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NT 2 Final Exam Flashcards

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Which prison epistle was written to a city Paul had probably not yet visited?

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Colossians

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What major city was the city of Colossae relatively near?

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Laodicea and Hieropolis

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What other Pauline Epistle has much in common with Colossians in content?

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Ephesians

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Which prison epistle warned against following wrong doctrine?

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Colossians

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What was the Colossian heresy?

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  • A mix of unorthodox Judaism and incipient (early) gnositicism
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What does Jesus being the “first-born of all creation” mean (Col 1:15)? What does it not mean?

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  • He is preeminent/supreme over all creation. Does NOT mean that he was created.
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Who is the ‘head’ of the church (Col 1:18)? In what other Pauline letter is He called the ‘head’ of the church?

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Christ; Ephesians

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What were ancient household codes? What are two ways Christian household codes differed from pagan household codes?

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  • This is a set of conduct rules for how a married couple, children, & servants should relate to each other.
  • Christian household codes have a strong emphasis that relationships should be reciprocal.
  • Also, common equality among the members, thus a social reconciliation of what society considered to be weak members (women, children, slaves).
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What are six possible ways to interpret how Paul and other writers of the NT dealt with slavery? Which one do you believe and why?

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  • Explicit affirmation
  • Implicit affirmation
  • Accommodation
  • Neutrality
  • Implicit Condemnation (my view, see Paul’s request that Philemon welcome Onesimus back as a brother, not as a slave)
  • Explicit Condemnation
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Who probably delivered the Colossians letter to that church (Col 4:7-8)?

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  • Tychicus and Onesimus
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What is the setting of Philemon? (In other words, who were Philemon and Onesimus? What was Paul’s relationship with them? What had happened to Onesimus?)

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  • Onesimus was a runaway slave who belonged to Philemon, who lived in Colossae. Onesimus met Paul (probably during Paul’s house arrest in Rome) and converted to Christianity. Philemon had probably been a convert from Paul’s Ephesian ministry.
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What is Paul’s shortest epistle in the NT?

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Philemon

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What did Paul mean by calling Onesimus “my child” (Phil 10)?

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  • Onesimus came to Christ under Paul’s ministry
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What three theological assumptions did Paul make in his appeal to Philemon?

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  • Christians can be led by God to make correct decisions.
  • The core of Christian ethics is loving one’s neighbor.
  • The Gospel demolishes social barriers.
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When Paul wrote Philemon, did Paul expect to be released from captivity in the near future (Phil 22)?

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Yes

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During what two-year period did Paul most likely write the Pastoral Epistles, according to Dr. Wicker?

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AD 65-66

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What three letters are called the Pastoral Epistles? Why are they called by that name? In what order did Paul most likely write the Pastoral Epistles?

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  • 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus
  • Called pastoral epistles because they address pastoral issues
  • Order of writing: 1 Timothy, Titus, 2 Timothy
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What is the theme of 1 Timothy? For what two church offices does it give qualifications?

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  • Godliness and pastoral care
  • Gives qualifications for pastors (elders) and deacons
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Explain five interpretations of women teaching men (1 Tim 2:11-15).

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  • Paul was wrong. Women can teach men.
  • It was a cultural situation with no application today. Women can teach men.
  • Women can teach men if under the authority of their husbands. (Dr. Wicker’s view)
  • Women can teach men informally (like a visiting Sunday school teacher) but not formally.
  • Total prohibition from women teaching men.
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Explain three interpretations of a “husband of one wife” (1 Tim 3:2, 12).

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  • No divorce and no remarriage if your wife dies.
  • No polygamy.
  • Husband must be faithful to his wife (one-woman man).
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Explain two interpretations of “women” in v. 11 of the qualifications for deacon (1 Tim 3:11).

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  • Deaconess – but there are no qualifications listed for her that would parallel those for a deacon or pastor.
  • Wife of a deacon. (My view)
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What NT words have the same meaning as “pastor” (give the English words)?

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  • Overseer, elder, presbyter, shepherd, bishop,
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In what Pauline epistle do we find the most detailed qualifications for pastors and deacons? In what two Pauline epistles do we find a list of pastor qualifications?

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  • 1 Timothy contains detailed qualifications for both pastors and deacons. 1 Timothy and Titus both contain lists of pastor qualifications.
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What did Paul mean that they were in the “later times” (1 Tim 4:1)?

