Chapter 1 Study Guide

Question 1

What are the 5 Historical Critical Methods?

Answer 1

1. Source
2. Historical
3. Form
4. Textual
5. Redaction

Question 2

Describe source criticism

Answer 2

Where did they get the information from?

Question 3

Describe historical criticism?

Answer 3

Is it historically accurate?

Was it written in Aramaic?

Question 4

Describe form criticism

Answer 4

Different way of telling a story/conveying a message

Question 5

Describe textual criticism

Answer 5

• Bible being translated into something we can understand

- Vulgate - Translate into Latin

Question 6

Describe redaction criticism

Answer 6

• How the work was edited

- Who did the author write for

Question 7

Who did the four gospels write for?

Answer 7

Mark - Gentile Romans
Matthew - Jewish Christians
Luke - Greeks
John - Uninversal

Question 8

When were the four gospels written?

Answer 8

Mark - 70 CE
Matthew - 85 CE
Luke - 85 CE
John - 110 CE

Question 9

Who are the 4 writers of the non-religious proof of Jesus?

Answer 9

1. Tacitus
2. Suetonius
3. Pliny the Younger
4. Josephus

Question 10

What did Tacitus do?

Answer 10

• Wrote about crucifixion
• Unintentionally wrote about Jesus
• Didn’t like Christians

Question 11

What did Suetonius do?

Answer 11

• Confirms Christians in Rome

- Emperors kicking out Jesus

Question 12

What did Pliny the Younger do?

Answer 12

-wrote about how there were so many believers in Christ

Question 13

What are the 4 types of Old Testament books?

Answer 13

1. Historical
2. Wisdom
3. Prophetic
4. Promise

Question 14

Describe the types of Old Testament books

Answer 14

Historical - how chosen people lived out the covenant
Wisdom - good vs evil
Prophetic - prophets killing people to be faithful
Promise - if you’re faithful, God will protect you

Question 15

What was God’s covenant?

Answer 15

God would bless the Israelites if they listened to Him

Question 16

How is Jesus the new covenant?

Answer 16

Jesus was sent as an expression of love to save the unfaithful

Question 17

What is the 3 Canon Criteria?

Answer 17

1. Apostolic Origin
2. Widespread Acceptance
3. Conformity to the rule of faith

Question 18

What are the 3 Formations of the Gospels?

Answer 18

1. Public life and teaching
2. Oral tradition
3. New Testmant

Question 19

Who are the 3 Synoptic Gospels?

Answer 19

Mark, Matthew, and Luke

NOT JOHN

Question 20

Who are the Evangelists?

Answer 20

The 4 Gospels

Question 21

What do Protestant bibles not include? (They have 39)

Answer 21

Protestants don’t include books not written in Aramaic

Question 22

When was the Old Testament written? What does it focus on?

Answer 22

• 1200-100 BC

- Focuses on God’s love for his people

Question 23

What is the Pentateuch (Torah)?

Answer 23

Jewish law and instruction on beliefs and practices

Question 24

What does the “new” in New Testament signify?

Answer 24

We are proclaiming that there is a new covenant w/ God’s people

Question 25

How many books are in the Pentateuch?

Answer 25

5

Question 26

How many historical books are there?

Answer 26

18

Question 27

How man wisdom books are there?

Answer 27

7

Question 28

How many prophetic books are there?

Answer 28

16

Question 29

What is our primary source of knowledge about Jesus?

Answer 29

The gospels of the New Testament

Question 30

What are the four divisions of the New Testament?

Answer 30

Gospels
Acts
Epistles (letters)
Revelation

Question 31

What is the meaning of the word Testament?

Answer 31

Covenant

Question 32

Why do Protestants only recognize 39 Old Testament books as inspired?

Answer 32

It has to do with the ancient versions of the Jewish Scriptures accepted by each group

Question 33

For what three reasons did oral tradition transition to writings?

Answer 33

• The end of the world was not that close
• Distortions (doubt) were settling in
• More instruction was needed