Final Quiz Flashcards by Erika Gravely

Tarsus of Cilicia

Birthplace of Paul. Center of Hellenistic culture. Mystery cults flourished there.

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Structure of Paul’s letters

Salutation: sender, addressee, greeting 
Prayer of thanksgiving 
Body
Moral exhortation (paraenesis)
Conclusion: Final greetings and farewell

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Chloe

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Authentic letters of Paul

Romans
1&amp;2 Corinthians 
Galatians
Philippians 
1 Thessalonians 
Philemon

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Inauthentic letters of Paul

Written by Pauline school
1&amp;2 Timothy
Titus
2 Thessalonians
Colossians
Ephesians

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Corinthian correspondence

Oral-diatribal style
Rhetorical questions
Uses stock examples

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Factionalism

Corinthians tended to define themselves by their differences and form groups based on allegiance to a particular apostle

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A letter of reconciliation

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Eschatology

Any understanding of the end of history

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“In Christ” and “new creation”

Focus on living in Christ and not the world

Gospel overtook his life and he is a new creation

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Diaspora

Any place Jews lived that was not the land of Palestine. After 135, Judaism became a diaspora religion

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Christological confessipn

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Christological hymn

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Jerusalem conference & compromise

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Galatians 1:15-16

Persecuted the church
“God set me apart before I was born and called me”
Church did not call him

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1 Cor 11:17-34

Abuses at the lords supper

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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Fear for those who have already died before JX came

Those who die will rise first & “meet in the air”

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The Christ-event

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Antioch incident

Confronts Perer/Cephas for not being straightforward about the truth of the gospel

Justification by faith

Resolves the circumcision debate

Grace

Saved by grace through faith

Vice and virtue catalogues

Virtues: life of the spirit
Vices: life of the flesh
Dualistic

Redemption

Midrash

“To seek”

Forms of biblical interpretation beyond literal/historical

Paidagogos

A guardian and guide of boys

Hagar and sarah

Contrast between slavery and freedom Cross brought freedom Adoption of Gentiles as heirs to Abraham and children of God

Salvation

Eschatology in Galatians and Romans

Righteousness of God and reconciliation

Diatribe

A form of discourse and Paul imagines a person talking with him Rhetorical questions Romans 7 good example

"The weak and the strong"

Weak- Strict observance of law and judge those who are less observant Strong: kingdom of God is not a matter of observance and allows for diversity of practice

Soteriology

Study of salvation The gospel gives salvation Comes by faith

The Law in Romans

Strict observance is for the weak Following Torah fails to grant God the freedom to speak in new ways (317) Jesus is the law

Romans 1:16-17

Theme/thesis of Romans | The gospel is the power of God and brings salvation to the entire world

Romans 3:21-31

"In the now moment " | Thesis restated

Eight principles for the theological interpretation of scripture

``` Chalcedonian principle Catholic Communal Canonical Coherence Charismatic Conversion Constructive ```

Chalcedonian priciple

Scripture is gods means of telling gods story

Catholic principle

Scripture written for all gods people In all ages and places

Communal principle

Church is the proper location for interpretation of scripture.

Canonical principle

What role the text plays in the canon as a whole

Charismatic principle

Interpretation is a work of the spirit

Conversion principle

Scriptural interpretation

2 different methods of interpreting revelation

End times vs faithful endurance

Social-historical context of pastoral letters

Hellenistic dualism is compromised. The xsen household now represents the societal and cultural ideal

Historical criticism

Diachronic method across time