NT EXAM 3 - ITEMS

2 key strategies of Hebrews

1. From Prophecy to Fulfillment: Jewish Scripture predicts a new, better covenant replacing the old

2. From Shadow to Reality: Jewish religion = shadows pointing to Christ, the true reality

2 key features of James

1. Echoes of Jesus’s Instruction: Sayings mirror Jesus’ teachings ( Sermon on the Mount + other Gospels)

2. Justification by Faith and Works: misread Paul as “faith only,” James teaches faith shown through works

3 sections of the Didache

1. The Two Ways: provides basic instruction to converts 

• “Way of Life”=  instruction for salvation 

• “Way of Death”=  activities to avoid

2. Church Order: instructions for activities (food, baptism, fasting, prayer, Eucharist) + extended section on church leadership

3. Mini Apocalypse: imminent end of the world, probably added later

3 audiences of Johannine Epistles

1. 1 John: open letter to the Johannine community 

2. 2 John:  personal letter to church (“elect lady”= metaphor)

3. 3 John:  private letter to individual (Gaius)

2 key themes 1 Peter

1. Suffering: Christians rejected state gods + challenged social hierarchy= widely disliked

2. Response to Suffering: to endure, be ready to make verbal defense, etc 

4 types of Apocryphal Gospels

1. Narrative Gospels: written accounts of Jesus’s sayings, deeds, and experiences. 

2. Sayings Gospels: composed almost exclusively of Jesus’s words to his disciples. 

3. Infancy Gospels: Narratives of Jesus’s birth and youth. 

4. Passion Gospels: accounts of Jesus that focus on his trial, death, and resurrection

2 features of Gospel of Thomas

1. Thomas dependent on Gospel of Matthew (“kingdom of heaven” vocabulary)

2. Thomas denies the future coming of the Son of Man

3 features of Gospel of Peter

1. Supports docetic Christology

2. Jews (not the Romans) culpable for Jesus’s death

3.  talking cross states he has preached to those who are dead