| Question |
Answer |
| What is the OT without the NT? |
Unfilled promises |
| What are the four gospels? |
Matthew,Mark,Luke,John |
| What are the Gospel Writers called? |
evangelists |
| Why does each evangelists emphasize different details |
because they have a different audience. |
| What does synoptic mean and what are the synoptic gospels? |
Seeing together. Matthew Mark Luke & John |
| Which gospel is most differenT? |
John
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| What is a popular suggestion about Mark's gospel? |
The first one written.
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| What is the collection of Jesus' sayings (that may or may not have existed) which scholars suggest that Matthew and Mark may have used as a source? |
Q.
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| Do the gospels contradict one another? |
Never.
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| Who was the main audience for Matthew's gospel? |
Jewish Christians |
| What does Matthew emphasize? |
Jesus fulfills the promises to King David to the Jews. |
| Why was it important for Matthew to emphasize how Jesus fulfilled the expectations of the Messiah. |
Because he is writing to the Jews. |
| What was Matthew's geneology designed to show? |
Jesus is the successor of David. |
| What did God promise King David (twg) |
One of his descendants would rule forever. |
| What does Matthew use OT scripture to remind us of about Jesus? |
Son of David, promised by prophets. |
| What are the three chapters of Matthew called where he simply reports what Jesus said? |
Sermon on the Mount. |
| Who were Mark's main audience? |
Roman Christians |
| Who was his main source? |
Peter
|
| What do many scholars believe about Mark's gospel? |
First written |
| Give a dichotomy of the human race |
Jews & Gentile |
| What is the shortest of the four gospels? |
Mark |
| How does Mark's gospel tell the story of Jesus' life? |
in a straightforward way. |
| In what is Mark more interested? |
What Jesus did rather than what he said. |
| Why is Mark's style good for his audience? |
Romans like things short and businesslike |
| Why would Mark tell the story of a young man who ran away naked? |
He was the naked man. He witnesses events. |
| What word does Mark use over 40 times in his gospels? |
immediately. |
| What does the NT fulfill? |
It fulfills the Old Testament. |
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Biology Lab Midterm
