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The New Testament was written through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and is God’s _________ to us
revelation
_________ is often ridiculed and criticized because of his dishonorable companions.
Jesus
_________ is a type of literature (epistle, gospel, history, apocalyptic)
Genre
_____________ were the dominant Jewish political party that largely controlled the Sanhedrin and had closer relationships with Herod and the Romans than the other parties.
Sadducees
The Roman Empire was divided into ten ____________ overseen by a proconsul or governor.
Provinces
The Roman Empire had, in the time of the New Testament, recently undergone a shift from a ____________ form of government, to a form of dictatorship.
Republic
____________ were a group associated with Herod.
Herodians
__________ is the doctrine that the Holy Spirit directed the writing of Scripture.
inspiration
Acts is a continuation of Gospel of ________
Luke
The ____________ allowed ordinary Jewish people to study and discuss the Scriptures and made them more accessible to the people
Synagogue
Honor-Shame Culture is a culture in which the categories of honor and shame are the primary means by which right and wrong __________ is determined.Behavior
Behavior
Purity is the maintenance of proper __________ and proper boundaries.
Order
_________is a letter that follows a general format and structure.
epistle
____________ were copyist of the Torah and experts on the Law.
Scribes
The ____________ are concerned with how Christians live because of the honor or shame brough to the gospel by their actions.
Epistles
Certain __________ were considered unclean
Animals
The Bible is claimed as the word of God and is ____________
Authoritative
________ literally means good news. Is the good news of Jesus Christ.
Gospel
The ____________ was where the Jews of the day offered sacrifices and where Jews from throughout the Roman empire would gather for feast and festivals.
Temple
The cross is seen as a _________ _________ to many in accepting the gospel because it was considered a shameful death.
Stumbling block
The _________ were to be a “Holy people” and were not to mix with the other peoples.
Jews
The copies of the original writing agree ________ of the time
99.5%