New Testament (old) midterm

The Gospels Can best be described as what form of literature?

Before the crucifixion, Pilate sent Jesus to the ruler of Galilee named___.

The ___ were the most well-known religious group in Jesus’s time.

Which wasn’t one of the regional rulers after the death of Herod the Great?

The word meaning “good news” that describes the message of early Christians concerning life death and resurrection of JC

An ethnarch is ___.

Mark highlights parts of Jesus’s life that prove him to be the ___.

Luke makes Jesus an essential figure in ___ ___.

How many of the New Testament books are personal letters?

Resident of a region roughly equivalent to the Israel in the OT. Most Jews would have nothing to do with the ___.

The Greek word meaning “proclamation” used in NT theology.

The supreme judicial council of Judaism. Jesus, Steven, Peter, John and Paul were all tried by the ___.

The NT records ___ of OT prophecies.

The Jewish historian, who confirmed a unified and recognized body of writing, known as the old testament is___.

Initially Judaism was primarily a ___ rather then a set of doctrines.

The district where Jesus lived as a boy is called___.

The study of ancient texts of the Bible, to determine what the original writer is most likely to have penned.

The opponent of the church who affirmed Luke’s authorship of the gospel was ___.

Which one of these regional rulers was praised as a good leader?

The books that provide useful historical and religious information, but are not inspired, are called___.

In ancient times three major sections of the old Testament were___.

The four major kinds of writing in the New Testament are ___,___,______and___.

Term used to describe the society and culture of the Jews after they returned from exile in Babylon is?

The gospel of Mark was written for an audience of ___.

Under which ruler did Christ enter history?

How many books are there in the New Testament?

The central theme of the gospel of Mark in the ___ nature if Jesus.

The earliest manuscripts of the New Testament were written on ___.

Luke wrote an orderly account of Christ especially for ___.

The group of Jews in Jesus’s day comprised primarily of the priestly aristocracy was the ___.

The body of literature that is most important for understanding the New Testament is the ___.

An authoritative collection of documents is called ___.

Of the four gospels, how many were directly lo lines to one of the apostles?

Mark obtained the info about Jesus in his gospel from the apostle ___.

It is possible that Luke may have obtained info about the early life of Jesus from ___.

A Jewish party of extreme nationalism in Jesus’s day what advocated armed rebellion to usher in the kingdom of God.

By the time three of the gospels were written, the word of God had spread across the ___.

Which best describes the New Testament?

The middle east first was influenced by Europe during the military campaigns of___.

Luke wrote to show that faith in Jesus rests on ___.

Religion was so important to the early Jews that every town had a ___.

Hebrew word meaning “anointed one”.

The Dead Sea scrolls were produced by a religious group called the ___, who lived in Qumran.

An esoteric blend of christian, Jewish, and greek ideas.

The land of Palestine divides into ___ main regions.

Term meaning “a Messenger” or “one who is sent”, applied to the 12 leaders appointed by Jesus.

Term applied to Matthew Mark and Luke bc they contain similar material and look at Jesus’s life style same

In AD 70 Vespasian sent his son ___ to destroy Jerusalem.