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He was considered the ideal king in the Old Testament.
Who is David?
Though Jesus was born in Bethlehem, this is the place that was considered his hometown and why Jesus is known as "Jesus of ______."
Where is Nazareth?
This is when Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt.
What is the Exodus?
These poems were the songs and prayers of ancient Israel.
What are the Psalms?
This text says, "And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability."
What is the Book of Acts?
He was the Roman governor who ordered the execution of Jesus.
Who is Pilate?
This is the mountain on which the Jerusalem temple was built.
What is Zion?
This is when the Roman centurion says, "Truly this man is the son of God."
What is the crucifixion?
This term describes God's self-disclosure to humanity. It can be "natural" or "special."
What is revelation?
In this text Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
What is the Gospel of John?
This is the name of the poor man who goes to "heaven" in Luke 16 while the rich man goes to "hell."
Who is Lazarus?
The ruler of this empire allowed the exiled Israelites to return to the land of Israel in 539 BCE.
Where is Persia?
When the Holy Spirit descends upon the church.
What is Pentecost?
This type of reading focuses on the historical background of a text and its author.
What is "the world behind the text"?
This text says, "The Lord calmed down, he began inspecting her carcass, That he might divide the brine and fashion artful things. He split her in two, like a fish for drying, Half of her he set up and made as a cover, heaven."
What is Enuma Elish?
This is the man who Jesus raises from the dead in the Book of John.
Who is Lazarus?
This is the city where Jesus was executed.
Where is Jerusalem?
This is the traditional name for the moment when Adam and Eve ate of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, the origin of original sin.
What is the Fall?
The word could refer to the good news of Caesar's birth for a Roman audience.
What is gospel?
In this text, Jesus says, “But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation. Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep.
What is the Gospel of Luke?
This old testament prophet envisioned a New Creation centered around Jerusalem in which all people worship Yahweh as the one true God.
Who is Isaiah?
This is the city to which God sent Jonah.
Where is Nineveh?
This is when Jesus will return again in glory, also known as the Second Coming.
What is the parousia?
This Old Testament practice proclaimed a remission of debts, the return of land to original owners, and the freeing of Israelite slaves every 50 years.
What is the Jubilee?
This text says, "Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle."
What is the Book of Exodus?