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  • In the perspective of human time, the Church Age is the last segment of history.
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Define asceticism and abstinence. Give an example of how were some people in the church at Ephesus were doing these practices (1 Tim 4:1-5).

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  • Asceticism means to do without something that is seen as normal in order to deny oneself. In this case, the believers in Ephesus were forbidding marriage.
  • Abstinence means to restrain from indulging in something – in this case, certain foods.
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How did Paul describe a believer who did not provide for his own household (1 Tim 5:8)?

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  • Such a person has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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How did Paul encourage young Timothy to treat older men & women and younger men & women (1 Tim 5:1-2)?

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  • Treat them as family members (your own parents and siblings).
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Who is worthy of “double honor” (1 Tim 5:17)?

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Pastors who do well.

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According to 1 Tim. 6:10 what is the root of all sorts of evil?

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the love of money

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30
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What is the theme of Titus?

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  • the proper relationship of God, the church, & society in general within the developing church
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On what island did Paul leave Titus? What was Titus supposed to do there?

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  • Crete. Titus was supposed to appoint pastors in every city on the island.
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What is the name of the Greek poet/philosopher/prophet whom Paul quoted in Titus 1:12? Why did Paul probably quote from him?

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  • Epimenides.
  • Paul did not say that everything Epimenides wrote or said was true, just that this particular quote was true. Epimenides was also connected with the “unknown God” in Athens, mentioned in Acts.
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What does Titus 1:15 mean: “To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled”?

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  • An impure mind can make anything impure. Imagine the teenage boy who can make any benign comment sound dirty.
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What did Paul tell Titus to direct the young men at Crete to do (Titus 2:6)?

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  • Be sensible.
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According to Titus 3:5 God saves people by His __________ not on the basis of ______________

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mercy; good works

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36
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Name Timothy’s family legacy of faith (2 Tim 1:5).

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Mom Eunice and grandma Lois

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37
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How can one effectively minister as a teacher, soldier, athlete, and farmer (2 Tim 2:1-6)?

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  • Suffer hardship like a soldier, not letting secondary matters distract you from your mission.
  • Be disciplined like a good athlete.
  • Be hardworking like a farmer, knowing that you will receive the first share of the crops.
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38
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Name and explain the four things that Scripture is useful for, according to 2 Tim 3:16.

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  • Teaching – shows a person how to walk on God’s path
  • Reproof – shows where a person has departed from God’s path
  • Correction – shows how a person can return to God’s path
  • Training in Righteousness – shows a person how to stay on God’s path
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How do we know Paul and John Mark healed their rift (Col 4:10; 2 Tim 4:11)?

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  • Paul asked Timothy to visit and bring John Mark with him since Mark was “useful to me for service”
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What is most likely the last letter chronologically Paul wrote which is in the New Testament? In what chronological order did Paul write 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus? What is their canonical order?

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  • Chron: 1 Tim, Titus, 2 Tim; Canon: 1 Tim, 2 Tim, Titus
  • 2 Tim is Paul’s last letter chronologically
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Give evidence for and against the three chief candidates for the authorship of Hebrews (as given in the class notes).

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  • Apostle Paul – FOR: traditional view of the Church up through the Protestant Reformation, similar doctrine and style; AGAINST: None of Paul’s other letters are anonymous, more highly polished Greek than Paul’s, quotations from the LXX which is unusual for Paul, theological emphasis not characteristically Pauline, placement in NT seems to suggest not Pauline, Council of Hippo and Council of Carthage both said no, virtually no NT scholar today thinks so
  • Barnabas – FOR: Jew and friend of Paul, Levitical background could explain emphasis on priesthood, Tertullian thought so; AGAINST: Barnabas was most likely an eyewitness of Jesus, but author of Hebrews appear to not be, how could such a prominent person’s name be lost?,
  • Apollos – FOR: friend of Paul, eloquent speaker, Alexandrian explains use of LXX, successful ministry to Jews; AGAINST: no early evidence, such a prominent name lost?
  • Luke – FOR: Similar to Luke/Acts in style, purpose, theology; author with an academic background; historical reconstruction fits; AGAINST: Church tradition says Luke was a Gentile, major differences with Luke/Acts; again a prominent name to be lost
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Briefly show how the writer of Hebrews explains the theme, “the superiority of Jesus.”

