theo quiz study guide-1 thessalonians

gnostics

think body and world are bad and we need to get out

gnostic gospels

misleading gospels

where do gnostic communities come from?

christian communities

are gnostic stories true history?

no they are false untrue history

the jefferson bible

new testament but cut out all miracles and Jesus; diest scripture

diest

believes in God but not Jesus or Miracles

imminent parousia

the belief of st paul that Jesus would return very soon/in his lifetime

who were Paul’s letters written to?

only the gentiles

Does God forsake his chosen people?

no he doesn’t

what sacrament saves catholics?

baptism saves catholics when they are first anointed and continues saving them today

did Paul intentionally write his letters to be scripture?

no he didnt think they would be

whats a word that means a lot to paul?

sin

when was 1st thessalonians written?

around 50-51 AD

1st thessalonians

earliest christian document letters of Paul

christian definition of hell

absence of God: no love, light, or community

how many documents are in the New Testament?

21

what is one important element that each new testament document contains

an exposition of christian teaching

gnostic gospel of Jesus

explained how Jesus had relations with his mother and had a child with her, killed people when he was little for saying that he was wrong or did something bad

what does the christian community believe about christs second coming?

no one knows when he is coming and he will come like a theif in the night

what are the 3 things paul believes about Jesus?

He is God’s son from heaven, he was raised from the dead(he physically died), and he will deliver them from the coming wrath(atonement for sin)