Biblical Story Final Exam (stuff he said on final)

Act 1 (5 words) (

God Establishes His Kingdom: Creation

Act 2 (5 words)

Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall

Act 3 (6 words)

The King Chooses Israel: Restoration Initiated

Act 3, Scene 1(5 words)

A People for the King

Act 3, Scene 2 (5 words)

A Land for God’s People

Interlude (10 words)

A Kingdom Story Waiting for an Ending: The Intertestamental Period

Act 4 (7 words)

The Coming of the King: Restoration Accomplished

Act 5 (11 words)

Spreading the News of the King: The Mission of the Church

Act 5, Scene 1(4 words)

From Jerusalem to Rome

Act 5, Scene 2 (5 words)

And into All the World

Act 6 (7 words)

The Return of the King: Restoration Completed

Which of the following was NOT a distinction of the early church?

A. Intense fellowship

B. Continued miracles

C. Apostles

D. Physical goods

E. Prayer

F. Temple

G. Hospitality

H. Growth

Prayer

Who was the first, recorded in Acts, to preach the gospel outside of Jerusalem?

A. Steve

B. Paul

C. Phillip

D. Luke

Phillip

What term is used to refer to Gentiles who had converted to Judiaism?

A. God fearers

B. Christians

C. Samaritans

D. Judiaszers

God fearers

which of the following prophets prophesied to the northern kingdom of Israel?

A. Hosea

B. Isaiah

C. Micah

D. Amos

E. A and D

F. All of the above

G. None of the above

A and D

Which of the following religious groups were considered experts in the law and were highly esteemed by the people and primarily laymen?

A. Sagesies

B. Essenes

C. Zealots

D. Pharasies

E. Marky Mark and the Freaky Bunch

Pharasies

When Hosea says the people of Israel have turned away God and toward Idols, God tells him to prophecy by ???

Living out as a sinner and marry a prostitute.

what was the name of the prostitute Hosea married?

Gohmer

Hosea and Gohmer have three kids together. What did god tell them to name each kid and what did their names mean?

Jezreel: because of the slaughter of judgement that will come upon you.

Lo-ruhamah: “not loved”

Lo-Ammi: “not mine”

When all of Gohmer’s lovers are tired of her, what do they do?

Sell her into slavery

When Gohmer is sold into slavery, what does Hosea do?

Buys her back for 15 shekels of silver to have her.

In the book of Hosea, who was king?

Jeroboam II

Who is Ashra?

A fertility goddess

After some time, Hosea and Gohmer’s kids get new names. What are they now?

Jezreel

Ruhamah

Ammi

The book of Amos focuses primarily on which aspect of sin?

Social injustice

Amos 7-9 gives 5 images that are predictive for punishment they will recieve. What is it?

1. Locas will eat everything
2. A fire will come
3. @@The lord is going to draw a plumb line among you@@
4. He calls them a basket of over ripe fruit
5. God tells Amos to tell them to come down to the temple. God will be there.

Who prophesies in southern Judah?

Isaiah and Micah

Why does god tell Jeremiah not to get married?

Because his marriage will suffer.

What is a yoke?

Something you’d put on a set of oxen and have iron or leather straps on and tie oxyns to a wagon that way they have the strength to pull it.

tell story of yoke and Jeremiah.

Jeremiah has a yoke put on him and he tells the high priest et that hte lord is going to put a yoke on Babylon and it will not come off. A false prophet names Hananiah thinks Jeremiah is exagerating and breaks the yoke off of him. THe lord tells Hananiah that he has only broken a wooden yoke, but Babylon will have an iron yoke and he will not break it, and he will not live to see it. Hananiah is killed two months later.

Jeremiah write a letter to the exiles that are going to be taken off to exile by Nebucuchanesser. What does the letter basically say?

He tells them that they are going to be in exile for 70 years, so he tells them to build houses, pray for Babylon, and start familes there becasue they are basically gonna be there for a long time.

Who is the first of the pharasies?

A. Zerubabel

B. Ezra

C. Nehemiah

D. None of the above

Ezra

who rebuilds walls around Jerusalem?

A. Nehemiah

B. Zerubabel

C. Ezra

D. None of the above

Nehamiah

Who rebuilds the temple?

