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12 Cards in this Set
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1 John Author/Recipient/Purpose/Theme |
Author: "we"/Johannine community ( a community that followed John testimony), John of Zebedee (Polichart says that it is this person) recipient: Unknown-uses the phrase dear children Purpose: Not a letter, reassures reader of the truth, elder's authority, correct heretical teaching, Theme: Christology, speaking again heresy (denying that JEsus is the son of God, denying jesus is fully human), Harmartiology (3 sins), Love is the opposite of sin |
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2 John Author/Recipient/Purpose/Theme |
Author: The elder (presbyteros) Recipient: To the chosen lady and her children Purpose: Christian hospitality and bringing love and truth together Theme: A letter instructing a congregation not to welcome those who deny that Christ came in the Flesh |
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3 John Author/Recipient/Purpose/Theme |
Author: Elder (presbyteros) Recipient: Gaius Purpose: personal letter to an individual Theme: Letter commending those who support missionaries and reproving those who refuse to support them. |
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What connections are there between each letter of John and between 1 John and the Gospel of John? |
1. Similar concepts, vocabulary, theology 2. Similar language 3. Similar purpose (John 20:30,31 and 1 John 5:13) 4. Gospel presents why someone should believe in JEsus 5. Common words-paraclete 6. Letter written to correct misreading and distortion of Gospel. |
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What do we know about the life of the apostle John after the Biblical account? |
Lives in Ephesus |
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Describe what false teachings are addressed in 1 John |
1. Denied that Jesus is the son of God, and that Jesus was fully human 2. 1 John teaches that Jesus is the eternally preexistent word (4:2), Jesus is the fully human incarnate son of God, and It is JEsus crucifixion that is the essence of the gospel and enables reconciliation. |
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Who are the people in 3 John and what is the situation between them? |
The elder-the author of the note/letter who asserts spiritual authority Gaius-a dear friend of the elder's who lives at some distance Diotrephes-a man who has considerable influence over a congregation and who is spreading malicious gossip about the elder Demetrius-a well respected man from the elder's congregation who brings the note Itinerant Brothers-missionaries sent from the elder |
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What is the social/historical setting in which Revelation was written? |
There seems to be persecution, yet the worst is yet to come.
Emperor Worship:Domitian or Nero
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What is the genre of Revelation and how does that help interpret it? How is prophesy and apocalyptic prophesy identified? |
Prophesy: Critiques the current times and convey's God's guidance for the church Letter: The churches of Asia/Pastoral Apocalyptic: Provides glimpses of Justice and meaning living in God's kingdom |
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What are the different approaches to interpreting Revelation and what are their weaknesses |
Historic:Everything is historical, you can pinpoint historic events in the book of revelation (Always shifting/subjective, self-centered/Western focused) Preterist: Everything in the book has happened in the past (except for the final end)(Application to today/Applicable to 1st century but not today), OT prophetic work (Book of Daniel-much has past),World hasn't ended yet Futurist: Nothing in chapter 4-22 has happened but it will be in the future (Subjective interpretation, difficult for application (eventually the future will have to come) Idealist: Principles that book can teach us (Theological-what can we learn about who God is)(Demotes scripture and prophesy in general, Hyper spiritualizes everything), OT would ignore all the other genre book) |
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What are the layers of meaning that can help in interpreting Revelation? |
Linquistic-what is the text saying Visionary:what is the vision trying to communicate Referential: Contemporary:i.e. someone could be labeled as an evil beast, we're in the middle of the book Symbolic: theological significance (asking the questions of what does this teach about God) |
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Author of Revelation/Recipients/Purpose/Theme |
Author: John (brother, companion in suffering)/John the apostle (Turtulian) Recipient: Churches in Asia Date: It happened on the Lord's Day Purpose: Apocolyptic Prophesy Letter Themes: Sovereignty of God/Dichotomy between heaven and earth/Cosmic War/Christ as Lamb/Judgment/Mission/Worship |
