NS500-New Testament 1 Flashcards
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Synoptic Gospels
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Matthew, Mark, Luke
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When was the gospel of Mark written?
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65-73, most likely before the destruction of the Temple.
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Eungelion
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Gospel or Good News.
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What genre are the Gospels?
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Biographies, yet they are unique with no parallel to compare to.
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Pericope
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a passage with a clear beginning and end
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Q
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Quelle, or Source. A collection of 230 verses that are found in Matthew and Luke
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What are the different phases of the Gospel’s origins?
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phase 1-Jesus oral teaching (aramaic), phase 2-memory and writing (aramaic to greek), phase 3-NT Gospels (greek), phase 4-non canonical gospels
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Synoptic Problem
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What gospel was written first?
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Griesbach Hypothesis
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Mt was written first, then Luke, and Mark combines them both.
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Two Source Hypothesis
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Mark was written first, and then Mt and Lk both use him. This is the best hypothesis.
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How much of Mark’s material do Luke and Matthew use?
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Matthew uses 90%, Luke uses 50%.
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What are the sequences that Luke and Matthew share off of Mark?
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They share the main body (Galilee to Jerusalem), with the confession as the hinge. But, Matthew and Luke have different beginning and endings.
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How many miracles are found in the book of Mark? And, which ones does he share with the synoptics?
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7 miracles, and he shares the feeding of the 5000 and walking on water.
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How is John different from the synoptics?
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The main difference is in order of events.
- Prologue is Word Made Flesh.
- Jesus visits Jerusalem 3 times.
- His first miracle is water into wine.
- The temple act occurs at the beginning instead of the end.
- The Lord’s supper has no eucharist.
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Alexander the Great
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323 BC, spreads Greek culture. The NT is written in Greek.
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Maccabees
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Introduce the concept of messiah as a revolutionary. 167 BCE. They revolt against Antiochus IV because he didn’t allow them to follow the law.
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Herod the Great
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Remodeled the Temple. When he died, his Kingdom was split in three. He’s the one who is mentioned at the beginning of Matthew.
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Herod Antipas
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Ruler of Galilee
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Pilate
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Governor of Judea and Jerusalem
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What languages were spoken in NT times?
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Greek, Aramaic, and Latin
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Diaspora
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dispersion, refers to Jews living outside Israel
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What does “Jesus” mean?
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YHWH saves, or Joshua. He is the new Joshua.
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Messiah
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anointed one, also had revolutionary meaning during Jesus’ day
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Son of Man
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messianic title that refers to the vindicated and exalted suffering one, Dan 7:13-17. A term used to describe Jesus’ humanity.
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What is Jesus favorite title for himself?
Son of Man. Dan 7:13-17.
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Son of God
a messianic title emphasizing that Jesus is God's agent or representative. 2 Sam 7:13-14
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Who was known as the Son of God?
The emperor. Christians were making a counter claim about Jesus' identity about who the true Son of God was.
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Lord
title of respect meaning "sir" or "master" applied to Jesus like YHWH. In the OT, God is known as Lord. Also the title of the Roman emperor, so Christians are making the claim that Jesus is the true ruler.
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Types of Miracles
1. healing
2. exorcism
3. nature
4. resurrection
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Feeding of the 5000
Found in all 4 gospels. It represents a new exodus with new manna. 5000 were Jews, 4000 were Gentiles.
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Why does Jesus silence demons?
Doesn't want to be accused of being on their side. We know this because of the Beelzebub story.
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What does John call miracles?
signs
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How does John view miracles, and how do the synoptics?
John states that signs produce faith, the synoptics state that faith is needed for miracles.
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Miracle workers in the OT
Moses, Elijah and Elisha
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What two characters in the OT resurrect people?
Elijah and Elisha
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Greek Parallels in Healing Miracles
Aesclepius is the Roman God of healing, and his sign was a staff and a snake. Vespasian supposedly healed someone's blindness with spit like Jesus.
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In what chapters are the baptism of Jesus, Peter's confession, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection found in each Gospel?
Make sure you can draw out the chart.
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What is the overall flow of the book of Acts?
Jerusalem (1-7), Judea and Samaria (8-12), and the Ends of the Earth (13-28).
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How many exorcisms does the book of John have?
0
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What is the first miracle in Mark?
an exorcism in the synagogue in Capernaum.
