new testament exam 3

who are the recipients of hebrews?

many jewish christians

circumstances of the jews being written to in hebrews

they were suffering persecution

what is the author of hebrews trying to prevent the recipients from doing?

going back to old jewish ways. judaism was recognized by the romans but christianity is seen as a threat and therefore faces persecution

ways that hebrews indicates christianity is better than judaism

jesus is superior to the angels, jesus is superior to moses, offers better priesthood, offers better sacrifice, and covenant

what do we know about the author of the letter of james

james is the half-brother of jesus, known as jacob, key leader in jerusalem in early church, murdered

what recent archaeological study is associated with james?

osuary (bone burial box)

James 1:2

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

james 1:13

let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"

James 1:18

By his own choice he gave birth to us by the message of truth so that we should be a sort of first fruits of all his creation

what james 1:18 means

when christians are born again they become a part of God's new creation

james 2:17

so faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead

how should we explain the relationship between faith and works?

faith = salvation + works

how are christians like sojourners and exiles?

they are living among people who do not share their values or religion

if we are exiled, where is the home of christians according to dr dubis?

the hope of the new creation for all people who believe

how can salvation be past, present, and future?

past= when you were born again, present = the process of growing your faith, future = its still out there, hasn't been fully revealed

what does 1 peter mean by a spiritual house

image of a temple with jesus as a cornerstone

how are all believers like priests?

we live among people with different values and are supposed to be representatives of God

who are the spirits in prison in 1 peter 3:19

disembodied humans or supernatural spirits who are disobedient, demons

when did jesus go to the spirits in prison?

during his ascension into heaven

did jesus descend into hell

no

2 peter 1:4 describes christians as partakers of the divine nature. what does peter mean by this and what does he not mean by this?

he does mean christians should have holy lives that imitate God. he does not mean human beings become gods

what is peter's situation when he is writing 2 peter?

he knows he is going to die soon, still in rome

what two things did the false teachers in 2 peter deny?

jesus not coming back and no coming judgement

how did peter use his experience of jesus' transfiguration to combat the false teachers

reassurance, foretaste of whats to come

three examples peter used to prove the coming judgement of the world

rebellious angels, flood, sodom and gomorrah

how are the false teachers like a washed pig that goes back to wallowing in the mud

they rejected the teachings and went back to their old ways

what was docetism

jesus only seemed to be human, wasn't really

how do the opening verses of 1 john indicate that the letter is battling docetism

talks about seeing and touching jesus, emphasizes physical aspects

who are the many antichrists that have come?

false teachers

what is the relation of the many antichrists to the Antichrist?

they are associated with the end of time and put themselves in the place of God

what do the antichrists teach

docetism

1 john 5:13 says that johns purpose in writing the letter

that you may know that you have eternal life

three tests of life that the false teachers failed

do you believe the right thing about jesus?

has my life been changed?

do i love others?

what is it about ancient inns that made christian hospitality important

the inns were where bad things took place, so christians needed to open up their homes so that other christians didnt have to be around it

when should hospitality not be shown

to false teachers- don't enable them

is there evidence that jesus' brothers believed in him during his earthly ministry?

no evidence, they didn't show honor to him

role of jesus' brothers in the early church

travelling missionaries, equal status to apostles

books written by jesus' brothers

jude and james

jude writes his letter in order to appeal to the church to

contend for the faith

3 old testament examples of God judging sexual sin in jude

exodus of israel, angels who had sex with humans, sodom and gomorrah

how readers should respond to false teachers and their followers

evangelize to them and be merciful

why jude cited extrabiblical books

the false teachers were fascinated with them so jude used them to prove they were wrong and that they point to the bible

extrabiblical books cited in jude

1 enoch and the testament of moses

3 ways christians can fulfill the directive to "keep yourselves in God's love"

building yourself up in the holy faith, praying in the holy spirit, waiting for the mercy