Quiz 7

Question 1

Historiography

Answer 1

-A narrative meant to convey topical history
-follows topic throughout history
- if informs facts, moralize, encourage, entertain, and give apologetic
Books:
ACTS
-follow different people and places
-Is a sequel
-portrays church leaders who live and act like Jesus
-continued themes 1st introduced in Luke
- presents heroic portrayals
- presents Jesus seated in heaven but active on earth
-1/3 of acts is speeches

Question 2

Apocalyptic

Answer 2

Book: revelation

1) written to be heard not read
2) means to reveal
3) not trying to keep secrets
4) used symbolism to convey meaning
5) written in response to community suffering and despair
6) writers don’t write literally. They write in a circle
7) author will identify his symbols and authors borrow from other authors
8) numbers are important to apocalyptic author

Question 3

Gospels

Answer 3

Biography of Jesus
Sui Generis- of there own genre
-How did it come about- Jesus is born, he dies, he ascends to heaven, stories of Jesus is oral period 33-60, 60- mark, 70s- Matthew and Luke 2nd writings, 3rd writings John and Gnosticism
- are not photographs, are portraits, you don’t get crystal clear picture,
- not chronological stories but thematic stories
- author uses sources some written or stories

Question 4

Letters

Answer 4

Prescrip