What is the name of the chapter in Mueller's book?
The New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature
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What is the first solution to the synoptic problem?
Markan priority
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How many writings are included in the new testament?
27
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Name the three synoptic gospels
Mark, Matthew and Luke
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Who was the fourth gospel?
John
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Does Paul believe that Mosaic Law should be enforced?
No, Paul believes that Mosaic Law is unnecessary. " Yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ," (pg. 53).
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Do most scholars infer that Matthew and Luke wrote independently of one another or that they wrote together?
They wrote separately
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Who are the four gospels?
Mark, Matthew, Luke, John
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Which two gospels share many points in common?
Matthew and Mark
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Why is he considered apart from the rest of the gospels (not a synoptic gospel)?
We don't know for sure but scholars believe because either John borrowed from one or more of the gospels or he wrote independently from all other sources
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What is the overview of the chapter?
The Early Christians and Their Writings
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Who said it:
a)"Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place"
b)"Truly I tell you, this generation will not pas away until all things have taken place"
a) Mark
b) Luke
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How many decades passed between the lifetime of Jesus and the earliest surviving written gospels about Jesus?
4 or more
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Why are they called the synoptic gospels?
Because Mathew, Mark and Luke share many similar stories and a nearly identical declaration of events
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What was John's main purpose of writing?
"He wrote in order to inspire faith in Jesus" (pg 41)
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When were the writings of the New Testament composed?
Between approximately 50 CE and 120 CE.
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Matthew and Luke share almost 200 versus which do not occur in Mark. What can explain this?
"Q" a non-markan source was used by both and preserved in Matthew and Luke's writings
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Why is the new testament written in Greek (Koine)?
Because this had become the standard language for commerce in most cities in the eastern parts of the Mediterranean, and out of the numerous different languages spoken this was the most "common" at that time
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Which gospel makes the claim that "his account will start at the beginning, be based on eyewitness reports, investigate with accuracy and focus on the truth." (pg.40)
Luke
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The fourth gospel provides figurative sayings of Jesus, an example of this is "I am the bread of life...I am the living bread that came down from heaven...," what is this figurative saying? pg. 41
"I am"
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What is the main point of the letter that Paul writes to the Galatian Audience?
"His concern that the Christians in Galatia have rejected-or are about to reject- the good news that Paul had earlier proclaimed to them,"(pg. 49).
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What is the fourth source hypothesis?
Some passages in Matthew came from only one pre-matthean sources (M), and Luke made use of sources not used in Mark or Matthew (L)
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What can "New Testament" be translated as?
"New covenant"
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Which gospel follows these 3 prominent themes?
1) Secrecy about Jesus' messianic identity
2) The disciples' lack of understanding about Jesus and his teachings
3) The suffering of Jesus
Mark
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When was the Gospel of John written?
Toward the end of the first century in the 90s or early in the second century.