Midterm Note Flashcards

Which of those books wants to show Jesus fulfilled prophecies?

Gospel of Matthew

Which of those books talks about Mary as a little girl?

Gospel of James

What does the Gospel of James say about Jesus’ birth?

Jesus doesn’t come through the birth canal and Mary is still a virgin; the midwife checks to see if she is still virgin even after birth

Who is Clophas?

Joseph’s brother

Levitrate Marriage?

A family obligation where a man marries his deceased brother's widow to preserve the family line.

Who took over the movement after Jesus died?

James

Who started the rumor that Mary was a prostitute?

Pope Gregory gave a sermon that distorts the biblical texts and ends up slandering Mary

How many siblings did Jesus have?

four brothers and two sisters

What were Jesus’s brothers names and their jewish names

James (Yaakov, Jacob)

Joses (Yose Joseph’s nickname)

Judas (Yudas)

Simon (Shimon)

What does the Greek word “Christ” mean?

anointed one or messiah because of the oil poured over his head

What three things does the Jewish Bible consist of? (make up the New Testament)

• Torah=Law

• Prophets

• Writings

Around what CE did Jesus die and what’s his earliest account

died around 30 CE and earliest account is 50 CE

when was gospel of mark written?

70 CE

When was oral tradition happening (CE)?

30CE-50CE

Who’a writings are independent and who’s are dependent and why?

independent: John and Mark

dependent: Matthew and Luke (they depended on Mark)

If there’s a story in ____ and it’s also found in ____ then the story was being spread this could mean that the story could be true.

Mark; John

According to the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, young Jesus is portrayed as:

a dangerous child with supernatural powers

In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is most often portrayed as

The Suffering Son of God

The Q source is

A hypothetical source of sayings used by Matthew and Luke

The Gosepl that has no birth story and begins with Jesus’ baptism is

Mark

Which Gospel contains the phrase “In the beginning was the Word…”

John

In the Peter’s Denial story which Gospel has the most dramatic emotional

Luke

What theory connects Clophas to Jesus’ family through levirate marriage

That Clophas marred Mary after Joseph died