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What does "synoptic" mean? |
To view together; to view from a common perspective |
"To view ___________; to view from a __________ ___________ |
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Why are there 4 Gospels? |
To spread the good news to 4 audiences, with 4 purposes, 4 emphases, and 4 portraits of Christ. |
4 A 4 P 4 E 4 PoC |
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Which animal symbolizes Matthew? |
Lion |
"____ of Judah" |
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Which animal symbolizes Mark? |
Ox |
Suffering servant |
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Which animal symbolizes Luke? |
Man |
Jesus was the perfect ___; most intelligent species |
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Which animal symbolizes John? |
Eagle |
US symbol; divinity |
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Matthew wrote his Gospel as a... |
...teacher |
The head of a classroom |
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Mark wrote his Gospel as a... |
...storyteller |
Roman audience was enthralled by tales and legends of power... |
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Luke wrote his Gospel as a... |
...historian |
Professional in history |
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John wrote his Gospel as a... |
...theologian |
Professional in theology |
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Which of the Gospels contained an early example of "controversy" by ending abruptly? |
Mark |
Written with urgency; straight to the point |
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In what way did Mark portray Jesus; what was the theme? |
A suffering servant |
Mark is represented by the ox, which is largely used in service to man. |
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What was the Christian martyrs' sign to one another? |
The fish |
In Greek, "xous" means...? |
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Who was Mark's audience? |
The Romans |
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Why was Mark written? |
To inform the Romans that Jesus is the Christ |
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Why did the Romans need to hear some "Good News?" |
Romans had little to live for - the Gospels portrayed something worth dying for. |
"The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church." --Tertullian |
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What was the Messianic Secret? |
Jesus attempting to keep his identity as the Messiah hidden. |
Jesus would perform miracles, but told people not to tell anyone about it... |
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Why did Jesus keep the Messianic Secret? |
Jews were expecting a Messiah different from Jesus |
Jews thought the Messiah would be like a second King David, or cosmic judge... |
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In what style of Greek was the Gospel of Mark written? |
Rough Greek syntax |
Mark said to be cruder in style; a fisherman's Greek |
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Mark is the Gospel of... |
...action. |
Book focuses on Jesus's works, and is written in a business-like, straight-to-the-point fashion |
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Why did Romans convert to Christianity? |
They were fed up with the Pagan gods, who couldn't do anything. |
How much Jesus did vs how much Zeus & Co. did. |
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Why were Christians persecuted? |
They wouldn't worship the Pagan gods. |
It was NOT because they worshiped Jesus... |
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Mark 16:17 expresses God's protection of people... |
...from assassination during ministry. |
Verse implies that God protects followers from incidental poisoning... |
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Who took more notice to the salvation that Jesus offered? |
Romans |
Textbook implies that the Jews may not have been too sure who Jesus really was |
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What is the chief verse of Mark? |
"The Son of Man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many." |
Mark 10:45 |
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What is the Marcan vs Matthean Priority debate? |
The debate over whether Mark or Matthew was written first. |
Not necessarily put in the Bible first... |
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Who was Matthew's audience? |
The Jews/Hebrews |
What religion/group of people did Jesus belong to? |
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Why was Matthew placed first in the Bible? |
Matthew is the best link between the Old and New Testaments. |
Old Testament ---> Matthew ---> New Testament |
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What was Matthew's emphasis? |
The fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy in the New Testament. |
Focus on Jesus's relationship to prophecy... |
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What is Christology? |
The study of Christ |
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Why was Matthew written? |
To introduce the Jews to the awaited Messiah |
Tried to confirm that Jesus was the Messiah and fulfilled Old Testament prophecy. |
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What is eschatology? |
The study of last things/future events |
"Escha" is Greek for "last things" |
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Who was the solitary disciple believed to have been present at Jesus's crucifixion? |
John |
"The disciple that Jesus loved" |
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Matthew's genealogy of Jesus differs from the one in which Gospel? |
Luke |
The only other Gospel with a genealogy is the most detailed... |
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What is the chief verse of Matthew? |
"Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many." |
Matt. 20:28 |
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Who was Luke's audience? |
The Gentiles (Greeks/intellectuals) |
Written to the "high, wealthy, and educated"; group that Aristotle belonged to... |
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What individual was Luke addressed to, as stated in 1:1-4? |
Theophilus |
Means "Lover of God"; title held by high officials (possibly false name or code name for Christians) |
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Luke is symbolized by the Winged Man, which represented... |
...the Greeks. |
What group was Luke written to? |