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  • Jesus is superior to the prophets, angels, Moses, Joshua, and the OT priesthood. Hebrews has a rich and varied Christology, using over twenty titles or names for Christ, emphasizing both his humanity and his deity
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What is the purpose for writing Hebrews?

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  • Purpose – warned Jewish Christians against apostasy, challenge to break out of a restricted Jewish outlook, announced the absolute character of Christ to Gentile Christians, a polemic against a heresy like in Colossians.
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What is the theme of Hebrews?

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supremacy and finality of Jesus Christ

45
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The title “Hebrews” could be referring to two groups of people. Who are they?

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Jewish Christians or Gentile Christians interested in the OT

46
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One proof Hebrews was written prior to AD 70 is…

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when it refers to Jewish rituals, it mentions them in the present tense (Temple was destroyed in AD 70)

47
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What is the “Sabbath rest” for the people of God in Hebrews 4:9?

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  • Sabbath rest is a spiritual rest and refers to salvation, which is available only through Christ
48
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How many warning passages are in Hebrews? Describe them.

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  • 1) . 2:1-4
  • teaching: Christ is greater than the angels
  • warning: the peril of drifting
    2. 3:7–4:13
  • teaching: Christ is greater than Moses
  • warning: the peril of a pagan heart
    3. 5:11–6:12
  • teaching: Christ is the ever-living
  • warning: the peril of rejecting Christ (or backsliding)
    4. 10:26-31
  • teaching (Holiness Section): Draw near to Jesus!
  • warning: the peril of sinning willfully
    5. 12:12-17
  • teaching: discipline
  • warning: the peril of coming short of God’s grace
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List, explain, and give the strengths and weaknesses of the fivepossible interpretations of Hebrews 6:4-6 (and 10:26-31) given in class as to whom this passage is referring.

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  • Apostasy – you can lose your salvation. Strength – passage seems to describe a Christian. Weakness – impossible for them to become a Christian again?
  • Reprobate – Those who never accept Christ despite being exposed to the faith and possibly even part of a faith community. Almost like they’re inoculated against the faith. You can only reject it so many times before the door closes. Strength – “impossible” for them to become a Christian. Weakness – verses seem to describe a Christian
  • Means of Salvation – false believers. People who claim to be believers but are not. Strength – “impossible” for them to become a Christian. Weakness – verses seem to describe a Christian.
  • Backslider – Christians who live in carnality. Willful disobedience to God rather than falling away. Lose out on blessings, growth, opportunities for service, and future rewards. Strength – consistent with Hebrews. Weakness – seems to make the problem too small.
  • Hypothetical – If someone were ever to leave the faith, they would not be able to come back. “You are so carnal that if it were possible to lose your salvation, you would.” Strength – interprets the verses to mean a Christian. Weakness – seems to make the problem too small.
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What is epideictic literature?

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– brings praise or condemnation to readers/listeners

51
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What is syncresis?

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comparison

52
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Who was Melchizedek (Heb 7:1-3)? Why does the writer of Hebrews refer to him?

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  • A priest from Abraham’s time. Debate as to whether he was a real person or a Christophany. Writer of Hebrews says Jesus is a priest in his order, superior to Levitical priesthood.
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What is a theophany and a Christophany?

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  • Theophany – an appearance of God (when Moses saw God’s back side, or when Jacob wrestled with God)
  • Christophany – a pre-incarnational appearance of Jesus (4th man in fire in Daniel)
54
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According to Hebrews 9:27 how many times does a person die? What comes after death?

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A person dies once and then comes judgment

55
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Define faith, according to Hebrews 11

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the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen

56
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What is the explanation for the name “Catholic Epistles?” What is another name for these writings? How many Catholic Epistles are in the NT? Name them.

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  • Catholic means universal.
  • General Epistles – written to the Church in general, rather than to a specific church
  • 7 Catholic (general) epistles
  • James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
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Give reasons for and against James the brother of Jesus writing James.

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  • Evidence for: self-identification, must have been well known to not specify which James, early church including Origen and Jerome and Eusebius supported this view, agrees with NT account of James, Jewish background, similarities with Acts and Sermon on the Mount
  • Evidence against: did not specify himself as the brother of James (but this shows humility, might have been embarrassed for his previous unbelief, emphasized his spiritual relationship with Jesus rather than biological); contradicts Paul’s view of faith and works (this is just not true); too high quality Greek to be written by a Galilean (but they were probably trilingual)
  • Could have been some other James, but there is no evidence of this
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Discuss the date of when James was written

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  • Could be the earliest book in the NT
  • Probably AD 45-50, latest would be AD 62
  • Pre-AD 66 economic conditions
  • Doesn’t mention Judaizer conflict
  • Uses the word “elders” for church leaders
  • Uses synogoge instead of ekklesia
59
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James is similar to what OT book? James is similar to what set of Jesus’ teachings?

