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INSTE I:4 NT Week 1
Orientation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Initiation - The earthly life of Christ | 4 or 5 BC - 29 AD |
| Expansion - The missionary Church | 29 AD - 60 AD |
| Consolidation - The mature of church | 60 AD - 95 AD |
| What was the original language of the NT? | Greek |
| How many NT Historical books? | 5 |
| How many NT Epistles? | 21 |
| How many NT Apocalyptic books? | 1 |
| Name the General Epistles (8) | Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2, 3 John, Jude |
| What are the 5 characteristics of an epistle? | Heading, Recipients, Salutation, Topics, Conclusion |
| The Jews who adopted the Greek language and customs: | Hellenists |
| Separatists. The only Jewish part of this period which has survived to this day: | Pharisees |
| The party of aristocratic priests and noble laity | Sadducees |
| Accepted only the Pentateuch as canonical. | Sadducees |
| Lived in communities. The held all property in common: | Essenes |
| They Jews who maintained their language and customs: | Hebrews |
| The accepted all of the OT (Law, prophets, writings)as canonical | Pharisees |
| They diligently studied the written Law and the oral law (tradition): | Pharisees |
| A fanatical group which used arms to fight for the liberation of Palestine from Rome: | Zealots |
| They believed in the allegorical interpretation of the Scriptures. | Pharisees |
| Successors to the Hasidim who remained faithful to the Law while suffering persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes | Pharisees |
| The majority of the scribes belonged to this party. | Pharisees |
| They did not believe in the resurrection: | Sadducees |
| The majority of this party were Hellenists | Sadducees |
| The practiced faith based on works. | Pharisees |
| The OT translated into Greek | The Septuagint |
| The Law. The five fifths of the Law. | The Torah |
| The books written after close of the OT which form part of the Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate. | The Apocrypha |
| Contains oral/traditional law/and commentary about these laws (Mishnah & Gemara) | The Talmud |
| 1 & 2 Maccabees are a part of this group of books. | The Apocrypha |
| How many years does the history of the NT cover? | 100 years |
| Name the historical books of the NT. | Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts |
| Name the 9 authors of the NT. | James, Paul, Mark, Matthew, Luke, Peter, Jude, John |
| Name the 9 epistles Paul wrote to churches. | Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galations, Ephesians, Philippians, Collossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians |
| Name the 4 books wrote of personal nature. | Philemon, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus |
| Approximately how many years passed between the close of the OT canon and the birth of Christ? | 400 years |
| What does Hellenization mean? | The adoption of languages, customs, and mentality of the Greeks |
| Who was king of Judea when Jesus was born? | Herod the Great (a brutal man) |
| Which Herod took part in the trial of Jesus? | Herod Antipas |
| Pharisees | Largest, most influential sect at the time of NT; Separatists of Judaism; Obeyed written law & oral traditions; Based theology on OT canon; believed in angels & spirits, immortality of the soul & resurrection; Fasted & tithed systematically; Faith based o |
| Sadducees | Priestly party; most political power; Theology bases on rituals of the Pentateuch; Rejected tradition (oral law); Denied existence of angels & spirits, resurrection; |
| Essenes | Aesthetic fraternity; lived in communities of common property; Neither rich nor poor; Bound to the Law; disappeared after destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. |
| Zealots | Not a religious sect; Fanatically nationalistic group who promoted violence to liberate from Rome; last of them were conquered in the fortress of Masada. |
| Hebrews | Those Jews who retained not only their religious faith, but also the Hebrew or Aramaic language or Hebrew customs. |
| Hellenists | Jews who had absorbed the Greco-Roman culture and had ceased to be Jews except in matters of faith; Spoke Greek or the language where they lived; Adopted the customs of their neighbors. |
| The Apocryphal Books | 14 books which originated after the close of the OT canon. (1,2 Ezra, Tobias, Judith, Additions to the Book of Esther, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, 1, 2 Maccabees, Baruch, Song of 3 young men, Story of Susanna, Bell & the Dragon, Prayer of Manasseh) |
| How many books did Paul write? | 8 |
| Name the books written by John | 1,2,3 John, Revelation |
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