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Luke is also symbolized by the Son of Man, which represented... |
...the Perfect Human |
Concept complimented Greek values of athleticism |
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According to Luke, the objects of Christ included... |
...all racial, social, and economic classes. Everyone is saved. |
All encouraged to gather together in Christ |
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Luke alone ties his narrative to... |
...secular history |
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Luke was a careful historian because... |
...he interviewed different people/apostles to get the information he needed for the Gospel. |
Wanted firsthand accounts; editorial discoveries... |
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Why is the Ascension important? |
In doing so, Jesus blesses the church, or the body of believers, present and future. |
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What is the Son of Man? |
The Perfect Man |
Not flawed |
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What is one of the most important principles in studying the Bible? |
Differences should not be downplayed because each Gospel portrays a different portrait of Christ. |
4 A 4 P 4 E 4 PoC |
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The Scientific Method is not applicable to... |
...the unique |
i.e. miracles, God, Jesus, the Bible, etc. |
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According to Luke, the End Times... |
...have been delayed. |
In contrast with Matthew and Mark, which claim the End Times are imminent... |
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Luke explains how salvation... |
...moved from the Jewish people to the non-Jews/Gentiles |
Salvation is no longer limited to the Jews... |
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What is the chief verse of Luke? |
"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost." |
Luke 19:10 |
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Who is John's audience? |
Christians everywhere; the entire world |
Not just one group of people... |
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The Creation vs Evolution debate is commonly thought to be science vs religion, but in all technicalities, it is really... |
...philosophy vs philosophy |
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What is micro-evolution? |
Small mutations and variations of a kind over the course of its life. |
i.e. from infant, to toddler, to preteen, to teenager, to adult |
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What is macro-evolution? |
The mutation and variation from one kind to another |
i.e. from dirt, to bacteria, to frog, to lizard, to monkey, to human |
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What is the difference between John and the Synoptic Gospels (Matt, Mark, Luke) in terms of their portraits of Jesus? |
Synoptics focus on Jesus's humanity; John focuses on Jesus's divinity |
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How much unique material makes up the Gospel of John? |
92% |
A majority of the discourses and signs in John are not found in the Synoptic Gospels |
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In order to persuade his audience that Jesus was the Messiah, John recorded... |
...a collected number of signs and sayings that Jesus did and told during his life on Earth |
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Why do none of the Gospels self-proclaim the author or contain any signatures? |
The authors learned humility from Jesus, and exalt him throughout the Gospels, not themselves. |
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John's Gospel presupposes... |
...a knowledge of the Synoptics |
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What is Gnosticism? |
The blending of Christian, Greek, and occasionally Oriental philosophies. |
Christian + Greek = Gnostic |
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What were two of the doctrines of Gnosticism? |
(1) Denial of Jesus as fully man, only fully God; (2) Belief that one is saved by a "secret knowledge." |
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One of the circumstances of John was to... |
...oppose Gnosticism |
Gnosticism was considered a heresy |
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There are 7 miracles in John referred to as... |
...Signs. |
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The purpose of the Signs is... |
...so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ. |
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Instead of parables, Jesus gives... |
...7 discourses |
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What was the First Discourse? |
Nicodemus's lesson on being born again; also, John the Baptist exalts Jesus |
"He must increase, I must decrease." |
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What was the Fifth Discourse? |
The conflict with the adulterous woman, when the Jewish officials attempted to trap Jesus |
"Go and sin no more." |
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What was the Seventh Discourse? |
People become children of God only when they are "adopted," or born again through God. |
"Those who do not follow are not of the Father's fold." |
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One of the most important principles presented in John is... |
...your new life begins when you accept Christ into your life. |
Here and now, not in heaven. |
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According to the textbook, Jesus was... |
...an apocalyptic prophet. |
Preached a lot about the end times... |
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What was one of the reasons that the Jewish leaders wanted Jesus killed? |
Jesus's messages were not good news to those in power. |
Jesus's message proclaimed that the humbled would be exalted, and the exalted would be humbled. |
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The Jewish religious leaders didn't like that Jesus associated with... |
...sinners. |
People that needed his guidance |
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The Jewish religious leaders did not agree with Jesus's views... |
...of the Temple. |
Sadducees were big on this building... |
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What was the chief verse of John? |
"These things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name." |
John 20:31 |
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What do the Gospels (especially the chief verses) all have in common? |
Life through Christ |
______ through Christ. |