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Acts
Sermon on the Mount

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What does James say about the following issues: (1) tests/hardships that Christians experience, (2) gossip & the wrong use of the tongue, (3) treating rich people with favor, and (4) unanswered prayers?

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  • (1) Tests/hardships are designed to test our faith, produce endurance, and result in completeness. We should approach them with joy and pray for God’s wisdom in dealing with them. A true Christian will persevere under trial.
  • (2) The tongue is a world of evil and difficult to control.
  • (3) We should not show favoritism or partiality, especially toward the rich.
  • (4) You have not because you ask not. And even when you ask, you do not receive because you ask with wrong motives.
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What are three probable reasons James and Jude did not explicitly mention in their letters that they were the half-brothers of Jesus?

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  • shows humility, might have been embarrassed for his previous unbelief, emphasized his spiritual relationship with Jesus rather than biological
62
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What is the setting of 1 Peter (what was happening to Christians in the areas to which it was written)? What is the theme of 1 Peter?

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  • Setting – suffering and persecution for Christ
  • Theme – an explanation of, encouragement in, and the proper response to persecution. See your persecution in light of the sufferings of Christ.
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Give the arguments for and against Petrine authorship of 1 Peter.

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  • Arguments for: writer claims to be Peter, calls himself an elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings, describes crucifixion expressions which indicate he was a disciple; similar themes to Peter’s speeches in Acts; info in common with Gospels; affirmation from Irenaeus, Tertullian, and Clement of Alex
  • Arguments against: Greek is too refined for a Galilean fisherman; too dependent on Paul; real Peter would have made more references to Jesus’s teachings; 1 Peter reflects the official Roman persecution which did not develop until 2nd century
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What is the “Babylon” from which 1 Peter was written (5:13)?

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  • Most likely a symbol of Rome
  • Could be Mesopotamian Babylon, but this was deserted at the time
  • Could be a community in Egypt by that name
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According to church tradition, when, where, and how did Peter die?

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  • Martyred in Rome ca 67-68, in the aftermath of Nero’s persecution
  • Crucified upside down, after watching his wife’s crucifixion
66
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How are the recipients of 1 Peter “aliens” (1:1; 2:11)? Are present-day Christians aliens?

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  • All Christians (then and now) have our real home in heaven.
67
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To what animal does 1 Peter 1:19 liken Jesus in reference to the sacrifice that He made?

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  • An unblemished and spotless lamb
68
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What does it mean that a woman is a “weaker vessel” (1 Pet 3:7)?

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  • Physical strength
  • Susceptibility to heresy
69
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  1. Did Christ visit Hades (3:18-20)? Give five interpretations of this passage.
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  • Jesus preached a sermon of victory to fallen angels in Hell, to show them that Satan had not won. No second chances offered to demons or humans.
  • Christ preached a sermon of victory to angels awaiting judgment some time after his resurrection
  • Christ had to go to hell to be punished as part of his atonement (no basis in scripture)
  • Noah preached the message of Jesus to fallen angels before their judgment (tough linguistically to make Noah the subject here)
  • Jesus himself preached during the days of Noah (a cristophany)
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According to 1 Peter 5:12, what man either was an amanuensis in the writing of 1 Peter or delivered the letter to the recipients?

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Silas (Silvanus)

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When was 2 Peter written? What was its major purpose?

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  • AD 65-67
  • Peter wrote to proclaim the truthfulness of the apostolic witness and the imminent danger of testimony by false witnesses
72
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What major event in his life did Peter say was imminent (2 Pet 1:14)?

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his death

73
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Which other NT writing is much like 2 Peter chapter 2 and the first part of chapter 3?

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Jude (Peter probably used Jude as a source when writing 2 Peter)

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What did God do to sinning angels (2 Pet 2:4)?

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  • Cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness
75
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To whom does the dog returning to vomit and the pig returning to mud refer in 2 Peter 2:22 (see 2:1, 20-21)?

