NT Background
Jewish religious sect whose name is derived from "separated ones"
Who are the Pharisees?
These are the synoptic gospels
What are Matthew, Mark, and Luke?
This is one of the Pauline letters about which there is no doubt that Paul is the author
What are Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, or Philemon?
This person is identified as the author of Revelation
Who is John of Patmos?
At this event, the apostles see flames, hear a rushing wind, and receive the Holy Spirit
What is Pentecost?
The philosophical system that talks of the Logos
What is Stoicism?
In Matthew's gospel, this - meaning "God with us" - is a central emphasis
What is Emmanuel?
In New Testament letters, this typically follows the opening (i.e., sender and recipients as well as the greeting).
What is thanksgiving?
This is one of the seven churches that is struggling with false teaching
What are Pergamum, Ephesus, and Thyatira?
This term means "anointed one"; "Messiah" is its Hebrew translation
What is Christ?
In the "Synoptic Source Hypothesis" of gospel criticism, this source accounts for material shared by Matthew and Luke, but not in Mark
What is Q?
John's gospel is framed by declaring that Jesus is this
What is the Lamb of God?
This person is understood to be the author of the Johannine epistles
Who is John the Elder?
Mention of Babylon in Revelation likely refers to this place
What is Rome?
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 Roman historian refers to Jesus' death and the persecution of Jesus' followers
Who is Tacitus?
This is the Marcan practice of interrupting one story with another
What is intercalation?
This triad (set of three terms) is at the heart of the content of Paul's letters
What are faith, hope, and love?
This number involves "theological math" to depict the fullness of God's people
What is 144,000?
Term referring to "the coming/appearance of the Lord"
What is parousia?
According to form criticism, this is the second step in gospel development
What is apostolic preaching?
In three gospel accounts, this is where a crucial turning point occurs with Jesus asking the disciples, "Who do you say that I am?"
What is Caesarea Philippi?
These letters are written to the church as a whole (Christians at large) rather than to individuals or particular churches
What are Catholic letters/epistles?
This is at the center of the worship scene in Revelation 4-5
What is a slain lamb?
This person serves as the actual writer of a letter (occasionally with some stylistic freedom)
What is an amanuensis?