Book of Acts
On this occasion, the disciples experienced a rushing wind and tongues of fire as they received the Holy Spirit
What is Pentecost?
The language in which the New Testament was originally written
What is Greek?
This person serves as the actual writer of the letter (occasionally with some stylistic freedom)
What is an amanuensis?
This is Paul's Hebrew name
What is Saul?
This word - meaning standard - refers to the list of texts accepted as authoritative
What is canon?
Location of a church council that determined that Gentiles did not need to observe Jewish practices
What is Jerusalem?
Jewish religious sect that controlled the Temple
Who are the Sadducees?
This letter section usually follows the opening
What is the thanksgiving?
This is Paul's main traveling companion after splitting with Barnabas
Who is Silas?
The year when Athanasius wrote his 39th Festal Letter
What is 367 CE?
This was the first church in Europe
What is Philippi?
This man proposed a list of biblical texts that excluded the Old Testament and all Jewish New Testament texts
Who is Marcion?
This letter discusses concerns about believers who have died prematurely
What is 1 Thessalonians?
This is the city where Paul speaks at the Areopagus of an "unknown God"
What is Athens?
This Jewish institution was developed in the exile, focusing on prayer and scripture reading
What is synagogue?
Jesus tells the disciples that they will be witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and ________, and to the ends of the earth.
What is Samaria?
This type of scholarship examines the process of compiling, editing, and weaving together of various source materials
What is redaction criticism?
This is the name of the imperial circumstances (roads, architecture, stable government) that existed during the first century
What is Pax Romana?
Paul was on his way to this city before being confronted with the risen Christ
What is Damascus?
Term referring to "the coming/appearance of the Lord"
What is parousia?
This "God-fearer" requests Peter's presence at his house
Who is Cornelius?
The philosophical system that talks of the Logos
What is Stoicism?
This is one of the three Pauline epistles the authorship of which is most commonly disputed
What is 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, or Titus?
Term that describes the fullness of Paul's thought
What is cruciformity?
This term - referring to one person writing in the name of another - means "false ascription/writing"
What is pseudepigraphy?