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| One true God who created all that exists, distinct and separate from creation, though capable of acting in it |
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| God makes and keeps covenants with his chosen people. The people have a special agreement with God. |
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| God is continually active in the world |
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| The belief and worship of a single God while acknowledging that other deities may exist |
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| A doctrine that identifies God with the universe. Implies that the universe is a divine being itself. |
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| Modern school of thought which places the universe in a closed off unit. There is no need for God so achieving pleasure is the highest good. |
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| The belief in many Gods. Opposed to monotheism |
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| God's covenant with Israel that places them above all others in the eyes of God. Assumes permanent kingship through the Davidic line |
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| The scattering of the Jews throughout the Mediterranean world after the Babylonian exile. |
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| Also called the second quest. A brief movement in the 1950's which aimed to bring back the study of the historical Jesus. |
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| Literally translated to the study of the end. Looking at the future fate of humanity and the world to come. |
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| A period from 1970-present that aims to discover the historical Jesus. Combines history and theology into one single discipline. |
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| Literally translated to "the Good News." Stories and accounts that tell of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. |
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| Fundamental behavioral patterns found in the new testament. |
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| A literary technique found in the New Testament. Used before impending death to instruct, inspire, gather etc. Given by Jesus at the Garden a gesthemonie. |
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| An account of Jesus' suffering and death |
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| Jewish revolt again Syrian king Antiochus IV Epiphaus led by Judas Maccabee and his sons. Ultimately led to the rededication of the temple in 164 BC |
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| Took place during 132-136AD. It was the final Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire. The Jews were decimated and exiled from Jerusalem. |
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| a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history. |
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| Roman client King of Judea. Known for his massive buildings and the expansion of the second temple. |
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| Literally translated to anointed one. Thought to be a great ruler that would free God's chosen people and usher in the kingdom of God here on earth. |
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| A theory which claims the Gospels of Matthew and Luke were based on the Gospel of Mark and a theoretical source, Q. This can be seen through the Markan priority found in these two books. |
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| Abbreviation of the word Quelle - German for the word source. It is the theoretical collection of written and oral works that ties the New testament books together. |
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| A theme of Christology present in proverbs, Sirach, and the Wisdom of Solomon (manifestation of God) and the Gospels of John (Jesus as the wisdom of God, second person of the trinity) |
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| The rulers of the land of Judea during the life of Jesus. Let the people live how they pleased, but were not well liked because of the high rates of taxation |
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| A religious sect of early judaism that held strict adherence to the classic OT Jewish law. Held covenental nomism. Thought Jesus was too lax in his understanding of classic Jewish teachings. |
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| elite who were a part of the Sanhedrin, Jewish Supreme Court, who liked the status quo with the Romans as it preserved their centralized power structure in Jerusalem. Did not believe in the afterlife/resurrection |
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| Stressed total separation from the gentiles and the gentile way of living. Lived in the wilderness to keep purity, an apocalyptic Jewish cult. John was either a part or influenced by them. |
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| Essentially Jewish revolutionaries. Largely pharisitic in belief, but held that military power was a viable option for liberation. |
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| The bodily/spiritual coming back of Jesus after his crucifixion. The Pharisees assumed bodily resurrection, the essenes spiritual resurrection and the saducees no resurrection. |
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| The enfleshment of God into a human being. God becoming man through Jesus. Borg's definition: Jesus emptied himself so fully that God could enter within him |
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