New Testament

Question 1

What were the 3 stages of development in the order

Answer 1

1- living stage
2- oral stage
3- written stage

Question 2

3 parts of the origin of mass and what did they do

Answer 2

Kerygma- preaching and telling the stories
Didache- teaching and explaining the stories
Liturgy- the work and putting the lessons to practice

Question 3

What were the 4 sections of the NT and written by who

Answer 3

Gospels- Matthew Mark Luke and John
Acts of the Apostles- Luke
Epistles/Letters- many authors but mostly Paul
Book of Revelation- John

Question 4

What interpretation should you use when reading the NT

Answer 4

Historical Critical Method

Question 5

What types of criticisms are in the historical critical method

Answer 5

Form
Source
Redaction
Textual

Question 6

What does form criticism deal with?

Answer 6

Genres

Question 7

What were the gospels

Answer 7

A body of teachings written by believers for believers. Contained genealogy, parables, and prayers

Question 8

What were the acts of the apostles

Answer 8

It was a historical narrative. It contained the story of growth and development of the church. Main characters were Peter and Paul

Question 9

What were the letters?

Answer 9

Personal communications between persons and a group of persons focusing on lessons of the faith.
Pauline corpus- 13 letters
Catholic letters- 7 letters to Christians
Hebrews- Author unknown a sermon to the Jerusalem church
Revelation- a visionary view of the end time with much symbolism

Question 10

What did textual criticism contain

Answer 10

Translations

Question 11

What was the order of translations

Answer 11

Greek to Latin by St Jerome

Question 12

Gospel used words like what

Answer 12

Power
Wonder
Sign

Question 13

Who was Josephus

Answer 13

Jewish historian who mentions Potius Pilate in his writings

Question 14

Who is Suetonius

Answer 14

Roman biographer “writes of Christians” preaching at a Roman synagogue and a riot between Christians and Jews

Question 15

Who is Tacitus

Answer 15

Roman historian who writes about a Jewish preacher who is crucified during the reign of Tiberius when Potius Pilate was gov. Of Judaea

Question 16

Tell me about Mark

Answer 16

• Wrote the 1st gospel
• a companion of Peter
• 65AD

Question 17

Tell me about Luke and Matthew

Answer 17

• Luke had his own source
• Matthew was an apostle and was his own source/eyewitness
• Both use Mark as a source

Question 18

T or F : John was his own source

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What is redaction criticism

Answer 19

Author as editor-> chooses what to tell, when to tell, and all to express his theological beliefs

Question 20

What happened with Marks visit with Peter

Answer 20

Travel to Rome and witnessed Christians persecuted by the empire. Mark is riding to Gentiles. Christians in the room who are suffering. He per trays Jesus as the suffering servant. from Isaiah to be a Christian is to suffer as our Lord suffered

Question 21

What was Matthew and who did he write for

Answer 21

He was a Jew writing for Jews

Question 22

What did Matthew do in regards to writing

Answer 22

He portrayed Jesus as the great teacher. He says Jesus comes FROM the Jewish people FOR ALL PEOPLE

Question 23

What did Luke’s writings portray

Answer 23

Portrays Jesus as compassionate healer (Luke was a physician)
Traveling to Jerusalem was the goal

Question 24

What was johns writings like

Answer 24

• Most Poetic
• uses imagery and fig Lang
• portrays Jesus as life giver

Question 25

Name the people with the animal

Answer 25

• Mark - lion - roaring in the desert
• Matthew- man - genealogy
• Luke - ox- Jerusalem / temple 12 oxen carrying water
• John- eagle- different perspective

Question 26

Criteria to be in the NT

Answer 26

1. Must be written during era of apostles
2. Must be widely circulated through the empire
3. Must conform to the faith/teachings