Herod the Great crowning achievement was the building of a new (a)   in Jerusalem where the Jewish people could worship.

Herod the Great’s son, Herod (a)   appears later in the Gospel of Luke.

Jesus was born at the time when the Roman Emperor A (a)   had ordered a census throughout his empire.

The reason that Augustus ordered a census was to make sure that (a)   were being collected from everyone in his empire.

The other Roman emperor referred to (but not mentioned by name) in the Gospel of Luke is T (a)   .

During the time that Jesus was born, there were several different Jewish groups that existed in Palestine. One of these groups, the (a)   , were a strict religious group that focused on keeping God’s law.

Another one of these groups, the S (a)   , were mostly influential priestly families.

What made this group unique (and “sad”) is that they didn’t believe the (a)   of the dead.

At the time Jesus was born, Palestine was broken up into many different Roman provinces/regions. Provinces are pretty much the same as (a)   .

The main bodies of water surrounding these provinces were the following: the Great Sea (a.k.a. Mediterranean Sea), the (a)   Sea, and the Sea of Galilee.

The main river talked about in Luke is the River (a)   .

During the time of Jesus, there were four main languages spoken in Israel. The one that would have been spoken most often by Jewish people was (a)   .

The language that would have been spoken by Jewish people in the Temple and synagogues was (a)   .

The language that pretty much everyone knew because of Alexander the Great and was used for business was (a)   .

And the official language of the Romans was (a)   .

Each year, a large number of Jews from all over the world would come back to the city of (a)   for the three main festivals that all Jewish people celebrated.

One of the three main festivals celebrated by the Jewish people was (a)   (a.k.a. the Festival of Unleavened Bread

Another one of the three main festivals celebrated by the Jewish people was (a)   (Festival of Weeks).

The Sanhedrin was a little bit like the _________________ _____________ of Judea and consisted of 71 men.

(a)  

What does the word “Gospel” mean? _________ __________.

(a)  

The Gospel of (a)   is the shortest Gospel and focuses on Jesus’ actions.

The Gospel of Luke is the only Gospel with a sequel. It is part one of a two part story. Part two is the Book of (a)   .

Luke was written to a patron or benefactor whose generosity made the Gospel of Luke possible. What does this guy’s name translate to in English? G______ l_____________

(a)  

Luke consists of (a)   chapters.

How many books are there in the entire Bible?

(a)  

How many books are in just the Old Testament?

(a)  

How many books are in just the New Testament?

(a)  

Most scholars believe that Jesus crucified in about A.D (a)   .

Most scholars believe that Luke was written in about A.D. (a)   .

What was Luke’s profession according to the Apostle Paul?

(a)  

Luke is the only G (a)   to write a book of the Bible.

It is believed that Luke was from the city of Antioch in (a)   .

We know that Luke traveled with the apostle (a)   because of several passages in the

Book of Acts that say they ministered together.

The Gospel is for (a)   , not just the Jewish people.

Following Jesus has a c (a)   and requires us to take up our cross and embrace a life of sacrifice.

Jesus’ miracles prove the (a)   of God has arrived.

The true M (a)   , the Son of God, has come and is the Lord of all.