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Question 1

Revelation

Answer 1

God revealing himself through his words and deeds
Jesus Christ is divine as the Son of God
1) Identity 2) Character 3) Call

Question 2

Why the New Testament was written

Answer 2

Death of the Apostles

Delay of the Second Coming

Question 3

The Historical Formation of the Gospels

Answer 3

Sources for faith documenting the history of Jesus, portraits with no direct eyewitnesses
Stage 1: Nobody writing things down (What Jesus said and did) 30-33 AD
Stage 2: Oral preaching, church being born, missionary activity (still no writing) 33-70 AD
Stage 3: Written stage, delay of the Second Coming, death of the eyewitnesses 70-100 AD
Mark ~70 AD, Luke/Matthew ~85 AD, John ~95

Question 4

How the Gospels are theologies and not biographies

Answer 4

Written from the viewpoint of faith to lead others to faith

Theological portraits/interpretations, emphasizing certain aspects which the author wants to emphasize

Question 5

The Christological reflection of the Gospels

Answer 5

Mark - Baptismal Christology
Luke/Matthew - Birth Christology
John - Creation Christology

Question 6

The significance of Mark 1:1

Answer 6

Jesus Christ BRINGS the good news
Jesus Christ IS the good news, is divine, and is the anointed messiah
Creates the messianic secret (we know who Jesus is but the characters in the story do not)
Mark’s faith bias?

Question 7

The Character of the Roman Centurion and the Climax of Mark’s Gospel

Answer 7

“Truly this man was the son of God” after Jesus’ last breath
At this moment, the messianic secret is revealed to all
Jesus was the suffering, crucified messiah
One can only understand Jesus after accepting his suffering and death

Question 8

How and Why Matthew re-works Mark

Answer 8

No messianic secret “This is my beloved son” vs “you are my beloved son” … “He would not do thy deeds” vs. “He could not …”
Disciples are allowed to heal but not teach vs. disciples are commissioned to carry out a universal mission
Displays a higher christology

Question 9

The righteousness of God in Romans

Answer 9

God loves sinners and everybody is a sinner

Salvation through faith alone

Question 10

The theme of prophet in Luke

Answer 10

ch 4 Reads from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah (who prophesied the coming of Jesus) before he is rejected by Nazareth
references to the prophets Elijah and Elisha
ch 7 Simon and Pharisee’s house (characters suspect Jesus to be the prophet)
Jesus travels to Jerusalem b/c that is where they kill prophets
Jeremiah wept over Jerusalem b/c of their lack of belief just like Jesus

Question 11

Luke’s Journey to Jerusalem

Answer 11

Luke 9:51 and Jesus’ “journey to Jerusalem”
turning point of Jesus, Journey > “Come w/ me to Jerusalem” > metaphor/literary tool for inspiring new followers of the faith,
9:57-62 three would be followers of Jesus, Jesus goes freely knowing it will cost him his life (Divine Necessity)
but he will be “received up” in doing so
introduces new characters

Question 12

John’s Christology

Answer 12

“In the beginning…” Jesus is the preexistent Son of God
High christology portraying his full divinity
Hour doxa glory, passion, death + resurrection of Jesus (Jesus wasn’t humiliated, Jesus was Glorified)
3:13 “No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven”
10:17-18 Jesus lays down his life freely

Question 13

The Occasional Nature of Paul’s Letters

Answer 13

Stand ins for his physical presence meant to address a specific problem or crisis in these communities

Question 14

The Deutero-Pauline Literature

Answer 14

II Thessalonians, I & II Timothy, Titus, Ephesians, Colossians (6)
written in paul’s name by his disciples after his death
distinction in authorship but not in value or worthiness
updating paul for new generations and were written as if paul were answering

Question 15

Two characteristics of the apocalyptic genre

Answer 15

Written during a time of crisis

Written with coded language

Question 16

The realized eschatology of the Corinthian Community

Answer 16

Believed they are falsely mature, do not expect the 2nd coming of Jesus. Mistaken belief that their salvation was already complete/realized. No future to salvation = moral indifference. Christianity was a new philosophy (way of thinking), not a new way of life (way of living).

Paul’s response: consistent eschatology
“The body is a temple for the Holy Spirit.” Saved, but still being saved; Already but not yet. Allows for spiritual growth and avoids moral indifference. Salvation is future oriented, being christian does not exempt us from temptations.

