The Fall
The orthodox Christian belief that Adam's first sin corrupted the nature of his descendants, leading to humanity's present propensity toward committing sin.
What is the Doctrine of Original Sin?
What is the protoevangelium?
The man God chose to be the conduit of his blessings to humankind
Who was Abraham?
commandments relating to humanity's relationship with God
What are the vertical commandments?
The Good News, Prophetic Fulfillment, The Kingdom of God
What are the 3 major themes reflected in the Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John?
The state of both human beings and the world when God originally created them.
What is Shalom?
God's unmerited favor and that which gives us hope for redemption
What is grace?
5 Promises God made to Abraham regarding relationship, nationhood, seed, land and blessing
What is the Abrahamic Covnenant?
commandments relating to humanity's social relationships
The recipient and fulfillment of both the Abrahamic and Davidic Covenants as King, Savior and bringing God's kingdom
Who is Jesus Christ?
Sin is an act of unbelief, a desire for autonomy, act of irresponsibility, and an act of rebellion.
What is the nature of sin?
an agreement that is "other-centered"
What is a covenant?
the most significant historical and theological event in Israel's history, is central to the Biblical narrative and a motif that appears time and time again throughout Scripture
What is the exodus?
the four hundred year period between completion of the Old Testament writing and the writing of the New Testament
What is the Intertestamental Period?
The reality that God is King over time, space and history
What is the Kingdom of God
Pain in childbirth and frustration in relationships
What were the consequences of sin?
Clear consequences of a covenant - good or bad
What are blessings and curses?
God's covenant (given through Moses) with the people of Israel, setting them apart and giving them the mission to reach the world
What is the Mosaic (or Sinaitic) Covenant?
spread of Greek culture throughout the conquered ancient world, often times pressuring the Jewish people to dress, speak and live in ways contrary to their beliefs
What was Hellenization?
the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures and one of the major original sources from which the Bible is translated
What is the Septuagint?
Humans are good by nature, society and its institutions are responsible for the evil we do, mental health can be restored to those who can overcome psychological guilt
What are counterfeit ideas about the Fall?
Creation, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, New
What are the 6 major covenants of the Bible?
God's promise to David that the Messiah would come through his line
What is the Davidic Covenant?
zealots, Sadducees, Essenes, Pharisees
What were the four major groups the Jewish people split into as a response to Hellenization?
the community united by God's Spirit and charged with proclaiming the reality of Christ's kingdom to the whole world
What is the church (or the ecclesia)?