Bible II Final Examination Study Guide Flashcards

A comprehensive vocabulary-style flashcard set covering key terms, figures, and concepts from the Bible II study guide, including Gospel distinctions, Pauline literature details, and historical contexts of the early church.

Luke

The individual who wrote the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament.

Matthew

The only Gospel that uses the word ekklesia (church).

Pharisee

The religious society or sect to which Paul belonged prior to his conversion to Christianity.

Ptolemaic

The dynasty that sponsored the translation of the Septuagint (LXX) to promote Hellenism.

Council of Carthage

The church council that gave the final approval for the New Testament canon.

Prefects/Procurators

The type of governors who ruled Roman provinces with significant autonomy, such as the imperial province of Judea.

Day of Pentecost

The event where Peter preached to a crowd in Jerusalem and about $3,000$ people were baptized.

Athanasius

The Alexandrian Bishop who was the first to compile and publish the list of the $27$ New Testament books in his Easter letter in $367\,\text{CE}$.

Judas (Barsabbas) and Silas

The two people chosen by the Jerusalem council in Acts $15$ to accompany Paul and Barnabas to the Gentile churches.

Greek

The original language in which the New Testament was written.

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis

Specific components of the infancy narrative of Jesus included in the Gospel of Luke.

Magi

The term the Gospel of Matthew uses for the first visitors to the infant Jesus.

Mark

The shortest Gospel, which locates the ministry of Jesus mainly in Galilee until the Passion Week.

Philemon

A Pauline letter that is not considered part of the Catholic Epistles (which include James, Hebrews, and Jude).

Thessalonica

The Greco-Roman city Paul wrote to that was named after the sister of Alexander the Great.

James

The New Testament book that argues that 'faith without works is dead' and likens the tongue to the rudder of a ship.

Latin

The official language of Philippi when Paul wrote his letter to that church.

Matthias

The person chosen to replace Judas Iscariot in the Apostolic band of Jesus Christ.

Hieronymian view

The argument that Mary did not have other children and that the 'brothers of Jesus' were his first cousins.

Parousia

The Greek word used in Paul's letters to refer to the second coming of Christ.

Judaizers

Paul's main opponents in Galatians who taught that Gentiles must be circumcised and obey Jewish laws to be saved.

Skybalon

A Greek term used by Paul in Philippians to refer to his previous life, meaning 'excrement' or 'waste'.

Household Code

A set of teachings on domestic relationships found in Ephesians and Colossians, but notably absent from Philippians.

House of Chloe

The group that informed Paul about the contentions and quarrels in the Corinthian Church.

Priscilla and Aquila

The couple who risked their lives to save Paul from death.

Gamaliel

The teacher of Paul the Apostle.

Ananias and Sapphira

The couple who died in Acts $5$ as a result of lying and greed regarding property proceeds.

Sermon on the Plain

The name for the shorter version of the Sermon on the Mount recorded in Luke $6$.

Aramaic

The main language used by Jews in first-century Palestine for their day-to-day lives.

Exegesis

The careful, systematic study of Scripture to discover the original intended meaning.

Hermeneutics

The study that seeks the contemporary relevance of ancient texts.

Apocalyptic

The specific literary genre of the Book of Revelation.

Lydia

The person in whose home the church in Philippi met.

Euangelion

The Greek word meaning 'good news'.

Parable

The root meaning of this word is comparison or comparative saying; it accounts for about $35\,\%$ of Jesus' teachings.

Isthmian Games

The games held in Corinth that were comparable to the Olympic games.