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Hebrew Scripture

  • also known as the Old Testament. which is a record of the old covenant between God and His chosen people
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Hebrew Scripture

  • It describes mankin’s preparation for the coming of the messiah
  • It derived its name from the language it is originally written which is in Hebrew
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Law

Historical Writings

Prophetic Writings

Wisdom Writings

What makes up the Old testament?

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Old Testament

  • It shows God’s promises to His people
  • God’s covenant of salvation to His people
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True

True or false

The Old Testament contains the message of faith, hope, and love

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Jesus

  • Came from humble beginnings
  • was a carpenter’s son
  • was given many titles like Techer, Rabbi, Prophet etc.
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Josephus

  • a Jewish historian, mentioned Jesus in his writings towards the end of the first-century

  • Mentioned Jesus as a “wise man, a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of man and condemned by Pilate to crucifixion”

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Tacitus

  • A Roman historian referred to Jesus in his account of a fire that burned in Rome
  • He, himself, have no great love for that strange group of people called Christians
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Nero

The emperor who tortured Christians

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Pliny the Younger

  • was a governmor of one of the Roman provinces in Asia Minor
  • He wrote a letter to the emperor Trojan for advice on what to do with the Christians because the Romans were always condemned about the growth of the Christian community
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Suetonius

  • A roman historian and lawter who compiled biographies of several Roman emperors
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Claudius

Expelled the Jews from Rome because of the riots they were constantly causing “on the instigation of Chrestus”

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Stage 1: The foundational Stage

Stage 2: The preaching or oral tradition

Stage 3: The evangelists

What are the three stages in the formation of the Gospel?

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Kerygma

The proclamation of their faith in the risen Christ

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evangelites

What greek word did “evangelist” come from that means “one who announces the good News”

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Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

What are the 4 gospels?

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Matthew

Mark

Luke

What are 3 synoptic gospels?

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Mark

What is the oldest gospel?

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Synopsis

What word was “synoptic gospel” derived from that means “seeing together”?

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The messiah in word and deed

What was the portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew?

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The suffering servant messiah

What was the portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark?

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The messiah of compassion and mercy

What was the portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke?

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The messiah of love

What was the portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of John?

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agape

It is a Greek word that means “love”

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parakletos

What Greek word did “Paraclete” was derived from that means “helper”?

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Feast of Annunciation

It is a feast that happens on the 25th of March

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Magnificat

Mary’s beautiful response to the realization that she is to bear a special son

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Bethlehem

Where was Jesus born?

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Christmas

An annual celebration that commemorates the birth of Jesus

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Christ’s mass

What medieval english was Christmas derive from?

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God and Man

What are the two natures of Jesus?

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Council of Chalcedon

  • It is the 4th ecumenical council of the Christian Church
  • It says “No” to the doctrines that deny either that Christ was truly human or that Christ was truly divine
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True

True or False

The bible teaches that Jesus is the Most High God Himself

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Titus 2:13

Says that as Christians, we are “looking for the blessed hope and that appearing of the glory of our Great God and Saviour, Jesus”

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Thomas

Upon seeing the resurrected Christ, who cried out “My Lord and my God”? (John 20:28)

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Book of Hebrews

This book gives us God the Father’s direct testimony about Christ “But of the Son He says, “Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever”

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Gospel of John

This gospel called Jesus “The only begotten God”

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Parable

It is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning

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parabola

comparison

Parable came from what latin word and what does it mean?

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parabole

to cast alongside

Parable came from what greek word and what does it mean?

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The growth of the Kingdom of God

The importance of prayer

The meaning of love

What are the three major religious themes of the parable?

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To give his enemies no ground

To enlighten the true hearted

To make people think

To fulfill prophecy

The 4 reasons Jesus speak in Parables

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God’s mercy and grace

The severity of God

The importance of obedience

God looks at the heart

The great value of the kingdom of God

A spiritual kingdom for All mankind

A kingdom in which the weak are strong

Other themes of the parable (7)

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The Good Samaritan

A parable that teaches us to be the right type of neighbour with all those around us. We should show mercy and compassion on all men

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A hidden treasure

A single verse parable that teaches the value of the kingdom of heaven

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The pharisee and the publican

A parable in which two men went into the temple to pray. One was a proud pharisee who trusted his own works to declare righteousness and the other was a publican, who knew he had done wrong towards God and others

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Houses on rocks and sand

  • A parable that was spoken by the Lord at the end of the Sermon of the Mount
  • Jesus said that we should not only hear His teachings, but also act upon what we learned
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The prodigal son

A parable that shows that as children of God, He will welcome us back, with rejoicing, when we stray away from Him.