Intro to NT
The number of books in the New Testament
27
The meaning of Gospel
Good News
When Judea became a Roman province
63 B.C.
The body of Jewish rulers
Sanhedrin
Compares the conception and birth of Jesus and John the Baptist
Luke
The language used to write the New Testament
Greek
The meaning of synoptic
Together view or seeing together
This role/position was typically worshiped as a God
Emperor
They prescribed strict adherence to the Law
Pharisees
Admits to investigating previous accounts of the life of jesus
Luke
The four main genres in the New Testament
Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Revelation
The books known as the Synoptic Gospels
Matthew, Mark and Luke
They rejected the need for religion, pursuing pleasure instead
Epicureans
They were more liberal in their approach to the Law and didn't believe in the resurrection
Sadducees
This Genealogy begins with Abraham and ends with Jesus
Matthew's
The approximate time window when the New Testament was written
40-95 A.D.
The challenge faced by gospels that are both very similar and yet different
Synoptic Problem
Believed the universe was a world soul, guided by God's mental activity (logos)
Stoics
Radicals looking to gain independence from Roman rule
Zealots
In Luke's infancy narratives, he makes typological comparisons between Mary and .....
Ark of the Covenant
Mark and an unknown source referred to as "Q"
The sources of the two-source theory
Roman peace, Roman roads, moral and spiritual bankruptcy, common Greek language
Positive conditions for spread of the gospel
A group which prescribed strict adherence to the Law and chose to live separately from mainstream Judaism
Essenes
The greeting of the Angel to Mary as "full or grace", supports this Catholic doctrine regarding Mary
Immaculate Conception