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New Testament Survey
| Question | Answer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. What does “testament” mean in the titles “Old Testament” and “New Testament”? | Solemn declaration. Pg. 3 | ||
| 2. What is the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament? | - The Old Testament is the Scriptures that God gave over the course of many centuries to an ancient people with who He chose to deal with in a unique way (Deut 7.7) | These books point to a person who would save people from their sins and restore innocence and justice. - The NT tells of the fulfillment of what the Old testament promises. It is the testament of Gods saving work in more recent times | |
| 3. What were the eventual divisions of writings of the Old Testament? | The Torah - the five books of Moses (the word means guidance, teaching and law) The Prophets (consisted of longer works like Isaiah, along with some very short ones like Joel and Obadiah. The Writings - historical; Psalms and Proverbs and other work | ||
| 4. What is cultural literacy? | Beliefs, social organization and moral traits of a society | ||
| 5. As the canon as we now know it, emerged, what comprised the standard by which it was judged? | The books in it possessed the marks of apostolic authorship. They bore evidence of their first-century origin They contained the apostolic message of the true gospel of Jesus Christ. | ||
| 6. What were the main theological beliefs of the Pharisees? | They believed in God , angels and spirits, providence, prayer, the necessity for faith and good works, the last judgment, a coming messiah, and the immortality of the soul. | ||
| 7. What were the main theological beliefs of the Sadducees? | Theologically, they rejected almost everything the Pharisees believed. They did not believe in angels or spirits, the resurrection, the last judgment, life after death, divine providence, or a coming Messiah. | ||
| 8. Give a detailed description of Samaria and the Samaritans. | -Samaria was a roughly the region occupied by the Old Testament kingdom of Israel - It had been destroyed by the Assyrians in 722 BC but was later resettled by the King of Assyria with pagan people to replace the Israelites. | - Each national groups made its own gods in the several towns where they settled and set them up in the shrines the people of Samaria had made at the high places. They worshiped the Lord but they also served their own gods | Samaria was a nixed population both racially and religiously . Religiously the Samaritans considered themselves Jews but worshiped their own gods |
| 9. Why are the Gospels trustworthy? | The Gospels were written when those who knew Jesus were still alive. The Gospels were directly linked to the apostles | First, it took place while those who had known Jesus were still alive and the information could be traced back to them, because either they said it or they recorded it. | It must never be forgotten that God had a hand in this. |
| 10. What was Matthew’s basic purpose in writing his Gospel? | To preserve what he knew about Jesus’s life and words. He wanted to make sure that the truth about Jesus would never be lost. | ||
| 11. List five of a sixteen ways that Jesus was the supreme authority? | a. people b. paralysis and suffering c. illness and disease d. blindness e. leprosy f. Wind and water. g.Temple. h.Sin. i. demons j.Nature. k. individual destines. l.His own destiny. n.space. o. time. p.future | ||
| 12. What does the external evidence indicate concerning the place of the writing of the Gospel of Mark? | Rome | ||
| 13. What special place did women play in Jesus’ ministry? | Women play an active role in Jesus’s ministry. Luke demonstrate how Jesus treated women differently than the dominant culture. | ||
| 14. What is the focus of Luke’s Gospel? | Luke’s Gospel focuses on history as the place where God’s salvation was effected and on Jesus as God’s Savior. | ||
| 15. How is the Gospel of John different from the Synoptics? | The gospel of John stands apart from them if no other reason than that at least 90 percent of it lacks direct verbal parallel in the three synoptic. John also implies a somewhat different chronology. It also stresses different aspects of Jesus teachings | and emphasis Jesus ministry in and around Jerusalem in a manner not found in the synopses | |
| 16. What is the first and most distinctive feature of John’s Gospel? | The first and most distinctive feature of John is its emphasis on the divine glory of Christ—He is nothing less than God himself, incarnate in human flesh. | ||
