New Testament Content Exam #2

Front 1

What are the Lukan errors? (6)

Back 1

Quirinius, Chronology, Paul's speeches, "we" sections, miracles, different Paul

Front 2

Why could Jesus not have been born in Quirinius' time?

Back 2

He would have been born in 6-7 AD, instead of 3-4 BC.

Front 3

WML de Wette

Back 3

Looked at history and archaeology and accuses Luke of being inaccurate; Scientific Revolution

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FC Baur

Back 4

Tubingen (school of thought); Jewish (Petrine) party vs. Gentile (Pauline) party; ACTS is written by the Gentile group to validate the mission to the Gentiles.

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Albert Schwegler

Back 5

ACTS was not written until 120-130 AD; not accurate because of time in between.

Front 6

Edward Zeller

Back 6

The miracles are impossible.

Front 7

Martin Debelius

Back 7

Speeches of ACTS are completely made up; ACTS was a story made out of an journal of Paul's.

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Ernst Haenchen

Back 8

ACTS is propaganda for the Gentiles; "we" passages are used as a narrative tool to draw the reader into the story; "historical present" in Koine Greek.

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Hans Conzelmann

Back 9

ACTS is all fictional.

Front 10

Mathias Schnekenburger

Back 10

Luke = eyewitness; book was written before AD 70 (when the temple was destroyed)

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Albrecht Ritschl

Back 11

ACTS is historically reliable (from study)

Front 12

James Smith

Back 12

wrote "The Voyage and the Shipwrecks of Paul"; ACTS is accurate because of the usage of nautical terms, ancient sailing methods, ancient ships, and conditions of the Mediterranean.

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JB Lightfoot

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Ignatius, Clemente, and Polycarp destroyed Baur's hypothesis; no conflict between Jewish and Gentile church.

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Sir William Ramsey

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said, "Luke is a great historian"; He was a scholar and archaeologist and an expert in Paul's missionary journey.

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FF Bruce

Back 15

Used methods which are used to test the accuracy of other ancient authors; Luke is unsurpassed

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AV Sherman-White

Back 16

can't reject ACTS' historical details

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Colin Hemer

Back 17

the details that describe the historical truth prove that Luke was trying to be accurate and was an eyewitness

Front 18

Problem with Luke 2:2 (1)

Back 18

No evidence for census under Cs. Augustus

Front 19

What did Herod's tax system need?

Back 19

Numerous censuses because of the detail

Front 20

What did Jewish tribes do in a census?

Back 20

Gathered together for censuses; explains why Mary and Joseph had to go to back to Bethlehem.

Front 21

What else can "governor" be translated as?

Back 21

leader, official, ruler, or order

Front 22

What else can "first" be translated as?

Back 22

earliest

Front 23

Why can we trust that Luke and Acts are accurate?

Back 23

They used some of Mark and Mark is considered the "most accurate" gospel.

Front 24

When was Revelation written?

Back 24

80-90 AD

Front 25

What is apocalyptic literature?

Back 25

Supernatural beings give God's words to humans; reality, temporal.

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What are the characteristics of Apocalyptic Literature? (7)

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1) Revelatory Communication