Romans, 1 and 2nd Corinthians Open Notes Test

Romans

Who wrote Romans? Paul

When was it written? circa 57 AD

Who was it written to? Christians in Rome

Explain “Christianity’s first theology textbook” as it pertains to Romans. Romans; the study of divine things or religious truth; the study of God.

Why did Paul write Romans? to tell us how God made us right in his sight by faith.

Write your memory verse for Romans. Romans 1:16 for i am not ashamed of this good news about Christ It is the power of God at work saving everyone who believes.

1 Corinthians

Who wrote 1 Cor? paul

Who was it written to? circa 55 AD

Where is the city of Corinth (modern day)? Greece

What 3 problems did the church at Corinth write to Paul about? Church is divided, Church member is living in sin with his step mom, and they are suing each other.

What were his solutions? I Cor 1:10 Let there be no division in the church.
I Cor 5:4-5 Call a meeting of the church then you must throw this man out. I Cor 6:1 How dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers.

Write out your memory verse for 1 Corinthians. 1 Cor 3:17 For Gods temple is holy and you are that temple.

2 Corinthians

Who wrote 2 Corinthians? Paul

Who was it written to? Church of corinth

When was it written? cica 55 ad

What five things do these “false apostles” accuse Paul of? Being a fake apostle, Promoting himself, Lying to the corinthians, Keeping offering money, Writing stern letters but not backing it up with actions.

How does Paul answer each accusation? A fraud would have given up a long time ago, 2 Cor 4:5 You see, we dont go around preaching about ourselves we preach that Jesus Christ is Lord and we are ourselves are your servant for Jesus christ sake, 2 Cor 1:23 Now i call upon God as my witness that i am telling the truth. The reason i didnt return to corinth was to spare them from a severe rebuke. 2 Cor 8:20-21 Traveling together to guard against any circumsicion for the way they were handling this generous gift, but they also want everyone else.

Write out your memory verse for 2 Corinthians. 2 Cor 3:17 for the Lord is spirit and wherever the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom.

Luke, John, and Acts Test

Luke

Who wrote it? Luke

When was it written? cerca 60 A.D.

Who was it written to? Theophilus

Who was Theophilus? no one knows for sure

Why did Luke write this book? to give an accurate account of Jesus' life and to show that he was the saviour

Write out your memory verse for Luke. Luke 11:9 Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.

John

Who wrote it? John, but we dont know for sure

When was it written? 85-90 A.D.

Who was it written to? new christians and non christians

Why did John write this book? to conclusively prove that Jesus is the son of God and all who believe will have everlasting life.

Is the author identified by name? no

What does “circa” mean? 'about'

Write out your memory verse for John. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life.


Acts

What is Acts about? the acts of the early church, after Jesus left the planet.

Who wrote Acts? Luke

Who was Acts written to? Theophilus

What does “Day of Pentecost” mean? the day the Holy Spirit came

How did the following disciples die?

· Simon Peter- crucified upside down

· Andrew- crucified in an X cross

· John- died a natural death off the island of Patmos (was boiled in oil and survived +1BONUS)

· Bartholomew- skinned alive and beheaded

John Book Assignment

p. 347-348

How is John so different from Matthew, Mark & Luke? It only has 7 evidences that Jesus is God's son.

What does “synoptic” mean? "viewing together"

John writes with what “one purpose”? to prove that Deity of Jesus

What does John 3:16 say? For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whosoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life.

Who was Martin Luther? Catholic priest who launched the protestant movement.

What’s the “Main Point” of John? John 20:31

When was it written? 90's AD

p. 349

What does John 1:1 say? In the begining the word already existed, the word was with God and the word was God.

How does John get his point across to 2 different cultures (Greeks & Jews)? He introduces Jesus as a divine being, something they can both understand.

What does “Logos” mean in Greek? The word.

Greek philosophers teach that “logos” means what? the mysterious principle behind the universe.

p. 351-352

What does John 3:3 say? I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you will not see the kingdom of God.

Who was Nicodemus? biblical scholar and one of 70 Jews on the ruling Jewish council.

Who are the Sanhedrin? members of the council who create and enforce Jewish Laws.

Miracle: Message.

