Terms
term for set list of texts
canon
Jewish group concerned with the Law
term for "letter"
epistle
source that makes sense of the similarities in Matthew and Luke that are not found in Mark
Q
person who is often indentified with John, the son of Zebedee
Beloved Disciple
Criterion of Independent Attestation
Jewish group of aristocracy and priests
Saduccees
using a false author for a work
pseudepigraphy
the idea that Mark was written first
Markan priority
To whom Luke addresses his gospel
Theophilus
when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles
Pentecost
Gnostics
"good news"
gospel
the three synoptic gospels
Mark, Matthew, and Luke
Roman emperor who is possibly one of the subject of Revelation
Nero
2nd or 4th century Christian canon list
Muratorian Fragment
legal and judicial Jewish assembly
Sanhedrin
community scholars hypothesize that produced gospel of John and the Johannine epistles
Johannine community
the gospels exist can be contextualized in this broader literary genre
Greco-Roman biography
2nd-century Christian writer of the text, "Against Heresies"
Irenaeus
term for second coming
parousia
Christian group that thought Jesus only appeared to be human
Docetists
Greek translation of Old Testament
Septuagint
hypothetical source of John's Gospel -> potentially a list of Jesus' miracles
Signs Source
2nd century Christian writer who fought against Docetists
Ignatius