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List the four factors described in the handout and discussed in class as helping to create the propserity of the Roman Empire and creating fertile ground for the spread of Christianity.
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Security, Law, Freedom, Infrastructure
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Security, Language, Infrastructure, Authority
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Law, Language, Religion, Cultural War
Frage 2
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What language was shared by educated people throughout the Eastern half of the Roman Empire?
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Greek
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Aramaic
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Hebrew
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Latin
Frage 3
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What king of the Jews in the first century before Christ was not a Jew?
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Herod the Great
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Pilate
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Herod Antipas
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Achaeus
Frage 4
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These were the two principal religious political parties of the Jews in the time of Christ.
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Scribes and Pharisees
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Ottomans and Maccabees
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Sadducees and Pharisees
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Jews and Gentiles
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In addition to the prophecy, five divine announcements were made of the birth of either Jesus or John the Baptist, three of them by voice, one by dream and one by sight, Describe any three of the five.
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Mary was visited by Gabriel and told she had conceived a son through the Holy Spirit
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Joseph was told by an Angel of the Lord in a dream
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Zacharius was in the Holy Place, and an Angle of the Lord told him Elizabeth was to have a son in her old age
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John the Baptist preached to the wise men of Jesus' birth.
Frage 6
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When the baby Jesus is presented in the temple, what two people recognize him as the Messiah?
Frage 7
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What sacrificial gift indicates the poverty of Joseph and Mary?
Frage 8
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Who did Jesus describe as the greatest person "born of women"
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John the Baptist
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Mary
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Peter
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Jesus
Frage 9
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Why did Herod imprison John the Baptist?
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For preaching the gospel
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He had committed treason
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For rebuking him
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For steal Herod's wife
Frage 10
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What was the immediate cause of Herod killing John
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Herod became enraged with John and threw a spear at him
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Herod was asked for John's head on a platter after Herodias danced for him
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John had been sentenced to execution
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John said "you cannot kill he who was sent by the Lord"
Frage 11
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What dietary difference does Jesus describe between him and John?
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John only ate meat
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Jesus could not eat vegetables
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John did not drink wine or eat bread
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Jesus did not drink wine or eat bread
Frage 12
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How does Jesus say the dietary difference between John the Baptist and himself affected their critics
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They believed John was drunk and wouldn't listen
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They believed John was demon-posessed and that Jesus was a drunkard and glutton
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They wanted to follow John's diet rather than Jesus/
Frage 13
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What reason does Jesus give that he should be baptized?
Frage 14
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Describe the three temptations of Jesus
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He was tempted in the wild to turn the rock into bread
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He was tempted to make water come out of the rock
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He was tempted to jump down from the temple and call angels to help him
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He was tempted on the mountain to bow down to Satan
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He was tempted on the mountain to destroy the evil that was mankind
Frage 15
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Name at least ten of the original apostles and their occupations of five of them
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Peter
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Andrew
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James
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John
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Simon
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Nathaniel
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Judas Iscariot
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Luke
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Matthew
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Phillip
Frage 16
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Jesus came not to ______ but to ________ the law and the prophets
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Destroy, fulfill
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Fulfill, destroy
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Change, add to
Frage 17
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What did Jesus say about divorce?
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Divorce is ok now
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Divorce is irrelevant
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Divorce is adultery
Frage 18
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What did Jesus say about oaths?
Frage 19
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According to Jesus, what is wrong with having treasures on earth?
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It is sinful to own any possessions
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They have not been given to man by God
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Moth and rust will destroy them
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None of these
Frage 20
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What are the actual physical resources that the text mentions as available to feed the 5,000?
Frage 21
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What action does Jesus take that drives home the fact that additional food has been miraculously supplied?
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He blessed the food, broke it, and distributed it to the people
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He tells them it was from God
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He has the disciples sell the remaining bread, and they received 200 denari
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He had the disciples collect the remaining bread and there were 12 baskets left
Frage 22
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How did Jesus stage the walking on water for maximum effect on the apostles?
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He put them in danger of death
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The wind was raging, and they really had to have faith to believe it was He who was walking on water.
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He made himself a ghost so they would be frightened.
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He told them it was the coming of the King
Frage 23
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What phrase does Jesus use to describe both the apostles after he stills the storm and Peter and he sinks on the waves?
Frage 24
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Before Jesus stills the storm, what is he doing?
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Sleeping in the boat
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Walking on water
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Helping fish
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Sitting on deck
Frage 25
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When the apostles see Jesus walking on the water, they think he is a what?
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Sinking man
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Jesus
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Ghost
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Peter
Frage 26
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Before Jesus was tempted, he had done what for 40 days?
Frage 27
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When Jesus was baptized, how did the Holy Spirit and God the Father demonstrate their approval of his action?
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His spirit descended on Jesus like a dove
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They brought out the sun, because it had been dark
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Angels were sent to sing and proclaim salvation
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They showed themselves to all who were standing there
Frage 28
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According to John's account, Jesus went up on the mountain alone after feeding the 5,000 because he knew the people wanted to what?
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Kill him
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Hear him preach
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Make him their king
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Eat more food
Frage 29
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How did the blind man in John 9 come to be blind?
Frage 30
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The healed man tells the Pharisees that he knows that ____ does not hear _________.
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Jesus, sinners
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God, the sick
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he, sound
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God, sinners
Frage 31
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What office does Jairus hold in the Jewish religion?
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Centurion
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Ruler of the synagogue
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High priest
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Pharisee
Frage 32
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What does the woman suffering from chronic blood loss think will heal her?
Frage 33
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What question does Jesus ask that Peter apparently thinks makes no sense?
Frage 34
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Name any three of the 5 people who accompany Jesus into the room where the dead girl lives
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Mary
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John
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The girl's father
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Andrew
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Peter
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James
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The girls mother
Frage 35
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What does Jesus tell the crowd of mourners?
Frage 36
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How do the mourners react?
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The go on mourning
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The yell at Jesus
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They laugh
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They are astonished
Frage 37
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Lazarus has two sisters. What are there names?
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Mary and Martha
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Martha and Ruth
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Anna and Mary
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Ruth and Anna
Frage 38
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Which sister greets Jesus first
Frage 39
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When Jesus comes to the tomb, he __________, and people in the crowd remark how he __________ Lazarus.
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screamed, missed
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spits, hated
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cries, knew
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weeps, loved
Frage 40
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In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uses the metaphor of what to describe the role of his followers to influence society.
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Vine and branches
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Salt and light
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Goats and sheep
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Wineskin and candle
Frage 41
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Jesus extends the command to love your neighbor to include who?
Frage 42
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Jesus insists we must be "Perfect as _______ is perfect"