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Paul, Paul, Paul!
The Torah Rules!
Way Back When
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Ancient copies of the NT were written on these types of ancient paper

papyri

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This is the person who writes the text

the author

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This is the issue that Paul is dealing with in his letter to the Galatians

circumcision

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This is the set of rules by which ancient Jewish people lived

 the Jewish law/The Law/the Torah


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In this year, the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed

70 CE

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Before the printing press, how were copies of the NT copied?

by hand

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This is the product of an author

the text

200

In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul rebukes the congregation for allowing this illicit relationship

incest/son and mother-in-law

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On this day, ancient Jews abstained from working

the sabbath

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Jesus was born in this ancient city

Bethlehem

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This scholarly practice sorts through ancient manuscripts and determines the best and most accurate Greek text of the New Testament

textual criticism

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This is the person who reads the text

the reader

300

Paul’s letter to the Ephesians contains this set of rules of families in the ancient world

household code


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This was the practice of removing the foreskin from a boy child

circumcision

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Jesus’s ministry was primarily focused in this north Judean region

Galilee

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Early copies of the NT were combined in this ancient kind of book

codex

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This is the thing inside the author’s head which we may or may not have access to through the text they have written

 authorial intention


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For Paul, what invisible force connects all believers in Christ together

the Holy Spirit

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These Jewish leaders were teachers as well as opponents of Jesus

Pharisees/Sadducees

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The NT as a whole concerns this messianic figure

Jesus of Nazareth

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The books of the NT were included because of orthodoxy, catholicity, and this third -icity

apostolicity

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A sermon, movie, tv-show, or video game of a New Testament story is called this

a reception

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This is the practicing of writing in someone else’s name

pseudepigraphy

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These are the Jewish scriptures that NT writers like Paul followed

the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible 


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These two cultures were the dominant Mediterranean cultures during the time of Jesus’s life

Greek and Roman