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NT Exam 2
Study guide for New Testament exam two
Term | Definition |
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John 20:30-31 | location of John's purpose statement |
Book of Signs | the first half of John is called the |
Book of Glory | the second half of John is called the |
Genesis | the first portion of John echoes what book? |
New Genesis | Jesus' coming marks a ( ) according to John 1:1 |
True | John is unique because it includes "I am" sayings of Jesus |
All "I am" statements in John | "I am" the bread of life (6:25-59), the light of the world (8:12), the door of the sheep (10:7-9), the good shepherd (10:11-14), the resurrection and life (11:25), the way, the truth, and the life (14:6), the true vine (15:1-17) |
"My Lord and My God!" | Thomas's response after seeing the resurrected Jesus |
Unique characteristics of John | does not follow the same order/chronology of the other gospels, has a geographic focus on Jesus' ministry, includes sayings of Jesus (focus on eternal life/"I am"), Jesus has explicit identification with God |
John's writing style | As an evangelist, proposing that the Messiah, son of God, is Jesus |
Early ministry (2:1-4:54) | where is Jesus' clearing/cleansing of the temple placed in John |
True | Jesus initially appears to all of the disciples but Thomas |
John Mark | who is the author of the gospel of Mark? |
When Mark was written | likely the mid 60s; was the 1st gospel written, and it was written before the destruction of the temple (70 AD). in Rome |
Ancient Biography | The ancient genre for Matthew, Mark, and Luke |
Peter | Mark's gospel is written according to the preaching of who? |
Peter | who made the confession at Caesarea Philippi? |
Moses (law) and Elijah (prophet) | who appeared with Jesus at the transfiguration? |
Jesus' authority | what concept about Jesus is prominent in Matthew? |
True | the authority of Jesus impacted people; whenever Jesus would speak, people listened |
Matthew | the only gospel that mentions the coming of the wise men/magi; this makes it unique |
Matthew | gospel that emphasizes Jesus as a new "Moses" |
Matthew | which book is the favorite book of the early church? |
Five | Matthew is organized around discourses/monologues that repeat ( ) times |
Matthew 28: 18-20 | where does the Great Commission occur in Matthew |
Great Commission | Passages where Jesus urges his apostles to make "disciples of all nations" and "baptize" them; occurs in Matthew |
Matthew 5-7 | where does the Sermon on the Mount occur in Matthew |
Sermon on the Mount | Sermon that Jesus gave that includes the Lord's prayer/how to live a life pleasing to God and characteristics of discipleship |
True | Matthew was a tax collector who was educated and his gospel contained a strong Jewish heritage |
90 | Over ( ) % of Mark is found in Matthew |
70 | Over ( ) % of Mark is found in Luke |
What Matthew declares | Jesus is the fulfillment of the Davidic Messiah, he is the new Moses, he is the teacher of all teachers, Jesus' mission was to offer his life to save people from sin |
Matthew 1:21 | the thesis statement of Matthew is |
Paul | Luke was a colleague of which apostle? |
Luke | was a medical doctor who was most likely a Gentile |
Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts | which books did Luke write? |
Just after the destruction of the temple (70 AD) | what occasion/time period is Luke written in? |
Unique characteristics of Luke | written in well-polished Greek, written as volume 1 of a 2 volume set, "on the way to Jerusalem" section is slowed down; mentions a lot of parables (lost son, etc) |
Luke | which gospel writer writes like a researcher, with eyewitness and orderly accounts (a scholar) proclaims universal offer of salvation |
True | Luke declares Jesus is a savior for all mankind, kingdom of God is for outcasts, Jesus saves sinners, and Jesus coming is a fulfillment of God's promises |
To save | what does the Greek word "sozo" mean as used in Luke |
Unique characteristics of Mark | the shortest gospel, uses crudest form of Greek, the earliest gospel written |
Mark | who was a missionary colleague of Paul and Barnabas? |
Peter, James, and John; Peter is the "head" | who were the "inner three" apostles, and who was the head/top of this group |
The disciple whom Jesus loved | who does John call himself rather than his name? |
True | the raising of Lazarus is unique to John |
His resurrection (20: 1-31) | what was the greatest sign of who Jesus was in John |
True | John writes to remind Jews that Jesus is the Messiah/son of God; John was probably from Ephesus |
God (spirit) and Creation (matter) | what are the two parts of creation? |
True | John depicts Jesus' life through various "signs" of who he is (raising Lazarus, healing the blind, feeding the 5,000) |
True | Mark was written fast paced, like a storyteller |
Mark | gospel that declares that the kingdom of God is here and that we can partake through belief, repentance, and following Jesus |
True | Mark records Peter's memoirs |
Three parables in Luke | The parables of the Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, and Lost (Prodigal) Son |
Double Tradition | The material that is found in both Matthew and Luke, but not in Mark |