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72 Cards in this Set
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Hebrews was written in what style?
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Classical style of Greek(Best Greek in the NT)
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Authorship of Hebrews
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Apostle Paul is author but it is disputed because of the writing style of the author.
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Date of Hebrews
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AD 63 or AD 64
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Best Option for Audience/Destination for Hebrews
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Audience- Jewish Christians
Destination- Corinth |
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Best Option for Occasion and Purpose for Hebrews
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Occasion- Urgent Situation facing the Jewish house-churches
Purpose- Warn Jewish Christians against apostacy |
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How does Hebrews begin and end?
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Begins like a sermon and ends like a letter.
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Structure of Hebrews
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Five Warning Passages provide the structure
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Theme of Hebrews
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The Surpassing Excellency of Christ Over All Jewish Ritual
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What does "Melchizedek" mean and how is Christ associated with this figure?
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Meaning- priest of God with no recorded genealogy whose name means "king of righteousness" and was King of Salem which means "peace" and who blessed Abraham.
Christ is High Priest According to the Order of Melchizedek |
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What seven epistles make up the General Epistles?
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James, 1&2 Peter, Jude, 1-3 John
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What is another name for the General Epistles?
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Catholic(universal) epistles
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Why are they called "general"?
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They appeared to be addressed to the church in general rather than to a single congregation
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Authorship for James
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James (the brother of Jesus) or James the Just
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Why was the canonization process slow for James?
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The dominance of practical rather than doctrinal character; the audience limited to Jewish Christians; the mistake that James doctrine of works contradicted Paul's doctrine of faith
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When was James likely written?
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AD 40s
Possibly the first NT book to be written If James the Just is the author, it was written prior to AD 62 |
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Audience/Destination of James
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Audience- "Twelve tribes in the Dispersion"
-Metaphor for Jews, Jewish Christians Destination- Diaspora Jewish Christians outside of Palestine |
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Occasion/ Purpose of James
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Occasion- Ambiguous(not one specific situation). Seems to be written to give pastoral advice and some type of persecution
Purpose- Pastoral advice: encouragement to live lives fully committed to Christ's lordship, Strengthen faith for those displaced by persecution, ethical admonition |
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The significance of Jewish ethical wisdom teaching in James and its relation to Jesus' sermon on the Mount
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James is known for its emphasis on ethical teaching in keeping with Jewish wisdom. James' ethical teaching is firmly grounded in the teaching of Jesus, especially the sermon on the Mount.
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How does James begin and end?
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James opens like a letter and ends like a sermon
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Why is there an issue between James and Paul regarding the relationship between faith and works?
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Some scholars have suggested that James 2:14-26 is a repudiation of Paul's doctrine of salvation through works alone. James disagreed with Paul and was seeking to correct him and vice versa. James and Paul addressed two related but distinct issues.
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Though James does not mention Jesus' name often, what title does he use to describe Jesus?
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Though James only mentions the name of Christ twice, his Christology is high as he uses the term "Lord" interchangeably between God and Jesus.
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What is the major issue(occasion and purpose) that 1 Peter addresses and that 2 Peter addresses?
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1 Peter addresses believers persecuted in Asia Minor
2 Peter addresses believers influenced by immoral heretics who were opposed to apostolic tradition. |
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What is the best option for authorship of 1 Peter?
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Amanuensis
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What is the best option for dating 1&2 Peter?
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Early date- Pre-AD 64
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1&2 Peter are not found in the Muratorian Canon.
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True
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Which letter's content is similar to that of Pauline letters and which letter explicitly mentions Paul's letters as Scripture?
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1 Peter is similar to the Pauline letters
2 Peter mentions Paul's letters as scripture |
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Where was Peter when he wrote 1 Peter?
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Babylon as in Rome
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Were the original readers of 1 Peter primarily Jewish or Gentile?
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Jewish
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What is the major theme of 1 Peter?
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Godly Living and Righteous Suffering
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1 Peter has much to say concerning believers witness to the world
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True
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What is the best option concerning Christ's proclamation to the Spirit's in prison in 1 Peter 3:18-22?
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Evil angels
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There are serious doubts of Petrine authorship for 2 Peter.
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True
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2 Peter and Jude share a strong literary connection.
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True
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The significance of being firmly grounded in apostolic eyewitness testimony for 2 Peter.
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Peter asserted that he did not follow "cleverly" contributed myths in his preaching of the Second Coming and that he was "an eyewitness of His majesty"
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What is the issue surrounding Papias' statement concerning the name "John"?
