Topic 1

Question 0

Form criticism

Answer 0

Studying the form of the gospels looking at identifiable chunks of text (pericope ) criticising the evangelists as cut and paste authors

Question 1

Source criticism

Answer 1

Examining the source the evangelists used

Question 2

Redaction criticism

Answer 2

Examining the evangelists editing according to sitz im leben and own evangelical agendas priorities and characteristics

Question 3

What are the main names used in the gospels

Answer 3

Mark. Messiah
Luke. Son of man
Matthew. Son of David

Question 4

Who ere the gospels aimed at

Answer 4

Mark = persecuted
Luke- Gentiles
Matthew- believers from Jewish faith

Question 5

Why write the gospels

Answer 5

> threat of heresy
> delay of second coming
> loss of eyewitness 
> early church days
> discipleship
> death and reserection 
>identify jesus

Question 6

What are the versions of the bible

Answer 6

Old Latin version
Armenian
Coptic
Ethiopic
Vulgate
English version

Question 7

Difficulties in translation

Answer 7

Word games
Translation
Idioms
Structure
Transliteration
Establishing a text

Question 8

Synoptic problem

Answer 8

Length
Agreement in sequence
Grammar and style
Harder wording
Doublets
Q

Question 9

Literary relationships

Answer 9

Agreement in pericope 
Order of pericope 
Same parenthetical info
Luke refers to other narratives 
All 3 quote a OT which disagrees with Septuagint

Question 10

15 marks

Answer 10

One response
Alternatively 
Having said this
Despite this
On the other hand
However

Question 11

Reimarus

Answer 11

J was a failure. The disciples made it up to promote own religion, stole body and claimed he was alive

Question 12

Wrede

Answer 12

Jesus was a fake as people didn’t accept him at the time

Question 13

Bock

Answer 13

Oral tradition= when something is at stake they are more likely to remember and the aim is to accurately remember not change

Question 14

W. Farmer

Answer 14

Synoptic problem

Question 15

Lessing

Answer 15

One common source that all used that has now been lost

Question 16

Greisbach

Answer 16

Matthew was first as he was a apostle so wouldn’t have used an non-apostolic source

Question 17

B.h. Streeter

Answer 17

Four source theory

Question 18

Bultmann

Answer 18

Historical Jesus did not see himself as messiah

Question 19

Ideas on 2nd Coming

Answer 19

Mark- immanent
Matthew- Be in constant state of readiness
Luke- distant future

Question 20

Matthews gospel

Answer 20

> emphasis Jesus as fulfillment of prophecy
Jesus is decendant of Abraham
work of Early Church
only gospel to say church ‘ekklesia’

Question 21

Mark’s Gospel

Answer 21

> earliest?
shortest -16 chapters
no birth (or reserrection) narritives
messianic secret

Question 22

Luke’s Gospel

Answer 22

> should be read alongside Acts
apologia- convincing Romans Jesus wasn’t a threat
fulfillment of promises
wider plan for history

Question 23

what is the Kerygma and where might it have come from

Answer 23

oral gospel

> preachings, hymns and folk tales

Question 24

Why is the Kerygma believed to be accurate

Answer 24

> Jesus percieved to be proclaiming Gods word so required careful re-telling
Jesus made it poetic and rememberable
rote memorisation common
why would believers change it?

Question 25

What is the Septugint

Answer 25

Major Greek translation of Old Testament

Question 26

Coptic Version

Answer 26

> 3rd and 4th Century

> non-greek speaking Eygpt

Question 27

Armenian Version

Answer 27

> expression of nationalistic movement that brought about separation in Church in C3

Question 28

Old Latin Version

Answer 28

> N. Africa and S. Gaul in 2nd Century
Rome 3rd Century
only little remains as deemed vulgar and of colloquial nature

Question 29

Vulgate

Answer 29

> St Jerome
received with suspicion, casted doubt on septugint
used as main script until reformation

Question 30

Ethiopic Version

Answer 30

> based on Greek versions after Ethiopia turned Catholic in 4th+5th Century
agree with greek against Septugint

Question 32

English Version

Answer 32

> 1st completed in 13th Century- contraversial
1408 Synod of Clergy banned its use
Wycliff Bible gained popularity
1523 Tyndale bagan translating NT - model of bible for 400 years