Jewish Groups
This Jewish group wanted to preserve Judaism and followed LOTS of laws
The Intertestamental Period lasted this many years.
What is 400?
This is what the word Gospel means.
What is Good News?
This word is used over and over in the book of Mark?
What is immediately / at once?
This was Luke's profession.
What is a doctor?
This Jewish group used violence to try to preserve Judaism
who are the Zealots?
What is Greek?
This was the intended audience for the book of Matthew.
What is Greek Speaking Jews?
This well known sermon shares a lot of information about the kingdom of Heaven.
What is the Sermon on the Mount?
This is John's nickname.
Who is the "Disciple that whom Jesus loved"?
This Jewish group was typically wealthy and powerful?
Who are the Sadducees?
This word stands for "Greek culture"
What is Hellenism?
This was the intended audience of the book of Mark.
Who are persecuted Christians?
This statement, at the end of Matthew, tells people to go and make disciples of all nations.
What is the Great Commission?
This is the Septuagint.
What is the Greek version of the Old Testament?
This Jewish group lived in caves by the Dead Sea?
Who are the Essenes?
These two things bookend the Intertestamental Period.
What is Malachi/end of Old Testament and the birth of John the Baptist?
The Gospel of Luke was written to this specific person.
Who is Theophilus?
This is the major theme of Mark.
These are FOUR of the I AM statements of Jesus in John.
What are: bread of life, true vine, light of the world, good shepherd, gate for the sheep, way/truth/life, resurrection and the life?
What is the Jewish council that the Sadducees ruled?
What is the Sanhedrin?
These empires ruled the Palestine area when the Intertestamental Period started and ended.
What is Persia and Rome?
The books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are known as this type of Gospels.
What are "synoptic"?
This is how we know who Matthew was specifically writing to.
He didn't explain Jewish terms/customs - he assumed knowledge by the Greek Speaking Jews.
This is the reason why the land of Palestine is where all the Gospels take place - the reason why it was an excellent place for the Messiah to arrive in.
What is "it's an important part of international trade/transportation networks", roads were developed, so travel was easy, there was a common language (Greek), etc.
(Needs to be something similar!)