The Roman World
He was the son of god, savior of the world, and miracle worker that was prophesied to usher in an age of peace and prosperity. Who is this?
Augustus Caesar
Herod the Great
This theological term means, "false teachings".
Heresy
In Mark, this man baptized Jesus in the Jordan River. Jesus later identifies him as a second coming of the Prophet Elijah.
John the Baptist
Messiah literally means this.
Anointed one or anointed thing.
This Roman General and Consul conquered Jerusalem and turned Judaea into a Roman client state in 63 BCE.
Pompey Magnus
These Roman Civic Collaborators were average Jews working for the Roman Empire to collect taxes from the other Jews.
Tax Collectors
History tells us that all the earliest religions of the world started off as this type; where natural forces were sometimes turned into various gods.
Polytheism
These are first to call Jesus the Son of God in Mark's gospel.
Demons or unclean spirits
This is an abstract expression of truth regarding the study of the divine using reason, arguments, propositions, conclusions, and logic.
Theology
This Roman poet wrote The Aeneid, Latin poetry that speaks of Aeneas and the founding of Rome.
Vergil
This "Herod" ruled over Galilee and Perea after his father died. He stole his brother's wife, Herodias, and killed John the Baptist. Jesus had nothing to say to him.
Herod Antipas
This approach to studying the life of Christ typically examines Jesus from the Bible and the point of view of the church, tradition, and/or creeds/confessions only. This approach argues that when it comes to the life of Jesus, the Bible is all we need to know. What is this approach called?
The Jesus of Faith
In Mark, how did Jesus prove to the scribes and crowds that he does have the power to forgive sins?
He healed the man born paralyzed.
These writings are not history. These works are distinctly Christian crafted theological narratives (stories) meant to argue and illustrate truth in a mythological and theological way, regarding who Jesus is.
The Gospels
The principle of Roman peace. Abide by Roman rule or be crushed by Roman rule.
Pax Romana
Sicarii
These are religions that operate on the basis of belief (or faith) as well as some sort of written account directing what the religion teaches and how the religion should operate.
Faith Based Religions
During his Transfiguration, these two Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) prophets appeared alongside with Jesus. (Your answer must have both names).
Moses and Elijah
The Dead Sea Scrolls speaks of two Messianic figures. Each messiah figure was said to occupy different offices. What are these two offices?
A political Messiah, like a king, and a religious Messiah, like a high priest.
This Roman historian, writing in the days of Nero, argued that Augustus hoarded power for himself while distracting the Roman people.
Tacitus
This was the literature of the Essenes. It provided two things: 1) Rules of the Community. 2) Apocalyptic Hope.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
This is a type of altered state of consciousness where one becomes less aware of the physical, material, and external world, while at the same time experiencing sensitivity to the internal and spiritual world.
Religious Ecstasy
According to the end of Mark 8, what did Jesus say you had to do if you want to be his follower?
“Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me.”
This was an age of peace, prosperity, and plenty, and was said to be brought in again when Augustus Caesar became the first citizen and emperor of the Roman world.
Saturn's Golden Age