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What is the first miracle in John?
water into wine at the wedding in Cana
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What do the synoptic Gospels call miracles?
works of power
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Parable
a parable is an extended comparison.
1. it's purpose is to teach
2. symbolic language
3. unexpected turn.
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What is the Gospel with the most parables, and the one with the fewest?
Luke has the most, and John has the least.
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Pharisees
1. believed in resurrection
2. associated with the synagogues
3. purity for all the people
4. got their power from the lower classes
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Sadducees
1. here and now?
2. associated with the Temple
3. used only the Pentateuch
4. got their power from the upper classes
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Essenes
1. reject the temple and priests
2. ascetic practices
3. high ritual purity as the New priesthood
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Zealots
1. wanted political liberation
| 2. Phinneas?
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The Way
Christianity
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Gentiles
anyone not a Jew
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Redaction Criticism
Redaction refers to the fact that the Gospel writers were editors. They gathered stories and put the Gospel in written form. Redaction studies why they chose to put the story together the way they did. Both Luke (1) and John (20) tell us that they gathered stories.
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In what years did Israel gain and lose independence?
167 BC, and 63 AD (to the Romans).
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What were some of the Social Values of the NT?
1. Limited Goods
2. Honor/Shame
3. Patron/Client
4. Purity/Impurity
5. Polytheism/Animism
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What does Animism refer to?
The lesser gods and demons. The Greek gods didn't have time to be fooling around with human affairs. So people in the NT times had to appease the local deities.
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What was the difference between Hebrew and Aramaic?
Hebrew was the language that formally trained rabbis would learn, and Aramaic was a common language.
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Where was Latin spoken? Where was Greek spoken?
Latin was spoken in the West, and Greek in the East.
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Four Pillars of Judaism
1. Election
2. Monotheism
3. Temple (and land)
4. Law
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What is the difference between the Jewish, Greco-Roman and Church understandings of Gospel?
To the Jews, the euongelion was that Yahweh reigned. To the Romans it was the the emperor had brought victory and pax Romana, and to the Christians it was a belief
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In Mark 1, what is the good news to Jesus?
Repent, and turn to see that Yahweh is King (not Caesar).
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What is the Four Source Hypothesis?
Draw it out and explain it.
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What is the basic flow of Mark's Gospel?
Galilee (1-8)
Peter's Confession
Jerusalem (9-16)
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What is the basic flow of Matthew' Gospel?
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Birth
GALILEE
Blocks 1-4
JERUSALEM
Block 5
Resurrection
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What is the basic flow of Luke's Gospel?
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Birth
GALILEE
1/3 Travel Narrative
JERUSALEM
Resurrection and Ascension
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Form Criticism
Form Criticism looks at the Gospels being put together in blocks. It says that form will give you function.
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Purpose of Mark
Disciples follow the Son of Man
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Who wrote Mark's Gospel?
According to tradition, John Mark, Peter's interpreter. But according to the Bible, we don't know.
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Where does Mark end, how, and why?
16:8, where the women are afraid. Mark is begging to reader to ask, "How will you respond? In faith, or in fear? Will you be a disciple of Jesus or reject him?"
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When was Mark written?
65-73 AD. But most likely before the destruction of the temple in 70 AD.
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Why is Peter's confession in Mark important?
It is the hinge passage in the Gospel. After this, the book is focused on the death of Jesus. Before this, Jesus was doing great things, but now he says the Son of Man must die.
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In Mark, when is Jesus called the Son of God?
Baptism, Transfiguration, and Crucifixion
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How many times does Jesus heal blind people in Mark? What does it represent?
Twice. They bookend sections where Jesus is talking about his death. The blindness parallels the disciples' inability to understand. The blind man represents the disciples' journey in seeing who Jesus is.
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How many times does Jesus cross the Sea of Galilee in Mark? What does it represent?
Three times. It represents the breaking down of walls between Jews and Gentiles.
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What is the Messianic Secret?
1. Jesus tells the demons to be silent and he tells his disciples to not tell anyone.
2. Theory introduced by Wrede.
3. Purpose is that you can't understand Jesus without the cross.
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Which one of the Gospels has been described as a passion narrative with a long introduction?
Mark, because it's 1/3 about the cross!
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In Mark, Jesus death makes up what percentage of the book? Why?
30%. Because Mark is trying to make a point about the cross. You can't understand who Jesus is without it. He was the suffering servant who came to save people. He had to die.
