New Testament genres Flashcards
what is prophecy
direct message to humans through a prophet who serves as God’s messenger
list four genres used in the New Testament
the gosepls
the epistles
the acts
apocalyptic
what did ancient historiography focus on
great characters that other people should aspire to be like
how is Jesus portrayed in each Gospel
Matthew - Jesus as righteous rabbi
Mark - Jesus as man of action and power
Luke - Jesus as righteous prophet
John - Jesus as God
the goal of the books of Acts is not to provide what
a thorough recounting of what happened to the early church, the goal is salvation instruction
what four basic questions should you ask yourself when reading an epistle
who wrote the letter
who was the letter for
why was the letter written
what topic does it address
apocalypse comes from a Greek word which means what
Revelation
what is the apocalyptic genre
special form of prophecy that uses highly symbolic language to explain present and future events
