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| What New Testament people group acquired their identity during the Assyrian Captivity? |
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| In our survey of the time periods of the Old Testament, the “divided kingdom” refers to which of the following periods? |
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| From the end of Solomon’s reign to bab captivity |
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| During which time period of the Old Testament was the Septuagint translated? |
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| The four centuries of silence |
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| Into which of the following constellations of literature would the Acts of the Apostles best fit? |
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| Rudolf Bultmann and his project of “Demythologizing” the New Testament is associated with which of the historical-critical methods? |
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| Five genres/literary types of the NT |
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| Gospels, Acts, Pauline Epistles, General Epistles, Revelation |
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| Jewish-Christian Literature |
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| Mark is a disciple of Peter (10%) |
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| John wrote them all (20%) |
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| study or interpretation of a small passage of text |
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| interpretation, translation in a broader perspective |
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| Form Criticism-Rudolph Bultman |
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| wrote commentary on John in 1941, attempted to peal back layers of tradition and discover the actual historical truth in the text (demythologizing). |
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| Source Criticism- The Two Source Hypothesis |
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| behind the gospels of Matthew and Luke there were two other forms of tradition from which Matthew and Luke gathered their text. Another source that is unknown. (Markan Priority) |
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| Source Criticism-The Four Source Hypothesis |
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| two other additional sources (Markan Priority) |
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| Source Criticism-The Griesbach Hypothesis |
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| Matthew->Luke->Mark (Matthean Priority) |
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| Source Criticism-The Augustine Hypothesis |
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| Matthew->Mark->Luke (Matthean Priority) |
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| The differences in text are on purpose |
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| the study of exegesis of Jesus |
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| debated with Gnostics, says that the gospel is quadriform, can not be less or more than four (180 AD) |
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in his festal letter 39 gives the list of the NT books (367 AD)
-responsible for giving the date of Easter |
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| History of Intertestamental Period |
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| Babylonian Period, Persian Period, Greek Period (Empire of Alexander the Great), Maccabean Period, Roman Period (4 beasts of Daniel) |
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| most carefully constructed of the apocrypha documents |
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| Ptolemy II Philadelphus (283-246 BC) asked Jewish community to translate Old Testament to Greek so he could add it to the library of Alexandria. Includes the Apocryphal works. |
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| group within religious body that doesn’t count other groups as true believers. |
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| parties: group that does count other groups as believers, main stream denomination. |
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- of the wealthiest class in ancient Israel (aristocratic)
-only followed the Torah, divided religion from secular life
-gained their name from Zadok the high priest
-did not believe in angels, spirits, the resurrection |
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-much larger group than the Sadducees
-held to the Torah and Tradition, found ways to apply the law to every instance
-gained name from the Hebrew word parush (“to separate” from sinners) |
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-pulled away from main stream society
-community stressed ritual purity and keeping the law to the exact letter
-almost always associated with the community of the dead sea scrolls |
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-records the star of Bethlehem, flight of family to Egypt, and slaughter of children (Joseph’s perspective)
-Genealogy; Abraham->David->Babylonian Exile->Jesus (41 names)
-David to Solomon
-Commonality with Luke of 5 names from David to Jesus |
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-angle appearing to Mary and shepherds, visit with Elizabeth, Jesus presentation of temple, Jesus in temple as a young boy (Mary perspective)
-Genealogy: Adam->Abraham->David->Babylonian Exile->Jesus (56 names)
-David to Nathan
-Traces genealogy through Joseph |
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| Julius Africanus’ Theory of Levirate Marriage (160-240 AD) |
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| Matthew has Jacob (biological father) as Joseph’s father and Luke had Eli (legal father). Matthew had the biological genealogy and Luke had the legal genealogy. |
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-Luke 2:1 sometime during the reign of Augustus (44BC-14AD)
-Matthew: Jesus is born during the lifetime of Herod the Great
-Josephous: 1764 Jewish Antiquities- lunar eclipse shortly before Passover and after Herod’s death. |
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| small section, 2-5 verses |
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1. Jesus’ Birth->Baptism (MT 1:1-4:11)
2. Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee (MT 4:12-9:34)
3. Jesus Enlists the Disciples (MT9:35-18:35)
-up to peter’s confession (MT 9:35-16:20)
-from the time that Jesus foretells his death in Jerusalem to the time he goes to Jerusalem (MT 16:21-18:35)
4. Jesus’ Journey to Jerusalem (MT 19:9-20:34)
5. The Passion Narratives – stories of the crucifixion and death (MT 21:1-28:20) |
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-synoptics record Jesus’ ministry primarily in Galilee, John records Jesus’ ministry primarily in Jerusalem.
-Jesus clears temple at end of ministry
-Jesus visits Jerusalem 3 times in the book of John (3 years of ministry) |
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| early manual of church life, description of how the church should function. |
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| Sermon on the Mount- Perfectionist Interpretation |
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| Hans Windisch: “no talk of man’s inability to do good” |
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| Sermon on the Mount- The Interpretation of Lutheran Orthodoxy |
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| impossibly high ideal, preparation for the gospel |
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| Sermon on the Mount-The Interim-Ethic Interpretation |
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| Jesus was living life as though the kingdom of God were going to come at any moment |
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| Sermon on the Mount-Dispensationalist Interpretation |
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| Jesus has planned to bring the millennial kingdom, he is giving people the new laws of the land. They do not apply yet until the kingdom comes. |
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| Sermon on the Mount- Classic Liberal Interpretation |
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-Jesus taught an ethic of love and social justice
-Adolph Von Harnack: Christianity is love of man as brother, love of god as father and no more. |
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| How was Jesus' crucifixion unique? |
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-Jesus is offered wine
-Jesus was offered a proper burial |
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| What is the charge for which Jesus is crucified? |
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-Claiming to be king of the Jews, starting revolt (Matthew 27:11, John 19:7)
-Blasphemy, claiming to be God (Matthew 26:59-66) |
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| Resurrection- Biblical Account |
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-the resurrection is the fulfillment of the old testament
-Why is the resurrection important? Jesus’ deity, death in our place, resurrection.
-Jesus’ deity: Colossians 1:15
-Died for our sins and then rose: 1 Corinthians 15:1-3
-The resurrection was God’s will |
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| Resurrection- Skeptic Arguments |
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-Jesus didn’t rise from the dead so he didn’t predict it
-The disciples didn’t understand what Jesus was talking about and they didn’t believe him
-The son of man is not attested to in early Jewish literature
-It was written in multiple gospels, many different versions |
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| Resurrection- Swoon Theory |
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| Jesus didn’t actually die on the cross, he passed out |
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-portrays Jesus as the new moses
-5 distinct discourses |
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Mark followed Peter
-Peter is the first to understand the crucifixion |
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| William Wrede: Jesus doesn’t want people to know that he is the Messiah |
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-earthly story with a spiritual meaning, only used in the synoptic gospels
-parable appears in Mark (13), Matthew (17), Luke (18)
-Luke has richest account of parables
- every element has a specific spiritual significance |
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| Which gospel has star of Bethlehem? |
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