| Term | Definition |
|---|
| nehemiah | known for rebuilding the city walls to protect the city of jerusalem |
| haggi | after he resd the law the people began to weep because they had no idea how far their lives were from the law |
| haggi | said the people were neglecting god and got the people to start rebuilding the people |
| antiochus | his crime was was the descretion of the temple |
| maccabees | defended the faith of the jewish ancestors and cleansed Judah of its opposers |
| ezra | prevented marriges between Jews & Gentiles in order to save the Jewish cultures |
| hellenization | "becoming like the greeks" |
| true | both the greekas and the romans believed it was possible to call upon their dead ancestors to intercede for them |
| true | the term "apocalyptic" refers to the visions and warnings |
| false | apocalyptic literature is desighned to be read literally? |
| false | the idea of the afterlife was part of te old testament? |
| true | it was the persian religion which believed first in the idea of an afterlife |
| true | the prophets recognized that yahweh sometimes used foreighn nations to teach israel lessons |
| false | other religious traditions did not expand Judah's understanding of God |
| false | the contributions that ezra made was not a benfit to the jews |
| job | book of wisdom in the bible; theme deals with righteous suffering & studies questions of goodness, evil, justice, & how they relate to human life |
| sirach | book of wisdom; it was used to teach the basic principles of good living. wisdom comes from one's relationship |
| wisdom | book of wisdom;talks about why good people suffer & it examines the belif in life after death |
| psalms | were written to be used in public worship |
| proverbs | are instructions on how to live |
| song of songs | is a poem about love |
| qoheleth | is the author of ecclesiastes |
| sage | the task of this was to help people reach their fullest potential |
| observation & reflection | two methods for finding wisdom |
| balance, certainty, integrity, listening heart | the qualities of a wise person |
| balance | someone able to respond with true wisdom of the heart & mind to anything that happens they know how to enjoy life but not be thrown around by extremes he or she responds calmly to a situation controling his or her own emotions |
| certainty | a person w/a strong sense of security &can live w/out anxiety in most situationsthey know who they are & what their life is about, dont care what other think, take full responsibility for their actions |
| integrity | someon who is honest about his or her experiences, observations,& perceptions, they are humble, they know they dont know evrything, accept criticism, they practice the virtues of life. |
| false | wisdom is not a protector and guard |
| true | wisdom never fails even when everything seems lost |
| true | very few people are actually careful observers |
| true | song od songs conveys the ecstasies of love that flow between God and humanity |
| false | saint gregory of Nyssa said that the book of Proverbs was nto a good gudeline for people to use in the ways to live |
| true | the wisdom of proverbs comes out of the actual experience of the sages themselves |
| false | laments are related to the king in some way |
| true | wisdom schools deal with universal human themes |
| true | wisdom literature helps the israellites better live out their relationship with yahweh. |
| false | all sages were attached to the kings court |
| sayings and events, preaching of the gospels, and the gospel accounts | the development of the 4 gospels |
| sayings and events | the miracles, preachings, and all the things Jesus did in his lifetime |
| preaching of the gospels | when the apostles went & preached about jesus, what they taught & said about Jesus |
| the gospel accounts | the teachings of the four gospel accounts |
| history | the flesh and blood person, Jesus of Nazareth, is known to scholars as the jesus of.... |
| faith | Jesus as known in the tradition of the church is called the christ of.... |
| 3 | the catholic church recognizes how many layers of information |
| pharisees | a jewish group similar to the scribes which avoided contact with Gentiles and sinners was the.... |
| sadducees | the wealthy, aristocratic jews who controlled the temple were called the..... |
| pompey | in 63 b.c.e this roman general annexed palestine for rome |
| luke | the author of this gospel aslo wrote the Acts of the Apostles |
| earthly | many of the first people who heard Jesus talk understand the kingdom to be..... |
| passion | the main point of mark is this story, or the story of Jesus' suffering and death |
| material things | one important area in which we need to change to enter the kingdom concerns this |
| luke | the gospel that features speeches by jesus is |
| second coming | the return of jesus is known as |
| herod | judah was ruled in the first century by this king |
| preach about jesus | the primary purpose of the gospel writers was to |
| mark | the gospel that stresses the suffering and death of Jesus is |
| essenes | the jewish group which fled for the wilderness was |
| luke | the gospel that stresses he relationship betweent the old testament and jesus is: |
| the gospel writer | the latest material in each gospel account comes from |
| literal followers, the twelve, wider range of friends | 3 types of disciples of Jesus |
| giving of the eucharist, washing of the disciples feet, making disciples leadres of churc | 3 actions were preformed at the last supper |
| giving of the eucharist | that god gave himself to the disciples |
| washing of the disciples feet | that jesus humbled himself for others & himself and that we should do the same |
| making disciples leaders of the church | that jesus entrusted the twelve |
| jesus appered to mary magda first & toumb was empty | 2 points about ressurection that all 4 gospels agree with |
| messianic secret | the secret Jesus kept about him being the messiah Jesus didnt want anyone to know, but eventually they found out |
| literall folower | someone who left their homes & familis & went to follow jesus from place to place |
| the twelve | the apostles, someone who jesus entrusted to be a leader and who jesus assighned them leadership roles |
| wider range of friends | people who followed god's word but didnt move |
| "the word'; | logo |
| 1) help in our prayer life, 2) feel pain of others 3) appreciate god's blessing | 3 values book gave in suffering |
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