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CH2 TEST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Command Jewish forces in Galilee, first Jewish revolt V. Romans, wrote the Jewish War and Antiques of Jesus, written account of Pontius Pilates' rule - HISTORICAL EVIDENCE TO JESUS DEATH, weird cause it is written like a believer wrote it- Christian Copy | Josephus [(JJ) Joseph was Jewish]- Jewish Historian, AD 37-101 |
| letter writer in ancient Rome, wrote letter to emperor Trajan for advice on "superstition" practiced by Christians, Pagan Faith going down, condemn Christians to death, Sunday- letter showed Jesus existed | Pliny the Younger (Pliny the winey)- Letter writer in ancient Rome, legate, AD 62-113 |
| wrote about incident that took place in Rome during Emperor Claudius, Jewish Expulsion from Rome (too many types of Jews) by emperor Claudius calling them all trouble maker and "Chrestus"- was to blame | SUEtonius (lawyer sues)- Roman biographer/lawyer, AD 70-130 |
| wrote annals about fires of Emperor Nero, confirmed Jesus lived during Tiberius' reign, Pontius Pilate | Tacitus (Tac- it- tus, fire on Christians)- Roman historian, AD 55-117 |
| mentions Jesus who practiced magic and led Israel being condemned to death on the eve of the Passover | Babylonian Talmud- A commentary on Jewish law, AD 200's |
| Why are the above sources important? | To show Jesus was a true historical figure |
| Refers to Jesus as he walked the earth as a person, genuine historical figure, Palestinian Jew who lived 2000 years ago, focuses on his HUMAN nature (human version) | Jesus of History |
| Refers to Jesus as Lord/ Savior/ God, who not only lived but was raised from the dead, focuses on his HUMAN nature and DIVINE nature (divine version) | Christ of Faith |
| Continuation from the Gospel of Luke, Narrates the spread of the Gospel from the period immediately after Jesus' Resurrection to the imprisonment of St. Paul | Acts of the Apostles (1) |
| Last book of the NT, apocalyptic style- Visions of God, Risen Jesus, and the future | Book of Revelation |
| Written to the entire Church (universal= catholic) | Catholic epistles/ letters |
| Matt., Mark, Luke, John, written between 60-75 and 80-110 CE, the gospels are the heart of all scripture because they are our principal source of the life and teaching of the Incarnate Word, our Savior | Gospels |
| More of a sermon/ homily, probs not written by St. Paul | Letters to the Hebrew |
| Written by: St. Paul OR collaboration between St. Paul and associate OR written in Paul's name after his death (common practice in ancient world), written to community or individuals and are arranged in order from longest to shortest | Pauline Letters/ epistles (13) |
| Answers the questions: what writing style has been used? (ex. news article/ tweet/ poetry/ Gospel/ epistle (letter) etc.), what literary form is this writing? Literary forms in the bible: parable, riddle, miracle story, genealogies, proverbs) | Form/ Literary Criticism |
| Answers the questions: what was going on at the time this text was written that can help me understand the content?, What did the Biblical authors intend and try to convey by what they wrote? Draws on: Customs, languages, traditions, archaeology, etc. | Historical Criticism |
| Answers the questions: How an why did the author arrange their sources the way they did?, What is the author's theological slant or insight and how did the influence their arrangement of material?-see the theology of each Gospel writer, and audience | Redaction Criticism |
| Answers the questions: What sources did the authors of the Gospels (and other NT texts) us to compose their work? (Matt. and Mark) Source criticism discovered the synoptic gospels | Source Criticism |
| Answers the questions: What differences exist between the different translations of the Bile? Discoveries: vast majorities of the copies are minor. Monks were very careful to transcribe the texts accurately. | Textual Criticism |
| official list of inspired books of the bible. | Canon |
| religious texts that are not officially recognized as part of the sacred canon | Non- Canonical |
| Catholics accept a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures which include additional books | Septuagint |
| Means covenant, a contract of love between God and human beings | Testament |
| a description of the climax of salvation history: the coming of Jesus Christ and the fullness of God's revelation | New Covenant |
