New Testament Exam 1 - Dr. Ford Cedarville - Spring 2025

Why the New Testament needs the Old and vice-versa

The old sets up categories to make sense in the new. The new makes sense of the shadows of the old.

The meaning of Genealogy in Matthew 1

connects Matthews gospel to the Old Testament and communicates that Jesus is the Messiah

Summary of the Old Testament

God's search for a faithful covenant partner

the meaning of Canon

1. Catalogue of books

2. tells us what to believe

3. tells us how we should behave

Recognizing the canon vs. determining the canon

they recognized that its divine; they didn't make something human divine.

The implications of canon

Unity, Diversity, Authority

The genre of the gospels

Ancient Bioi, a mix of Theology and ancient biography

The meaning of the gospels being history and theology

they are not merely either.

Meaning of Matthew 19 and the rich young man

the laws show the sins of man

How we interpret the gospels (plot not thought)

Flow of plot

The meaning of the prodigal son

Calling out the pharisees for having hard hearts

The authorship of the gospels

We know who wrote them but it doesn't technically say

The literary distinctive of Matthew

Discourse

The main theme of Matthew

Jesus is the messiah - son of David

The nature of fulfillment in Matthew and the virgin birth

Typology, trajectories

The purpose of the Sermon on the Mount

What is true righteousness

The nature of righteousness on the Sermon on the Mount

Wholeness

The problem of the Pharisees

They were hypocrites

How Jesus fulfills the Law

He teaches the true meaning of the law and brings a new heart through his death

The events of the Olivet Discourse

Destruction of the temple and the second coming

The arguments for a complex reading of the Olivet Discourse

time stamps and context, apocalyptic language

The nature of apocalyptic language

cosmic language refers to political destruction

The source (let the reader understand) of Mark's Gospel

Peter

The literary features of Mark's gospel

Markan Sandwich, Literary Real Estate

The main theme of Mark

Jesus is the Son of God and died as a ransom for many

How Mark communicates Jesus' divinity

John the Baptist is the voice in Isaiah 40, and prepares the way for Yahweh (Jesus).

The meaning of the miracle in Mark 8

parallels the disciples spiritual blindness.

How Mark communicates the theological purpose of Christ's death

Blood of the covenant (brings freedom and forgiveness), gave his life as a ransom for many, tearing of the veil, moral issues.

The authorship of Luke

Internal - complexity of the Greek, Acts is Volume 2.

External - paypius said he wrote it

Literary features of Luke

Parables, Trip to Jerusalem

The main theme of Luke

Savior of the world

The sub themes of Luke

The disenfranchised, the Holy Spirit, Meaning of the Old Testament

The purpose of parables

If you know you know, If you don't you won't

The principles of parables

told within context

single point

Theology not History

The point of the Rich Man and Lazarus

love of riches is indicative of a hardened heart. One that is so hard that they won't believe.

The literary features of John

the long discourse, prologue, 7 signs, high priestly prayer

The main theme of John

Jesus is the divine Son Incarnate, calls us to believe that

The meaning of the Son of God

He is God, but not God the Father

The purpose of John's use of the Word.

- He goes back to creation.

- To paint Jesus as the supreme revelation of who God is.

- To subvert the Greek worldview on the Word.

The nature of belief

- Condition of Salvation

- Brought about by the Holy Spirit

- Preserved by God

- Must persevere.