Religion 104 terms (from test)

golden rule

"Do unto others as you would have them done unto you"

baptism

a christian ritual involving water

daimonia

a kind of divine being in the greco-roman world (less powerful that gods)

beatitudes

a kind of saying in Matthew, from a latin word meaning "blessings"

gentile

a blanket term encompassing all non-jews

fulfillment citations

a literary device in matthew that connects jesus' deeds prior prophecies

cult

a term for systems of religious practice (e.g, sacrifice, prayer)

diaspora

a term referring to jews in parts of the mediterranean other than palestine

day of atonement

yom kippur

scriptio continua

writing that doesn't use spaces

septuagint

the translation of the hebrew bible into greek

pontious pilate

the roman governor who executed Jesus

autograph

the original copy of a literary work

Qumran

the location where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found

Judas Maccabeus

the leader of the Jews successful war of independence from Greek Rule

Antiochus Epiphanes

the king whose attempts to impose greek culture ignited the Maccabean revolt

Torah

the jewish "law"

Pentateuch

the first five books of the bible, which were attributed to Moses

covenant

The contract between God and Israel in the Jewish imagination

Messianic Secret

a regularly-occurring command to keep Jesus' identity and deeds secret

papyrus

a plant used to create a paper-like writing surface

pagan

a member of any of the polytheistic religions of the Greco-roman world

synagouge

a jewish place of gathering, prayer, and worship

herodians

a group of jewish political leaders and kings who collaborated with the romans

josephus

a first-century jewish historian

sanhedrin

a council of jewish leaders led by the high priest

sermon on the mount

a cluster of jesus' best known sayings in Matthew (including our father/lord's prayer)

proto-orthodox

A Christian group that defined the doctrines eventually promoted in later centuries

gospel

a catch-all title for any account of jesus' words and/or deeds

Apollonius of Tyana

a pagan philosopher who was believed to perform miracles

zealots

galilean jewish revolutionaries who fought in the first jewish-roman war

canon

a recognized collection of texts (lit. ruler)

pseudepigrapha

a term from a greek expression meaning "false writings"

diatessaron

an early "gospel harmony" produced by Tatian

beloved disciple

an unnamed figure who appears in the Gospel of John

christ

essentially a greek word meaning "anointed one"

catholic

from a greek word meaning "universal"

christology

teachings about the nature of jesus christ

Farewell discourse

the final speech Jesus delivers in the Gospel of John (chs. 13-16)

johannine community

The hypothetical christians who composed 3 John

Q

the source matthew and luke used for the stories they shared

docetism/ docetist

the view that Jesus was not a human but only appeared to be

passover

the major annual jewish festival celebrating the exodus from Egypt

ebionites

a form of adoptionist christianity with jewish practices

sepphoris

a major greek city in Galilee, four miles from Jesus' hometown

"I am" sayings

a feature unique to the gospel of John