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need to see _______ in historical context
new testament
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salvation history
deliverance from sins
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why was jusaism unique
professing only one god
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core beliefs of judaism (4)
- one god
- god created everything
- god chose a people to be in relationship with
- god made covenant with the people
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what happened when god established covenant with Abram
- names changed to abraham & sarah (sign of mission from god)
- promise of land & descendants
- promise to be in relationship
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abraham became the father of ____ and how did he model it
faithtrusted, & had faith in god
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why did the prophets arise
to be the conscience of the jewish people; to bring them back to god
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messianic hope
prophets spoke of messiah who would bring a new kingdom
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how did jesus fulfill old covanent
through death & resurrection
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god's covenant with abraham included
promise of land
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church of the holy sepulchre
place of jesus' passion, death, & ressurrection
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judaism at the time of jesus (geography)
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bethothal
- began with formal ceremony (like engagement)
- lasted about a year
- time for couple to get to know one another better
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wedding
- lasted for days
- like "open house" for family
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pharisees
most influential religious focused on keeping the people faithful to the law
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pharisees law
important because it was from godstrict observance of sabbath, purity lawsoften stressed letter of law not spirit
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sadducees
- strict faithfulness
- wealthy
- compromise with roman to stay in power
- often served as chief priests responsible for managing worship in Temple
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scribes
- interpreted and taught the law
- not a religious party, but scholars
- responsible to write & keep records
- read and taught jewish scripture
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essenes
- conservative
- withdrew from society
- possible john the baptist was an essenee
- dead sea scrolls
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when were the dead sea scrolls placed
70 AD
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sealots
- used violence
- considered blasphemy
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who was the jewish leader when jesus was born
herod the great
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herod the great
- use violence to further his own goals
- great builder
- rebuilt temple & parts of jerusalem
- but taxed people heavily to do so
- when he died, his 3 sons divided territory
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roman empire
pax romana (peace)
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what is the common greek language
koine
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rich
- ruler
- governor
- merchants
- land owners
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poor
- farmers
- artisans
- unskilled laborers
- unclean
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how many percent of people lived in poverty
90%
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what was the only monotheistic religion
judaism
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epicureanism
pleasure is goal
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cynicism
pleasure is evil
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what did magicians belive
power of the stars, forces, of good/evil
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judaism influences on new testament
- temple
- hebrew scriptures & law
- hope of a messiah
- worship
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the explanation or interpretation of apassage of Scripture.
biblical exegesis
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old testament has ____ books
46
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new testament has ____ books
27
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