Simeon
A priest who recognized the Christ child when Jesus was presented at the Temple
Zechariah
Descendant of Levi, father of John the Baptist
Barnabas
Closely associated with the community of Antioch; also Paul's traveling companion
Herod the Great
King of Judea from 37 B.C.-4 A.C.
Mary
Mother of jesus
Elizabeth
Mother of John the Baptist, relative to Mary
Joseph
Jesus' earthly father
John the Baptist
Preacher who pathed the way for Jesus; Jesus' cousin
Dionysus
Created the Roman calendar
Gabriel
Gods most trusted angel
Theophilus
Wrote the Gospels Luke and Acts
Marcion
Forced the church to establish a canon
Cyrus
Allowed the people of Judea to return and rebuild Jerusalem
Sennacherib
Tried and failed to conquer Jerusalem
Alexander the Great
A great military leader who spread Greek culture
Ezra
Helped people rebuild Jerusalem after exile
Athanasius
Referred to all the books of the NT as "wellsprings of salvation
Hezekiah
Asked god for help in defeating the 185,000 Assyrians
Judas Maccabeus
Killed Antiochus for trashing the Holy Temple
Antiochus
Trashed Gods temple with pig guts
Jerome
Translated the Bible into Latin
2000
Abraham is promised a great nation
1500
Moses leads the Israelites out of egypt
1000
David is king of Israel
930
The kingdom is divided
722
The Assyrians destroy the northern kingdom of Israel
586
Jerusalem is conquered by the Babylonians
539
The exiled Israelites are "freed"by the Persians
334-323
The jews revolts and clean out the temple of idol worship
165
The Greek become the new "world power
48
Julias ceases established Rome's control over Judea
Saducees
Only took 5 Books of Moses as authority
Essenes
Isolationist group that lived in the wilderness
Scribes
Those who could read and write
Sanhedrin
Jewish high council
Zealots
Resisted Roman authority
Priests
Had responsibilities in the temple
Sicarii
Jewish assassin/ means dagger
Pharisees
Religious/political leaders of the day
Disciples
Those who followed jesus
proselyte
Gentiles who were converted to Judaism
Homologoumena
Word which means "agreed upon
antilegomena
Word which means "spoken against
Christocentric
Scripture revolves around the saving word of Christ
Canon
Word which means "rule
Apocrypha
Word which means "hidden
Faux Pas
A social blunder/embarrassment
Incarnation
The embalming of a spirit in some earthly form
Name 4 types of miracles found in scripture
1.) bodily cures
2.) control of nature
3.) cures of demonic possession
4.) resurrection
What are the 4 purposes of miracles?
1.) to show his identity
2.) show his power
3.) triumph over sin, death and the devil
4.) companion and lover for his people
Name the 7 books of Antilegomena
1.) Hebrew
2.) James
3.) 2 Peter
4.) 2 John
5.) 3 John
6.) Jude
7.) Revelations
Name the Principles of Interpretation
Historical, philological, inspiration, inerrancy, sola scriptoria, christocentric
Original Bible Languages
Greek- most of OT
Hebrew- most of OT
Aramaic
What are the 3 mistake identities of John the Baptist?
The prophet, The Christ, Elijah
Who are the 2 sets of brothers among the disciples?
James & John, Simon Peter & Andrew
Who are the other 8 disciples?
James, John, Philip, Nathanael, Matthew, Thomas, Simon and Judas
What was the criteria for the NT?
1.) must be accepted by the church
2.) apostles teaching
Jesus' conversation at the well
Jesus speaks to an adulteress who is alone
John 2:19
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days." But he was speaking of his resurrection
Who does Jesus talk to at the well?
A Samaritan woman of questionable charcater