potpourri
This city is like modern day Las Vegas.
What is Corinth?
The purpose of this catholic letter is to encourage people to suffer like Peter did in Nero's time.
What is 1 Peter?
The theme in apocalyptic literature that presents a determined outcome for humanity.
What is predestination?
This number symbolizes perfection.
What is 7?
A Gospel that claims Jesus betrayal was his choice.
What are dreams?
This catholic letter was basically a defense against a religion like Gnosticism.
What is 1 John?
This means "an uncovering or an unveiling".
What is apokalypsis?
These symbolize the all seeing, all knowing power of God.
What are eyes?
The was a piece of another book that was taken out and possibly read at early baptisms.
What is the Secret Gospel of Mark?
Roman Peace.
What is Pax Romana?
This is written like a sermon and uses typology.
What is Hebrews?
The author of Revelation.
Who is John of Patmos?
These symbolize power; kings.
What are horns?
Possibly the Q source.
What is the Gospel of Thomas?
Most of these were not actually letters.
What are the catholic letters or the general letters?
This catholic letter is condemning a group of heretics, but he never identifies the group.
What is Jude?
The number of churches Revelation was addressed to.
What is 7?
This number represents the 12 tribes times 1000.
What is 144,000?
This book shows Jesus as an evil boy.
What is the Infancy Gospel of Thomas?
A letter that was written when someone was in prison.
This catholic letter deals with the delayed parousia and says a coming fire will destroy heretics.
What is 2 Peter?
The person the dragon is trying to kidnap in Revelation.
What is a pregnant woman?
These represent the church.
What are lampstands?
This was the earliest form of a catechism.
What is the didache?