| 17. Who did John the Baptist recognized himself to be? | John recognized himself as a transitional figure who was a forerunner of the Messiah. | ||
| 18. What are the four basic points of theology touched on in the course of Jesus’ preaching? | God, the kingdom of God, and Jesus’s relation to the kingdom The uniqueness of Jesus - His special relation to God, His special relationship to other humans, and His sense of mission. | Human life, human sinfulness and God. The end of the age, the second coming and the life to come. | |
| 19. List 7 of fifteen events that will precede Jesus’ second coming? | a. Apostasy b. The rise of the Antichrist c. Betrayal d. False Christs e. False Prophets f. False signs and miracles g. Increase of evil | ||
| 20. What is the meaning of the word “hermeneutics." | the theory and practice of interpretation. | ||
| 21. List seven criteria used (by liberal scholars) to find Jesus’ real words. | Multiple Source Attestation Palestinian Environment Aramaic Language Dissimilarity Embarrassment Consensus of scholars Multiple forms of statement | ||
| 22. What three statements from Luke 1:1-4 also apply to Acts and helps to explain the contents of the book of Acts? | First, reliable traditions about Jesus and the early Christian movement have been handed down by eyewitnesses. | Second, Luke has made careful investigation of these experiences and reports. He dedicates his work to the readers’ knowledge and growth in the Christian faith. | |
| 23. What was the primary fervor of Peter’s sermon at Pentecost (Acts 2)? | Repentance | ||
| 24. Combined with Luke’s Gospel, the Book of Acts makes up over what percent of the New Testament? | 25% Gospel, Acts makes up more than one-fourth of the New Testament. | ||
| 25. What can we learn from the focus on individual persons in Acts 8-12? | It artfully portrays the gospels impact on various individual lives. Usualy the impact involves acceptance of Christ. In some cases it involves rebuke and even judgment of disobeying Christ. God's personal awareness of and interest in the lives of all. | ||
| 26. Why was Peter’s visit to Cornelius controversial? | Jewish custom forbid contact with gentiles. | ||
| 27. Why were many of early Christians suspicious of Saul? | Was his turn to Jesus Christ genuine (9:26)? Might he be pretending to follow Jesus as a way of gathering information to use against the Christians later? | ||
| 28. List the three scripture references of Saul’s (Paul’s) conversion. | Acts 9:1-31 Acts 22:4-16 Acts 26:9-18 | ||
| 29. What role did Antioch play in the life of Paul and the early church? | t modeled the ethnic diversity appropriate to the gospel. | It became the primary missionary church of earliest Christianity. All three of Paul’s missionary journeys began. | |
| 30. What effect did the spread of the gospel have at Ephesus? | Christianity was damaging to the local economy, local residents felt that their patron goddess was being robbed of her divine majesty | the local economy, especially the silversmithing guilds, because idols were no longer selling | |
| 31. For what reason, in Paul’s own view, was he “in chains?” | "Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have ben encouraged to speak the word of the Lord more courageously and fearlessly. Phil 1:12-14 | ||
| 32. List the three theologies and religions of Paul’s day and his argument against them. | Against polytheism: Paul insisted that God is one. Against stoicism: Paul preached a god who was personal and accessible rather than impersonal and inscrutable. | Against pagan religions: Paul presented a God concerned with social morality and personal ethics. | God is not a cipher for a spirit experienced through rites of worship, ascetic denial, or mystical sensuality. Paul's example and teaching affirm God is to be feared, loved, served, and worshipped |
| 33. What is ironic about Paul serving as teacher and missionary of the church at Antioch? | This multiracial church had been founded by Christians driven out of Palestine by persecutions instigated by Saul of Tarsus. | ||
| 34. Name the Pauline Epistles. (pg. 257) | Romans 1 and 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 and 2 Thessalonians 1 and 2 Timothy Titus Philemon | ||
| 35. How does Paul address homosexuality? | In Romans 1:26–27 Paul underscores that same-sex relations, like all sexual unions outside of marriage between one man and one woman, are displeasing to God. It is an offense agains Gods law. It is a twisting of the good gift of marital intimacy | ||
