Unit 1 - NT + The World Flashcards
4 interrelated areas of interest
the nt, nt studies, nt and its ancient contexts, nt and the contemporary world
hermeneutical circle
we put ourself into the textm and the text addresses us
hermeneutics
interpretation
how many nt books
27
order of collection and bridges
collection - gospels
bridge - acts
collection - pauline letters
bridge - hebrews
collection - catholic letters
conclusion - revelation
gospels
historical narratives of Jesus’s life, work, death, resurrection, and continuing significance
history book
acts, outlines aspects of emerging church and its mission from jerusalem to rome and beyond
letter of encouragement
hebrews, written in the style of a sermon to first christians in jewish tradn
catholic letters 2
associated with other key figures in the early church, aka universal letters
synoptic gospels
mathew, mark, and luke; viewed side by side as siblings with family resemblance, john more like a cousin
nt written
likely between 30 and 100ad
testament meaning
covenant: the God-revealed in Jesus and the Spirit to Israel and the world has made a new covenant/agreement with His people
Scripture meaning
regarded as a divinely sacred writing
antiquity meaning
ancient past
key 3 elements of context
knowing the land, history, and culture
