Life Of Christ Lesson 1

Front 1

Why is the study of the life of Christ important? Give one historical & one personal reason.

Back 1

Historically the life of Christ has influenced the western world and personally people believe they live a better life with God.

Front 2

What distinguishes the 4 gospels from ordinary history?

Back 2

They were written to tell more than a story of history= to tell the good news.

Front 3

Why do we have 4 gospels?

Back 3

To inspire faith from 4 different perspectives that are interwoven.

Front 4

What does synoptic mean? What are synoptic Gospels?

Back 4

Synoptic= follows same chronology of events and has same message.
Synoptic Gospels= Matthew, Mark & Luke

Front 5

What is the Christological theme for each of the four gospels?

Back 5

Matthew= Israels Messiah "King"
Mark= Servant of the Lord
Luke= Perfect man son of God
John= Son of God

Front 6

Who was the audience for each of the gospels?

Back 6

Matthew= Jews
Mark= Romans
Luke= Greeks
John= All

Front 7

How did the conquest of Alexander the Great influence the language of Judea?

Back 7

When he conquered, he set up learning centers around the country to learn greek.

Front 8

What was the name of the empire that ruled over Judea from Syria & what was their attitude towards Judaism?

Back 8

Ptolomines ruled over Judea from Syria & they oppressed Jews & forced Hellenism on them.

Front 9

What ruler ruthlessly persecuted the Jews for worshiping the Jews God? What did he do that so offended the Jews that it precipatated a revolt?

Back 9

Antiochus Epiphanes. He offended the Jews by dedicating a temple to the Greek Gods & sacrificing a pig on the alter.

Front 10

What were the Jewish patriots called who led the struggle for independence?

Back 10

The Jewish patriots were called the Macabees and they won independence from the Seleucides.

Front 11

Who was the Herodian ruler over Judea at the time of the birth of Christ, & what honor had the Romans given him that caused him to fear the birth of Christ? Why did most Jews despise him?

Back 11

Herod was the ruler at the birth of Christ. He was given the name, "King of Judea." He was despised bot building temples to pagan dietys & making Greek the official language.

Front 12

Who was the Roman governor (procurator) in Judea during the Life of Christ?

Back 12

Pontious Pilate

Front 13

What are the two major differences between the Pharisees & Sadducees?

Back 13

Pharisees= Large, influential, believe in supernatural, strict adherence to o/t, opponents of Christ.

Sadduccees= small, do not believe in supernatural, opposed beliefs of church, became opponents of resurrection.

Front 14

Why did the synagogue develop in Israel?

Back 14

Developed from the loss of the temple during the Babylonian exile.

Front 15

What was a "publican", and what was the attitude of the majority of Jews towards them?

Back 15

Publicans= paid the Romans for the right to collect taxes. They were despised by the Jews.

Front 16

What was teh name of the group of Jewish nationalists who refused to pay taxes, resisted Roman rule, & killed Roman sympathizers?

Back 16

Zealots were Jewish nationalists who refused to pay taxes, resisted Roman rule, and killed Roman sympathizers.

Front 17

The primary sources for the study of the Life of Christ are the "Synoptic Gospels?"

Back 17

False

Front 18

The Synoptic Gospels are Matthew, Mark, & John?

Back 18

False= Matt, Mark, & Luke (John not in synoptic Gospels)

Front 19

The 4 gospels are supernatural, not historical accounts of the life of Christ?

Back 19

True= Yes supernatural & not historical accounts of Life of Christ.

Front 20

One of the reasons the study of the life of Christ is unique is that the gospel writers wrote to convince men & women that Jesus was the son of God & savior to the world.

Back 20

True= Yes son of God & Savior to the world

Front 21

The 4 gospels are ordinary history that give the kind of historical info. that could be found in any historial account.

Back 21

False= Info is not found in any historical account but in the Word.

Front 22

The conquests of Alexander the Great led to the development of Greek as the common language of Judea.

Back 22

True= Alexander had set up centers around town to teach the people Greek.

Front 23

Antiocus Epiphanes, a PTOLEMAIC ruler defiled the temple by sacrificing a pig on the alter and dedicating the temple to Zeus, a Greek God.

Back 23

False= Antiochus Epiphanes was a Seleucid ruler not Ptolemaic ruler.

Front 24

A group of Jewish Patriots called Maccabees led the revolt against the Seleucids.

Back 24

True= the Macabees were Jewish patriots and led the revolt against the Seleucids.

Front 25

The Roman general Herod Antipater captured Jerusalem in 63 BC.

Back 25

False= Pompey was the Roman general.

Front 26

The Jews dislike Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, because he was and Idumean.

Back 26

False=Herod Antipater was the Roman governor

Front 27

Herod the Great felt threatened when he heard about the birth of the King of the Jews because the Romans had honored him with the title King of the Jews.

Back 27

True

Front 28

Herod the Great began a project of rebuilding the temple in approx 20 bc that enlarged and added to its splendor, so much so that it was even more magnificent than Solomon's temple.

Back 28

False= renovating not rebuilding and was not more magnificent.

Front 29

The synagogue was developed during the Greek period after Antiochus Epiphanes desecrated the temple.

Back 29

False= was developed from a loss of the temple not because of desecrating it.

Front 30

The Sadducees zealously and meticulously observed the oral and written law.

Back 30

False= Sadducees believed in the torah, Pharisees believed in the written law.

Front 31

Neither the Sadducees nor the Pharisees believed in the resurrection of the dead.

Back 31

False= Pharisees believed along with the written law.

Front 32

The Herodians and the publicans supported Roman rule.

Back 32

True= They paid taxes too.

Front 33

Most Jews despised Samaritans because their ancestors had intermarried with Gentiles after the fall of the northern kingdom (Israel) to the Assyrians in 722 bc.

Back 33

True= married Jews & Gentiles offspring = Samaritans

Front 34

All pharisees were scribes.

Back 34

False= Not all were smart enough to become a scribe (scholar).

Front 35

Because the Jews were able to worship at the temple during the time of Christ, they discontinued meeting in the synagogue.

Back 35

False= Always met at synagogues to worship and praise.

Front 36

The Pharisees refused to marry and are identified by many scholars as the residents of the Qumran community near the Dead Sea.

Back 36

False= It was the Essenes not the Pharisees.