A. Nehemiah

B. Zerubabel

C. Ezra

D. None of the above

Zerubabel

When does the narrative of hte old testement end?

480-500 BC

What is the 400 year gap between the old and new testement called?

Intertestamental period

What is the apocripha?

A collection of writings not considered to be sacred scriptures.

What does Diaspora mean?

Term used to refer to Jews that didn’t go back to Palestine to sell.

What are the five fundamental beliefs in second temple Judaism?

1\. Monotheism: Israel believes in one god

2\. Election and covenant: god has chosen Israel and bound them in covenant

3\. Torah and tradition: god gave Israel the law to direct their life in gods way

4\. Land and temple: Jew believe that they have been chosen to serve and worship GOd and the temple

5\. Hope for a future redemptive act of God: god promises to restore.

When Solomon’s temple is rebuilt, how do the people react?

They’re disappointed

How would preaching in synagogues work?

However many pastors where ther were how many sermons there would be. Usually the inexperienced one goes first.

Who was good in military and wanted to build on unified people and see them as Greeks?

Alexander the great

After Alexander the Great, the empire is broken up into two groups. What were they?

Selencids

Ptolomies

Who was Herod the Great?

A king who ruled from about 37 BC-4 BC. He remodeled the temple, built a harbor, and built a whole series of fortresses.

When Herod dies, he splits the kingdom up into three regions and gives a portion to his three sons. What were they?

Archelaus: Jude’s Idumea and Samaria

Herod Antipas: Galilee and Perea

Herod Phillip: Northeast territories

Which of the following warned people of polytheism?

A. Essences

B. Pharasies

C. Sadducees

D. Common people

Essences

Which of the following did not believe in heaven, hell, angels, or the ressurection?

A. Sadducees

B. Essences

C. Pharasies

D. Common people

Sadducees

T or F: the zealots were part of second temple Judaism.

False

Which of the following was the largerest group that couldn’t afford to identify with pharasies and were mainly in poverty?

A. Essences

B. Pharasies

C. Sadducees

D. Common people

Common people

Describe the Galilean ministry.

Jesus demonstrates his power and authority through healing and teaching as he calls his disciples.

What were the synoptic gospels? (3)

Matthew, mark, Luke.

What book in the Galilean ministry is considered Christology?

John

What were the law of Gleenees? (4)

1\. You cannot take a knife to harvest stuff with

2\. You can’t use a bucket to harvest

3,. You have to eat on the way

4\. Taught to be a little sloppy when they harvest.

who are accused of working on the sabbath?

The disciples (?)

T or F: you can break any old testement law to save or preserve a life.

True

what does the phrase “son of man” mean?

A common way to refer to the messiah

Is the left or right hand clean?

Right

Who really pushed us away from over aollegorizing biblical passages?

A. Robert H. Stein

B. Adolf Julicher

C. Craig Bloomberg

D. None of the above

Adolf Julicher

What is the Kerygma?

A sermon of proclamation.

Jesus goes to mount of olives and tells them they will recieve:

Power

Holy Spirit

Witnesses

who is known as the first martyr in Christianity?

Stephen

On the second missionary journey, people asked the Greeks and gentiles about things they found offensive and they asked them four things. What were they?

1\. Abstain from eating idol meat

2\. Abstain from eating blood

3\. Abstain from eating strangled meat

4\. Abstain from fornication

What does fornication mean in the Bible?

The Bible word for any sexual activity outside of marriage.

In Luke 6:6-11, tell the story of the man with a withered hand.

Jesus was preaching at a synagogue and he saw a man whose right hand was shriveled. Scribes and pharasies are there to “worship” jesus, but really they’re there to see what they have against him. Jesus calls the man out and heals his hand. The scribes and pharasies are angry at Jesus and find ways of what to do with him,.

Where is the first prediction of Jesus’s death found?

Luke 6:11

who is the first person that compliments Jesus’s faith?

A. Peter

B. The Common People

C. A roman centurion

D. The pharasies

A roman centurion

Galilean ministry is focused on _________ and __________.

Teaching; healing stories

What is a type of miricle that happens in the Galilean ministry?

Exorcisms

In Luke 8:26-39, how many demons was the man possessed with?

2,000

What is intercalation?

A technique used for telling 2 stories at the same time.

