God and the New Covenant
Known as the "Hasidim", they were a devout, religiously oriented group that opposed the Sadducees.
Who were the Pharisees?
The shortest of the Gospels, and written for Roman readers, this gospel highlighted Jesus as God's servant.
What is the Gospel of Mark?
These are the four "Gospels" found in the New Testament.
What are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John?
Acts is written in a similar style and in the same Greek as this Gospel writer. Additionally, both books are addressed to the same person, Theophilus.
Who is Luke?
The writing of Paul are presented not in chronological order but according to this.
What is length (longest to shortest)?
He was the Roman ruler when Jesus was born and ruled during the Pax Romana.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
This systematic and most often quoted gospel highlighted the teaching of Jesus and emphasized his miracles.
What is the Gospel of Matthew?
What is Galilee?
Empowered and emboldened by this, the theme of Acts describes the spread of the Gospel by the disciples.
What is the Holy Spirit?
These books were written during Paul's first missionary journey.
What are Galatians and 1-2 Thessalonians?
This terms means "measuring rod" and refers to the standard of beliefs and practices of the early church.
What is "canon"?
Set apart from the other Gospels, this gospel emphasized the deity of Christ and contains no parables.
What is the Gospel of John?
Jesus used many methods to teach. His best known teaching device used illustrations from daily life to teach spiritual truths.
What are parables?
The material in Acts falls into 2 natural divisions:
What is the spread of the gospel to the Jews, then to the Gentiles?
The 3 Pastoral Letters, written before and during Paul's imprisonment, include Titus and 2 letters to this person.
Who is Timothy?
These books are writings of history, fiction, and Jewish wisdom that are accepted by the Roman Catholic Church, but rejected by Protestants.
What is the Apocrypha?
The longest gospel and the only one not written by an eyewitness of Jesus' life, this gospel contains many special and beloved parables.
What is the Gospel of Luke?
The first three Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke have many similarities and present material about Jesus' activity in Galilee. They are often referred to as this.
What are the Synoptic Gospels?
This disciple was the first martyr for the faith.
Who is Stephen?
The Prison Letters include Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, and this letter written to the people of the city where he spent nearly 3 years - his longest stay during his missions.
What is Ephesians?
The pagan religions of the time included these 3 types of beliefs.
What is emperor worship, occult, Gnostics, Epicureans, Stoics, Cynics, Sketpics?
Likely written in the late 50s, New Testament scholars feel this was the first gospel to be written.
What is the Gospel of Mark?
The three years of Jesus ministry are referred to these:
What is the Year of Obscurity, the Year of Popularity, and the Year of Rejection?
These 2 aspects of Paul's life made him able to understand and preach to both Jews and Gentiles.
What is that he was a Pharisee and a Roman citizen?
This was the most important and most doctrinal letter written by Paul and highlighted the doctrine of justification by grace.
What is Romans?