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____________ is a continuation of Luke. - Answer-The Acts of the Apostles What was the earliest gospel written? - Answer-Mark What was the most recently written gospel? - Answer-John True or False: Acts deals with the rise and growth of the early church. - Answer-True What types of literature are included in the NT? Can you outline the major sections of the NT? - AnswerLiterature: 27 books, 21 letters (history, letters, prophecies) Sections: 4 Gospels, The Acts of the Apostles, Letters, The Revelation to John What is the difference between Pauline Letters and General Epistles? - Answer-Pauline Letters have one author, while the General Epistles have multiple authors. How many letters in the NT are attributed to Paul? - Answer-13 What type of literature is the book of Revelation? - Answer-Apocalyptic literature The term Gospel means: ______________. - Answer-good news 3 of the 4 gospels are grouped together and called the ___________ gospels. - Answer-synoptic Which 3 gospels are considered to be in this group? - Answer-Mark, Mathew, Luke Which gospel is not considered to be in this group? - Answer-JohnWhat does the term synoptic mean? - Answer-see together What is the synoptic problem? I.e. How do we explain the similarities between the synoptics and their likely dependence on each other? - Answer-Problem: the first 3 Gospels are so similar while the 4th is so different Similarities: same stories, relative same order, Mark was the basis for Matthew and Luke "Q" is an abbreviation for the German word Quelle meaning ________________. - Answer-source Mark - Answer-65-70 CE Companion of Peter Theme: Jesus as the suffering messiah Matthew - Answer-75-90 CE Disciple of Jesus, Matthew the Tax Collector Theme: Jesus as fulfillment of the Old Testament Luke - Answer-75-90 CE Companion of Paul Theme: The Gospel is for all people John - Answer-90-100 CE John the disciple Theme: The divine nature of Jesus True or False? The oldest manuscripts of the Gospels do not contain a reference to who wrote them. - Answer-false What is wrong with the ending of Mark? - Answer-Original ending was lost - no mention of the birth of Jesus or naming of JosephThe gospels are ______________ ______________ of Jesus, rather than autobiographies. - Answer-faith biographies In the gospel of __________ Jesus is portrayed as a 2nd Moses. - Answer-Matthew The Gospel of _________ is the most spiritual/theological gospel. - Answer-John The _______________ was the Jewish ruling council. - Answer-Sanhedrin The Sanhedrin was always presided over by the _______ _________. - Answer-high priest What is the Pax Romana? - Answer-Peace of Rome What is Roman Civil Religion? - Answer-The proper belief of Roman Gods True or False? Judaism was a legal religion in the Roman Empire. - Answer-True What is the Diaspora? - Answer-Spreading out of Jews