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What is the last word in the book of Mark?
"for". And they were afraid for . . . The book ends this way because it demands completion from the reader. This is a stroke of Mark's literary genius.
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Where was Mark written? How do we know this?
1. Rome.
| 2. He includes Latinisms, doesn't always get the geography right, and he explains basic Jewish traditions.
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What are some of the OT sources for Mark?
Isaiah, Deuteronomy, Son of Man passages in Daniel, and the Elijah and Elisha narratives.
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What are the themes in the Gospel of Mark?
1. Humanity of Jesus
2. Exile and New Exodus
3. Cross and Son of Man
4. Messianic Secret
5. Kingdom of God
6. Opponents of the KOG
7. Discipleship
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Humanity of Jesus in Mark's Gospel
Mark is trying to explain how the God of the universe can become human.
1. Physical limitations
2. Human Emotions
3. Human Limitations
4. Super Human
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New Exodus in Mark's Gospel
Jesus is the New Joshua bringing salvation to all people. We see this in chapter one:
1. recrossing the Jordan
2. 12 disciples
3. purifies land
4. Food (feeding of 5000 in the desert)
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Centrality of the Cross in Mark's Gospel
Jesus will suffer and die to save people. He is the Son of Man who must suffer and be vindicated.
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Jesus' enemies in Mark's Gospel
1. Spiritual enemies: Satan and Demons
- Satan is defeated in the wilderness, Jesus defeats demons, Satan is stealing the word in the sower parable).
2. Human enemies: the scribes (not the Pharisees or Sadducees).
- leaders turn against Jesus, family turns against him, and Peter and Judas.
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Friends of Jesus in Mark's Gospel
Wreden notices the failure of the disciples. The failures do two things, 1) gives opportunity for Jesus to teach, and 2) contrasts the disciples failures to a perfect Jesus.
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Where was the Gospel of Matthew written?
Syria-Antioch (modern day Turkey).
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When was the Gospel of Matthew written?
80-100 AD, after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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Who was the Gospel of Matthew written for?
Christians who were having debates against the Rabbinic/Pharisaic Jews. There was a shift in Judaism after the Temple's destruction, and now Christians are "competing" against the synagogue.
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Who is Matthew writing against?
The Jewish leaders and synagogues of his day.
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Which Gospel has a cameo from Pilate's wife?
Matthew
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What is included in Matthew birth narrative?
3 magi (3 gifts), Herod killing infants, Jesus going to Egypt, angel taking to Joseph.
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Evidence that Matthew used Mark as a source.
Matthew:
1. Condenses Mark's material by 1/3 (takes out untranslatable words and double time indicators).
2. It's less embarrassing (family doesn't have hard hearts and they see resurrection).
3. Clean's up Jesus' actions.
4. More spectacular. (5000 men, doesn't include the women and children).
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What is the purpose of Matthew's Gospel?
Jesus fulfills the law in order to establish the church.
Matthew is very pro-OT law, because he's writing to a Jewish audience that has the law. The key is that you need to have the right interpretation of the law, and Jesus is the only interpreter. OT prophets also did this.
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What is the broad outline of Matthew's Gospel (with chapters).
Introduction (1-4)
Galilean Ministry (4-16)
Peter's Confession (16)
Last Days in Jerusalem (16-28)
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Whose Gospel is big on numbers?
Matthew. They convey a sense of order.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew. Everyone else uses "Kingdom of God". Why? Because in Jewish thought you can't say YHWH (or Kingdom of YHWH). The name of God is sacred.
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In Matthew and Luke's Gospels, who do the genealogy lists point back to?
In Matthew, it's Abraham (Jesus is a Hebrew of Hebrews, puro Jew). In Luke's its Adam (he's the Son of God), and the rest of us are adopted into the family.
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What Gospel uses the word "church" and how many times?
Matthew. 2 times (16:18, 18:17).
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What Gospel is concerned with Righteousness?
Matthew. Why? Because he's writing to a Jewish audience.
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Where are the major teaching block in Matthew?
Sermon of the Mount (5-7) and eschatological discourse (24-25).
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What are the major themes in Matthew's Gospel?
1. Sonship and the Kingdom of Heaven
2. Church (ekklesia)
3. Teacher
4. Righteousness
5. Law
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What does the word "church" mean?
ekklesia, a gathering of the people
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In Matthew's theme of Sonship, who is he the son of? And what does this means?
