Background Knowledge
Who is the letter of James addressed to?
What is "Perfect/mature" in Greek?
What is teleios?
What does James 1:1-12 tell us to do?
What is "to thrive in trials"?
What part of maturity was mentioned in Unit One?
What is "Grow in Perseverance"
What were many Hall of Faith heroes a part of?
What is Christ's lineage?
What was the "diaspora"?
What is the dispersion of Jews?
What is the Greek word that means "cheerful (or hopeful) endurance, constancy"?
What is "hipomone"?
What New Testament verse tells us that maturity involves sacrifice (Hint: From the Gospels)?
What is Matthew 19:21?
What should we practice during trials?
What is perseverance?
What passage is the Hall of Faith?
What is Hebrews 11?
Fill in the blanks for the definition of dispersion:
"Term for ____ living outside _____ after the ____ exile in 5_ _ (numbers) B.C and at other times."
What is "term for Jews living outside Palestine after the Babylonian exile in 586 B.C and at other times"?
What did people do with their "aparche" in Bible times?
What is giving/offering it to God?
What is the purpose of the test in Exodus 20:20?
What is "so God's fear will remain in them and they will not sin"?
Fill in the blanks for the definition of Theme:
A _____ or _____ of dis____ .
Who worshipped as he was dying and what verse tells us about it?
Who is Jacob? What is Hebrews 11:21?
The theme for the background study in this unit.Example:It was early church sevice for unit 3.
What was Jewish life in the Roman Empire like?
There are two greek words translated as work in Phil.2:12-13.What is the second greek word.
Hint: energy
What is Energeo?
According to Ephesians 1:20, where God set Christ after raising him from the dead?
At his own right hand in heavenly places.
One of Jesus' statements in the gospels that perfectly mirrors the core message in the study passage.The cross reference.
"You shall know them by their fruits."
(Matthew 7:16)
The cross-reference(s) that links back to James 2:25-26.
Joshua 2:1-4,8-9
Daily Double!!!According to the discovery journal Jesus commanded believers to go an ____, when they were forced to go ____.
Worth 500 extra points:What is the reference?
Extra mile.One mile
Worth 500:Matt. 5:41
The derivation(Root word) for G2041.
Ergo
The coorect chronological order of the fathers listed from Abraham to Jesse is __.
A)Abraham,David,Salmon/Samon,Booz/Boaz,Obed B)Salmon/Samon,Booz/Boaz,Obed,Jesse C)Abraham,Obed,Salmon/Samon,Jesse D)Booz/Boaz,Salmon,Jesse,Obed
B)Salmon/Samon,Booz/Boaz,Obed,Jesse
Daily Double!!!The cross-reference that links back to James 2:15-16.
Worth 500:The relationship(s) between James 2:15-16 and the cross-reference.
Matt.25:35-40
Worth 500:Both talk about hungry and cold brothers.Both talk about the what happens when you help/don't help those in need.
ADVANCED LEVEL QUESTION!!!Worth 600. How does James use the radical contrast between Rahab and Abraham to construct a universal argument about true saving faith.
By demonstrating that true,living,working faith is absolute,non-negotionable requirement for anyone seeking justification,regardless of their background satatus.