The year of Nebuchadnezzar's conquest of Jerusalem and destruction of the Temple.
What is 586 BC.
100
The two gospels that actually describe the 1st cent. events before Jesus' birth.
What are Matthew and Luke.
100
Galatians is written because of a debate among Jewish Christians about how much to expect of this group, when they want to become Jesus followers.
What are "Gentiles?"
100
Paul was a member of this select group, the most strictly observant group of Jewish scholars and leaders.
What is Pharisees.
100
This view of Revelation says it refers only to events during the time it was written.
What is Preterist?
200
The year 333 is associated with the conquest of much of the world by this young Macedonian whose armies went as far as India.
Who is Alexander the Great?
200
The shortest gospel, and many believe, the earliest one to be written because others appear to borrow from it.
What is Mark?
200
Many in the Thessalonica church expected this to happen at any time, and some feared they had missed it already. (Greek word)
What is the Parousia?
200
Because Paul had studied with this famous Jewish Rabbi in Jerusalem, he know the legal traditions of Israel cold.
Who is Gamaliel.
200
The Jewish literary genre of Revelation.
What is apocalyptic writing?
300
In 167 BC this Jewish leader defeated the Hellenistic Greek persecutors of the Jews, and delivered them from an emperor who had forced them to worship a statue of Zeus or die.
Who is Judas the Maccabee?
300
John's gospel starts by telling us that in the beginning, there was this.
What is "the Logos", or Word.
300
This stone pathway was used to carry goods from ships, and made Corinth a central transportation hub.
What is diolkos?
300
On the way to this city to arrest more Christians, Paul had a vision of the risen Christ, who asked him, "Paul, why do you persecute me?"
What is Damascus?
300
This view says Revelation refers mainly (after 4.1) to events still to come, not past events.
What is futurist?
400
The year 6/5 BC is usually associated with Jesus' birth because it comes just before the death of this "king of the Jews."
Who is Herod the Great?
400
The phrase Matthew uses frequently to avoid offending pious Jews, for whom actually saying the personal name for God, JHWH might be offensive.
What is "Kingdom of heaven."
400
This word refers to a goal of interpretation, so that we read meaning "out of," no into, the text we read.
What is "exegesis" ?
400
Paul was born and educated in his early life in this important city in Asia Minor.
What is Tarsus.
400
The book was initially addressed to this audience.
What is the seven churches of Asia Minor?
500
This year, 250 BC, is associated with the Greek translation of the OT by 70 elders, known by this name:
What is Septuagint?
500
Luke's gospel begins and ends here.
What is the "Temple."
500
These two issues in 1 Timothy are closely related to one another
What is false doctrine and, choosing new leaders.
500
Because of this advantage enjoyed from birth, Paul could appeal his sentence to Caesar, and could not be beaten without a formal trial.
What is "Roman citizenship."
500
The author was "in the Spirit" on this Greek island when he recorded the visions.