1. Son of David. Jesus is Israel's Messiah.
2. Son of Abraham. Jesus is related to the father of all Jews. He's a true Jew.
3. Son of God. He is God's true agent.
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According to Protestant theology, what is the rock Jesus is referring to in chapter 16 of Matthew's gospel?
Peter's confession that Jesus is the messiah and Son of God, not Peter himself.
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According to Protestant theology, what are the keys Jesus is referring to in chapter 16 of Matthew's gospel?
The interpretation of OT law given by Peter, that he is the Messiah. Other Christians will now be able to interpret the OT as Peter did. They now have the key (interpretation) to understand what was said by the law and prophets.
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In Matthew's Gospel, what do outsiders and insiders call Jesus?
Outsiders call him teacher. Insiders call him Lord or Master. It's not enough that we accept that he teaches, he needs to be the Lord of our lives.
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Evidence of Teaching theme in Matthew
1. you have heard it said, but I say to you
2. begins ministry with Sermon on Mount and 5 teaching blocks
3. ends with "teach them to obey everything I have commanded you".
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What does Matthew teach about the Law?
1. The law must be obeyed.
2. Jesus is the right interpreter of the law. He is the new Moses.
3. The key to obeying the law is love.
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What was Luther's perspective on the law?
The law wasn't good, it doesn't make you better. The law exposed sin and restrained evil. Only grace saved you, and works of the law couldn't.
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What was Calvin's perspective on the law?
Agreed with Luther, but also said that the law could teach you morals. But the law doesn't make you perfect.
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What was Aquinas' perspective on the law?
There are different laws:
1. Ceremonial (religious).
2. Civic (government).
3. Moral (universal).
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What is Covenantal Nomism?
The law was a covenant of grace because God chose Israel and there was nothing special about them. They are saved only because God chose them. Works of the law are signs of that covenant (sabbath, circumcision, kosher diet).
This perspective originated from E.P. Sanders and is accepted by N.T. Wright.
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What is the purpose of the Gospel of John?
Jesus brings love and the abiding presence of God.
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Briefly describe the outline of John.
1. Prologue (1). The Word became flesh.
2. 7 Miracles (1-12). Most important ones are feeding of 5000, Water into wine, Lazarus.
3. Last Days. (13-20). Footwashing, trials and death, resurrection, HS comes.
4. Epilogue (21). Peter's three love questions.
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According to tradition, who wrote John's Gospel?
1. John of Zebedee
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In John's Gospel, who is the writer?
The beloved disciple.
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Where was John's Gospel written?
Ephesus
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When was John's Gospel written?
AD 85-100. P52 is the oldest NT manuscript.
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Who is the audience of John's Gospel?
Jewish Christians
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What are some of the unique features of John's Gospel?
1. Jesus as the Word of God.
2. Double meanings and understandings.
3. OT Feasts and Replacement
4. I AM statements.
5. The beloved disciple (beats Peter to the tomb).
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What are the major themes of John's Gospel?
1. Sonship (120x).
2. Glory
3. Abiding Love (God's love for Jesus, Jesus' love for his disciples, love is a sign of the community). Do not love the world.
4. Spirit
5. Jesus as Life (John 3:16). He is here to give eternal life.
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In John's Gospel, what does the cross represent?
The cross is Jesus' glory in John's Gospel.
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What is the 8th miracle in John?
The resurrection.
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What is the difference between the Passover meal in the synoptics and in John?
The synoptics have the meal on Thursday night on a Feast day. John has him on Wednesday night, the day the lambs are slaughtered. The synoptics present Jesus as the bringer of the new covenant, but John is presenting him as the passover lamb.
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In terms of Christology, how does John's Gospel differ from the synoptics?
It has a higher Christology. Jesus is in control of his own destiny, he gives his spirit over, he decides when things happen to him. John is showing his divinity, and the synoptics focus on his humanity.
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Who confesses that Jesus is the Messiah in John's Gospel?
Andrew
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The Wedding at Cana is an reenactment of what?
The OT concept of God's banquet where wine does not run out.
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What does the temple act signify?
Prophetic destruction like in Jeremiah, not cleansing.
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The 3 year ministry of Jesus comes from what Gospel?
John. Because of the three passover feasts that are mentioned.
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What are the dates that each of the Gospels were written?
1. Mark 65-73
2. Matthew 80-100
3. John 85-100
4. Luke 85-100
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What is the purpose of exorcism stories?
