Paul Test 2
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- eschatology
- theological reflection upon the consummation of human history and related ideas such as death, resurrection, final judgment and establishing the kingdom of God
- essenes
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a Jewish sectarian movement (ca. 150 BCE to 70 AD) which gave rise to a separatist community/communities that practiced rigorous obedience to Torah, a monastic lifestyle and apocalyptic expectations
- eucharist
- "thanksgiving" - derived from the prayer of thanksgiving in the consecration of the sacramental elements of bread and wine
- formula quotations
- quotes from HB found in Matthew to represent Jesus as the fulfillment of Hebrew prophecy; introduced by a stereotyped formula to make the point explicit
- four source hypothesis
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Q, Mark, M, L
- gnosticism
- characterized by the belief that the true self is of heavenly origins but is entrapped in the material, evil world; escape to the heavenly realm is possible only through the acquisition of secret, redemptive knowledge revealed only to a few
- hellenistic
- the manifestation of Greek language and culture outside Greece; often a veneer over a native culture
- hellenistic age
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when the eastern Mediterranean world was dominated Greek kingdoms and culture permeated every aspect of society; from the conquests of Alexander the Greek (d. 323 BCE) to the reign of Augustus (Octavian) Caesar (31 BCE).
- hermeneutics
- the theory and practice of the interpretation of text
- incarnation
- the embodiment of the divine nature voluntarily in a human body for the purposes of revelation and salvation
- Second Temple Judaism/ Intertestamental Period
- 450 BCE to 100 CE, a period when Judaism developed as the surviving form of ancient Israelite religion and manifest itself in a variety of parties and movements
- kerygma
- Greek word meaning “proclamation†or “preaching†that came to mean strictly the proclamation of the messiahship of Jesus
- koine
- Greek word meaning “common†which referred to the form of Greek spoken throughout the Greco-Roman world by non-Greeks
- logia
- Greek term meaning “sayings†(logion, singular); refers to Jesus’ pointed, brief sayings, in contrast to his parables
- messiah
- Hebrew for “anointed oneâ€; originally a human agent set apart for a special task by ritualistic anointing; could refer to outstanding humans or archangels in second temple Judaism; in early Christianity, one sent to redeem humanity back to God
- midrash
- Hebrew (“seek,†“inquireâ€); a type of biblical interpretation common in Palestinian rabbinical schools that dealt with narratives (haggadah) or legal/ethical traditions (halakah).
- mystery religions
- type of religion popular during the Roman period which offered personal salvation through secret rites and participation in the cult of the patron/patroness deity
- oral torah
- large body of Pharasaic-rabbinic legal traditions which were regarded as equal to the written Torah
- parable
- an example or story drawn from everyday life which compares the familiar world and the unfamiliar transcendent world in order to create understanding and give new meaning to life