Religion 110 Exam
What is Act One Called?
God Establishes His Kingdom: Creation
What are the two major themes from The Drama of Scripture?
Covenant and The Kingdom of God
What is Act Two Called?
Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall
What is Act Three Called?
The King Chooses Israel: Redemption Initiated
What is Act Four Called?
The Coming of the King: Redemption Accomplished
What is the Interlude called?
A Kingdom Story Waiting for an Ending: The Intertestamental Period
What is Act Five Called?
Spreading the News of the King: The Mission of the Church
What is Act Six Called?
The Return of the King: Redemption Completed
List the Six Acts in Order
Act One: God Establishes His Kingdom: Creation
Act Two: Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall
Act Three: The King Chooses Israel: Redemption Initiated
Interlude: A Kingdom Story Waiting for an Ending: The Intertestamental Period
Act Four: The Coming of the King: Redemption Accomplished
Act Five: Spreading the News of the King: The Mission of the Church
Act Six: Return of the King: Redemption Completed
Theme of Genesis is...
The Maker, What God Makes, and the Masterpiece
Theme of Deuteronomy is...
Life in covenant with God, the consequences of straying from God's path, and God's law for the Israelites.
Theme of 1 & 2 Samuel is...
New life out of barenness, the rise of human kings, and David's rule.
Theme of Isaiah is...
Prophecy
Theme of Hosea is...
The horror of faithlessness to God
Describe the Pharisees
Members of an ancient Jewish sect, distinguished by strict observance of the traditional and written law, and commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity. Radical obedience to the Torah and a strong desire for freedom.
Describe the Essenes
Members of an ancient Jewish ascetic sect of the 2nd century BC–2nd century AD in Palestine, who lived in highly organized groups and held property in common. The Essenes are widely regarded as the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Describe the Sadducees and Priests
Members of a Jewish sect or party of the time of Jesus Christ that denied the resurrection of the dead, the existence of spirits, and the obligation of oral tradition, emphasizing acceptance of the written Law alone.
Describe the Zealots
The Zealots were a political movement in 1st-century Second Temple Judaism which sought to incite the people of Judea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the Holy Land by force of arms, most notably during the First Jewish–Roman War (66–70).
Theme of Luke is...
Jesus life and the lives of the disciples
Theme of John is...
Jesus' work and miracles
Theme of Acts is...
The early church and the spreading of the gospel to all nations.
Theme of Romans is...
All are condemned but are saved through God's grace
Theme of Ephesians is...
Christ has saved us all, Christ has united us, and we must live as new people.