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Basic Questions Flashcards

1
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Central theme of Luke

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God’s plan to provide salvation for all is fulfilled in Jesus.

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2
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Central theme of Matthew

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God with us (1:23, 28:19-20, 18:20)

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3
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Nature of the kingdom in Matthew

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Changed hearts and lives (5:3-10)

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4
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Nature of the kingdom in Luke

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Message of liberation (4:16-21 quoting from Isaiah 61:1-2)

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5
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Griesbach Hypothesis

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Matthew influenced Luke; both Matthew and Luke influenced Mark

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2 document hypothesis

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Mark and Q both influenced Matthew and Luke

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4 document hypothesis

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2 document hypothesis plus Matthew also influenced by M and Luke also influenced by L

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What century was the documentary hypothesis?

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19th

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What century was the Griesbach Hypothesis?

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18th

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10
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Matthew and Luke influenced Mark which influenced new editions of Matthew and Luke

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Syncretistic Approach

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11
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What century was the Syncretistic Approach?

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20-21st

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12
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Who developed the 2 document hypothesis?

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Holzmann

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13
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Who developed the 4 document hypothesis?

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Streeter

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14
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Wesleyan Quadrilateral

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Scripture, Tradition, Reason, Experience

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Difference between protestant and catholic conception of Wesleyan Quadrilateral?

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Protestant: Scripture is ultimate authority. Catholic: Tradition is ultimate authority.

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16
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Difference between Historical and Scientific Skepticism and Wesleyan Quadrilateral?

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Doesn’t include Scripture and Tradition. Experimentation is explicitly added to experience.

17
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What century did Oral Tradition Hypothesis prevail?

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20th

18
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Nature of the kingdom in Mark?

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Destruction of Satan’s kingdom (Mark 1:21-28)

19
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Which 2 of the synoptics have the most parallels?

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Matthew and Luke (~170)

20
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Which 2 of the synoptics have the fewest parallels?

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Mark and Luke (~20)

21
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Which of the synoptics is the most unique?

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Luke (~500 unique items)

22
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3 presuppositions of Historical Criticism

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  1. Naturalism
  2. Criticism - interpreters experience judges the text
  3. Analogy/Correlation - the past was no different than today - no resurrections today, so none in the past
23
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Term for misusing scripture, reading into it something that isn’t there

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Eisegesis

24
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What are the 3 kinds of parables?

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  1. Eschatological - future kingdom
  2. Present kingdom
  3. Both - e.g. parables of wheat and tares; fish net
25
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What is a (the) primary purpose of eschatology?

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Encourage us to keep watch. (Near close of Mt 24, Lk 21)

26
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Which gospel is the most oral-like?

A

Mark

27
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Which gospel is the most Jewish?

A

Matthew

28
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Which gospel is the least Jewish?

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Mark

29
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What is the hypothesized Q manuscript supposed to compose of?

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Only the sayings of Jesus

30
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Matthew is the most Jewish. The early church was mostly Jewish. Which hypothesis does this support?

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Greisbach hypothesis

31
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2 Phases of the kingdom

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  1. Rule of God in one’s life and in society. (today)

2. Eschatological climax of history. (future)

32
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Monergism

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God does all the working. (Calvinism - God predestines who will be saved.)

33
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Blend of Monergism and Synergism

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Affirms both Monergism and Synergism. For example: We are saved by God’s grace, not by our works, but we must surrender (not resist) to God’s work of grace in our hearts and lives. (Methodist, Adventist)

34
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Synergism

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We cooperate with God. God and us together. (Catholic)

35
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3 options re. possibility of errors in the Bible

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  1. The Bible contains errors.
  2. The Bible is inerrant. (no errors)
  3. The Bible is infallible. The Bible is clear on the issues that matter.
    (Interesting question: How do we determine what issues matter?)

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