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BI 501-Bible Survey3
Third Stack for Bible Survey Class
Question | Answer |
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Genre Outline of NT | 1) Gospels 2) Acts 3) Letters 4) Apocalypse |
Language of NT | "Koine" Greek (w/ a little Aramaic & Latin) |
Sea of Galilee | Also known as the “harp” b/c it looks like a harp; also called Sea of Tiberius and Gennesaret; most of Jesus’ ministry done around here; cliffs on east side. |
Jordan River | about 65 miles long; not too wide or deep (little river), but can swell during rainy seasons. |
Dead (Salt) Sea | Arabs call ‘sea of Lot’ b/c Lot settled there; lowest place on earth; people w/ skin conditions bath there b/c it will burn out skin problem; Jewish Zealots lived in caves around Dead Sea. |
Jericho | Jesus has contact w/ several people in and around Jericho. |
Jerusalem | Capital city in NT times; center of religion and rule; located b/t two valleys |
Bethlehem | “house of bread;” almost connected to Jerusalem b/c of sprawl; hometown of David & Jesus |
Sychar | Jesus spoke to woman at well here; first Samaritan followers of Jesus came from this town. |
Samaria | capital city of region of Samaria; rebuilt in Greek times; Simon the sorcerer story took place here. |
Joppa | Only decent port city in the area; present day Tel Aviv. |
Damascus | Saul was converted here |
Tyre | Palestinian trading city that resisted conquest for a long time; Jesus healed Canaanite’s daughter here. |
Caesarea | Herod built this city up as an administrative center for all of Palestine; thus, Paul was taken there when he appealed to Caesar; Herod gave speech here b/f being eaten by worms. |
Cana | means ‘reed;’ sort of a backwater town; Jesus at wedding feast here; Nathaniel born here. |
Tiberius | Named after a Caesar; almost all Gentiles lived here |
Capernaum | Roman military outpost; huge central city in the ministry of Jesus; lots of miracles took place here; home of Peter and Andrew. |
Nazareth | town where Jesus grew up |
Caesarea Philippi | administrative center for northern district; sort of like a mountain retreat area; temple to Pan; city inherited by Philip (Herod’s Son); northern most inland point in Jesus’ ministry. |
Mediterranean (Great) Sea | Hebrews didn’t like the sea, so this was a scary place. |
Sidon | ancient Phoenician city that was independent and rebellious against ruling powers; Persians burned 40K Sidonians alive. |
Bethsaida | means ‘house of the fisher;’ Jesus fed 5000 here; Philip probably came from here. |
12 Apostles | 1) Simon Peter 2) Andrew 3) James 4) John 5) Philip 6) Bartholomew (Nathanael) 7) Matthew (Levi) 8) Thomas (Didymus) 9) James (son of Alpheus) 10) Thaddeus (Judas) 11) Simon the Zealot 12) Judas Iscariot |
Pharisees | system of synagogues, not with temple- religious zealots- highly favored- meticulous with law |
Sadducees | rich, aristocratic, priests that ran the temple- only accept Torah- money changers |
Essenes | separatist cult- Dead Sea Scrolls- thought that the temple was corrupt so went into isolation to wait until everyone was dead and then they could return and continue temple worship the right way; purity washings |
Zealots | violent bringers- fought against anyone who was not Jewish |
1st Year of Jesus' Ministry | 1) Baptism 2) Temptation 3) Redeems Israel by crossing over Jordan into promised land after being tempted in wilderness |
2nd Year of Jesus' Ministry | 1) Calls Apostles 2) Parables / popular sermons (mount, plain) 3) Sought after teacher (very popular) |
3rd Year of Jesus' Ministry | 1) Much more opposition 2) Feeds 5000 3) Walks on water 4) Raises Lazarus from dead |
Passion Week | 1) Enters Jerusalem 2) Cleanses Temple 3) Last Supper 4) Betrayal 5) Crucifixion 6) Resurrection |
Structure of Matthew | 5 sections w/ narrative & discourse in each, then passion narrative: 1) Announcing Kingdom (3-7); 2) Extending Kingdom (8-10) 3) Teaching & Preaching Kingdom (11-13); 4) Humility & Exaltation (14-18); 5) Opposition & Eschatology (19-25) |
Great Commission in which Gospel? | Matthew |
