Final Exam Flashcards

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James - Author

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James “a servant of God”

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2
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James - written to?

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Jewish Christians outside of Palestine

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James - Genre

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NT Wisdom Literature

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James as Wisdom Literature

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Similar to OT wisdom literature
Neither strong theological
Nor pointed in its advice
Connection to ethical teaching of Christ

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5
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James - Theme

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Practical Exhortations

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6
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James - Faith and Deeds

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a man is justified by faith apart from the law

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Practical Exhortations - James

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Trials and Temptations
Faith and Deeds
Favoritism forbidden
Taming the tongue
Wisdom
Submission to God
Wealth
Patience
Prayer
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1 Peter & 2 Peter- Author

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Peter (apostle)

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1 Peter - written from

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Babylon

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1 Peter - Theme

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Encouragement in times of suffering

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1 Peter - Household Code

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Salves, submit to your masters
Wives, be submissive to your husbands
Husbands, treat your wives with respect

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12
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2 Peter - Theme

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Warning - False Teaching

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2 Peter - A Testament

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Announcement of speaker that expects to die soon
A summary of his ethical and religious instruction
Revelations about the future

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14
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1, 2, 3 John - Author

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John (apostle)

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15
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1 John - Written to

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Believers around Ephesus

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16
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1 John - Theme

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Tests of fellowship with God

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17
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1 John - Countering Early Gnosticism

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Dualism
Mysticism
Denial of Personal Morality

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18
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Dualism

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Material is evil
Spiritual is good
Docetism grew out of dualism

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19
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Docetism

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appearing as something they are not

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20
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Cerinthiansim

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Teaching of cerinthus

Made a distinction between Jesus and Christ

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Cerinthiansim

distinction between Jesus and Christ

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Jesus - earthly man know for piety and wisdom

Christ - heavenly deity who descended on Jesus at his baptism and departed before the crucifixion

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22
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Mysticism

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Salvation through spiritual enlightenment

Special knowledge, elitism

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23
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Tests of Fellowship with God

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Faith (belief in Jesus as the incarnate Christ)
Righteous Living
Love for other believers

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24
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Tests of Fellowship with God

Faith

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The liar (antichrist) denies it
The one who believes
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25
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Tests of Fellowship with God

Righteous living

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Walk in the light
Obey his commands
Don’t go on sinning
Do what is right

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2 John - theme

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Christian truth & love

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2 John - written to

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The chosen lady and her children

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3 John - written to

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Gaius

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3 John - Theme

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Christian hospitality

30
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Jude - theme

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Warning - False teachers

31
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Triads in Jude

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descriptions of readers
blessings
OT examples of punishments
OT examples of rebellion
descriptions of false teachers (6)
more descriptions
ways to depend on the trinity
ways to help others
32
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Jude’s references to apocalyptic writings

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Assumption of Moses

Apocalypses of Enoch

33
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Revelation - Author

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John

34
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Revelation - Written from

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Patmos - from exile

35
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Revelation - symbolic language

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Lamb, dragon, beast, Babylon, seven

36
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Revelation - Apocalyptic

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to unveil, uncover, reveal

not the same thing as eschatology

37
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Apocalyptic writing

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Crisis literature
Written in times of social upheaval, political turmoil, uncertainty
Meant to offer hope and assurance

38
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Key features of Apocalyptic

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The message: heavenly mysteries revealed
The sources: angels and heavenly ascents
The timeline: the present contrasted with the future
The place: the earthly contrasted with the heavenly
The judgment: the wicked contrasted with the righteous

39
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Interpretations of Revelation

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Preterism
Idealism
Futurism
Historicism

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Preterism

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revelation describes events that took place in first century
It reflects the Jewish revolt and the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem
Some extend the timeline to the fall of the Roman empire

41
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Idealism

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sometimes called the spiritualist view
revelation describes the continuous struggle between good and evil
Christ and his followers will eventually triumph

42
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Futurism

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revelation describes a coming time - the end times
often based on a dispensationalist view
Commitment to a literal interpretation of prophetic scripture

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Historicism

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Revelation symbolically predicted events which would occur throughout church history
symbols can be related to world events from the apostolic age to the end times

44
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Vision 1

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Seven Churches

45
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Vision 2

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Judgment

  • seven seals
  • seven trumpets
  • seven bowls
46
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The first four seals

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Four horsemen

47
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Four horsemen

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White: bow and crown; conqueror
Red: sword; power to take peace
Black: pair of scales; inflated prices
Pale: rider named Death

48
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Vision 3

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Conquest

49
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Vision 3 Conquest

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The fall of babylon
Worship in heaven
The rider on the white horse
1000 years
Great white throne, book of life
50
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Views of the Millennium

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Postmillennial view
Amillennial view
Historic Premillennial view
Dispensational Premillenial view

51
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Postmillennial view

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Christ returns after the age of the church (the millennium) during which the world will be won for Christ.
Associated with preterism

52
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Amillennial View

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Christ will not literally rule the earth. He reigns from heaven now through the church.
Associated with idealism

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Historic Premillennial View

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Christ’s return and the resurrection of believers precedes a literal millennium.

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Dispensational Premillenial view

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  • The church is raptured from the earth before a time of great tribulation.
  • Then Christ returns before the mill and literally reigns for 1,000 years.
55
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Vision 4

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New Jerusalem

56
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Vision 4 - New Jerusalem

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Prepared as a bride
12 gates, 12 foundations
Perfect cube
No temple
River of the water of life, tree of life
57
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Teaching of revelation

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God is sovereign
Jesus is God the Son
God’s people are victorious
Jesus is coming again, and we will be with him forever

58
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Preterism - General Characteristics

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All Revelation events completed in the first century

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Idealism - General Characteristics

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The “spiritual” view; Revelation describes the continuous struggle between good and evil

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Futurism - General Characteristics

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Revelation is prophecy to be fulfilled in the end times; committed to literal interpretation

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1 Peter 5:7

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Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

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James 4:7

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Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.