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Canon
The official list of books the church considers itās inspired writings.
What doe cannon mean literally
Measuring rod
What are the three criteria that writings had to meet in order for the church to include them in the canon
apostolic origin, inspired by apostolic writings
widespread acceptance
conformity to the rule of faith, could not stray from the beliefs of the early church
What are the three stages involved in the formation
the period of public life and teaching of Jesus
A period of oral tradition and preaching by the apostles and early disciples of Jesus
the written gospels
When was jesus born
around 4-6 B.C.
When did jesus begin to preach
28 AD
When was jesus crucified
30 AD
What were the three forms of oral preaching
the kerygma, preaching to unbelievers.
The didache, teaching and further instruction for those who believed jesus.
The liturgy, worship of the christians and celebration of the the eucharist.
Why did the christians wait so long before writing anything down
The normal way of teaching was through oral transmission and they thought the end of the world was coming
What were the three major reasons that they wrote the teachings of Jesus down
the end of the world was not coming as quickly as they thought
distortions were setting in
more instruction was needed
What are the gospels
4 different perspectives about Jesusā life not historical biographies
Why were the gospels written
they were trying to transmit their faith and belief in jesus
When were they written
65-100 AD
Were authors eye witnesses
no
Who did the authors of the gospels write for
their communities
What are Matthew, Mark, and Luke similar in
Content and Narrative order
What are the synoptic gospels
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
What does synoptic mean
Seeing the whole together
What is the synoptic problem
the problem of trying to figure out which authors knew or used the work of another author while writing his own
What is the widley accepted answer to the synoptic problem
the two document theory
What does āQā stand for
Quelle and it is the saying and teachings of Jesus
Who was Mark written for
Gentile christians experiencing persecution because of their belief in Jesus
Who wrote Mark
a gentile christian, unknown author that was possibly a disciple of peter
When was Mark written
65-70 AD
What is the image of Jesus presented in Mark
Healer and miracle worker who accepts suffering as a cost of following Godās will
Mark is the _____ and ____ gospel written
earliest and shortest
What are the two key questions in mark
who is Jesus Christ
What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus Christ
What are the 4 major sections of mark
preparation of the ministry
the mystery of Jesus and the beginning of the ministry
the mystery begins to be revealed
the full revelation of the mystery of Jesus,
What is the symbol of Marks Gospel
the lion
What does Gospel mean
good news
Marks Gospel is called _____ gospel
Jesusā
What are the three things that happen to prepare for Jesusā ministry
the preaching of John the baptist
the baptism of Jesus
The temptation of Jesus
John the baptist wears _____ and eats ____ and _____
camels hair and eats locusts and wild honey
What does jesus not do when he is baptized
adknowledge his sins, because he does not have any
What happens at Jesusā baptism
The sky splits open and god says Jesus is his son, the spirit comes upon Jesus
How many days does Jesus spend in the desert being tempted
40
What happens to John the baptist that ends his ministry and begins Jesusā
John was arrested
Who are the first two apostles and what is their job
Simon/Peter and Andrew and they were fisherman
Who are the second two apostles
James and John
How does Jesus cast out demons
He commands them
How does Jesus break societal norms when he heals simons mother
He touches a woman who was sick two things society doesnāt do
What is the Messianic Secret
in the synoptics Jesus tries to keep his presence as the messiah a secret
What happens before every healing Jesus performs
there is a statement of faith
When Jesus touches and heals the leper why is this significant
he is technically unclean now that he has touched a leper but he is not sick or unclean
When Jesus makes the paralyzed man walk what does he prove
that he can do things people cannot see like forgiving sins
Why does Jesus sit with Levi the tax collector
because the sick(the sinners) need a doctor but the healthy do not
Why do Jesusā disciples not fast
because people fast to become close to God and his disciples already are
What are the examples Jesus gives for why disciples dont fast
guest donāt fast while the bride groom is with them
no one sews an unshrunken cloth on an old cloak
no one pours new wine into old wine skins
What is the spirit of the law
tbe meaning behind the law, sabbath is a day of rest to be closer to God
what is the Letter of the Law
what the law literally says, the sabbath is a day of rest no work allowed
Are you supposed to choose the letter of the the law or the spirit of the law according to Jesus
you choose the spirit of the law
Why is the healing of the man with the withered hand important
it is on the sabbath and since Jesus healed on the sabbath the scribes wanted to put him to death
Why does Jesus appoint twelve apostles
twelve tribes of israel
What orders does Jesus give the twelve
they will be with him at all times, they will preach, and they can drive out demons
When the scribes say that Jesus is the devil how does Jesus respond
how can a kingdom stand if it is divided against itself
if a house is divided against itself it cannot stand
satan cannot stand against himself
Jesus is the robber stealing the people from the devil and to do that he has to tie the devil up.
What are the different surfaces that the seeds fell on in the parable of the sower and what happens to them
paths - birds eat it
rocky grounds - it is absorbed, begins to grow, and dies when the sun comes out because of the lack of roots
thorns - the thorns choked it when it grew and it died
rich soil- grows and produces fruit 30,60- 100 fold
Why does Jesus speak in parables
so he wont be caught by authorities and so that the people who have real faith will understand but the people who dont will not
What does the sower sow in the parable
the word of god
What do the different surfaces represent in the light of the word of God
path - satan takes the word from them so they dont take in the word
Rocky ground- take the word happily but when they face a challenge they fall away, no foundation
thorns- they hear the word of god but there are too many temptations and fall away
rich soil- hear the word and accept it and pass it on, create something with the word
The parable of the lamp is when a lamp is brought in to be covered up what does this represent
the kingdom of God and how it should not be covered up, the messianic secret would come out
the seed grows itself represents
the kingdom of god and those who have produced fruit will be taken into the kingdom of God
Why does the mustard seed represent the kingdom of God
it is a weed and the kingdom of god is small but will grow very big like a weed.
How does Jesus calm the storm at sea
he tells it to be quiet
What is the demon inside of the gerasene demoniac called
Legion because there are so many of them
What do the demons posses after they leave the demoniac
pigs
What does the man do after he is healed by Jesus
he begins to preach the word
How is the woman with hemorrhages healed
she touches jesusā clothes and is healed because of her faith
Jesus tells people that Jairusā daughter is just ____ she is not ____
sleeping and she is not dead
Why is jesus not able to heal in Nazareth
because people did not have faith
Why does Jesus send out the twelve with nothing
so that they will trust that the Lord will provide
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