Nbst515 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Where do you find the story of Joseph? - Genesis Joseph is first enslaved, then imprisoned, and then empowered in Egypt. How did Joseph get to Egypt in the first place? - Joseph's brothers sold him to a caravan going to Egypt. Where can you read about the story of how God rescued the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt? - Exodus Which Old Testament book has holiness, sacrifice and Sabbath rest as one of its central themes? - Leviticus Who do most scholars believe wrote the Pentateuch? - Mos...

Josephus - Jewish Antiquities - The first-century non-canonical author who made two references to Jesus. Also be sure to know the name of the work that contains these references. Babylonian Talmud - "He then went and raised Jesus incantation" - Jewish source that includes a reference to Jesus' resurrection. Did not - just attributed them to sorcery - Whether or not opponents of Christianity during the second century typically denied that Jesus performed miracles. Tacitus - Annals - Rom...

Characteristics - Christ a better _________ - Heb - Mediator Characteristics - Christ a superior ________ rest - Heb -Sabbath Characteristics - Christ has a greater ____________ - Heb - Priesthood Characteristics - Christ offers a __________ atonement - Heb - Permanent Characteristics - New __________ - Heb - Covenant Characteristics - ________ and Perseverance - Heb - Apostasy Characteristics - Living by ______ - Heb - Faith Characteristics - Law of __________ - James - Liberty Characte...

Significant event that occurred in 410 AD - Rome had fallen to Alaric's Goths. Roman pagans blamed Christians, who had been in favor of Constantine. In the wake of such, Augustine wrote City of God. Whether full canonical acceptance of Hebrews took place more quickly or more slowly than the other New Testament writings. - More slowly - it struggled. The two primary reasons Paul is widely rejected as the author of Hebrews. - Language is different from that in Paul's Letters - from vocab a...

Author of Hebrews - Originally believed to be Paul; almost definitely not Paul (Hebrews 2:3). Unknown. Place Hebrews was written. - Unknown Recipients of Hebrews - Unknown Introduction to Hebrews - Discussion of how Jesus is higher and better than angels (arguing for divinity of Jesus). Date of Hebrews - Likely before AD 70 (as present-tense reference to Temple worship insinuating it was written before the Temple's destruction) Key concept of Hebrews - Jesus as high-priest in order of...

magisterium - The official teaching authority of the Church that resides in the pope Tradition - Literally comes from a word that means "handed on" Scripture - Sacred ____ is a library of divinely inspired writings King - Jesus was ____, the rightful ruler of the universe Mercy - The "Jesus Prayer": Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have ____ on me, a sinner." Deposit - The Church teaches that there is a single sacred "____" of the Word of God which Christ entrusted to t...

Characteristics - Christ a better _________ - Heb - Mediator Characteristics - Christ a superior ________ rest - Heb -Sabbath Characteristics - Christ has a greater ____________ - Heb - Priesthood Characteristics - Christ offers a __________ atonement - Heb - Permanent Characteristics - New __________ - Heb - Covenant Characteristics - ________ and Perseverance - Heb - Apostasy Characteristics - Living by ______ - Heb - Faith Characteristics - Law of __________ - James - Liberty Characte...

Preterist - Someone who believes all or almost all of Revelation is about events in the first century A.D. (early church), for original audience Historicist - Revelation shows the sequence of church history in chronological order (ancient times to modern) Futurist - All of Revelation's events have yet to happen Idealist - Shows ongoing struggle between good/evil, no real historical reference Premillennialism - Christ returns after the judgment in Revelation, but before a literal 1,000 ...

Author of Hebrews - Originally believed to be Paul; almost definitely not Paul (Hebrews 2:3). Unknown. Place Hebrews was written. - Unknown Recipients of Hebrews - Unknown Introduction to Hebrews - Discussion of how Jesus is higher and better than angels (arguing for divinity of Jesus). Date of Hebrews - Likely before AD 70 (as present-tense reference to Temple worship insinuating it was written before the Temple's destruction) Key concept of Hebrews - Jesus as high-priest in order of M...

magisterium - The official teaching authority of the Church that resides in the pope Tradition - Literally comes from a word that means "handed on" Scripture - Sacred ____ is a library of divinely inspired writings King - Jesus was ____, the rightful ruler of the universe Mercy - The "Jesus Prayer": Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have ____ on me, a sinner." Deposit - The Church teaches that there is a single sacred "____" of the Word of God which Christ entrusted to the Apostles J...