1. Power over spiritual world.
2. Victory over Satan.
3. Purity of the land.
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What is the purpose of the nature miracles?
To show that Jesus has wisdom and is in control.
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What is the purpose of the healing miracles?
Physical healing, spiritual healing, and social healing.
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True or False: There is no love for those outside Christian community in John's Gospel.
True
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What does logos mean in Greco-Roman thought? What does out translation of "word" refer to?
Reason. The creative power of God in Genesis.
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True or False: Dualism comes from Greek philosophy.
False. We also see dualism in the light and darkness imagery from the Dead Sea scrolls. 1QS. Sons of Light and Darkness.
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What does Jesus mean when he says, "It is finished"?
It is finished, he has been glorified and is going back to the father. He's going back where he came from.
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Johannine Parabola
Jesus came down from heaven, was glorified on the cross, and is going back to the Father. The cross is the process of glorification.
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What does the cross do in John's Gospel?
It glorifies Jesus. It allows him to go back to the Father.
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Who is the best example of a Zealot in the NT?
Paul. He took action against the church. He acted in violence for what he believed.
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IChThUS
Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior
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What is the most common title for Jesus in the NT?
Christus (531x)
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In the OT, who was the Son of God?
David. 2 Sam 7:13-14
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Briefly describe the differences between messiah, Son of God, and Son of Man.
Messiah refers to his commissioning, Son of God refers to his kingly power, and Son of Man refers to his suffering and vindication.
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kyrios
Lord. The NT refers to YHWH as kyrios when quoting the OT, and it also refers to Jesus as kyrios.
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What is the claim of the Gospel of Judas?
The Judas was the only disciple who acted faithfully. Judas killed Jesus in order to free his spirit.
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Infancy Gospel of James
Explains the perpetual virginity of Mary, here birth, and the birth of Jesus.
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Infancy Gospel of Thomas
Explains how Jesus was fully God and had to grow up into maturity with his powers.
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Gospel of Thomas
Sayings Gospel with 114 of Jesus. Salvation through knowledge of the hidden meaning of Jesus' words.
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How many of Thomas' parables parallel the Gospels?
10. The most famous one being the sower parable.
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When was the Gnostic heresy most prevalent in the church?
2nd and 3rd centuries, not during the NT times.
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Gospel of Peter
Explains what Jesus did when he was dead.
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What Gospel has the least historical value?
John
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Who are the key outside witnesses of historical Christianity?
Josephus, Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Lucian of Samosata, Mara bar Serapion.
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What was the focus of the first Jesus quest? When did it start and when did it end?
Methodology and distinguishing between the traditional Jesus of faith versus the Jesus of history. It started with Reimarius and ended with Schweitzer.
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What was the focus of the second Jesus quest?
Sayings criteria (Perrin) and the words of Jesus.
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What was the focus of the third Jesus quest?
The words and actions of Jesus. In other words, the Jesus of the 1st century.
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What is provable in relation to the historical Jesus?
1. birth under Herod
2. baptized by John
3. ministry; preacher who taught about KOG
4. crucified for attacking the Temple
5. gathered disciples
6. taught in parables and aphorisms
7. prophetic acts (healer and exorcist)
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What is not provable in relation to the historical Jesus?
1. virgin birth
2. divine awareness
3. resurrection
4. actual words
5. conflicting events (Last Supper)
6. Return promise
7. core disciples (we have diff lists).
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Dissimilarity
Criteria that says material was not consistent with Judaism or Christianity.
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Coherence
Criteria that fits with other Christian material.
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What are the criteria for assessing whether or not something was historically possible?
1. Dissimilarity
2. Coherence
3. Multiple Witnesses
4. Historically Plausible
5. Embarrassment
6. Aftermath
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Where does the Gospel of James claim its authority?
James the brother of Jesus.
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What is the date for the Infancy Gospel of James?
mid 2nd cent. around 150.
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What is the date for the Infancy Gospel of Thomas?
late 2nd cent. around 175.
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Where does the Infancy Gospel of Thomas claim authority?
Thomas
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What is the focus of the Gospel of Peter?
Jesus death and resurrection.
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Who wrote the Gospel of Thomas?
Didymos Judas Thomas
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Gnosticism
1. Knowledge as liberation.
2. World and Flesh are evil and created by Yahweh.
3. Light/Divine spark freed by Christ.
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How many sayings are in the Gospel of Thomas?
