The Bible as Literature: The New Testament
BEN53001 聖經文學：新約
104b (Spring 2016) Review for Final Exam
Format
Part |
Question type |
Number of questions |
Points per question |
Total points |
1 |
Characters, Events, and Teachings. These questions are about major characters such as Peter and Paul and events that happened in Acts. There are also some questions about important teachings from three main groups: Paul, Christian Jews like Peter & James, & Hebrews, and John's books. |
15 |
2 |
30 |
2 |
General questions. These questions are about topics, themes, stories, and major class points. For example, you may be asked to write about the special characteristic of a certain book, or ways in which Stephen's death parallels that of Jesus. There will be questions about Paul's life, the arrangement of the New Testament, Revelation, etc. |
4/6 |
5 |
20 |
3 |
Where is it found and what does it mean? You will choose 10 out of 12 quoted passages to identify and describe. You should identify the book, the writer, and the context. Write about why this quote is important or significant. What are some different ways it could be understood? |
10/12 |
5 |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
Recommendations for Review
- Review the lecture outlines. Refer to PPTs. Pay attention to questions and main ideas.
- Understanding the general division of the books in the New Testament after the Gospels. What's the difference between the general epistles, the Pauline epistles, and the pastoral epistles? Which books belong to each?
- Review the book introductions
- Review the books themselves
- Know these books the best. What do we know about the author? Who is traditionally the author? What are some reasons for or against this?
- In what situations and for what purposes were they written?
- These are the books you should know something about, a major theme, or a chapter we read for class.
- Acts
- 1 Thessalonians
- Romans
- 1 Corinthians
- 1 Timothy
- Hebrews
- James
- 1 John
- Revelation
- Also know Galatians 2 for what it says about Paul.
- What does Paul say about himself? How does he present himself and Peter differently than they are presented in the book of Acts?
- What are some different ways some of the same passages be understood? (Think about feminist readings, Christian readings, different views about Paul, etc.)
- How does Paul, and others reinterpret Jesus' words/life?
- What attitudes do the NT writers express about the OT, especially Mosaic law?
- What is faith? What are some different ideas that different writers have about it? (Paul, Hebrews, James)
- In what ways is Revelation a fitting ending for the Bible?
- How does Revelation draw from the Hebrew Scriptures?
- What are some of the possible interpretations for some of the symbolism in Revelation?
Characters you should know
- Jesus
- Peter
- The Crippled Beggar in Acts
- Ananias and Sapphira
- Stephen
- Cornelius
- James
- John
- Saul-Paul
- Timothy
|
