Year 8 Dio Literacy Revision

The Christian Scriptures

100

How many books make up the Christian Scriptures?

27 books

200

Name 6 books of the Christian Scriptures

May include: 

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts of the Apostles

Book of Revelation

Romans etc

300

How many different authors wrote the Christian Scriptures?

8 (6 Apostles and 2 Disciples)

400

Who wrote the Acts of the Apostles?

Luke

500

What is the name given to the criteria used to decide what writings would make up the Christian Scriptures.

Canonicity

Four main collections of books

100

What does Gospel translate to in English?

Good News 

200

Name the 3 Synoptic writers

Matthew 

Mark 

Luke

300

Who wrote the Book of Revelation?

John

400

Identify 2 things included in the Acts of the Apostles 

• Tells of the preaching and actions of the Apostles
• Includes the foundation and establishment of the Churches of Palestine and Syria
• In the early Church an apostle was someone belonging to the first generation of Christians. This included the original twelve disciples of Jesus.
• Gives an account of the early formation of the Christian Church

500

What are considered to be the 4 main collections of books?

Gospels

Letters/Epistles

Acts of the Apostles

Book of Revelation

Three worlds of the text

100

Which text is this:

• Who wrote the text?
• Who was the intended audience?
• What was life like at the time?
• What roles and responsibilities did people have?

The World BEHIND the text

200

This world of the text includes:

• What type of text is this?
• What are the literary features?
• What is the purpose of the text?
• What is happening in the text?
• How does the author use the text to challenge our thinking?

The World OF/WITHIN the text

300

This world of the text assists HOW CAN CHRISTIANS APPLY THE MEANING OF THIS TEXT TO THEIR LIVES TODAY?

The World IN FRONT of the text

400

This world of the text includes:

• What is the message of this text?
• What meaning does this text have for people today?
• How does this text challenge our everyday experiences?
• What does the Church say about the meaning of this text?

The World IN FRONT of the text

500

The World BEHIND the text should consider people of which time period and place?

1st Century Palestine

Social and Cultural Context

100

Give 3 examples of people from the lower class

poor, uneducated, slaves, widows, prostitutes, disabled

200

Give 3 characters of people who may considered Pure (clean)

Pure (clean)

Righteous

Male

Rich/Wealthy

Jewish

Healthy/Well/Whole

300

Give 3 characteristics of people who may be considered impure (unclean)

Impure (unclean)

Outcasts/sinners

Female

Poor

Gentile= non-Jew

Sick/Ill/diseased/disabled

400

Name a group considered to be of the upper class

Sadducees

Pharisees

Essenes

Zealots

500

Who were the “Godless sinners”

Gentiles - Non Jews

Four Gospels

100

Who was Mark's audience?

Gentile/Roman Christians

Living in Rome under threat of persecution

200

Lukes portrait of Jesus was that of:

Son of Man

• Focus on events in Jesu’s life that show his humanity.

Shows Jesus’ care and concern for all people- of all nations, social class, race etc.

300

Who wrote their Gospel last out of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John?

John (90-100CE)

400

Who's Gospel depicts Jesus as the Suffering Servant?

Mark

500

Provide an example of Jesus showing acts of mercy and forgiveness through a gospel as a hospitable and caring person.

The Prodigal Son

Zacchaeus and the Tax Collector