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  • Those who had been exposed to the true Gospel but rejected it, returning instead to their old ways
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Who wrote Jude? When did he write it? What is its theme?

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  • Jude, a half-brother of Jesus
  • Written prior to AD 65 (because Peter used it to write 2 Peter)
  • Theme – an earnest contention for the faith
77
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What are the major critical “problems” in Jude (and a good response for each one)?

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faith… delivered to the saints” seems to refer to a fixed body of doctrine. Critics say such a fixed body did not exist until later, after Jude’s lifetime. But Paul refers to “doctrine” in Romans, so there was some fixed body at the time.
* “words…spoken…by the apostles” seems to indicate that the apostolic age was over. But this isn’t the case. He was just mentioning apostles, not saying the age was over.
* False teachers referenced by Jude are 2nd-century agnostics. But the description of these false teachers could refer to nearly any false teachings which feature immorality

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What did Jude mean by “contending for the faith” (Jude 1)?

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  • Keep the orthodox faith, oppose false teachings, build yourselves up in the most holy faith
79
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To what kind of angel is Jude 6 referring?

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  • Angels who abandoned their proper abode (fallen angels)
80
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What does Michael’s restraint illustrate (v. 9)? What was his dispute with Satan about?

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  • He showed that his authority was under God’s.
  • Dispute was about Moses’s body.
81
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How are false teachers like “hidden reefs,” “clouds without water,” and “wandering stars” (Jude 12-13)?

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  • Dangerous and destructive. Each of these metaphors represents something that would have been dangerous to the people in Biblical times. (Hidden reefs can damage ships, wandering stars messes with their navigation, clouds without water – drought)
82
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What prophet does Jude quote (vv. 14-15)?

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Enoch

83
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How does Jude vividly describe the act of sharing the gospel to save lost people (v. 23)?

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  • “snatching them out of the fire”
84
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What is a noncanonical writing? Name two noncanonical books from which Jude quoted? How does that practice fit with an understanding of biblical inerrancy?

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  • A noncanonical writing is a “historical” writing that is not included in Scriputre.
  • Jude quoted from 1 Enoch and the Assumption of Moses
  • The parts quoted in Scripture are true, but other portions of these writings may be false.
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What are the main themes of 1 John?

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  • Anti-gnostic emphasis on Jesus’s full humanity
  • Assurance of salvation
  • Love (appears more than 20x)
  • Proper Christian behavior (against asceticism and antinomianism)
86
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What is incipient gnosticism (aka “proto-gnosticism”)? What letter attacks incipient gnosticism and starts off by saying that the author had seen, felt, & heard of Jesus and knew that He was no phantom?

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  • Incipient or proto- Gnosticism refers to early Gnosticism which devalues the physical or material world.
  • 1 John attacks this and defends Jesus’s humanity
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To whom did John refer as “antichrist” and “many antichrists” (1 John 2:18)?

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  • Those who deny that Jesus is the Christ
88
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How can one have eternal life according to 1 John 5:11-12?

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  • Whoever has the Son has eternal life
89
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What is the “sin unto death” (1 John 5:16-17)?

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  • When God calls a carnal Christian home early for an egregious sin?
  • The unforgivable sin by a pagan?
90
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What letter was written to “the elect lady”? Who was she?

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  • 2 John
  • Probably a specific church that John was familiar with
91
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Which letters have one chapter and are written by “the elder?”

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  • 2 and 3 John
92
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Which letter deals with fellowship with God and tests for believers?

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1 John

93
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Which letter warns against the antichrist?

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1 John

94
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What is the key word in 2 John (which occurs 5 times in the epistle)?

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Truth

95
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When was Revelation written? From where was it written?

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  • Traditional view says early AD 90s during the latter part of Domitian’s reign
  • Written from the island of Patmos, where John had been exiled
96
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What is apocalyptic literature? What does “apocalypse” mean? Give six common characteristics of apocalyptic literature.

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  • Apocalypse means “to reveal” or “to unveil”
  • 1) visions from angelic-type sources to an intermediary
  • 2) highly symbolic
  • 3) dualistic in form (good triumphs over evil)
  • 4) views history as a unity (not open-ended) – there will be a close
  • 5) describes eschatological salvation, so it is prophetic
  • 6) usually pseudonymous (Revelation does not fit this characteristic)
97
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Name and describe four different interpretations for the book of Revelation.

