What is the relationship of Acts to the Gospels? To Paul’s letters?

two part series/volume with Luke, it's a transition to the letters

What is the main purpose of the book of Acts? What was the author trying to do?

to show how the Gospel spread through lesser and lesser Jewish territories into Gentile citites

What is significant about Acts 1:8? What is its OT background?

the power of the Hoy Spirit, the call for everyone to be a disciple, the OT background of the promise of Isaiah which Christ fulfills 

What important event took place in Acts 2? How does it relate to the OT?

the day of Pentacost, the Spirit encourages people to keep the covenant and not the law, connected to the OT background in Job

What is important about Chap. 10?

Peter had a vision three times that God commanded him to eat an unclean sheep on the idea that anything unclean that God calls clean is made pure, no necessity to eat Kosher anymore, the Jews can keep traditions but do not need to keep them and shouldn't push them on Gentiles.

What main figure dominates most of Acts? What does he do?

Paul and he spreads the Gospel on mission trips

How do we understand the delay of the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Samaritans in Acts 8?

the Spirit was delayed because he waited until Peter and John witnessed to the Samaritans so that onlookers would accept them as Christians

What do we mean by interpreting Acts Descriptively?

it means that it says things that were going on at the time and things we should do today/in the future

What do we mean be interpreting Acts Prescriptively?

gives us specifics on what to do

How would you characterize Paul’s conversion?

road to Damascus!

What are the three main purposes of Romans?

the purposes are mission, apologetic and pastoral 

Explain the argument of Romans 1-3.

all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, righteousness apart from the law revealed

What is significant about Romans 3:21-26? What does it say about our salvation? What does it say about God’s justice?

the heart of the Gospel, summary of Paul's message to Rome, God's character revealed through Christ's death

What was Martin Luther’s view of Paul and the law?

legalism, earn salvation through works

What did E. P. Sanders propose as Paul’s view of the law?

Nomism: the works of the law were a response to God's grace

What did James Dunn suggest was Paul’s view of the law?

nationalistic: the promise of salvation was closely tied to the Jews

What is the meaning and background of “justification”?

refers to a law court, God as our judge, before Christ people were justified by keeping the law and after Christ people are justified through his death

Explain the eschatological tension in Paul as it relates to the indicative and imperative.

the indicative is who we are in Christ and imperative is who we are yet to become in Christ, the already but not yet

What does it mean to be “in Christ”?

die to your old self the spirit of a new man

What does Paul mean by “Old Self” and “New Self”?

old self: Adam, death, law, sin

new self: life, Holy Spirit and righteousness

What is the overall theme of 1 Corinthians?

tries to establish a churhc, and deals with unity in the church

What in the Corinthian culture was the cause of the problems in the Corinthian church?

incestual, wealthy, immoral, held games like the Olympics

How can the letter of 1 Corinthians be divided (What is its plan)?

ch 1-6 Paul responds to the reports by word of mouth,

7-16 Paul responds to written reports,

5-7 sexual immorality

8-14 idolatry

How many letters did Paul write to the Corinthians (that we know of)?

what is the problem in 1 Cor 1-3?

Chap. 1-3; problem in leadership, patron/client relationship people were boasting

Why did Paul have to write another letter to the Corinthians?

the church largely responded to the first letter, but there were still some that did not respond

What is the main theme of 2 Corinthians?

glory through suffering

How do you explain the contrast in tone between Chaps. 1-9 and 10-13?

1-9: positive in tone 10-13 negative in tone, harsh, severe

tithing/giving

What is the main factor in the date at which Galatians was written?

Acts 15: Jerusalem counsel, how do Genitles become Christians

What is meant by the North and South Galatian hypotheses?

North: ethnic Galatia in northern Turkey

South: Roman province of Galatia that extended south into Meditteranean Sea

How would you characterize Paul’s tone in Galatians?

his tone is frustrated/angry/pissed off

Why did Paul write Galatians?

certain Jewish Christians are undermining Paul's Gospel (Judiazers) believed in circumcision which Galatians were struggling with

Who were the Judaizers and what were they proposing?

living in Christ wasn't enough, that submission to Mosaic Law was necessary

Why is Paul convinced in Galatians that the law cannot justify anyone?

no one could keep the law perfectly, the law was only meant to be temporary until Christ ch 3&4

What is the main function of Chaps. 1-2 of Galatians?

justified himself as an apostle 

How does Paul argued for the temporary nature of the law in Galatians 3-4?

the law did not play a role when they first received spirit, so why would it start to now?

argument from OT shows that law was meant to be temporary since promise of Abraham was fulfilled in Chris

he appeals to the spirit, the law was disciplinary

How does the passage on the “fruit of the Spirit” in Chap. 5 fit into Paul’s argument?

Paul still talks about law, the law ultimately can't produce these fruits, or ultimately overcome the flesh

Paul still talks about law, the law ultimately can't produce these fruits, or ultimately overcome the flesh

the law is not evil or bad, it just doesn't have the power to bring salvation

How does Jesus fit into the OT and NT development of the theme of People of God?

begins with Adam...Abraham/Israel...JESUS!!! YAY!!!! :) then US!

In the NT what is the defining factor for belonging to the true people of God?

belonging to JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!! being an ethnic child of Abraham/Jewish is no longer a requirement!