Question 17

The Judaizers in Galatians

Answer 17

Conservative Jewish Christians from Jerusalem.
Questioned Paul’s authority because he is not one of the original 12 apostles, claiming his teaching was insufficient.
Jews who converted to Christianity but still held on to Jewish law (traditions/torah)
Gentiles must first become a jew before christianity
Paul…. Salvation is attainable through faith alone
Neal split the church in two (1st century) resulting in the Council of Jerusalem

Question 18

Paul’s gospel of justification apart from the law in Galatians

Answer 18

1:11-2:24 Self defense (called by God for Apostleship;Gospel is divine revelation from Jesus)
2:1-10 Titus uncircumcised greek before C.of.J
2:11-14 Table of Fellowship in Antioch (Paul calls out peter)
2:15-21 “God has created a new way to righteousness b/c of crucifixion
Ch 3,4 Abraham had a right relationship with God before circumcision

Question 19

Paul’s Opponents in II Corinthians

Answer 19

Super Apostles
Traveling missionaries from Rome
Letters of recommendation from Jerusalem
Assumed their creditworthiness/validity
discredit Paul’s gospel/authority because his teaching was insufficient
sarcastic term coined by Paul
Paul boasts weakness because that is where God gives him strength; glorifies weakness as arguments against the “super apostles boasted strengths”

Question 20

How and why Paul boasts of his weaknesses in II Corinthians

Answer 20

11:30 “My weakness is my strength.” The cross is the ultimate symbol of this paradox. glorifies weakness against the super apostles boasted strengths. Boasts his weaknesses in defense of the super apostles

Question 21

The arguments of the body in Philippians

Answer 21

4) 1. Put others before yourself creates a community/fellowship/partners in faith
2. Jesus Christ (humility, self emptying, not self seeking)
3. Timothy (focused on needs of others, not self seeking)
4. Paul himself (Christ Fills loss, emptied himself out
1st community founded by Paul (warmth & captivity)
Epaphroditus 62 AD
Unity through Humility

Question 22

The arguments of the body in Philippians

Answer 22

4) 1. Put others before yourself creates a community/fellowship/partners in faith
2. Jesus Christ (humility, self emptying, not self seeking)
3. Timothy (focused on needs of others, not self seeking)
4. Paul himself (Christ Fills loss, emptied himself out
1st community founded by Paul (warmth & captivity)
delievered by Epaphroditus 62 AD
Unity through Humility

Question 23

The Occasion of Colossians

Answer 23

Agitators/outsiders (mystery cults who believed Christ was not enough
Christianity with extra baggage
Worldly wisdom, False Asceticism (spiritual disciplines of the body), and Worship of Elemental Spirits

Question 24

The Cosmic Christology of Colossians

Answer 24

Jesus is the Lord of the Cosmos and Jesus is fully God (The highest christology in the New Testament). “Paul’s” response to the agitators in Colossae and that we do not fully understand Christ.
1:15-23

Question 25

Why the title of “Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians” is really a misnomer

Answer 25

Deutero-Pauline Letter = not written by Paul
Doesn’t address a specific problem, summary of Paul’s most important themes = epistle, not a letter
Not addressed to a specific group = not addressed to the Ephesians

Question 26

The theme of Paul’s Legacy in Ephesians

Answer 26

Pauline theology of Salvation ch 1
(7) Salvation is a mystery
History is worked out according to God’s purpose/will
God’s purpose/will was the redemptive death of his son Jesus
All things are united, all things are reconciled through his death
We accept salvation as a free gift
Jews and Gentiles alike
You know you have achieved salvation through the Holy spirit

Pauline Ecclesiology= church becomes the focal point/channel for salvation ch 1
Pauline Gentile Salvation theology ch 2
Paul’s mission ch 3
Pauline theology of marriage ch 5
Husband and wife, christ and church, spiritual covenant

Question 27

The theology of Marriage in Ephesians

Answer 27

Spiritual covenant between husband and wife, christ and church

Question 28

The theme of “Early Catholicism”

Answer 28

Death of the Apostles
Delay of the Parousia
Threat of False teachers

Faith as a deposit of teaching
Apostles as guarantors of tradition
Expectation of Second Coming has subsided

Question 29

The theme of Early Catholicism in I Timothy

Answer 29

bishops/successors to the apostles, presbyters/elders, deacons/service
Sound Teaching/hierarchy to ensure survival and stability
Paul as a teacher/guarantor of traditions
Church=household of god, pillar and foundation of truth

Question 30

The theme of dualism in John

Answer 30

light and dark, deceit and truth, sin and virtue

Question 31

How the Church can be preserved from false teachings, according to the Pastorals

Answer 31

Church order and Leadership (bishops/successors to the apostles, presbyters/elders, deacons/service)
Sound Teaching/doctrine easy articulation of what we believe
Upright moral behavior (raise the bar)