Bible Ch 2 Test Flashcards
What does the word “Gospel” mean?
The good news
What is an ancient novel like?
Fictional prose narratives emphasizing the themes of love, travel, violence “providing“ edification in an entertaining form.
What are the “cons” to the Gospels being history, a novel or a biography?
History: Mentioning world events s limited
Novel: Not fiction, no focus on romantic relationships between man and woman
Biography: Little info on Jesus’ immediate family and education
Which of the genres are “tales”?
Ancient novel/romance
The key definition of the genre of history…
Historical monographs focused on an important sequence of events during a restricted period of time.
What is the genre name that is created for the Gospels?
Proclamation
What is the goal of the gospel writers?
To share a part of who Jesus is
Percentages of unique material
Matthew: 42%
Mark: 7%
Luke: 59%
John: 92%
Who borrowed from who in the 4 solutions?*
Oral tradition: Passed down from people speaking in memorization
Markan priority: Matthew and Luke borrowed from Mark
The Q document theory: Matthew and Luke borrowed from Mark and “Q”
Matthean priority: Mark borrowed from Matthew and Luke borrowed from Mark and Matthew
What made Oral Tradition work so well?
Militant memorization is always accurate. By the time they were written down, already memorized in detail
Who are the audiences of the gospels and how did that effect the way they portrayed Jesus in their writings?
Matthew: Jewish people
Mark: Romans
Luke: “Theophilus” and Gentile Christians
John: Everyone
Different perspectives
Who was trying to persuade the Romans?
Mark
Who was Matthew’s audience and how did it change the wrote about Jesus?*
The Jewish people, he wrote about the prophecies in the OT and that Jesus fulfilled them
Who wrote to “confirm and secure Christians in their faith”
John
The Holy Spirit
Luke