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  • Preterist: Rev. refers only to the 1st-century Roman persecution of the church.
  • Historicist: Rev. is a continuous chronicle of church history from apostolic times until Christ’s return.
  • Idealist – Rev. omits references to history & time. It is a symbolic picture of the ongoing struggle between good & evil in the church & world history
  • Futurist – Rev. 4-22 refers to future events.
98
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Which Roman Emperor was persecuting Christians during the time John wrote Revelation?

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Domitian

99
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Name and describe four different interpretations of the millennium (Rev 20:1-6).

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A. Historical Premillennialism
1. The Return of Christ will be preceded by certain signs: wars, famines, earthquakes, preaching of the Gospel to all nations, great apostasy, Antichrist appearing, & Great Tribulation
2. The Return of Christ is in one stage, after the Great Tribulation but prior to the millennium (a literal 1,000-year reign).
3. Return of Christ followed by period of peace & righteousness for 1,000 years.
a. Christ will reign Himself or through a select group of people.
b. Nature will be productive, beasts tame, evil kept in check
4. After millennium the non-Christian dead will be raised & eternal states of Heaven & Hell will be established.

	B. Dispensational Premillennialism
		1. History is divided into dispensations.
		2. The Second coming of Christ will be in 2 stages:
			a. Secret Rapture: Christ comes and removes the church from the Great Tribulation (see 1 Thess 4:17). There are Pre, Mid, Post, and Pre-Wrath Tribulation viewpoints for the Rapture.
			b. Christ returns after the 7-year Great Tribulation to set up His kingdom.

	C. Postmillennialism
		1. The kingdom of God is now extended through Christian teaching & preaching. We are now living in the millennium: an extended period of time of human progress.
		2. This will cause world to be Christianized and result in period of peace and prosperity.
			a. It will not be much different from the present.
			b. Evil is not eliminated, but it is greatly reduced.
		3. The period closes with the 2nd coming of Christ, resurrection of the dead, & final judgment.

	D. Amillennialism
		1. The Kingdom of God is now present in world as the victorious Christ rules His people by the Word and Spirit.
		2. There is a continuous growth of good and evil in world will culminate in 2nd coming of Christ, the dead raised, & last judgment.
		3. It looks forward to a future, glorious, perfect kingdom on new earth in life to come.
		4. "Millennium" in Rev. 20:1-6 is a spiritual symbol of Christ’s present reign in heaven or else the present period of world history in which the gospel can be spread freely.
100
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John wrote chapters 2-3 to seven churches. Give 3 interpretations of what the churches represent (the group of seven as a whole).

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  • They were literal, historical churches in John’s day.
  • They can show types of Churches or Christians we see throughout church history (persecuted church, those who follow false gods, those who are mission-minded, those who are lukewarm, etc)
  • Each church represents a specific time period of church history (Historicist interpretation)
101
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What is the ancient name and also the modern name for the country in which the 7 churches of Revelation were?

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Asia Minor (modern day Turkey)

102
Q

What is the relationship between the seal, trumpet, and bowl judgments? How many judgments are in each group?

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  • 7 seals, 7 trumpets, 7 bowls
  • Could be a telescoping consecutive order in which 7th seal is the 7 trumpets and 7th trumpet is the 7 bowls
  • Could be consecutive with some overlap
  • Could be parallel so that all 3 end with Christ’s return
  • Some combination of this
  • Could be irrelevant since they are just symbolic (idealist view)
103
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Give two interpretations for whom the 144,000 will be (7:1-7; 14:1, 3).

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  • Jewish Christians (Preterist and Dispensational Premillennialist)
  • True Church – all Christians who have replaced Israel as God’s people
104
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Who is the Antichrist? What will his prophet do?

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  • Leader empowered by Satan to deceive the world. False prophet will convince the world to follow his own apostate religion and worship the Antichrist.
105
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What will happen to Satan during the millennium (20:1-3)? What will happen to him after the millennium (20:4-10)?

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  • Locked up/restrained during the millennium, released after for his “last stand”
106
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Of the following, list who/what will be and who/what will not be in the new heaven: Christians, non Christians, the sun, suffering, New Jerusalem, the temple, death, pain, and God the Father.

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  • Will be in the new heaven: Christians, New Jerusalem, God the Father
  • Will NOT be in the new heaven: death, pain, the sun, suffering, non-Christians, temple

NT 2 Midterm (2 decks)

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