John the Baptist was considered one of these; a term used to describe a specific people under a vow
What is "Nazarite"
100
This group was more likely than not made up of working class people devoted to the law
What is "Pharisees"
100
This source theory claims that Matthew was written first and Mark and Luke were written using Matthew. No hypothetical sources were used.
What is "Augustinian Hypothesis"
100
This Gospel highlights the Jewish heritage of Jesus over all other gospel accounts
What is "Matthew"
200
These were the three stages of Jesus' Jewish trial
What is "Private examination by Annas, Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin, formal trial session the next morning"
200
This term describes the process in which a Gentile could be accepted into the Jewish faith and culture
What is "proselyte"
200
This group is known for its development of "monastic communities". You may have found the Dead Sea Scrolls in their hood
What is "Essenes"
200
This source theory states that Mark was written first, and that Matthew was written using Mark and the hypothetical source "Q"
What is "Two-Source Theory"
200
This Gospel begins with the "pre-existence" of Christ
What is "John"
300
The price for which Jesus was betrayed
What is "30 pieces of silver"
300
These were the three purposes of John's baptism
What is "It was a baptism of repentance, It announced the Kingdom of God, It was a proselyte baptism"
300
This group is known for their hatred of Roman Empire and their attempts to rise against it.
What is "Zealots"
300
This is the Mathematical equation for the writing of Matthew according to the four source theory
What is "Mark+Q+M=Matthew"
300
This group was second to gain control over Palestine after the death of Alexander the Great
What is the "Seleucids"
400
It was in this man's tomb that Jesus' body was placed
What is "Joseph of Arimathea"
400
These were the three temptations presented to Jesus in the wilderness
What is "Stones to bread, Jump off the pinnacle of the temple, bow down and worship Satan"
400
This group was made up of the pious and rich priests. If you came back from the dead...they wouldn't believe you
What is "Sadducees"
400
According to the four source hypothesis: Mark+Q+L=
What is "Luke"
400
These were the "seven sayings" of Christ on the cross
What is "Father forgive them, Today you shall be with me in Paradise, Son behold your mother, My God, why have you forsaken me, I thirst, It is finished, Into thy hands I commit my spirit"
500
This was was the name of the man who assisted Jesus in carrying his cross
What is "Symon of Cyrene"
500
Fill in the blanks to complete John the Baptist's key message: "____ for the _____ of God is ____"
What is "Repent for the Kingdom of God is near"
500
This collection of teachings was accepted by the Pharisees, but not the Sadducees
What is "tradition of the elders"
500
This source theory states that Matthew was written while Christianity was still confined to the Judea. Luke was written when Christianity spread to the Gentile world. Mark was written to the Gentile's from an actual disciples perspective
What is "The Two Gospel Hypothesis"
500
The names of the 12 disciples
What is "Peter (Simon son of Jonah)
Andrew
John
James (son of Zebedee)
Matthew
Judas Iscariot
Philip
Nathanael (Bartholomew)
Thomas
James (son of Alphaeus)
Thaddaeus (Judas son of James)
Simon the Zealot"