test 2 Flashcards
what are the general epistles?
a new grouping of books after Philemon, that are arranged in length order with Hebrews being the longest and Jude being the shortest.
why are they called general epistles?
they were written to a general audience (unknown).
who wrote the book of Hebrews
no one knows, but some believe it was paul, a student of paul, luke, barnabus, or apollos
who was the audience of Hebrews
jewish Christian
did paul write the book of Hebrews? why or why not?
no, because we believe paul wrote 13 letters, and it is not written in the same writing style of paul
when was Hebrew written? what are the reasons for its dating?
40-60AD
Hebrews cites timothy being released, therefore it had to be when timothy was alive.
what was the purpose/circumstances for the writing of the book of Hebrew?
not to go back to Judaism, but to stay true in the faith of Jesus
what does time textbook suggest might be a good way to think of the epistle to the hebrews
it is read like a sermon, sermonic epistle
what are the two main points of the book of Hebrews?
to remind the reader of the greatness of jesus
the readers need to reaffirm their courageous Christian faith
is the book of Hebrews an attack on the Old Testament? why or why not?
no,
Hebrews refers to the old testament for its own foundation.
the problem with god’s people is not the fault of the old testament.
Scripture passage 1
purpose/warning
Hebrews 2:1-4:
Jesus is superior to angles:
the purpose is to tell people to pay attention to what they heard.
Scripture passage 2
purpose/warning
Hebrews 3:12-14, 4:1-2:
Jesus is superior to moses:
the purpose is to warn people not to turn away from god with sinful, and unbelieving hearts.
Scripture passage 3
purpose/warning
Hebrews 5:11 - 6:8:
Jesus is superior to priests and Melchizedek
Scripture passage 4
purpose/warning
Hebrews 8-10, 11-13:
Jesus is the perfect sacrifice
how is it that the church can be guilty of neglecting the book of james
it places much stress on good works, rather than faith which paul emphasis.
explain the apparent contradiction between James 2:24 and Romans 3:28
James 2:24 emphasis works rather than faith alone
Romans 3:28 faith apart from the works of the law
however each verse makes sense because of who the audience is.
who is James
half brother of Jesus
who later becomes a pastor of the leading church
what is the dating of the book of James
30-60AD
because James died in the early 60s, the book was written no later than that
what is the style of the book of james
elements of both prophecy and wisdom literature
who is James’s audience
jewish Christians who were scattered abroad
what does james consider to be worthless religion
Religious people who don’t keep a tight reign on their tounge.
does james look favorable or unfavorable on “favoritism,” explain
James looks unfavorable. in 2:3-4 favoritism makes you discriminate and become judgmental when it comes to things.
what does james say causes fights and quarrels among you
comes from your desires that battles within you.
what does james say to do if someone is in trouble
pray
was titus jewish or gentile by birth
Gentile
st. Jerome tells us that titus was paul’s what
Interpreter
when was the book of Titus written
62-67 AD
is titus the longest or the shortest of the general epistles?
it is the shortest of the pastoral epistles
what is the general background of the book of Titus and the Cretan culture
to give titus and other pastors on the island practical direction until Paul’s aides get there.
who was titus encouraged by Paul to rebuke sharply
false teachers
why was Paul urging entire households to submit to those in authority
so that they will be trusted and make the teaching about God attractive.
