Unit 7: New Testament Beginnings

Do you know the four Jewish core beliefs? You should!

According to Bishop Robert Barron, which is not a positive of the historical-critical method?

Do you know the four main cultural influences on Christianity... and examples from each?

"Interpreting ancient texts against the backdrop of what we know of their historical setting"

Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem for the census

Gospel development: What caused the shift from Stage 1 to Stage 2?

In the Old-New Covenant typology chart, what two things don't go together?

According to Bishop Robert Barron, which is NOT a negative of the historical-critical method?

Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes in a manger

Annunciation of Jesus' birth takes place to Joseph

This group was the most influential Jewish sect during Jesus' lifetime.

Documentary: What was the center of Jewish religious life at the time of Jesus?

Helped Jesus carry his cross

Documentary: which Jewish group was responsible for the Dead Sea Scrolls?

After Herod the Great's death, Rome took over his role and didn't use other Jewish men for it.

Not one of the three overarching regions of Palestine at the time of Jesus

Which is not a synoptic Gospel?

Jesus encountered apocalyptic expectations (Essenes) through his baptism by John the Baptist.

"Synoptic problem" is a term that refers to where scrolls of the synoptic gospels came from.

Mary and Joseph are engaged but not married

Documentary: There are no sources from the actual time of Jesus himself

Legalization of the faith & presenting a new form of Judaism motivated evangelists to write.

Roman emperor at the time of Jesus' birth

In the two-source hypothesis, what does the Q source supply the reader?

Group that withdrew completely from political activity & the world to prepare for God's coming.

Gospel Development: What is a reason for the need to shift from Stage 2 to Stage 3?

Despite the influences around him, we can be sure of Jesus’ faithfulness to his Jewish faith.

Holy Family flees to Egypt

To whom does Luke's genealogy trace Jesus' ancestry?

Roman prefect who governed Judea

Genealogy?

A strength of Herod the Great is that he rebuilt and expanded cities.

Gospel development: Approximate earliest date of Stage 3?

To whom does Matthew's genealogy trace Jesus' ancestry?

Group that emphasized temple sacrifice, observed only the Torah, actively engaged with Romans.

Influence of Alexander the Great on the New Testament?

Magi come to adore the baby Jesus

Documentary: Which is NOT something historically known about Jesus?

Documentary: The Kingdom of God is at the core of Jesus’ preaching

Where and what is the kerygma in Gospel Development?