What are the three tools for sermon prep
Study bible, commentary, contextual analysis
Jewish Religious Body that had authority
Sanhedrin Council
The predetermination that there is logic in everything that happens.
Stoicism
a group of narrow-minded legalists (Matt. 23:23-24) who followed the list of the law to a “T”
Pharisees
Stage Six: hearing or reading what Jesus said and did.
RECEPTION
Text is examined
Text Criticism
The News Testament is a record of the life and time of who:
Jesus Christ
John the Baptist criticized him for marrying his niece
Herod Antipas
Emphasized free will and moderation.
Epicureanism
A group of ascetic separatists living in private communities.
Essenes
Stage One: That remarkable thing that Jesus did.
HISTORICAL JESUS
Uses of parables, miracles, stories,
Form Criticism
A book that continues to shape lives, cultures, and communities.
The Bible
The governor who represented Caesar from 26 to 36 C.E.
Pontius Pilate
The mindset of standing behind physical or earthly.
Platonism
Priests, scribes, and rabbis dominated the Sanhedrin, the most potent Jewish groups of the day.
Sadducees
Orally, where people share memories of what Jesus said and did.
Early Traditions
The author might have added or omitted
Redaction Criticism
what three different world must be considered in New Testament:
Christians, Jewish, and Roman
Three Philosophers that had bearing and shaping the teaching from ( ca. 428-ca. 322ca. BCE),
Plato ( ca. 428-ca. 348ca. BCE), Socrates (ca. 470-ca. 399 BCE.), and Aristotle (348-322BCE)
The orientation of valuing the ideal of body and soul.
Pythagoreanism
The group that lived between Judea and Galilee claimed they were faithful to Israel
Samaritans
Stage Three: The writers compile their books,
Composition of the Gospel
The reader pay attention to the plot
Narrative Criticism
Great Roman emperor (27 BCE-14CE),
Caesar Augustus
The New Testament Book offers a visionary experience with the Apostle John.
Revelations
A philosophy that emphasized radical authenticity
Cynicism
A radical anti-Roman force who advocated taking up arms to fight the oppressor.
Zealots
Stage Four: Where people make copies of the Gospel narrative and share them.
Preservation of Manuscripts
text might mean different things to different people
Reader Response Criticism