Week 1 Flashcards
The preaching of Jesus is extremely important to the New Testament. What were important themes in his preaching and teaching?
- The kingdom of heaven/God
- the fulfillment of Old Testament hope and faith
- Repentance
- Faith
- Forgiveness
- Love
- Money
- Hell
Believers in Christ during the time of the New Testament had access to which set of Scriptures?
The Old Testament, as their book of Scripture. Over time, letters from Paul and other early church leaders, and eventually the Gospels, were circulated among the churches, and later recognized for their value as Scripture-worthy material.
Through which means was God revealing himself to the people in New Testament times?
Creation, the Canon of the OT, the person of Jesus, the manifestations of the Holy Spirit, the believers in the church (prophecy) and New Testament writers
According to scholars who believe that the named authors of New Testament books are correct, when were the majority of the New Testament books written? (This is important in the argument for their reliability and authority on the life and ministry of Jesus).
Before the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70. The devastation and shock of the fall of Jerusalem would surely have been mentioned or discussed in the Gospels and Acts, yet it remains absent from them, except for Jesus’ prediction.
What best describes the outcome of the inspiration of the Holy Spirit upon the writers of the Gospels?
The Holy Spirit’s inspiration came upon Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, empowering their unique perspectives, memories, concerns, and records of the life and ministry of Jesus, resulting in their careful and intentional preparation of a message that faithfully and accurately witnesses to Jesus, while retaining the mark of the unique personalities and culture of the writers.
Based upon the content of Matthew’s Gospel, which audience seems to have been his original target?
Jewish
When we seek to define the meaning of “kingdom of God” or “kingdom of heaven,” are we talking about something that is already in the present, or awaiting the future, or both?
Both present and future - the kingdom is a present reality in the church, through which God is establishing his rule and reign over the lives of people. It is also a future and final realization of the TOTAL rule of God over all things, when all that is opposed to God and results from sin will be forever removed.
Based upon the evidence of textual studies from the time of Apostles (the first followers of Jesus) and shortly after that during the first 100 years of the Christian church, did the majority of the earliest believers view Jesus as the Son of God, Messiah, and Lord? Or was this something that developed much later than the Apostles and first churches? Choose one of the following:
Very early: Textual evidences in the New Testament and outside of the New Testament both reveal that the majority of the earliest believers viewed Jesus as the Son of God, Messiah, and Lord. Viewing Jesus as God in the flesh, and Savior of the world was accepted very early on.
