New Testament Exam 2

Hermeneutics are

How to interpret scripture and understanding the rules to interpreting the Bible

Know the basic definitions of the historical/contextual method of hermeneutics

Looking at the context of a particular text, its history, its author, its specific use in specific places in the Bible.

exegesis is

interpreting a passage of scripture using sound hermeneutical principles, like the historical/grammatical method

eisegesis is

interpreting a passage of scripture using personal preferences, no sound hermeneutical methods.  In short, making the text say what one wants it to say without context of the original audience

the three basic principles of Hermeneutics/Interpretation

the three important “A” words of Hermeneutics and their order

Author, Audience, Application

the “crucial important rule” in Biblical interpretation

that you absolutely CANNOT make a biblical text say to the 21^st century audience what it did not mean to its original audience

the word Gospel means

Good news

Have an understanding of what is meant by the Gospel of Jesus Christ

The Messiah has come to the Jews, The Savior has come to all people, The Kingdom of God has come to the earth

what the Gospels are

Historical narratives, eyewitness accounts, written for different audiences

what the Gospels are NOT

Biographies or chronological

what was Matthew’s occupation

A tax collector

who was Matthew’s primary audience

The Jewish people

what is Matthew’s primary theme

Jesus is the promised Messiah

what does Synoptic Gospel mean

To see together

The Synoptic Gospels are

Matthew, Mark and Luke

How does Matthew show Jewish influence

He emphasizes Christ as the fufillment of the Messianic OT prophecies and was structured in five divisions like the OT Law

Beatitudes mean

Blessed in Latin

What was Jesus establishing at the Sermon on the Mount

The He is the Messiah and the stanof the Kingdom of Heaven

What did Jesus mean by “righteousness that surpasses the Pharisees”

That our righteousness will always fall short, and we need a savior. Jesus is that savior.

What’s the so what of the Sermon on the Mount

Jesus is saying, “Your righteousness will always fall short; You need a Savior; I am that Savior"

how did one become a disciple of a rabbi

Complete Hebrew School and beg a rabbi if he thought you were good enough he’d invite you to follow him

how did Hebrew school work

There was the house of the book, then the house of learning, and finally the men were to find a rabbi. Should at any point you fail you were sent home to learn the trade

what’s the so what when Jesus tells Matthew to “Come and follow me”

Jesus wants everyone to come follow and learn from him regardless of how worthy they are

Know the decision for which Matthew calls us to make (Matthew 16:13-18)

the primary theme of Mark

Jesus is God’s Suffering Servant

the eyewitnesses in Mark

Simon Peter

The primary audience of Mark

Gentile Christians in slavery and suffering persecution

Know what nearly ½ of Mark’s gospel records regarding Jesus Christ

Christ’s final week, or time of greatest suffering

why is Mark’s gospel is considered “fast paced”

Because slaves don't talk; they work.

Know what Mark focused upon regarding Christ as compared to what Matthew focused upon.

Have an understanding of the significance of the ending of Mark’s gospel – Chapter 16

What did Jesus Christ established as the heart of God’s Kingdom

Servanthood

What does Christ’ baptism show us

The ultimate love relationship of discipleship with God is a surrendered life to God 

what does the term repent mean

180 turn, from all other loves to one love, admittance of sin asking for forgiveness and desiring change

what does the term believe mean

Entrusting one’s life

what does the term follow mean

Exchanging my ways to follow God's way to become like Him

Know the kind of relationship that Christ calls us into

a love relationship of discipleship

Understand the goals of an “apprentice/disciple”

To be with the rabbi, to be like the rabbi, to do like the rabbi

how do the goals of an “apprentice/disciple” apply to being a follower of Jesus Christ

what does in the dust of the rabbis mean

what was Luke’s occupation

A physician and historian

who was the primary audience(s) of Luke

Theophilus and Gentiles

what’s the primary theme of Luke

Jesus is the compassionate savior for all humanity

who was Luke a companion of

The Apostle Paul

what makes Luke the most detailed of the four gospels

it was a very methodical and highly researched account of Jesus Christ

Who is Theophilus

A Greek gentile follower of Jesus Christ. He possibly hired Luke as his personal physician

Have an understanding of the “gentile influence” of Luke

Sets jesus’ birth Roman context, traces Christ's genealogy to Adam (man) and ends with Jesus Christ's command to preach to the nations

Be familiar with what Luke includes more than any other gospel

Names individuals, references woman, focuses on children, emphasizes righting injustices, caring for the poor, helping the marginalized, records more of Jesus' healing ministry, and uses the phrase “son of man" to identify Jesus

What’s the twist in the Good Samaritan story

what’s the so what of the Good Samaritan story

Be familiar with what the parables of The Lost Coin and The Lost Sheep might be telling us about ourselves and Christ

who was the primary audience of John

The whole world

what is the theme of John

Jesus is God who brings God's life to the world

what makes John a stand alone Gospel

90% of it is unique in comparison to the Synoptic Gospels

Know how John emphasizes ”the deity of Christ.”

Traces JC’s lineage to God, Records seven selected miracles as signs, Records seven I am statements of JC

Understand the significance of “I Am” in John

“I AM” is what God calls Himself to Moses, the “I AM” statements are Jesus making it clear that he is God

Be familiar with the definitions and significance of the terms, “the Word” and “life,” from John 1:1-4.

what does incarnation mean/concept

what does eternal life mean/concept

what did believe mean to John

Have an understanding as to why John is called the “love gospel.”

John referres to himself as “the disciple Jesus loved", he uses the word love 57 times

who’s the author of Acts

Luke

who’s the primary audience of Acts

Theophilus

What’s the theme of Acts

The church’s global witness of the power of the Holy Spirit

What’s the primary message of Acts

Jesus Christ is the resurrected Lord

what’s the meaning of Acts

why is it significant that Luke is an accurate historian

Credibility and believability, If accurate on historical details, he can be believed on the details about Christ and his followers

the three key terms used most often in Acts

Holy Spirit(42 times), Witness(27 times), Church(24 times)

The structure of Acts

How Christianity moves from Jerusalem to the World / Acts 1-7: Witness of the church in Jerusalem, Acts 8-9: Witness of the church in Judea & Samaria, Acts 10-28: Witness of the church to Rome & the world

The “3 Key ‘Acts’ in Acts” are

The coming of the Holy Spirit, the emergence of the Church, and the conversion of Paul

The coming of the Holy Spirt

Holy Spirt brings the power & person of the resurrected Christ into the church corporately & believers individually

Emergence of the Church

A “convincing proof” of JC’s resurrection, Started among impoverished Jewish people, No political, religious, or military power, Persecuted by Judaism and Roman Empire, Spread through Europe into Rome within 20 years, Sudden boldness of the followers because they encountered the resurrected Christ

The Act of the Conversion of Paul

A “convincing proof” of JC’s resurrection, Dedicated to Judaism, Religiously powerful, Pharisee & persecutor of the church, Became an Apostle of Christ

Know the basic definitions of the grammatical method of hermeneutics

Understanding that words have meaning and that grammar has rules that cannot be violated, one looks at the original languages the Bible was written in as a first step in understanding how they apply to contemporary context