NT Exam 2 Study Guide

WML de Wettle

issues with reality

FC Baur

Propaganda, not accurate

WML de Wettle

issues with reality

FC Baur

Propaganda, not accurate

Albert Schwegler

Written late

Edward Zeller

Miracles are impossible much of acts must be made up

Martain Dibelius

Pauls journal

Ernest Haenchen

WE need a nest and a hen for eggs

Mathias Schneckenburger

Math sees a temple

Albert Ritschel

Student of FC baur, historical data

James Smith

Pauls voyage

JB lightfoot

Destroyed FC baurs hypothesis

Sir William Ramsay

Archeological Evidence

FF Bruce

Wrote a 2 part commentary

Luke 2

the word first could mean the earliest cences that took place in Quirinus who was a leader in Syria

Against

1. Date

2. Bethlehem

3. Quirinus

Preterist Interpretation Beast

Nero

Preterist Interpretation Direction

Back

Historical View Beast

Pope

Historical View Direction

Down

The Symbolic Method Beast

Evil; 666

The Symbolic Method Direction

Up

Futurist Dispensationalist Beast

Future evil person

Future Dispensationalist direction

Forward

Progressive Dispensationalist Beast

Nero AND future evil person

Progressive Dispensationalist direction

forward and backward

What View does Professor Shepard agree with?

Progressive Dispensationalist

Themes of Revelation

1. Problem with Evil

2. Coming of Wrath

3. Coming of the Kingdom

Characteristic of Apocalyptic literature: Revelatory Communication

Reveals a mystery

Characteristic of Apocalyptic literature: Angelic Mediation

How God and people communicate through angels

Characteristic of Apocalyptic literature: Discourse Cycles

Repeating Cycles of activities

Characteristic of Apocalyptic literature: Ethical Discourse

Recognition of Evil

Characteristic of Apocalyptic literature: Esoteric Symbolizm

intended for a specific audience

Characteristic of Apocalyptic literature: Recital of History

mystery reacts with history

Characteristic of Apocalyptic literature: Pseudonymous

written under false claim

Themes of Apocalypse: Pessimism toward current age

The Word is only going to get worse

Themes of Apocalypse: Promise of Restoration

God will Through restore

Themes of Apocalypse: Transcental reality

Spiritual World is acting in the Spiritual World

Themes of Apocalypse: Determinism

God is in control

Themes of Apocalypse: Modified Dualism

Anticipating This age for the age to come