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Unit 4 Bible
Dr. Miller's Unit 4 NT test
| description | Book |
|---|---|
| Addressed to the 12 tribes | James |
| Addressed to exiles | 1 Peter |
| Addressed to those who have relieved the faith as precious as ours | 2 Peter |
| Addressed to those who are called who are beloved & kept safe for Christ | Jude |
| Addressed to elect lady & her children | 2 John |
| Addressed to Gaius | 3 John |
| apokalupsis literal meaning | to unveil |
| apokalupsis worldview meaning | belief more that there is more than the physical eye can see |
| apokalupsis ethical meaning | viewing world as God views it |
| antichrist | denies Father & the Son |
| apostolicity | rooted in eye witnesses & associated iwth an apostle |
| catchword connections | move from passage to another based on catchwords rather than logical progression or a stated transition |
| 4 features of apocalyptic literature | 1. symbolism 2. visionary 3. repetitive & nonlineared 4. suffering |
| types of symbolism | numbers, colors, & animals |
| date: 66/67 | 2 Peter |
| date: before 2 Peter | Jude |
| doxology | Jude |
| Place: Jerusalem | James |
| echoes Sermon on the Mount | James |
| uses catchword connections to transition | James |
| seems to contradict Paul about faith with works but doesn't | James |
| date: 60-63 | 1 Peter |
| Provenance Rome aka "Babylon" | 1 Peter |
| Key themes: 1. suffering as a Christian, for doing good, & with Christ 2. submission 3. submersion | 1 Peter |
| uniqueness of book: references Paul's writings as scripture & delays Parousia | 2 Peter |
| canon issues uses nonbiblical sources & apostolicity | Jude |
| Michael/Moses quotation | Jude |
| not written like a letter | 1 John |
| Themes: truth, certainty of forgiveness, eternal life, love, & anitchrist | 1 John |
| compared with John's gospel purpose statement | 1 John |
| many antichrist | 1 John |
| declaration brings joy & fellowship | 1 John |
| books purpose is to know we have eternal life & life giving belief | 1 John |
| commands not to give hospitality to false teachers | 2 John |
| bad guy in the book Diotrephes | 3 John |
| reveals: nature of Christ, suffering & evil | Revelation |
| doesn't reveal the world will end or when or how it will happen | Revelation |
| key understandings in book: what must soon take place & for the time is near & persecution | Revelation |
| antiinterpretations: armageddon, antichrist, rapture, & 666 | Revelation |
| James name is actually short for | Jacob |
| Jude is short for | Judah |
| epistle | document that appears to be a letter but it's not a letter for anyone in particular like a dear editor |
| general epistle | broad unspecific audience |
| catholic epistle | universal |
| references the OT extensively | Hebrews |
| author is unknown | Hebrews |
| Melchizedek is mentioned throughout the book | Hebrews |
| Jesus as High Priest metaphor | Hebrews |
| confidence for Christians key concept | Hebrews |
| Superior, better more excellent are all key words in this book | Hebrews |
| style & vocabulary is distinctly Greek even though it references | Hebrews |
| was slow to find a firm place in the canon | Hebrews |