Exam 3 Flashcards
Romans
The letter to the Romans stands as the clearest and most systematic presentation of Christian doctrine in all the Scriptures.
Written by Paul
Corinthians I / II
Prior to his conversion as a persecutor of the Church
Even had a part in stephen’s martyrdom (Acts 8)
While on the road to Damascus - has a vision / encounter of Christ and is blinded
Paul is called to be an Apostle to the Gentiles
Ephesians
His message
Unity in the Church
Be in submission to one another as Christ submitted himself
Stand against the enemy not each other
Philippians
Paul is in prision
He will be released
TImothy, Paul’s co-worker continues the ministry
Paul loves and encourages the Philippians
Philippi: A Roman city with Privileges of Roman citizenship
Believers partner financially with Paul in ministry from the beginning
Believers send Epaphroditus with a gift for Paul
Thessalonians
City in greece
Eschatos - “last thing”
Eschatology - study of last things (end times)
Telos - “the end”
Teaching about “The End” is meant to bring comfort and hope not fear and division
Hebrews
More of a sermon than a letter Meant to be read aloud or spoken Doesnt follow hellenistic form Excellent Greek Vocab / structure Carefully constructed Date - Mid 60s There is no mention of Temple’s destruction in 70
James
Theme: Faith and Actions work together
More wisdom literature than epistle Practical Advice for living Jewish Influence Written to Jewish Christians Some Canon Issues Felt it was too Jewish Rejected by Luther / Reformers
James the Greater
James the Just
Living faith (faith without works is dead) Trials - Produce maturity Wealth - do not be deceived by it Wisdom - Control / Humility / peace Community - we need each other
Johannine Epistles
The term “antichrist” appears 4 times in the johannine epistles
some dispute Johannine authorship because different style then gospels
Revelation
Apocalypse
Consists of 4 visions marked by the phrase “in the Spirit”
Different ways of interpreting the Book
Preterist - it already happened (past)
Historical - it tells the story of human history (beginning to end)
Futurist - it predicts the future
Symbolic - it is purely symbolic (allegory)
Saul / Paul
Born in Tarsus (Acts 9:11, 22:3)
An Israelite of the tribe of Benjamin, circumcised on the eighth day
Raised in jerusalem and trained by Gamaliel (a leading jewish teacher of that day - acts 5:34, 22:3) - A big deal
A Pharisee
A roman citizen
Prior to his conversion, a persecutor of the Church
Picked by god to write to gentiles
Lived from around 9ce to 65ce
Saul before conversion
Melchizadek
an obscure priest / king that meets Abraham
John the Elder
Some discrepancy as to whether there were two johns who wrote epistles. However the term “elder” was already commonly used to refer to the spiritual and pastoral leaders of the church
epistle
a letter
apostle
one of twelve disciples of christ. Many wrote but were not witnesses
Charismata
sovereignly given by God the Holy Spirit
Pneumatikon
a spiritual gift is spiritual in character
Sheol
HELL
(Hebew) abode of the dead both good and bad
Hades
HELL
(greek) underworld home of the dead
Tartarus
HELL
Greek) Abyss or pit that lies beneath Hades. A place of torment and punishment for the wicked (2 Peter 2:4
Gehenna
HELL
(hebew) - a literal place outside of Jerusalem. Place for burning trash - also became site of child sacrifices (mentioned 12 times in NT - 11 by Jesus)
Eschatos
last or last things
Telos
the end
Apocalypse
revelation or revealing
Johannine Community
Forms around the teachings of John who is open to those outside of Judaism
En Pheumati
There are 4 times john says this in revelation, and it is said to mark a new vision
Anti - Christ
Episiles of john - only time ‘antichrist’ is mentioned
appears 4 times in the johannine epistles
The writer doesn’t appear to be referring to only an apocalyptic figure but many who would deny the divinity of christ
Dispensationalism
belief in a system of historical progression, as revealed in the Bible, consisting of a series of stages in God’s self-revelation and plan of salvation.
these folks don’t like pentecostals. He writes these letters to give some sort of hope. It is then followed by vision.
Difficult to translate, we can now create any image we can fathom, back in the day it was a lot harder to do so.
Pauline themes
- salvation is free and simply believing is all you have to do, James says there is actually action that comes from this, true faith is reflected in your behavior. when we receive this gift or salvation, it will cause things inside us and it will eventually show. The real mark of a christian is their love, especially for people difficult to love
Where is Ephesus?
A city on the west coast of Asia Minor
What important topic does Thessalonians deal with in 4.13-5.11?
Teaching about “The End” is meant to bring comfort and hope not fear and division
What is the discussion/issue between Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians?
The Jewish Christians saw Christianity as a sect within Judaism
The Gentile Christians saw it as a correction or replacement of Judaism.
Who are some possible authors for the Book Of Hebrews?
Paul, Luke, Apollos, Priscilla
How is the Book of Revelation structured?
Written as a Chiasm
A literary structure used in the Bible in which symmetry or patterns are used to emphasize concepts.
