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Strauss final Flashcards

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Know the central theme of Luke-Acts

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God’s end-times salvation
predicted by the prophets
has arrived through the coming of Jesus the Messiah,
the Savior of the world,
and this salvation is now going forth to the whole world.

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Characteristics of Luke’s Gospel

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  • the universality of the Gospel message: it is for all people
  • Jesus’ special concern for outsiders: the poor, sinners, Samaritans (in Acts: Gentiles)
  • Special emphasis placed on women and their needs and concerns
  • The coming of the Holy Spirit as a sign of the new age
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Mary’s song

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Luke 1:46-55

God’s exaltation of the lowly and humiliation of the mighty

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Zechariah’s song

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Luke 1:68-79

God’s salvation through the Davidic Messiah, prepared for by John the Baptist

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Angel’s song

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Luke 2:14

Glory to God; peace to the recipients of his grace

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Simeon’s song

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Luke 2:29-32

God’s salvation as the glory of Israel and a light to the Gentiles

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What is the central Christological theme of Luke’s passion narrative?

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Jesus’ innocence, portraying him as the righteous Servant of Isaiah 53.

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Luke’s theme of prophet

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1) Jesus performs miracles and proclaims God’s word like the great prophets of old
2) like the prophets, Jesus will suffer for his faithfulness
3) if Israel does not heed God’s prophet, divine judgement will follow

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Luke’s theme of christ

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1) titles- Christ, Son of God, Savior, and Lord

2) suffering messiah- Isaiah 53

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Luke’s theological themes

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  • salvation for outsiders: a new age of reversals
  • jerusalem and the temple: settings of rejection and salvation
  • joy, praise, and celebration
  • prayer and intimate fellowship with the father
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Luke’s occasion and narrative purpose

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  • to teach believers about the origin of their faith
  • to defend Christianity against its opponents
  • to establish a firm historical foundation for the gospel now advancing around the world
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Know the central theme of John

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Jesus is the divine Son of God
who reveals the Father,
providing eternal life
to all who believe in him.

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Characteristics of John’s Gospel

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  • emphasis on Jesus’ identity as the son who reveals the Father
  • simple vocabulary but deep theological significance
  • Jesus’ “I am” statements
  • Personal interviews (Nicodemus; the Samaritan woman)
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The 3 teaching types in John, and a textual example of each.

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  • Personal Interviews John 3,4
  • Public debate John 7
  • Private teaching John 14-17
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Identify the “signs” in John.

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  • changing water into wine
  • official’s son is healed
  • healing of the disabled man at Bethesda pool
  • feeding of the five thousand
  • walking on water
  • healing the man born blind
  • Lazarus raised
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What is functional subordination?

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  • The son does nothing by himself but only what the Father directs him to do 5:19
  • He has come to do the will of the Father who sent him 3:16
  • and to bring glory to him 8:29
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Identify the theological themes in John

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  • the revelation of the Father through the son
  • salvation as knowing God, eternal life in the present
  • the paraclete
18
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Between what years was Jesus born? Who was reigning in Israel at the time?

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  • 7-4 BC

- Herod the Great

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What are the most likely dates for Jesus’ public ministry and for his crucifixion? During what Jewish festival was Jesus crucified?

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  • ministry 27-30 AD
  • crucifixion 30 AD
  • passover
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What is the evidence that Matthew and Luke are using historical traditions in their birth narratives, rather than merely creating stories to fit their theological agendas?

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  • Luke’s careful method of historical investigation
  • They share common features
  • Significant evidence for sources
21
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Identify some possible solutions to the problem of two different genealogies for Jesus.

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  • There is independent confirmation of Jesus’ Davidic ancestry
  • Luke provides Joseph’s physical genealogy, Matthew provides Joseph’s legal genealogy
  • Luke provides Mary’s genealogy, Matthew provides Joseph’s genealogy
22
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What is the theological significance of Jesus’ virginal conception? (What has been proposed and what is clear from the text?)

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proposed
-protects Jesus’ sinless nature
-immaculate conception- Mary was free from sin
clear from the text
-supernatural act of God
-confirms God is accomplishing salvation which no human could achieve
-Jesus is the son of God, both human and divine

23
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What are the three responses of Jesus when tempted by Satan?

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  • Jesus depends wholly on God for his sustenance
  • Jesus refuses to throw himself from the temple and so test the Lord
  • Jesus rejects the devil’s offer of the kingdoms of the world in exchange for his worship
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What were the circumstances leading to John’s death?

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-spoke out against Herod Antipas
for divorcing his wife
and marrying Herodias
his brother Phillip's wife
-party with Herodias's daughter and she wanted John the Baptist's head on a platter
25
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What is dual purpose of the parables?

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-to reveal and to conceal

26
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Metaphor

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an implicit comparison between two unlike things

27
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simile

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an explicit comparison between two things usually with words “as” or “like”

28
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irony

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a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning

29
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what are the four types of Jesus’ miracles?

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exorcisms, healings, raising the dead, nature

30
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what is intended by the exorcisms and healings?

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they are intended to reveal the presence and power of the kingdom in his ministry.

31
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identify the 6 aspects of Jesus’ authority

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  • announcing and inaugurating the Kingdom
  • authority over demons and disease
  • authority to speak for God: Jesus use of Amen “truly I say to you”
  • authority over the law and the sabbath
  • authority to forgive sin
  • authority at the final judgement
32
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Jesus’ messianic titles

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Christ
Son of Man
Son of God
Lord

33
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What is the chronology of the Passion week?

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Sunday- triumphal entry
Monday- cursing the fig tree, cleansing the temple
Tuesday- withered fig tree seen by disciples, temple controversies, olivet discourse
Wednesday- no events
Thursday- last supper, betrayal and arrest, trial before annas and caiphas
Friday- morning trial by the Sanhedrin, trial before pilate and herod, crucifixion and burial
Saturday- dead in the tomb
Sunday- resurrection and ascension

34
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What are the two key passages for understanding the significance Jesus gave to his death?

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  • the last supper

- ransom saying

35
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5 points of historical evidence for the resurrection

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  • Jesus was crucified by the romans around 30 AD
  • Jesus was buried in he tomb of Joseph of Arimathea
  • the tomb was discovered empty on the third day
  • many credible witnesses saw Jesus alive
  • the transformed lives of the disciples
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what did the resurrection mean for Jesus and his followers?

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  • the beginning of the last days and the final resurrection

- the defeat of satan, sin, and death

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