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Eusebius commented of two Johns, each of whom had a tomb in Ephesus and that it was the second John who authored Revelation
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Who is the author of 1-3 John?
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John the Apostle
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The Johannine authorship of 1-3 John is based on the various relationships these writings share with each other and the Gospel of John.
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True
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Why did 2 & 3 John struggle for canonicity?
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Not preserved side by side or evaluated on the same level as 1 John and 2&3 John are the shortest books in the NT and there would be little occasion to cite them.
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What is the possible historical background of 1-3 John?
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The author is addressing a community which has undergone a schism or split in which a substantial part of the community
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What is the traditional date of 1-3 John?
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AD 90-100
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Traditional Provenance/place of writing for 1-3 John
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Provenance- Unknown
Place of writing- Ephesus |
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What was the occasion for 1-3 John?
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False teaching
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Who was Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius?
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Gaius- John 3 is addressed to commend him
Diotrephes- was condemned in 3 John for hindering those who desired to show hospitality to brethern Demetrius- was recommended by Gaius for upholding the truth of the Gospel |
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What is the best option concerning the genre of 1 John?
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categorized as a sermon, circular letter, pastoral address, paper, tract, or commentary
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What are the major themes of 1-3 John?
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1 John- Walking in the Light as Opposed to Living in Sin
2 John- Walking in Truth and Love 3 John- Cooperating with those who walk in the Truth |
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What is the Johannine Comma?
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1 John 5:7-8
The passage found in KJV is absent from every known Greek manuscript except 8 which appears to be a translation from a late recension of the Latin Vulgate |
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What is the best option concerning the order of 1-3 John?
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Traditional order- 1,2,3
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Who is the best option for authorship for Jude?
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Jude, the brother of James
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Jude's relationship to 2 Peter
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If 2 Peter postdates Jude and is authentic, then it requires early 60s as latest possible date
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The author and audience of Jude are both thoroughly Jewish.
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True
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What is the general occasion and purpose of Jude?
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Occasion- Itinerant false teachers had infiltrated the church promoting a lifestyle of licentiousness and Christian antinomianism(lawlessness)
Purpose- to encourage saints to continue in the faith and stay grounded in apostles teaching and to contend for the faith |
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Jude is a sermon in the form of an epistle/letter.
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True
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What is the major theme of Jude?
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Contend for the faith which was once all delivered to the Saints
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Jude incorporates Jewish pseudepigraphical literature such as 1 Enoch.
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True
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Authorship is a major issue with Revelation.
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True
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Who is the best option for authorship for Revelation?
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John the Apostle
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What is the best option for dating Revelation and who was most likely emperor when the book was written?
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A Domitian Date-AD 90s
Domitian was emperor |
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Where was John when he received the revelation?
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John was on the island of Patmos when he received the revelation
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Who was Revelation originally written to?
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The Seven Churches of Asia Minor
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What is the general occasion and purpose of Revelation?
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Occasion- False teachers in Asia Minor encouraging compromise of Christian witness and worship
Purpose- To encourage those who were not compromising to remain faithful despite percecution and to shock compromising churches out of their spiritual anesthesia |
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What two things must a reader seriously consider when attempting to interpret and understand the book of Revelation?
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1. Consider the socio-historical setting of first century Asia Minor
2. Consider literary genre |
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What three genres are found in the book of Revelation?
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Three-Fold Nature:
1. Apocalyptic language 2. Prophecy 3. Epistle |
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Preterist
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all past(all prophecies fulfilled in original setting)
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Historicist
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all history(prophecies trace historical developments of age of church)
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Futurist
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all future(all prophecies remain to be fulfilled in future)
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Idealist
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all symbolic(prophecies symbolize timeless struggle through good and evil)
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Eclectic
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any combination of the other categories
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What is the best way to interpret the "Judgement Cycle" found in chapters 6-20 of Revelation?
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Recapitulation- climatic series(three cycles with the same truths, but dramatically building to a climax)
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Premillinial
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literal, Jerusalem(Christ's return establishes 1000 year reign from Jerusalem)
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Amillenial
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symbolic, church(Christ's return reveals his spiritual reign throughout church age)
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Postmillenial
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symbolic, church(Christ's return celebrates church's eventual evangelistic success)
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The significance of John's use of the OT in Revelation as compared to other NT books
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John’s use of the OT plays such a major role that a proper
understanding of its use is necessary for an adequate view of Revelation as a whole. No formal quotations Daniel, Ezekiel, and Isaiah |