114
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What are the two perils of looking at the historical Jesus?
1. Modernization. Making Jesus like us.
| 2. Anachronization. Retrojecting our world onto Jesus.
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Who is Luke's apostolic authority?
Paul
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Who was Theophilus?
The patron of Luke's Gospel, most likely a Greek. His name means "god lover".
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Where was the Gospel of Luke most likely written?
Rome
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What is the general outline of Luke?
Introduction (1-4): Birth, Baptism, Temptation
Galilee Ministry (4-9): Nazareth Sermon, teaching, Miracles, Peter's Confession
Travel to Jerusalem (9-19): Love Commands, Parables
Last Days in Jerusalem (19-24): Temple Act, Temple Conflicts, Lord's Supper, etc.
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Who was Luke?
1. An educated Greek.
2. Travel companion of Paul.
3. A doctor.
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True of False: History is more concerned with the significance of the facts than the chronology.
True
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What stories does Jesus use to explain the love commands?
The Good Samaritan and Mary and Martha. Love neighbor, and Love God.
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True or False: Luke gives an orderly account of what happened.
True. But 'orderly' does not mean chronological.
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Who does Luke compare Jesus to Cesar in the birth narrative?
He calls him "Son of God", and says that there is now "peace on earth to all".
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Who makes a cameo at the trial of Jesus in Luke?
Herod Antipas
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What is the difference between Luke and Matthew's genealogy?
1. Matt is in chapter 1, Luke's is in chap 3.
2. Matt has 3 sets of 14 (Abraham, David, Jesus).
3. Luke's has 11 sets of 7.
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Who tells us that Jesus was 30 years old when he began his ministry?
Luke
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What is the last name of Luke genealogy? What is he saying, theologically?
Adam, the Son of God. Luke is saying that Jesus is also the son of God (like the emperor).
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What is the first temptation in Luke's Gospel?
"If you are the SON OF GOD . . ." Adam, the son of God, was tricked by the devil. Jesus, the son of God, is not.
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What is Luke's purpose of putting the rejection of Nazareth at the beginning?
To tell you what Jesus' mission is. Luke 4.
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How does Luke "improve" Mark?
1. orderly
2. polished
3. shorter
4. less embarrassing
5. more reverant
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What is the purpose of Luke?
God saves everyone. God saves everyone because he fulfills his promises to Israel and includes the Gentiles.
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Who's Lord's prayer is shorter, Luke or Matthew?
Luke
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Where does the ascension take place in Luke?
Bethany, the place of his anointing and burial.
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What are some of the major themes in Luke's gospel?
1. Holy Spirit (huge, think Pentecost)
2. Promises to Israel
3. Gentiles are Included
4. The Poor are Included
5. Women are Included
6. Food and Fellowship
7. Prayer and Worship
8. Comparison to the Emperor
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What is the most famous parable in the OT?
David and Nathan
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How many parables does Luke have?
29
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How many parables does John have?
2
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True or False: Luke says "blessed are the poor" and Matthew says "blessed are the poor in sprit".
True. Because one of Luke's themes is the Poor being included.
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What is the purpose of Acts?
God keeps his promises to Jews and now Gentiles.
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Why did Christianity spread?
1. language
2. travel
3. synagogues
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True or False: Luke's gospel describe how God is faithful to Jews and Gentiles, and how they accept and reject him.
True
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What is the basic outline of Acts?
1. Jerusalem (1-7): Pentecost, Stephen stoned.
2. Judea and Samaria (8-12): Paul's conversion, Cornelius
3. The Ends of the Earth (13-28): Jerusalem council, three journeys, Paul's arrest
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When was Acts written?
85-100 AD (like Matthew)
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What genre is Acts?
history
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What is Paul's mission?
He's the apostle to the Gentiles. Jew first, then Gentile. Three journeys.
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Where is Luke's gospel message found?
speeches
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Why must Mathias get chosen before the HS shows up at Pentecost?
To complete the 12 tribes. God will fulfill his promises to Israel first, then the gentiles.
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Which disciples are always mentioned?
Peter, Andrew, James and John
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How many tribes are in the OT?
13. Joseph's tribe gets split in 2.
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What does Pentecost mean? And, what does it celebrate?
50th day. It celebrates the feast of weeks, and is associated with the renewal of Sinai covenant.
