Mark and Vocab
Define 'Messianic Secret' define 'passion'
Jesus directing people recognizing him as the messiah to not share
suffering of Jesus during his final days
Define 'Anawim' and 'Canticle'
hebrew term for poor and marginalized
word for 'song'
define 'scribes'
define 'gentiles'
Jewish legal scholars
non-Jewish people
List the Synoptic Gospels and define 'Gospel'
Mt, Mk, Lk
Good News
Define 'venerate' and 'pentateuch'
treat with deep reverence/devotion
first 5 books of Hebrew Bible
Define 'Syrophoenician' and 'Golgotha'
someone from one of the Phoenician cities
the place of the skull
someone from Samaria
story of Jesus' childhood
Define 'evangelists'
define 'torah'
messengers of Good News
the 'Law' (first 5 books)
What does 'Hebrew Bible' refer to? and define 'miracles'
Old Testament
signs/wonders performed by Jesus that can only be attributed to divine power
authoritative set of texts
closed collection of authoritative texts with unique authority
Why are the Gospels the heart of all Scripture? and define 'Paschal Lamb'
Jesus = <3 of Gospels
the 'Passover lamb', symbolized as Jesus in Mark's Gospel
Define 'Quelle (Q)'
Define 'kergyma'
Quelle: a hypothetical source that Matthew and Luke used
Greek word meaning preaching or proclamation
Define 'Rabbi' and 'Magi'
honored teacher
learned one / priest
What is the primary difference between the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John?
John uses much more symbolic language and imagery
Define 'Beatitudes' and 'parables'
Teachings of Jesus at the Sermon on the Mount, summarize the New Law
short stories that use every day imagery to communicate religious truth
What is the central image of Jesus Mark's Gospel?
Suffering Servant of God
define 'magnificat' and 'annunciation'
prayer that Mary gives in response to the 'Annunciation'
Event when Gabriel announces to Mary that she will give birth to the messiah
There are multiple ways we listed that Jesus is likened to Moses in the Gospel of Matthew. Name 2
Birth narrative (killing of babies & flight to Egypt)
Giving of the Law (Sermon on the Mount, sharing commandments)
There are four types of miracles, name 3
restoration of life
exorcisms
nature
healing
What three important accounts about Jesus’ life as listed in the textbook (not including the Passion) are found in all three synoptic Gospels?
Baptism
temptation
multiplication of loaves
What was the event in the Gospel of Mark, that caused the religious leaders to want to conspire to kill Jesus?
Jesus' cleansing of the temple
What image of Jesus is prominent in Luke's Gospel?
What is the central question about the Kingdom of God that the Gospel of Luke answers?
Compassionate Healer
Who is in and who is out of the Kingdom of God? (everyone is fair game)
What was the tension that existed in the Matthean Community? How did this affect the manner in which Matthew wrote about Jesus?
tension between the old and new (traditions)
addressed by (1) Jesus' genealogy, and (2) fulfillment of OT hopes and prophecies
How many stages were there in the development of the Gospels? What were those stages?
3
life and teaching (Event)
oral tradition
written gospels
What were Josephus' (3) categories of Jews? And briefly describe them
Essen(es), Pharisee(s), Sadducee(s)
(1) reserved, often didn't marry, adopted kids, etc.
(2) belief in the afterlife and eternal soul, fate + free will, etc.
(3) no eternal soul, no fate, etc.