Religion Final Review - New Testament

Flashcards for reviewing key concepts from the New Testament and historical context.

What is Greek?

The language that New Testament manuscripts were originally written in.

What is Canon?

A collection of books that are recognized as divinely inspired scripture by a given religious community.

What is Rome?

All New Testament texts were written under the domination of this imperial regime.

What is 27?

The number of individual texts within the New Testament canon.

What is the destruction of the second temple?

This significant event occurred at the end of the Jewish War in 70 CE and was influential upon the early Jesus movement.

What are synoptics?

John is not considered a part of this gospel grouping that is based on similarity.

What are logos?

This Greek philosophical term, commonly translated as “Word,” is used as a descriptor of Jesus at the beginning of John.

What is first John?

This writing is thought to be a type of essay or homily that seems to be written to address a schism.

What is the Book of Signs?

The first major section of the gospel of John where Jesus travels throughout Galilee and Judea performing miracles.

What is the Book of Glory?

The second major section of the gospel of John that focuses on Jesus’ departure and glorification.

Who is Paul?

Possibly the most effective and influential missionary of the early Jesus movement.

What are Letters (Epistles)?

A genre of writing and mode of communication used by Paul. Its structure typically includes a greeting expression of thanksgiving, a main body, and a concluding benediction.

What are Undisputed Letters?

A group of letters in which there is general scholarly agreement that Paul wrote these himself.

What are Disputed Letters?

“Pauline” letters where in the authorship of Paul is doubted.

What is apostle to the Gentiles?

This term describes how Paul saw himself and his mission within the Jesus movement: one chosen and sent by God to a particular group of people.

What is circumcision?

This issue of ritual observance is a focus in Galatians and Romans and is emblematic of a larger discourse on the responsibility of gentiles.

Who is Abraham?

Paul focuses on this figure from the Hebrew Bible as a model of faithfulness and an example of how gentiles can be considered righteous before God.

Who are the gentiles (Christ followers)?

The primary audience of Galatians and Romans.

What is Spain?

The place Paul is hoping to travel to after visiting and gaining support from the community in Rome.

What is Grafting?

An agricultural metaphor that Paul uses in Romans describe how, through their belief in Jesus as the Messiah, gentiles can be included int he relationship and promises given to Israel.

What is an apocalypse?

A genre of writing commonly attested in the Hellenistic period that describes a heavenly revelation to a human recipient.

What is Apocalypticism?

A worldview that emphasizes God’s anticipated intervention that will bring the current, corrupt world worder to an end.

Who is John?

The human recipient of the divine revelation and tour of heaven in Revelation.

What are Lamb and Lion?

Two juxtaposed animals used to symbolize Christ in Revelation.

What is Babylon?

Drawing on Israel’s past trauma with a foreign empire, Revelation uses this ancient city to symbolize the source of the community’s present trauma with Rome.

What is a Gospel?

Literature that contains narratives with theological significance of the life, traditions, and teachings of Jesus.

Who is Mary Magdalen?

A well-known disciple of Jesus who appears in all four canonical gospels.

What are Household Codes?

Specific codes of conduct for how husbands, wives, children, and slaves should behave toward one another.

What is Corinth?

A wealthy, cosmopolitan port city in the Roman Empire where Paul communicated with a community of Christ followers.

What is a Thanksgiving letter?

In Paul’s letter to the Galatians this standard section of the letter is omitted, indicating a harsh tone from the author.

What is Greek?

The language that the New Testament was originally written in

What is 27?

The number of texts in the New Testament canon

What are Disputed Letters?

The group of letters where Paul's authorship is doubted

What is the Book of Signs?

The first major section of the Gospel of John

What is Grafting?

An agricultural metaphor used by Paul in Romans

What is Apostle to the Gentiles?

The term describing Paul's mission to the non-Jewish people

Who is John?

The recipient of divine revelation in Revelation

What is the Lamb?

Symbolic of sacrifice, this animal represents Christ in Revelation

What is Corinth?

The port city in the Roman Empire that Paul frequently visited

What is Babylon?

The city symbolizing the source of trauma for the community in Revelation