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very human

In their personal behavior, according to pagan mythology, the traditional gods were

Pantheon

The Greek, or pagan, hierarchy of gods is known as the

date of the destruction of the Temple

70 AD

death of James, brother of Jesus

62 AD

death of Paul and Peter

64,65 AD

Amanuensis means

secretary

Parousia means

being beside (referring to the coming back of Jesus)

words like grace and peace were incorporated into

the letters in the New Testament

the 1st century cultures were dominated by:

power and fear

These people do not believe that Jesus came in the flesh and left the church

successionists

What is the Roman capital in Macedonia?

Thessalonica

Why was Thessalonica a strategic location?

Had a natural harbor

What does it by Thessalonica being a "free city"?

They had more rights and privileges from Rome

Via Egnatia

A road that Paul and company walked on; it was 90 miles long

Where did Paul write Thessalonians?

Corinth

Purpose of 1 Thessalonians

1. Paul's integrity

2. Encourage persecuted believers

3. Proper Moral Conduct

4. Christ's Return

Purpose of 2 Thessalonians

1. Commend the church for enduring persecution

2. Comforting the church about the false claim about the day of the Lord

3. Instruct the church how to deal with its idle members

Why were Romans obsessed with roads?

primarily for the military and fast movement of troops, and commerce

1 and 2nd Thessalonians are all about

the second coming of Jesus

turning away from Jesus is defined as

apostacy

666 may have derived from

the emperor Nero

Zeus

The chief Greek God was

a. the stars and planets as supernatural personal beings.b. their lives as ruled by fate.c. the stars and planets' movements as determining their fate.d. all of the above

Pagan people thought of :

omens were an important part of which culture?

Roman culture

Superstition and exorcism

The following characterized the practice of people in the first-century Roman Empire

featured secret rites and centered around a goddess and her dying and restored lover or child ( both A and B)

mystery religions

differ essentially from the Christian gospel

Details in the myths of the mystery religions

Purification and Immortality (Both a and b)

Mystery religions promised:

a. Caligula. b. Nero. c. Domitian. (d. all of the above)

Self-deification before dying was true of

a. deified after their deaths by the Roman senate if they had ruled well.b. refused deification by the Roman senate if they had deified themselves before dying.c. deified by people in eastern Roman provinces prior to the emperors' deaths.d. (all of the above)

Roman Emperors were

correct pronunciation and the secrecy of the incantation (Both A and B)

The effectiveness of magical incantations was thought to depend on

Apollo

A very popular God thought to be the inspirer of poets, seers, and prophets) was

style of writing that 1st John was written in:

amplification

likely emperor when Revelation was written

Domitian

Why was Revelation written?

to encourage persecuted Christians to remain faithful

Who wrote Revelation?

John

a style of writing that is cyclical, meaning that the main points are returning

amplification

another term for the man of lawlessness

the antichrist

the Roman state religion adopted the:

Greek gods

the chief good is pleasure according to:

epicureanism

There is an impersonal reason which rules the universe, to which all human beings are to submit to is known as:

stoicism

rejection of popular standards characterizes the:

cynics

"Gnosticism" means

knowledge

Details concerning the beliefs and practices of mystery religions date from:

post-New Testament times

full-blown Gnosticism mythology dating:

post-dates the rise of Christianity

In the 1940's a gnostic library was found at:

Nag Hammadi

a basic idea in Gnosticism is that

(neither are correct) 1. the goodness of what is material and physical and 2. the evil of what is immaterial and spiritual

generally speaking, the ancient pagans believed in:

(neither of these) 1. the body is advantageous to the soul and 2. a future resurrection of the body

in Gnosticism it was believed that

the disembodied spirits of Gnostics would go to heaven

the indulgence of bodily desires is known as

libertinism

the suppression of bodily desires is

ascetism

the combining of different religious beliefs and/or practices is known as

syncretism

Where was 1-3 John written?

Ephesus

1-3 John was most likely addressed to whom?

Believers in the Roman province of Asia(modern-day Turkey)

1 John was what type of letter?

Circular letter

Ephusus

1 John originates in or near which major city in what is western Turkey today?

Futurists

revelation applies only to future events, according to dispensationalists time periods; God works with people not a super adopted point of view

Idealists

Depicts ongoing conflicts between God and Satan

premillennialism

Jesus comes before the 7 years of turbulation

postmillennialism

Jesus comes back after 1000 years

True or False: The seven seals, trumpets, and bowls in Revelation are the same.

True. It is believed that they are just viewed from different perspectives.

historicists

Interpret views the book as a symbolic overview of church history

preterist

They believe that biblical prophecies like those in Revelation have already been fulfilled

3 genres of Revelation

Apocalypse, Prophecy, Epistle

What are two theological themes of 1 John?

1. Anointing from God on believers through the Holy Spirit

2. Assurance of the day of judgment and ordered to love their fellow believers

What does John warn believers not to do in 2 John?

Aiding and abetting false teachers by showing them hospitality

Revelation is written to who?

The seven historical churches in the Roman province of Asia(may also represent the universal church)

What is a theme of 3 John?

Exercising discipline in the church