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He was the husband of Mary and "father" of Jesus.
Who is Joseph?
This is the city in which Jesus was born.
What is Bethlehem?
This is when Jesus said, "Take it; this is my body."
What is the Last Supper?
This 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?
He said, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.”
Who is Thomas?
The city where Paul ends up in the Book of Acts.
Where is Rome?
This is when the Roman centurion says, "Truly this man is the son of God."
What is the crucifixion?
This word describes texts that are NOT considered part of Scripture, like the Infancy Gospel of James.
What is "noncanonical"?
In this text, Jesus says, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
What is the Gospel of Luke?
He was the Roman governor who ordered the execution of Jesus.
Who is Pilate?
This place fills in the blank: "You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea, __________, to the ends of the earth."
What is Samaria?
This is when Jesus came into Jerusalem on a donkey.
What is the Triumphal Entry?
This word refers to the three Gospels--Matthew, Mark, and Luke-- that can be "seen together."
What is Synoptic?
In this text, Jesus says, "It is I who am the light which is above them all. It is I who am the all. From me did the all come forth, and unto me did the all extend. Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there."
What is the Gospel of Thomas?
His conquests resulted in the Hellenization of the Mediterranean and ancient Near East.
Who is Alexander the Great?
Where Saul was heading when he had his vision of Jesus in Acts 9.
Where is Damascus?
This is when Jesus will return again in glory, also known as the Second Coming.
What is the Parousia?
This type of thinking involved beliefs in dualism (good v evil), the coming judgment of the wicked, and the imminence of God taking action in the world.
What is apocalytpicism?
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?
His young daughter was brought back to life in Mark 5.
Who is Jairus?
This is the city where Paul, Peter, and James discuss what gentiles must do in order to be followers of Jesus.
Where is Jerusalem?
This year, when the Romans burnt the Jerusalem Temple, serves as benchmark for dating the Gospels.
What is 70 CE?
This hypothesis claims that Matthew drew from Mark and that Luke drew form both Matthew and Mark.
In this text, Jesus says, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished."
What is the Gospel of Matthew?