New Testament Exam 2 and 3

-50% of Matthews gospel comes from Mark -does not contain birth stories -has no resurrection story -contains sayings of Jesus (Q source) -JC baptized by John -in order Passion Narratives: Jesus fulfills scripture, judas commits suicide and realized Jesus is the Messiah, PP wife declares Jesus as innocent, rock splits

Abraham --> 14 generations --> David -kings --> 14 gen. --> exile in babylon --> 14 gen. --> Messiah

Jews who followed Jesus

-Matthew = Mk + Q + M

-80-90 C.E in Antioch

28 chapters

the True Jewish Messiah Why? - Because the Jews are split into 2 sects (Christ-believing Jews and Traditional Jews)

-91% of Marks gospel can be seen in Matthew/Luke -Background: Nero in rule and persecutes Christians -Starts with Blindman and ends with Blindman following Jesus

• Passion Narrative: woman anoints Jesus for burial, Jesus claims to be divine but is considered blasphemy, trial with PP turns political, disciples flee, curtain of temple

understand

-has 16 chapters

67 CE, Rome

persecuted Christians

the unrecognized suffering Son of God

-prophets are rejected -reversal theology (rich will be poor and poor will be rich) -JC baptized by Abraham -JC had sermon on the plain -JC includes outcast and sinners, he heals, forgives -Passion Narrative: crucifixion, empty tomb, accession -Luke does not talk about JC coming back

Adam

-Luke = Mk + Q + L

gentiles (non-jews)

85 CE

the Savior of the World

-Similarities with Synoptics: shared stories (feeding of 5000) and passion narratives -omits birth story -JC teaches about the Kingdom of God and Identity

-95 CE

Jewish Christians

the life-giving word from Heaven

mark, matthew, luke, john

the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view

The Synoptic Problem is the problem of the literary relationships among the first three “Synoptic” Gospels. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called “Synoptic Gospels” because they can be “seen together”.

200 sayings of Jesus Christ

-Matthew is the basis of synoptic tradition, no need for q source, Luke copies, Mark abbreviates

-Mark is the 1st gospel written (basis of synoptic tradition) -Q sayings, Mk source and L scource

The Babylonian captivity was Israel’s punishment for not keeping the Sabbath for the land. According to Leviticus 25:1-7 they were supposed to let the land lie fallow for one year out of every seven.

An intercalation is a literary device whereby two pericopes, or narrative units, are combined by splitting one apart and inserting the other between the parts (seen in marks gospel)

was used in Matthew and Mark to reveal JC glory

The Transfiguration of Jesus is a spiritual event that reveals Jesus’ divine nature and coming sacrifice to his disciples.

JC told people who knew that he was the messiah to keep his title a secret

Jesus’ sermon, therefore, implies that his ministry is one that liberates people from social and economic oppression, just as other pronouncements indicate that Jesus also frees people from sin’s oppression. Later, in Luke 4:24-29, Jesus provokes his audience by insisting that prophets suffer rejection in their homelands.

the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion

the garden where JC prayed, arrested and denied in the passion narratives

the supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem

guilty man who was freed by the people during JC conviction

assigned Pontius Pilate as roman ruler during JC life

Joseph of Arimathea was, according to all four canonical gospels, the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion.

-who Lukes gospel was written for -name means lover of God

Logos - word Life - Bios (biological) and Zoe (vitality) Light - universal believing is acting on something that you think is true based on love, loyalty and trust states main idea of johns gospel is that the flesh (JC) is among us - Incarnation I AM - Yahweh - 7 sayings signs were written for people to believe, 7 signs

talks about the non living and living; ex: JC turning water into wine

feet washing during the last supper scene in John's gospel

speaking in tongues (received during Pentecost)

empowering force that drives the movement of early Christian followers of Jesus

“the faith of Christ”

all human beings are guilty before God and because of our guilty we are judged in the "court” of God. Because Jesus took our judgement Gods judgement is put on Jesus.

Born into a union with Jesus through Baptism

Paul is writing to a specific event (the return of Jews in the Christian community of Rome

writings by Paul about a event problem

group of Pauline letters- that are written to specific people

universal letters

inner part of Jewish Temple

to sooth the anger by animal sacrifice

Caesar Nero

Acts (actions)

Written by Luke in 85 C.E in Asia Minor

Written for the gentiles

Jesus = Savior of the world

Genre: Succession narrative (story about who succeeded Jesus

-former persecutor of Christians

-aka Saul

-Hellenistic Jew

-Paul teaches in rhetoric

-originally believed Jesus was cursed

- Damascus road revelation (Saul met Jesus and his view changed

Hellenistic Judaism was a form of Judaism in classical antiquity that combined Jewish religious tradition with elements of Greek culture

leaders of Christian movement join leaders of jewish movement

• compromise between gentiles and jews

the Pauline Epistles are the 13 letters written by the apostle Paul that are included in the canon of Scripture. The Pauline Epistles are Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.

the island where John was exiled and wrote revelation (has a vision where he writes 7 letters to churches

Ascension’ simply means ‘going up’, and as we can see from these Bible verses, it refers to Jesus ascending to heaven.

-Covenantal Nomism means “Trust and Obey

-it is understood that people continue to sin. The covenant includes the means for being forgiven of sins.

sin that all humans are born with when Adam bit the apple

take care of community first, then care about yourself

Biblical typology is the biblical study of types. Types, meaning symbols, are used to represent something else. For example, the Passover lamb in Exodus served as a type or symbol of Jesus Christ who would later come as a sacrifice for the atonement of sins.

-genre of Revelations

-the apocalypse is the main idea of these writings

Author: Unknown

-catholic epistle

- written in 80’s CE to an Unknown audience

Parenesis: moral exhortation (encouragement)

John writes instructions on how to run their church

understood to be either a transcription of such a lecture, or a written development of one.

Faith is to believe, and works is to do

Jesus

Nero (54-68) and Domitian (81-96)

the devil

In the Bible, Babylon is mentioned from Genesis to Revelation, as it rises from its rebellious beginnings to become a symbol of the Antichrist’s evil world system.

symbol of the chosen people of God—Israel—the woman in Revelation is also a symbol of the new people of God, the Church.

The word apostle means “one who is sent out.”.

Saint Peter was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and the first leader of the early Church.

Pauls conversion: origonally believed Jesus is cursed because he was born on a tree (trees were where criminals died on), jesus interupts paul on the demascus road (jesus shows paul that he is still living), pauls view changes, JC is blessed by God

Paul writes 13 books/letters:

• his theology is righteous shall live by faith (can’t rely on the law)

• Ethical Themes of Paul: take care of community first, then care about yourself

Impact on Christian Community:

• explained the relationship between God the Father and Jesus, and on the mystical human relationship with the divine.

4 B.C.E – Birth of Jesus 49 C.E – Expulsion of Jesus and Jerusalem Council 29 C.E – Jesus begins ministry 30-33 C.E – Jesus dies 67 C.E – Written of Mark 70 C.E – Jerusalem is destroyed by Romans 85 C.E – Written of Matthew and Luke 90-95 C.E – Written of John 367 C.E – written of cannon