What is an example of intercalation in the Bible?

Luke 8:40-56

in Luke 9:1-6, disciples are now referred to as apostles. What do apostles mean? Or what is it translated to?

One who is sent out

Apostles are given 3 primary tasks. What is that?

1. Excersice demons
2. Cure diseases
3. Proclaim the kingdom of God

How can we properly interpret parables?

Story

Information

Goal

Now what?

What three parables are told in Luke 15?

The parable of the lost sheep

The parable of the lost coin

The parable of the prodigal son.

Who argued that parables have one main point?

A. Adolf Julicher
B. Robert H. Stein
C. Craig Bloomberg
D. None of the above

Adolf Julicher

What was the goal of the parable of the lost sheep?

Jesus eats with sinners and tax collectors becuase, like the sheep, they’re lost.

Tell the sotry of the parable of the prodigal son.

A father has two sons. One day the younger son asks his dad for his inheritance, and hell leave and go out and find a good life. The father agrees and divides his inheritance between the two sons and the younger son leaves to go to a foreign land. He made foolish living and spent everything, and when a severe famine struck, he had nothing. He ends up having to work and finds a job as a pig farmer. One day when he becomes really hungry and wants to eat the pigs, he remembers his father and the servants, and then decides to go to his father and say he’s no longer worthy of being his son and to make him a servant of his house. When he gets home, his father has been waiting for his return, and his father celebrates his return.

What does the term “passion” refer to?

The suffering of Jesus

Where does Jesus get arrested?

Bethany

what is at the Passover meal?

Bread and wine.

Which of the following is the belief that when the minister or preist blesses the bread and wine that the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of christ.

A. Transubstantiation

B. Consubstantiation

C. Memorial supper

D. None of the above

Transubstantiation

Which of the following is the belief that when the priest of minister blesses the bread or wine that Christs presence becomes real?

A. Transubstantiation

B. Consubstantiation

C. Memorial supper

D. None of the above

Consubstantiation

Which of the following is the belief that the bread and wine represents Christs body and blood?

A. Transubstantiation

B. Consubstantiation

C. Memorial supper

D. None of the above

Memorial supper

When jesus says “one of you 12 will betray me” we know its Judus, but does the Bible say that its Judus specifically?

No

Who denies jesus three times?

A. Peter

B. Judus

C. Paul

D. Bethany

Peter

How many times does Jesus predict the passion during his journey?

Three times

what is the core Christian paradox?

For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who want to lose their life for my sake will save it.

What does Jesus do with the bread?

Take, bless, break, and gives

What does Herod do to Jesus?

Sends him back with a purple robe, one only kings wear. Then they flogged him, crucified him, and stabbed him in the side.

Describe jesus burial processs

They took a linen cloth and rolled him up. They also took another piece of cloth to cover his head. They would cut the cloth up to tie it around his body ( the big one not the head one). They would take the body to the tomb, leave it for a year, then after a year they would wash the bones.

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Since jesus died so late, they couldnt do everything in one day, and the next day was the sabbath, so they did what they could and then would have a proper burial later, and he was buried in a borrowed tomb.

Which book of the bible lists 13 names of women?

Luke

What happened on Emmaus road?

Two guys were talking about Jesus, adn Jesus comes up from behind them and starts talking to them, unaware that he is Jesus. True then ask him to stay the night and He says yes. They have dinner with him and he takes, blesses, breaks, and gives the bread and they realize that its jesus. Then he disappears from their sight.

Who used to murder Christian’s?

Saul/paul

How did saul/paul convert to Christianity?

He saw a bright light going to DEmaskis, and he asks who is that and jesus says “I am Jesus who you are persecuting.” And jesus tells him to go to Ananias, and he shares the gospel with Saul and he becomes a believer. Then scales comes out of his eyes and he gains his sight back.

Who goes out to evangelize the west?(3)

Barnabas, Saul, John Mark

What was the leading church of early Christianity?

Antioch of Syria

why was the first misisonary journey important?

It forces the issue about the gentiles becoming Christian’s, and it set the stage forth first big theological debate in the church.

At the Jerusalem Council, what does Barnabas and Paul argue?

People are saved by faith.

where do paul and Barnabas go out for their second missionary trip?

Aneasophagus