Turns water into wine = Jesus is still the master of creation

Heals crippled man on Sabbath = Jesus isnt limited by time.

Walks on water = Jesus isnt limited by physics.

Heals a man born blind = Jesus brings light into the world, both physical and spiritual.

Raises Lazarus from the dead = Even death is no match for the Son of God.

p. 358

Tradition #1 states Jesus was buried where? to Jupiter and Venus

What did Hadrian do? He built Roman shrines over Christian holy sites.

What did Constantine do? legalized christianity and demolished Hadrians temple.

What does the painting from the 1800s show? shows a small chapel inside the churche's dome rotunda

This church is protected by what today? by the inside walls of Jerusalem

Tradition #2 states Jesus was buried where? near a garden.

How far is it from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre? several hundred yards

Who was General Charles Gordon? picked Jesus burial spot b/c of a hill a minutes walk away.

What does “Gologotha” mean and why is it significant? 'place of the skull'; its where Jesus was buried.

After reading both traditions, where do you think Jesus is buried? Tradition #2

Luke Scriptue Assignment

Luke 2:11

for today- sēmeron
in the city- polis
of David there has been born- tiktō
for you a Savior- sōtēr
who- hos
is Christ- Christos
the Lord- kyrios.

Luke 2:36-37

And there was a prophetess- prophētis
Anna- Hanna
the daughter- thygatēr
of Phanuel- Phanouēl
of the tribe- phylē
of Asher- Asēr
She was advanced- probainō
in years- hēmera
and had lived- zaō
with her husband- anēr
seven- hepta
years- hēmera
after- apo
her marriage- parthenia

Luke 2:52

And- kai
Jesus- Iēsous
increased- prokoptō
in wisdom- sophia
and- kai
stature- hēlikia
and- kai
in favour- charis
with- para
God- theos
and- kai
man- anthrōpos

Luke Book Assignment #!

p. 333-335

Who is Theophilus or who might he have been? He might have been a roman official in charge of Paul's trial in Rome, the person who Luke wrote these letters in Paul's defense.

How much of the NT was written b/c of him? nearly a third.

Who is the author of Luke? Luke

Without Luke’s letter to Theophilus, what would we be missing? (list it out) Also, what “word” would we be missing? A Christmastime favorite ( the story of baby Jesus), the parable of the good samaritan, the widow who donated her last mite, the parable of the prodigal son.

What does Luke 2:10-11 say? i bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people, the savior yes the messiah, the lord has been born, today in Bethlehem.

What’s the “Main Point” of Luke? Jesus has come to everyone, not just the Jews.

When was Luke written? cerca 60 A.D.

p.335-336

What is a “bar-mitzvah”? an idea that developed several centuries later.

Why did Jesus and his family go to Jerusalem? for the Spring time passover festival.

Where did Mary & Joseph find Jesus? What was he doing? found him in the temple, talking to the Jewish teachers.

How did Jesus answer? Didnt you know that i must be in my father's house?

Jesus already “seems to understand” what? that he has a calling to his heavenly father

p. 340-341

What does Luke 10:25 say? teacher what should i do to inherit eternal life?

How does Jesus answer? kosher response

Conventional Jewish wisdom says neighbors include who? just other Jews, not non jews or foreigners.

Sum up Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan. robbers mug a man traveling, a good samaritan picks up the man even though he is not a Jew and takes care of him.

Who ended up treating the man’s wounds? the good samaritan

Why do Jews despise Samaritans? because they do not revere Jerusalem as a worship center

Who was a neighbor to the man? The one who showed him mercy

What does Luke 10:36-37 say? Which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by the bandits, jesus asked the scholars. The one who showed him mercy, yes now go and do the same, Jesus replies.

p.344-345

Describe the beating of Jesus. they tied him to a pole, beat him with leather with shards of metal and bone attached, beat him about 40 times, pain and loss of blood set stage of shock

Describe the “dead man walking” phase. he had to carry the crossbeam to the execution site, prologues torture, easier to breathe.

Describe the “nailed” phase. Iron nails pin wrists and feet to cross, miss main arteries and bones, offered painkiller, he refused.

Describe the “breath of life” phase. position of weight and body forced him to push himself up to breathe, breaking legs speeds death, forces arms to do all the work, he dies before they break his legs though.

