Study Guide for Final Exam on N.T. Wright and C.S. Lewis

These flashcards cover key concepts related to N.T. Wright's views on Jesus and C.S. Lewis's perspectives from their respective works, serving as a review tool for the final exam.

What are the three puzzles N.T. Wright discusses about Jesus?

1) Jesus’ world is strange to us, 2) Jesus’ God is strange to us, 3) Jesus acted like he was in charge.

What is C.S. Lewis’s trilemma?

The argument that Jesus is either God, a liar, or a lunatic.

What is the 'perfect storm' in the context of N.T. Wright's teaching?

A situation involving the Romans enslaving the Jews, Jewish suffering while longing for God as king, and Jesus not being the expected Messiah.

What is the difference between linear and cyclical views of time?

Linear view presents time as a straight timeline to a point; cyclical view presents time as a circular plot.

How did Jesus exemplify the concept of the Davidic king?

He was both a leader to the Jews out of slavery and also represented God spiritually.

What was radical about Jesus forgiving sins?

He forgave sins outside of the temple, implying a new type of authority.

Judah the Hammer failure

he wanted power

What is the difference between making and begetting according to C.S. Lewis?

Making refers to creating superficially, while begetting refers to bringing something into existence.

What do 'bios' and 'zoe' mean in Lewis's framework?

Bios refers to biological life; zoe refers to spiritual life.

What are the three types of laws described in the notes?

Moral laws (prescriptive), logical laws (descriptive), and physical laws (descriptive based on logic).

What are Hume's objection and three presuppositions in his objection to miracles?

Obj: events that happen more are more likely to occur again, 1) The universe is determined, 2) The universe is static, 3) The universe is closed.

Simon the Star failure

was successful but was conquered

Herod the Great failure

was successful but there was already another messiah

Simon bar-Giora failure

was evil and killed his kids