| A | B |
|---|
| Abba | Aramaic for "Daddy"; Jesus used this as a very affectionate way to pray to God. |
| Amen | Word Jesus used to BEGIN His sentences; it meant "Listen up - this is important." |
| Synoptic Gospels | Matthew, Mark, Luke |
| Mark | He wrote his Gospel first; emphasizes Jesus' suffering; no infancy narrative |
| Matthew | He wrote his Gospel after Mark; emphasized Jesus as the "New Moses"; HAS infancy narrative |
| Luke | He wrote his Gospel after Mark; he was a physician; emphasized Jesus' compassion, women, orphans, outcastes; HAS infancy narrative |
| John | He wrote his Gospel last; very unique in literary style; calls Jesus "The Word"; no infancy narrative |
| 613 | Number of Jewish laws that can be found in the Torah |
| Two Great Commands | Love God with your whole heart, mind, soul and strength; And love your neighbor as yourself. |
| Mark 12 | Where you can find the Two Great Commands |
| Matthew 25 | Where you can find the story of "The Sheep and the Goats" |
| Luke 15 | Where you can find: "The Lost Coin", "The Lost Sheep" and "The Lost Son" |
| Kingdom of God | Zanzig calls it: "Jesus' Dream" |
| Kingdom | Literally: "king's domain" |
| Isaiah 66 | "As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you." |
| Patriarchal | Literally: "Father ruler" |
| Conversion | A change of heart, a turning from selfishness to opennes to God. |
| Nationalism | Some Jews, mostly Zealots; thought they should only love they fellow citizens. |
| Legalism | Some Jews, mostly Pharisees; thought they should only follow the law; forgot how to love. |
| The Good Samaritan | The story Jesus told that "blew away" overly nationalistic and legalistic ideas. |
| Original Sin | Genesis Ch. 3 and the effects of which have been passed down through the generations. |
| Natural disasters | These are not caused by sin. |
| Eshatological Tension | The Kingdom of God is NOW, but NOT YET FULLY. |
| Mark 4 | The Parable of the Sower is found here. |
| Rabbi | Hebrew for "teacher". |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration to make a point. |
| Tie a millstone around his neck | What should be done to anyone who hurts a little child. |
| Punch lines | Contained the main lessons Jesus wanted to get across. |
| Short Sayings | Are like "Words to the Wise". |
| Instructions for Disciples | The "Our Father" is probably an example of this. |
| Parables | Greek: "comparison"; sayings, stories with a lesson; riddle we have to figure out. |
| "I AM" sentences | John's way of showing that Jesus is Yahweh. |
| Prodigal | wasteful |
| The only unforgiveable sin | The sin of saying, "I am god, I don't need any help ever." |
| Every human | Who are our neighbors? |
| Samaritans | These people were looked down upon by most Israelites. |
| Israelites | Synonyms: Jews, Hebrews, The Chosen People. |
| With generous love and mercy. | How will our Father treat us when we return to Him? |
| Yes | Can God be both fair and generous at the same time? |
| Bible | Literally: "library of books". |