| 36. What does Paul address in the clear prescription for Christian living in Romans? (Pg. 266) | worship, the use of gifts, acts of service and hospitality, the role of government, loving one’s neighbor, living in the day, and pursuing peace. | ||
| 37. Make a list of the correspondence between Paul and the Corinthians. | An initial letter from Paul to the Corinthians, now lost. A letter from the Corinthians to Paul. Paul's reply to their letter-our 1 Corinthians | A subsequent "painful letter" from Paul to the Corinthians. A third letter from Paul to the Corinthians- our 2 Corinthians | |
| 38. What is a consistent underlying theme in 2 Corinthians? | the way to glory is the way of the cross. | ||
| 39. Galatians was written to what five churches? | Perga Pisidian Antioch Iconium Lystra Derbe | ||
| 40. Who was the founder of the church at Colossae? | Epaphras, who was a native of the area and had labored for its evangelization (1:7; 4:12). | ||
| 41. For what was Ephesus noted? | A center of emperor worship, the occult, idolatry, and spiritism. | ||
| 42. Why did Paul write the letter to the Philippians? | To express his pastoral concern over their current situation to let them know about his circumstances, and to prepare them for a visit from Timothy and possibly himself. | ||
| 43. What was the purpose of the Epistle to Philemon? | it dealt with a runaway slave named Onesimus. | ||
| 44. List four ways Paul sought to lend his readers counsel and aid in the first Epistle to the Thessalonians. | a. Confirms that hard tines are part of Gods plan for His people. b Encourages the new believers by commending their faith and love, which he remembers in his prayers continually. | c. He encourages by giving further instruction d. Encourages hi readers by giving them insigigh into the last things. | |
| 45. Give two reasons why 1,2 Timothy and Titus are called Pastoral Epistles. | a.It shows pastoral concern for their recipients. b. Deals with pastoral matters involving the care of souls and the orderly conduct of God’s people in he church as well as in the world. | ||
| 46. Who wrote the Epistle to Hebrews? (pg. 348) | Hebrews does not name its author. | ||
| 47. What is the major practical concern of Hebrews? | The major practical concern of Hebrews is that Christians not be intimidated by the difficult circumstances they face. They should, rather, stand firm in their devotion to Christ. | ||
| 48. What error is addressed by Paul in Romans? | that salvation is earned by human merit. | ||
| 49. What error is addressed by James? | That the one that equates faith with mere assent to certain doctrinal truths like the existence of God. | ||
| 50. Who is most likely the author of James? | James, the half-brother of Jesus. | ||
| 51. At what point is the purpose of James’s letter achieved? | When the church humbly accepts James’s message as a verdict on itself, and when God’s people submit to God and relate to one another with the selflessness and compassion that James calls for. | ||
| 52. What comfort does Peter offer to his suffering friends? | that the end of all things is near - 1 Peter 4:7 | ||
| 53. What are the four basic areas of concern covered by 2 Peter? | Sanctification Scripture Warnings agains also teachers The end of the age | ||
| 54. What is the “New Commandment” and what does John say about it in 1 John? | To love another. John says t is not new because it is present throughout the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus. | But it is new, in that we have now actually seen the embodiment of that love in Christ. Because God lives in us, the love of God dwells in us and we many love those around us. | |
| 55. What is the purpose of the writing of Jude? | Jude was written to urge the Christians to contend for the faith. | ||
| 56. Why is it unfortunate for people to avoid reading and studying Revelation? | It has the most panoramic sweep of history and of Gods ultimate control over it. Things might be tough but God knows what He is doing and is leading us to the New Jerusalem where He will wipe al tears, and we will dwell with Him forever. a book of Hope. | ||
| 57. What are the four major theories of interpretation of Revelation? | a. Historic premillennial b. The Amillennial view c. Dispensational premillennial d. Postmillennial | ||
| 58. What is the central fact of Revelation? | God exists, has created the universe, is guiding the course of its history, has overcome evil, and will bring everything to a triumphant conclusion in his own good time. |
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