Bible Ch 2 Q 1

Question 1

What does the word “Gospel” mean?

Answer 1

The Good News

Question 2

What is an ancient novel like?

Answer 2

Fictional prose narratives emphasizing the themes of love, travel, violence “providing” edification in an entertaining form

Question 3

What are the “cons” to the Gospels being history, a novel or a biography?

Answer 3

History: Mentioning world events is limited
Novel: Gospels are not fictional, there isn’t a focus on romantic relationships between a man and woman
Biography: Gives littles information regarding immediate family or education of Jesus

Question 4

Which of the genres are “tales”?

Answer 4

Ancient novel/romance

Question 5

The key definition of the genre of history…

Answer 5

Historical monographs focused on an important sequence of events during a restricted period of time

Question 6

What is the genre name that was given in the class for the Gospels?

Answer 6

Proclamation

Question 7

What is the goal of the gospel writers?

Answer 7

Sharing a part of who Jesus is

Question 8

Know how to explain the Synoptic Problem

Answer 8

There appears to be an interrelationship of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. They agree on general historical structure and clear verbal agreements.

Question 9

Oral tradition

Answer 9

The apostles and early leaders of the church preached about the works and teachings of Jesus in a fixed form.
Why it could work: Militant memorization always accurate. By the time they were written down they were memorized in detail.
Problems: Doesn’t account for differences between the gospels

Question 10

Markan Priority

Answer 10

Mark is the oldest and is a prototype for the other Gospels.
Problem: There is a identical language that is not in Mark.
Why is works: Though Matt and Luke are different from each other, Mark shares up to 93% with them

Question 11

The “Q” document theory

Answer 11

The 2 theory. The need for a 2nd source of sayings also known as Q.
Why it works: Answers the question regarding matching verbiage.
Problem: The “Q” source is yet to be found anywhere

Question 12

The Matthean priority

Answer 12

Introduced by Augustine, based on the canonical order of the Bible.
Why it works: The nearly unanimous testimony of the church until the 19th century was that Matthew was the 1st. Hard to ignore this evidence and see Luke 1.
Problem: If mark is first why does Matthew and Luke have their own matching material

Question 13

Know the 4 solutions names

Answer 13

Oral tradition, Markan priority, the “Q” document theory, the Matthean priority