Describe the “speared” phase. soldier confirms he is dead by stabbing the heart.

To me the brutality of the crucifixion became more evident to me. I didnt reallize how much blood he lost or how badly and with what he was beaten with. I also didnt know that while on the cross, he had to push himself up to even exhail. I hate reading this, it shows me the reality of the pain he went through, and makes me so grateful.
-Mikki


I didnt realize the length of the whole process that he went through.I realized just how brutally this all was. I didnt know that the nails missed the arteries, did they mean for it to happen that way? Lastly, I didnt know that the stuff they offered him to drink was a painkiller. Im assuming that was meant as a joke. It sucks watching how he died, but makes me grateful that he did it. For me.

-Lauryn

Mark Book Assigment #1

Questions about Mark

p. 317

a. Why is Mark considered a book for “readers with short attention spans”? shortest of four gospels

b. What does Mark open up with (rather than a family tree or the birth of Jesus)? jumps right into the Jordan River where John the baptist is baptizing people.

c. What does Mark 1:7-8 say? someone is coming soon who is greater than i am- so much greater that i am not even worthy to stoop down like a slave and untie the straps of his sandals, i baptize you with water but he will baptize you with the holy spirit

d. “Then Jesus took off to work”…doing what? rounding up disciples, healing 100's, feeding 1000's, freeing the tongues of the speechless, tieing the tongues of snooty scholars, calming storms, walking on water, dying and coming back to life.

p. 318-319

a. Why do people recognize Jesus as a rabbi? because rabbis pick students, students dont pick rabbis.

b. What happened at the Sea of Galilee? Jesus helps Peter catch the fish.

c. What did Jesus offer to make these fishermen? if they followed him, he would make them fishers of men.

d. What did Andrew hear Jesus call John the Baptist? the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

e. What did tax collectors do in Jesus’ time? the bid for the right to collect taxes, pay Rome and then keep the rest of their salary.

f. Tell me about the “company” Jesus “keeps”. Other people call them "scum", and dont understand why he hangs out with them.

g. List out Jesus’ “team” – according to Mark 3. Simon, James and John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, Thaddaeus, Simon, Judas Iscariout.

p.323

a. How big is a mustard seed? 1mm in diameter

b. What is the Mishnah? a collection of ancient Jewish commentary

c. What are the smallest seeds on record so far? mustard seeds

d. How does God’s kingdom “start small” and “grow large”? He starts with just him and his disciples, and grows large into a christian movement spanning the world.

Matthew Book Assignment #1

"Finally, the Messiah Has Come" on pp 300-301
a. Was Matthew the first gospel written? yes
b. What does "Gospel" mean? "goon news"
c. What promise does Malachi close the OT with? a promise: God will send a Messiah to fix Israel's problems and bring peace and joy to the people.
d. What does Matthew declare as he opens up the NT? the promise from centuries past is now fufilled, the messiah has come at last.
e. What does Matthew convince readers of? that the Messiah has come.
f. Who wrote Matthew? When was it written? Matthew wrote Matthew, and 4 bc to 30 ad


Read "Shaking Jesus' Family Tree" on pp 302-303
a. Why were genealogies so important to Jews? because certain rights and responsibilities were inherited.
b. Did Jesus meet the "ancestral requirements" for being the Messiah? How? Matthew's geaneology was a legal document so camparing it to other documents made them sure.
c. Why is his family tree a bit odd? because it matches to lukes geaneology and matthews includes women when most do not.
d. How does Matthew target Jewish readers more than any other Gospel? (hint: see "The Jewish Gospel") he traces Jesus' family tree to Abraham, points out 57 prophecies that Jesus fufills, uses common jewish phrases like "kingdom of heaven" and compares Jesus to Israel.


Read "Wise Men With Shocking News" pp 304-306
a. What does "Eastern lands" refer to? Empire of Parthia.
b. What did the wise men bring? gold, frankincense, myrh.
c. Who predicted that the Messiah would come from Bethlehem? Micah
d. What was Herod's "vicious" order? to kill all the Bethlehem boys age two and under.
e. When do scholars think Jesus was born? (What year) 6-7 B.C.