Faith in Foreign Cultures
This young Hebrew refused the king’s food to stay true to God’s laws in Babylon.
Who is Daniel?
This woman chose Israel’s God over her Moabite culture.
Who is Ruth?
This phrase describes believers functioning within culture to influence it without adopting its values.
What is "in the world but not of the world"?
This concept describes Jewish communities living outside their homeland while maintaining religious identity.
What is Diaspora?
Pentecost reverses what earlier event of cultural-linguistic division?
What is the Tower of Babel?
These three men refused to bow to a golden image in a foreign land.
Who are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
This group under these 2 leaders returned from exile determined to rebuild their identity and temple.
Who are the Israelites under Ezra and Nehemiah.
Joseph’s Egyptian name, given by Pharaoh, reflects cultural integration—what was it?
What is Zaphenath-Paneah?
The Good Samaritan redefines “neighbor” by elevating whom over expected cultural elites?
Who is a Samaritan outsider?
Paul contextualized the gospel in Athens by referencing what aspect of Greek culture?
What is their altar to an unknown god (Areopagus speech)?
This queen risked her life in Persia to save her people.
Who is Esther?
This man refused to stop praying even when it was illegal in his culture.
Who is Daniel?
Esther influenced this Persian king to protect her people.
Who is King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I)?
Jesus’ response to the woman caught in adultery challenges not just the accusers, but what cultural misuse of the law?
What is selective or hypocritical application of Mosaic law for social control?
This early church issue required balancing unity with cultural diversity in food distribution.
What is the Acts 6 conflict (Hebrew vs Hellenistic widows)?
This man rose to power in Egypt while maintaining his faith in God.
Who is Joseph?
This law distinguished Israel culturally through rhythms of rest, often clashing with surrounding economies.
What is the Sabbath?
Paul used Greek culture and philosophy when speaking at this place.
Where is Areopagus?
Jesus visited this non-Jewish region and healed many people.
What is Decapolis?
This term describes adapting the gospel message to different cultures without changing its truth.
What is contextualization?
This prophet served God while living among exiles by the Chebar (Kebar) River.
Who is Ezekiel?
This New Testament debate focused on whether Gentiles must adopt Jewish customs.
What is the Council of Jerusalem?
This prophet confronted King David about his sin, influencing Israel’s leadership.
Who is Nathan?
This woman, not an Israelite, showed great faith and received healing for her daughter.
Who is the Canaanite (Syrophoenician) woman?
Revelation’s vision of worship emphasizes what ultimate outcome of cultural diversity?
What is unity in diversity before God?