Theology Quiz Review: Gnosticism

"Son of man" is a comment on...?

Humanity

The Old Testament points to Jesus' ?

Humanity, the states of being human (book of ezeikial), the fall of judea

What does the "son of man" mean?

A term of humility in relation to God who is almighty/divine, ezeikial is being reminded of his status/ of his place

The New Testament points towards Jesus'...?

Individual self (book of Daniel)

What does Daniel see in his vision?

Terrifying beasts

How many beasts does Daniel see in his vision?

4, the lion, bear, leopard, and a 1o horned beast)

What do the 4 beasts represent as a whole?

They represent sin in the world that we experience/ violent kings

Who is worthy of worship?

God alone, so the "son of man" must be a hybrid/ some type of "god man" because the "son of man" is being lifted up/ equal w/ God, nobody is equal to God except for himself/Jesus

Who does jesus refer to himself as?

Son of god

Babylon is the city of....?

Pride

How did Jesus teach people to rule the beast?

By dying/ by giving up his life to the beast

What did Jesus view the cross as?

His throne

The Old Testament hoped that the messiah would be the fulfillment of..?

This son of man vision in Daniel, the one who defeats the beasts

No one has ever gone into heaven except...?

The one who came from heaven

Jesus divinity and humanity together creates?

The god man

Why is being god and man important to us as humans?

Becasue we can relate/compare ourselves to Jesus because Jesus has humanity, not just a flesh cloak

What is Docetism?

Jesus is only divine and only looks human

what is herecy?

The false belief according to the religion

What is a heretic?

a person who disagrees with the church's teachings.

What is Gnosticism?

Heretical belief that there is a secret knowledge necessary for salvation

Gnostic is Greek for...?

Knowledge, specifically secret knowledge

Were orthodox Christians gnostics?

No, ortho-right, doxo-beliefs , meaning orthodox Christian's have the right belief

Gnostics believed that the spiritual world was...?

Good

Gnostics believed that the physical world, or anything physical was...?

Bad

Gnostics believed that hte physical world was created by who?

A lesser God, not the same God as creation

Gnostics believed that the spiritual world was created by who?

A greater God, not the same God as the lesser God

What does incarnation mean?

To be in flesh

Did gnostics think creation was good or bad?

Bad, that humans were/are bad and have no salvation nor redemption in the world

What does messiah mean in Hebrew?

Anointed one

Who in the Hebrew bible were the anointed ones?

Kings (ex. Saul, David, Soloman, etc.)

What does "Masiach" mean?

Term that was applied to many different people, not just one/ God, it refers to the privelidged position that the Israelite people have with God

How do we go from an unlimited number of masiachs, to a very particular meaning of it?

Because God begins to drop hints that there will be a savior coming to restore savior

What did the messianic pricey say the new anointed one would be like?

God will be speaking to you, it will be one of the Israelites who speaks God's word, a future David

What does Emmanuel mean?

God is with us

How did the followers of Jesus view him as the messiah?

They didn't believe him, that he was the true savior sent from heaven to restore salvation

Was Jesus the expected messiah?

No

What did the expected messiah look Ike, characteristics?

A king/ruler, very powerful , rich, loads of control, would have a special relationship with God

What is the Transfiguration?

A miracle where Christ showed his divine nature through a sudden and startling change in appearance.

What is Christ in Hebrew?

Christios