old Testament that are behind the saying, "You are my Son, whom I love, with you I am well pleased." |
| in Galilee a the Jordan River | where Jesus was baptized |
| because it was God talking to his son | how Luke's wording of the voice indicate that baptism is revelatory moment for Jesus |
| Holy Spirit | who led Jesus in to the wilderness to be tempted |
| 40 days | how long Jesus fasted in the wilderness |
| in wilderness, hungry, 40 days/years, led by spirit, temptations | parallels between Jesus's temptation in the wilderness and Israel's wanderings |
| he just told him to do something | how the devil begins the first and third temptations |
| It is written | how Jesus begins his response to each temptation |
| synagogue | where people go to gather and pray |
| Isaiah 61 | passage Jesus read from at Nazareth |
| what Jesus said that causes the people of his hometown to reject him in Luke 4 | said he would help the Gentiles |
| two stories from the Old Testament Jesus specifically mentions in his words | Elijah healing the widow's son; healing Elisha |
| try to throw him off a cliff | what people of Nazareth do with Jesus after he talks of the storeis of Elijah and Elisha |
| he walks through them | how is Jesus saved when the people of Nazareth try to throw him off a cliff |
| the devil tempted Jesus to jump offa temple and let the angels catch him | how the event of the people of Nazareth trying to throw Jesus off a cliff relates to the end of the temptation stories |
| sign that is reminiscent of Elisha's healing of Namaan in Luke 7 | he healed cinturian sevan |
| sign that is reminiscent of Eilijah's raising of the widow's son in Luke 7 | healed widow of Nain's son |
| Question John's disciples ask Jesus in Luke 7? | "Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?" |
| number of blessings recorded in Matthew | 9 |
| number of blessings recorded in Luke | 4 |
| how the beatitudes spoken by Jesus are paradoxical | each has an opposite reaction to what you would think would happen |
| section of beatitudes that Luke includes but Matthew does not | the woe's |
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