Extra detail about demoniac | Mark |
Detailed account of death of John the baptist | Mark |
Pharisees in habit of ritual hand washing | Mark |
Bartameus | Blind man healed in Mark |
Most attention to passion week | Mark |
Man runs away from soldiers and is naked | Mark |
Focuses on cost of discipleship | Mark |
Only non-Jewish NT writer | Luke |
Birth of John the Baptist | Luke |
Boy Jesus in Temple | Luke |
Includes Gentiles and Women in stories | Luke |
Most Parables | Luke |
Good Samaritan | Luke |
Mary & Martha Story | Luke |
Them of preference to poor | Luke |
Theme of lost things | Luke |
10 Parables | 1) Good Samaritan 2) Rich Fool 3) Lost Coin 4) Lost Sheep 5) Prodigal Son 6) Shrewd Manager 7) Rich Man & Lazarus 8) Ten Lepers 9) Persistent Widow 10) Pharisee & Tax Collector |
10 Miracles | 1) Water to wine 2) Healing demoniac 3) Raising Lazarus 4) Healing Nobleman's Son 5) Paralytic at pool of Bethesda 6) Feed 5000 7) Feed 4000 8) Walk on Water 9) Heal man born blind 10) Healing woman with bleeding |
Historical Detail | Luke |
Why did Jews come after Jesus in John? | Raising of Lazarus (last miracle in John) |
"I am" sayings | In John: 1) Bread of life 2) Light of the world 3)door 4) good shepherd 5) resurrection and life 6) the way 7) the vine |
Signs | In John: 1) Water to wine 2) Healing Nobleman't son 3) Paralytic at the pool of Bethesda 4) Feeds 5000 5) Walks on water 6) Heals man born blind 7) Raises Lazarus from the dead |
Answers to Jesus' identity | In John: 1) Word of God 2) Lamb of God 3) Messiah 4) Son of God 5) King of Israel 6) Savior of world 7) My Lord, My God |
Story of Nicodemus | John |
Woman caught in Adultery | John |
heals man born blind- washes his eyes so he can see | John |
Washing of Disciples' feet | John |
High Priestly Prayer | John |
Upper Room discourse | John |
Long dialogue with Pilate | John |
Outline of Acts | Acts of Peter >> Acts of PaulJerusalem >> Judea >> Samaria >> Ends of Earth |
Judas' replacement | Matthias |
"if it’s a cult then it will die out and then if not then it is really of God and you cannot beat it" | Gamaliel |
had Apostles imprisoned and then let them go early in Acts | Ananias and Caiaphas |
Sold field and gave proceeds to Apostles | Barnabas (Joseph) |
Lied to Church about amount given | Ananias and Saphira |
Why Deacons originally chosen? | Grecian Jews neglected (7 deacons) |
Tried to buy religious power from Apostles | Simon the Sorcerer |
Man who prays and cares for Paul after Paul's conversion | Ananias |
First Gentile convert | Cornelius (and his house)... he was a God-fearer... Samaratians have already been converted |
First church mixture of Jews and Gentiles | Church at Antioch |
Predicted a famine in Acts | Agabus... this famine brought Jews and Gentiles together |
Servant girl who answered door when Peter was released | Rhoda |
Eaten by worms | Herod Agrippa I |
1st stop on 1st missionary journey | Cyprus... this is Barnabus' hometown |
2nd stop on 1st missionary journey | Asia Minor... this is Paul's home territory... John Mark dropped out after Cyprus (didn't go to Asia Minor) |
Important church for sending missionaries | Antioch |
Delivered letter to Gentile churches after Jerusalem Council | Barrnibus & Silas |
Missionary team that went to new territory | Paul, Timothy, Silas |
2nd Missionary Journey location | Macedonia, Achaia, Greece |
Proconsul who said if Apostles haven’t disrupted peace then there is no problem | Gallio |
Prophesied against Paul by tying himself up w/ Paul's belt | Agabus |
Silversmith who made silver gods and he thought he would be out of a job- he said that Paul would kill Ephesian tourism and they rioted | Dimetrius |
fell asleep and fell out a window and died- Death does not excuse you form hearing Paul teach so Paul raised him and brought him back inside and finished his sermon | Eutychus |
Paul spent 2 Years here in gentle imprisonment | Caesarea |
Governer in Caesarea who liked to listen to Paul, thinking he would get a bribe | Felix |
Felix's successor | Festus |
Jew who plotted to kill Paul | Claudius Lysias |
Island of Paul's shipwreck | Malta |