Unit 14 Early Epistles

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gospels prior to enlightenment according to augustine

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Matthew Mark Luke and john

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Matthew fact according to augustine

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John Mark used apostles Peter and Matthew as sources for his gospel

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Luke and John fact according to augustine

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were written desperately but with some of the same info from matthew and mark

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harmony of gospels (Augustine)

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Augustine attempts to explain problems in the gospels

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JJ grylesbach

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1776 summary of gospels of matthew Mark and luke

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synoptic gospels

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Matthew Mark luke

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Marcan hypothesis

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Mark was written first and then used as a source for gospels of Matt and luke

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HJ holtzman

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1863 introduces Q

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Q(uelle)

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the 230 verses matthew and Luke share in common

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2 source hypothesis

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Mark + Q= synoptic gospels

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bit streeter four document hypothesis

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1924 mark + Q + Matt + Luke = synoptic gospels

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narrative criticism

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how story is told

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reader response criticism

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how we respond

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social-science critisism

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how does the ancient world affect modern world

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contemporary approaches to nt criticism

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1. narrative
2. rhetorical
3.reader-response
4.social-science

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author of acts

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early church tradition names luke

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date of acts

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62 AD

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audience of acts

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theophilus and other interested gentiles

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different purposes of acts

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historic apologetic polemic

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historic purpose of acts

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1. shows how church started at Pentecost and what happens to it after
2. Pentecost represents birthday of early church to Luke

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apologetic purpose of acts

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Luke portrays the believers in Jesus to be:
1. religiously pious
2. morally pure
3. politically innocent

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polemic purpose of acts

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1. refutes magic and gives special attention to those involved in sorcery
2. Christianity always beats mysticism

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different characteristics of acts

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1. speeches
2.Pentecost
3.early Christian
4.gentile mission

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speeches of acts

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19 speeches in acts that reflect theology of early church

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Pentecost

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1. Luke views Pentecost as birthday of early church
2. Pentecost marks the beginning of the "last days"

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early Christian commuinty

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1. characterized by fear and awe both within and outside the community

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gentile mission

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1. Luke stresses role of Peter
2. mission is direct result of the plan and purpose of God and not apart of Jerusalem churches mission
3. Jerusalem council

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points of interest of acts

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1.key verse: acts 1:8
2. Paul's missionary journeys
a. all journeys started in Antioch
b. Paul travels east of Asia minor
c. Macedonian cell- Paul's journey. through Macedonia and Greece brought the gospel to continent of Europe

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Paul's early history and background

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1. Saul was born in Tarsus in AD 14
2. citizen of rome- Hebrew of hebrews
3. apart of the tribe of Benjamin
4. educated in Jerusalem by genaliel I
5. member of Pharisees

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Paul's conversion

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1. appears at execution of Stephen
2. confronted by Jesus on his way to Damascus and converted
3. Saul is blinded, he fasts and prays for 3 days in Damascus
4. ananias (disciple) lays hand on Saul and he receives his sight back
5. Saul is baptized and begins preaching
6. Saul returns to Tarsus and found by barnabas and taken to Antioch

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Paul's 1st missionary journey

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AD 47-49
a. plants churches in galatia
b. writes letter to Galatians

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Paul's 2nd missionary journey

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AD 50-53
a. Paul plants churches in philippi, Berea, thessalonica and Corinth
b. writes thessalonians

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Paul's 3rd missionary

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AD 53-57
a. extended stay in Ephesus writes 1 Corinthians
b. travels to Macedonia writes 2 Corinthians
c. waits in Corinth to go to Jerusalem and writes letter to romans

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Paul's imprisonment

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1. Paul is falsely accused of bringing gentile onto Jewish temple grounds
2. he is imprisoned for 2 years in caesura maritime
3. while imprisoned, he writes the prison epistles

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prison epistles

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Ephesians Philippians Colossians and Philemon

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Paul's latter years

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1. might have had 4th missionary- writes Titus and 1 Timothy
2. final imprisonment- writes 2 Timothy
3. Paul is killed in rome AD 64 during reign of nero

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pattern of Paul's letters

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1. salvation
2. theological indicative
3. issues addressed
4. moral imperative
5. closing remarks

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letters of Paul chronological order

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1. the early epistles
2. the major epistles
3. the prison epistles
4. the pastoral epistles

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the early epistles order

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1. Galatians
2. 1 Thessalonians
3. 2 Thessalonians

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the major epistles order

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1.1 Corinthians
2. 2 Corinthians
3. Romans

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the prison epistles order

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1. philomen
2. Colossians
3. Ephesians
4. Philippians

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the pastoral epistles order

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1. 1 Timothy
2. Titus
3. 2 Timothy

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Galatians date

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1. north galatian theory- written to north galatian churches, after 2nd missionary, after Jerusalem council- 55 AD
2. south galatian theory- written to south galatian churches, after 1st missionary, and before the Jerusalem council- 49 AD

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purpose of Galatians

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1. prove judaizers wrong
2. combat Jewish legalism
3. defend salvation by Grace through Faith in Christ

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main themes of Galatians

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1. Paul defends his apostleship
2. justification by faith
3. freedom from law doesn't force us from morality

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points of interest of galatians

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we are not justified by works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 2:15-16)

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1 Thessalonians date

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51 AD

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1 Thessolonians purpose

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1. to offer congratulations
2. explain eschatology (death, judgement and final destination)

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1 Thessalonians points of interest

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Lord will come down from heaven and the dead will rise first ( 1 Thessalonians 4:16)

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2 Thessolonians date

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51 AD

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2 Thessolonians purpose

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1. to give encouragement- persecuted church and tells them to return to Jesus
2. refute error in eschatology- addresses controversial issues regarding end times, warns church to not be deceived