| A Latin terms that literally means "preacher of the Gospel" A person who proclaims the Good News of Jesus Christ. Four of these are the authors of the four Gospels | Evangelist |
| - Greek word for "preaching", story telling- outline of Jesus' works , death, resurrection, ascension- citing passages from the OT to show Jesus was the fulfillment, began to assemble collections of material about Jesus | Kerygma |
| - Greek word for "teaching", written of catechetical instruction, repetition of messages explaining them in depth, converts wanted further knowledge about how to LIVE a Christ-like life, Catechesis | Didache |
| - Worship by the Christians, faithfully recounted what Jesus did and said through: celebration of the Eucharist, Lord's Prayer, story pf Jesus' Passion | Liturgy |
| an essential task in the interpretation of the bible. it involves using philological, historical, and literary methods to clarify and understand the sacred scripture in its own context and period | Exegesis |
| Church's official translation of the Bible translated by St. Jerome | Latin Vulgate |
| translation used by the Catholic Church for liturgies as it is faithful to original text, readable, and scholarly | New American Bible, Revised Edition |
| Matt., Mark, Luke, which because of their similarities can be "seen together" in parallel columns and mutually compared | Synoptic |
| Looking at biblical texts, carefully in their historical, literary contexts | Criticism |
| Books in the Old Testament | Theme: God's love for Jewish people, 46 books, additional books: deuterocanonical texts (forming a second canon) |
| Books in the New Testament | Primary source about the historical Jesus plus followers, 27 book IMPORTANT: Matt., Mark, Luke, John, composed over 70 years |
| What is the ‘fundamental point of view’ on how to read scripture? | Bible is absolutely, literally, and historically true, never to be read symbolically |
| What is the Catholic view of how we read Scripture? | pay attention to what the authors wanted to say and to what God wanted to reveal to people through their words- criticism |
| What is the connection between the Old Testament and the New Testament? | old t- prepares for the nt, foreshadowing the coming of a Messiah new t- fulfills the ot, Jesus is the prophesized Messiah |
| what language was the nt written in? | koine ("COMMON")- Greek |
| When was the nt canon est.? | 367 CE by St. Athanasius |
| What are the 3 criteria that the early church used to determine which writing would be accepted into the new Testament canon? | Apostolic origin- origin w/ apostles, inspo by their witness - Mt, Mk, Lk , Jn- written in the 1st century, writers would have been in contact w/ Jesus apostles Widespread acceptance Conformity to the rule of Faith- no heresy, trad. faith |
| what does it mean to say the gospels are divinely inspired | the HS inspired the human authors of the Bible to teach God's truth without destroying the free and personal activity of the human author |
| Why are there 4 gospels? | All share unique portrait of Jesus, each person wrote about Jesus for particular audience |
| What were the three steps of the formation of the gospels, include years | Stage 1: the period of the PUBLIC LIFE AND TEACHING OF JESUS- 6-4 BCE to 30-33 CE} Jesus' life, his ministry included traveling, teaching, and proclaiming Stage 2: the period of ORAL TRADITION and preaching of the apostles and early disciples- 30-50 CE.. |
| COUNT. | - disciples lived in light of ressurection, with guidance of holy spirit Stage 3: the WRITING OF THE GOSPELS and other books of nt- 50-120 CE- actual writing of the gospels, letters of St. Paul earliest |
| Who did the Disciples preach to about Jesus | - Jewish community- some members accepted Jesus was the prophesized Messiah, some resisted - Gentiles- term for non-jews or people not of Jewish faith |
| Are the gospels detailed biographies of Jesus? | No |
| What are three reasons why the early Christians eventually decided to write the Gospels? | 1. end of world was NOT COMING AS QUICK as the early Christians at first thought it would 2. Distortion/heresies were setting in 3. More instruction was needed |
| We look to the _______________ as the final authority for correctly interpreting the meaning of Sacred Scripture | Magisterium |
| Two reasons why they transitioned from oral to written tradition | see what are 3 reasons.... |
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