Part |
Question type |
Number of questions |
Points per question |
Total points |
1 |
Multiple Choice & True/False. These questions relate to the New Testament in general as well as the situation of the Jews, their religious groups, history, and formation of the Gospels. |
20 |
2 |
40 |
2 |
General questions. Same as above, but you use your own words to answer. Choose 8 out of 10 questions to answer. |
5 |
4 |
20 |
3 |
Which Gospel? Which gospel does this come from and explain. Both questions and quotes. Choose 10 out of 12 questions. |
5 |
4 |
20 |
4 |
Short essay. Write about one lesson, miracle, or action of Jesus. Tell where it is found, how it relates to a theme in that gospel, and mention two ways it can be interpreted. |
1 |
20 |
20 |
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I recommend looking back through the PowerPoint slides, the lecture outlines, and going over the review questions below. Also skim back over the passages you read for each week. Know the main characters and main events. Think about what the passages say about Jesus and/or God. Consider what messages the Gospel writers were trying to convey. Try to consider multiple perspectives for the different passages. Pick out passages that seem to be especially concise or meaningful.
The test questions will be very close to the questions written on the lecture outlines.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
The Background
- What are the main parts of the New Testament? How is this like/unlike the Old Testament?
- What are pericopes and how do they relate to the formation of the Gospels?
- Where were the three centers of Judaism during the time between the old and new Testament? What is unique about each?
- How did Judaism subtly change over the 500 or so years before the New Testament era?
- Who were the Herods? How do they fit into the Gospel narratives?
- What happened to Jerusalem in 70 CE? Why is this important for the writers of the Gospels?
- How did Hellenistic thought probably influence Judaism? Name a few different ways.
- What were the prominent Jewish sects? What is unique about each, and how are they represented in the different Gospel narratives?
- What is the Septuagint and why is it important? (more or less when and where was it written?)
- What are the Dead Sea scrolls? Where and when were they found? What kinds of documents are included? How did this discovery influence study of the Bible?
The Gospels
- What are the major themes in each Gospel? What stories or sayings of Jesus demonstrate each theme?
- How does each Gospel portray Jesus? Which aspects of Jesus does each Gospel focus on? How is this reflected by the way the Gospel begins and how it concludes?
- What is the basic structure of each Gospel?
- What can we infer about the authorship and audience of each Gospel?
- What is the two document theory? How does it relate to the synoptic Gospels?
- What's the difference between reading the Gospels horizontally and vertically?
- Jesus spoke in Aramaic and never wrote anything down himself that we are aware of. How is this important for the creation of the Gospels?
- What major events, miracles, teachings happen in each Gospel?
- How do the things Jesus says in different Gospels relate to the themes of each Gospel?
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