JCHL NT Unit 1 Review

- Jesus came to dwell among us. What is another word for “dwell?”

- What are two reasons that genealogies are important in the Bible?

- What does the “pre-existence” of Jesus mean?

- How long was Jesus’ “preparation”?

- When Joseph realized Mary was pregnant, what did he plan to do?

- What is one thing Rome did that could be considered a good thing?

- How were Mary and Elizabeth related?

- Which of the gospels is NOT part of the synoptic gospels?

- What does the word “testament” mean?

- Name one of the religious groups at the time of Jesus.

- What three words begin John’s account of Jesus (same as the first words of the OT)?

- What was the gospel author Luke’s profession?

- How did Herod deal with this threat of a new king in Bethlehem?

- What empire conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews there to return to their land?

Which lists the ancestry through Mary?

- Which two people received “birth announcements” (annunciation)?

- What is the basic message of the NT? What is it all about?

- Did Elizabeth know about Mary’s pregnancy? How?

- How long was Jesus “public ministry”?

- Joseph had to register in Bethlehem because he was from the line of ______________.

- What empire conquered the Persians and spread their culture and language all throughout their empire?

- Did Zechariah believe the angel? What happened as a result?

- Why was the angel’s promise hard to believe in both cases?

- Name one body of water we studied for the map.

- What language was the common language at the time of Jesus?

- What are the two major divisions of the Bible?

- Name one of the two ancient historians that mention Jesus in their accounts.

- Name one of the two “buildings” that were important to Jewish culture at the time of Jesus.

- In order for testimony to be good testimony, it must be what? (3 things)

- What did Antiochus Ephiphanes do that led to a Jewish revolt?

- Name one time an “angel of the Lord” or a theophany appeared to someone in the OT.

- Where was Mary from?

-Off of what do we base our knowledge of historical figures?

- Did Mary believe the angel’s words?

- Name one OT prophecy that Jesus fulfilled.

-Which gospel lists Jesus’ ancestry through Joseph?

- God revealed in tangible form is called what?

- What empire had control at the time of Jesus?

- What are the first four books of the New Testament called?

- What unlikely group of people received the first announcement that Jesus had been born?