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NT Exam 3
Study guide for New Testament exam three
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Luke | the author of Acts, who was a colleague of Paul |
| True | Acts is considered volume 2, following after Luke |
| True | Acts is the only book written as a historical narrative |
| Acts 1:8 | thesis statement for the book of Acts |
| The Holy Spirit | who is the main character in the book of Acts? |
| Stephen | who was the first martyr of the Christian faith? (they were stoned to death) |
| Saul | who oversaw the stoning/death of Stephen? |
| Jesus | who is quoted at the beginning of Acts/who gives the 1:8 thesis statement? |
| True | Acts opens with Jesus' ascension into heaven |
| Pentecost | the Christian festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus after his Ascension; held 50 days after passover |
| Events at Pentecost | Holy spirit comes (wind, fire, speaking in tongues), Peter preaches and people respond, provides summary of earliest church |
| Acts chapter 2 | what chapter of Acts does the Pentecost occur in? |
| Pentecost | 3,000 people are baptized in one day at ( ), sparking missionary work around the world |
| The holy spirit at Pentecost | Jesus ascends to heaven and Matthias is chosen to replace Judas as a disciple to maintain the 12 tribes |
| Isaiah | The Ethiopian eunuch was reading from the prophet ( ) |
| True | Phillip tells the Eunuch the good news, and Phillip baptizes him; the Eunuch went on his way rejoicing |
| The Ethiopian Eunuch | who was possibly the 1st African missionary? |
| Timothy | Paul's most trusted colleague |
| Issue of the Jerusalem council | How do Gentiles enter and participate in the faith; It is decided that gentiles can be saved and you do not have to abide by the law (Acts) |
| True | Paul was originally Saul of Tarsus, a pharisee and citizen of Rome who persecuted early Christians |
| Saul | Stephen’s executioners laid their garments at the feet of ( ) |
| True | Saul's Christophany (seeing Jesus after resurrection) occurred on the road to Damascus and resulted in his conversion to Paul |
| Ananias | Saul lost his sight after seeing Jesus on the road to Damascus; God later sends someone to him, and his sight is regained, and he is baptized. Who did God send to baptize him |
| True | Paul was blind for 3 days |
| True | After his conversion, Paul began to preach in Damascus and Jerusalem |
| Length | Paul's letters are placed in order of ( ) with Romans being the longest |
| 5 parts of a Greco Roman letter | Prescript, thanksgiving, body, travelogue, subscript |
| Subscript | a greeting at the end of a Roman letter |
| Travelogue | where a sender of a letter is coming from/going |
| Body | an argument of a letter/main material |
| Prescript | who the letter is from and to; name of sender of the letter, the recipient, and a brief greeting |
| Three | Paul spends how many years in Ephesus during his 3rd missionary journey |
| Paul's preference of Correspondence | 1. In person, 2. Sent a trusted colleague (Timothy or Titus), 3. writes a letter |
| Chloe's people | who reported quarrels within the Corinthian church to Paul? |
| Issues leading to 1st Corinthians | 1. Paul's "previous letter" (nonextant), 2. Oral report from "Chloe's people", 3. written report from a delegation (all highlighted issues within Corinthian church) |
| Amanuensis | professional/expert secretary (person that writes letters on behalf of someone else) who was likely a colleague of the author |
| 1st Corinthians 13 | Chapter that is considered the "love" chapter; talks about spiritual gifts and pauline triad |
| 1 Thessalonians | book that begins Paul's 2nd missionary journey |
| Pauline Triad | Faith ( To fully trust in), Hope ( Having full assurance in something in the future), and Love (Eros, Philia, and Agape) agape was used here |
| Agape | a love that comes from God; a deep love that was used in the Pauline Triad; the highest form of love |
| 1st Thessalonians | where does the Pauline triad occur |
| Corinth | where were 1st and 2nd Thessalonians written |
| Ephesus | where were 1st Corinthians and Galatians written |
| True | Paul's 2nd missionary journey became the foundation for many of his future letters; 5 of Paul's 13 letters are places visited on this journey |
| Macedonia | where was 2nd Corinthians written |
| Timothy | Paul writes the 1st letter of Thessalonians based on a church report from who |
| Issues to address from Timothy's report | Persecution, Coming of Christ, Ethical concerns |
| Major theological themes of 1st Corinthians | The Unity of the Church is Essential, Holy living is expected, Christian life is to be missional and sacrificial, The Christian hope is the return of Christ and the resurrection of the dead |
| True | Paul wrote 1st Corinthians to address ongoing sexual immorality and other immoral acts occurring in the Corinthian church |
| Further abuses at Corinth | Incest (5:1-13) - man was sleeping with stepmother, Lawsuits between believers (6:1-11), Sexual immorality (6:12-20) |
| Problems at Corinth | Evidence of Factions (1:10-17) - forming groups, Misunderstanding the Gospel (1:18-2:16), (continuation of issues from Chloe’s people) - 1:10-4:21, Distractions of Ministry (3:1-4:5), Arrogance of Human pride (4:6-21) |
| 2 Corinthians | the "sorrowful letter" is located in which book |
| 1st Thessalonians | book that addresses Timothy's report on the church of thessalonica |
| Ethical and Eschatological concerns of 1st Thessalonians | Call to a life that pleases God (4:1-12) - Paul encourages people to have no sexual immorality/ not harm others; Expecting Christ’s return (4:13-5:11) - the dead in Christ will rise first; Final instructions (5:12-22) |
| Thessalonians | Paul helps the ( ) understand how to live amidst suffering; Paul stated that suffering can occur even to faithful people (1st Thessalonians) |
| Galatians | Book that argues we are saved by grace and not the law |
| Galatians | which letter contains a curse instead of thanksgiving (Anathema) |
| True | the truth of the gospel in Galatians addresses the function of the law (it is moot now that the New Covenant is fulfilled) and addresses the folly of returning to the law |
| Theology of Galatians | Salvation in Christ comes through faith, not obedience to the law; The law’s primary purpose is to show us our need for Christ; In Christ, the Christian is free to obey God |
| How Acts works | Holy spirit comes, Christians receive power and become witnesses |
| Message of Acts | ministry of Jesus continues via Holy Spirit’s work, defends legitimacy of the church, describes beginning/ growth of the early church, declares holy spirit as the empowering agent for Jesus’ followers, reminds that God has a sovereign purpose over history |
| True | Paul wrote 1 &2 Timothy while under guard in Rome |
| Theology of 2nd Corinthians | Comfort from God in Affliction (Some have called this “epistle of Divine Comfort”), Theology of Christ Crucified, Portrait of Paul |
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