A term used to express the human, historical Jesus.
What is Jesus of History?
100
These are the people we first learn about Jesus from.
Who are our parents? (also family, church, school)
100
A Jewish historian who mentioned Jesus in his writings toward the end of the first century c.e., roughly sixty years after Jesus' life.
Who is Josephus?
100
This word means "rule" or "standard".
What is canon?
100
Our primary sources of information about the life, works, message, death, and Resurrection of Jesus.
What are the Gospels?
200
A title Jesus was given during his earthly life.
What is rabbi? (also prophet and/or teacher)
200
Those who concentrate on studying the Bible.
What is Biblical Scholar?
200
A Roman Historian who referred to Jesus in his account of a fire that burned Rome in the year 64CE for which emperor Nero supposedly blamed the Christians.
Who is Tacitus?
200
Twenty seven of these comprise the New Testament.
What are letters, homilies, sermons, and Gospels.
200
Luke's account of the early days of the Christian community.
What is Acts of the Apostles?
300
A title Jesus received after his death.
What is Lord? (also: redeemer, Savior, the Christ, Son of God)
300
Those who study the history, beliefs, and teachings of the church.
What is a theologian?
300
A Roman governor in Asian Minor who wrote to the emperor Trajan about 110CE for advice on what to do with Christians in his jurisdiction.
Who is Pliny the Younger?
300
At this time the church was in general agreement that the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were regarded as particularly special and authoritative.
What is the end of the second century?
300
Another word for letter.
What is epistle?
400
Jesus' "hometown".
What is Nazareth?
400
The Old and New Testaments make up these.
What are Christian Scriptures?
400
A Roman historian and biographer writing about 110CE who mentioned that the emperor Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome because of the riots they were constantly causing, "on the instigation of Chrestus". That the Jews were expelled in Rome is mentioned in chapter 18 of the Acts of the Apostles.
Who is Suetonious?
400
The principal theme that unifies the writings of the New Testament.
What is the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus?
400
There are thirteen of these and most scholars today agree that only seven of these were actually written by the person they are attributed to.
What are the Pauline Epistles?
500
A phrase that recognizes the Christian conviction that the Jesus of History was raised from the dead by God and truly, he was and is Lord and Savior.
What is Christ of Faith?
500
Writings whose authors, prompted by the holy spirit, convey God's revealed truth using their own abilities, words and styles.
What are inspired texts?
500
These are important because they support the historical existence of Jesus and the development of early Christianity.
What are historical sources?
500
At this time the collection of writings known as the canon was formally approved by the church.
What is the end of the fourth century?
500
These letters are a collection of seven letters attributed to other personalities. The first word of the names of these letters means "universal".