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What does "glossia" mean?
speaking in tongues
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charisma or charismata
spiritual gifts
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parausia
"presence", Jesus' 2nd coming
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Who was the leader of the Jerusalem church?
James the brother of Jesus
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Who is the leader of the Antioch church?
Barnabas?
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Where is Paul's 4th traditional missionary journey?
Spain
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What were Priscilla and Aquila's jobs?
tentmakers
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Where is Paul's first missionary journey? What is their home base?
Paul, Barnabas and John Mark go to Cyprus, Antioch, Lystra and Derbe. Their home base for that journey is Antioch.
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Where is Paul's second journey? Home base?
Lystra, Derbe, Troas and then Macedonia (Philippi). Home base was Corinth.
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Where is Paul's third journey? Home base?
Ephesus for 3 years, then Troas.
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Where is Eutychus resurrected?
Troas, during Paul's 3rd journey
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Who replaces Judas?
Mattias
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How many times is the Peter and Cornelius story told?
3
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How many times is Paul's calling told?
3
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True or False: Paul comes to conversion on the road to Damascus.
False. He is called on the road, but he is not converted because he was Jewish and remained Jewish.
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True or False: The Christian movement replaced Judaism.
False. The Christian movement was a fulfillment of God's promises to Israel.
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True or False: Christianity is a Jewish sect.
True. It was known as "the Way".
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True or False: Pharisees can be Christians.
True. We see this in Acts 15.
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True or False: Jews need to give up the law to become Christians.
False. God fulfills his promises to Israel through Jesus, so they don't need to stop following the law.
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True or False: The early Christian church met at the temple.
True.
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What is the content of Luke's gospel message?
J.O.S.H.
Jesus. Life, death, resurrection AND exaltation.
OT: fulfills prophecy.
Sin: forgiven by repentance.
HS community: everyone included.
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J.O.S.H.
Jesus. Life, death, resurrection AND exaltation.
OT: fulfills prophecy.
Sin: forgiven by repentance.
HS community: everyone included.
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Who does Peter raise from the dead in Acts?
Tabitha
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Who is the Roman God of healing?
Aesclepius
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In Acts, who is in control of history?
God. He is faithful to keep his promises to save and judge.
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What are the major themes in Acts?
1. Israel saved.
2. Luke's gospel (JOSH).
3. Divine Activity
4. New Community
5. Inclusivity and Generosity
6. Church and Politics
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What is Luke's view of Christian's getting arrested in Acts?
They're innocent.
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What emperor does Paul appeal to?
Nero
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Why does Acts end in Rome?
That's the end of the Earth.
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True or False: A historian in the first century gives you the facts as they pertain to the significance of what he is trying to say.
True
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True or False: The speeches in Acts are the actual words of what the people said.
False. They are snapshots, or summaries.
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What is the purpose of Luke?
God keeps his promises to Israel and now the Gentiles (promises to save, and promises to judge).
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What is the basic outline of Luke?
Jerusalem (1-7)
Judea and Samaria (8-12)
Ends of the Earth (13-28)
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True or False: The Pharisees were concerned with purity because they loved God.
True
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How many times is the word "Christian" used in the NT?
3
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True or False: The fact that Paul and Barnabas converted a bunch of Gentiles in Antioch is a problem for the church.
True. Now they need to figure out what to do about the Gentile Christians.
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What were the four things the council decides the Gentile believers must abstain from?
1. Idol Food
2. Immorality (Sex).
3. Strangled meat.
4. Blood
The church elders were saying that the Gentile believers couldn't eat like pagans in front of their Jewish brethren. They didn't want a breakdown in table fellowship.
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In the councils decision to tell the Gentiles to abstain from idol food, immorality, strangled meat and blood, what OT law was being observed.
Lev 17-18
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What are the three theories as to why Luke ends the way it does?
1. Luke died.
2. There was a third volume.
3. It was in the 60s, and the story hadn't unfolded.
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Who is the main character in Acts?
God
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How do the disciples' life parallel Jesus' life?
1. Holy Spirit Baptism
2. Miracles
3. Trials
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What are the different types of persuasion?
1. Logos (logic).
2. Ethos (character/ethics)
3. Pathos (emotion).
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True or False: Dodd believes the speeches in Acts are verbatim.
True
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Who is the NT scholar who believes the speeches in Acts are speeches in character?
F.F. Bruce
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Who is the father of Greek history?
Thucydides
