Chapter 3 and 4 New Testament

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

The Pantheon

When and by who were Roman emperors deified?

After their death, often by the Senate

What did mystery religions promise?

Personal salvation and secret knowledge of the divine

The term “Gnosticism” comes from the Greek word for

Knowledge

The Jewish religious sect consisting of high-ranking priests and aristocratic laymen was the

Sadducees

After the crushing of Jewish revolts against Rome, Judaism became more directed by which tradition?

The rabbinic tradition

What was the center of Jewish worship during religious festivals?

The Temple in Jerusalem

The Dead Sea Scrolls were found mainly in caves near where?

Qumran

Which Jewish religious festivals did pilgrims travel for?

Passover, Pentecost (Shavuot), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)

What did first-century Jews expect from their Messiah?

A political and military deliverer, a king in the line of David

Early Christians accepted the Old Testament as divinely inspired Scripture.

true

When did chapter and verse divisions appear in the Bible?

Chapters in the 13th century (Stephen Langton) and verses in the mid-16th century (Robert Estienne)

What is apostolicity?

The quality of being connected to the apostles, or having an origin traceable to them

What does the term “canon” mean?

A recognized or authoritative collection of sacred books

In the second century Marcion drew up a New Testament canon which by comparison with ours is

Smaller, excluding the Old Testament and including only some of Paul’s letters and parts of Luke

What influenced Marcion’s choices for his NT canon?

His belief that the God of the Old Testament was different from the God revealed by Jesus

The earliest Christian writings that have survived besides the books of the New Testament were written by who?

The Church Fathers (like Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp)

The writing secretary for an ancient author is known by what term?

Amanuensis

What does textual criticism focus on determining?

The most accurate original wording of a text