Part 1 Please answer completely three out of the four questions below. 1. Explain the three stages of the Formation of the Gospels concerning the Historical Jesus and the Christ of Faith. 1. Stage 1 is the ministry of Jesus in which it uses Jesus鈥?words and actions during ministry. 2. Stage 2 is the post-resurrection preaching of the Apostles which includes the convictions about the resurrection of Jesus teaching that he was divine and son of God. 3. Stage 3 was the writing of the Gospels by Evangelists which includes the texts about Jesus and insights of the writers. 2. Explain the differences among source Cheap Men's Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Black , form, and redaction biblical criticism. Source criticism refers to the attempt of determining the sources used by authors and redactors of the biblical texts. Form criticism classifies the written material about the preliterary forms like parables and hymns. Redaction criticism refers to the study of how the documents were assembled by the last authors and editors. 3. Explain the three "quests" for the Historical Jesus regarding at least one significant promoter of each "quest." (Not answered) 4. Explain at least two of the following groups in detail: a. Pharisees b. Sadducees c. Essenes Pharisees represented a political party, social movement Cheap Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 White , or a school of thought in the Jerusalem. They were the most important by serving as the spiritual fathers of the modern Judaism. The distinguishing characteristics were their belief in Oral Law given to Moses and the Torah. The Sadducees wanted to maintain the priestly castle but did not include Hellenism into their lives which Pharisees opposed. They rejected the Oral Law and advocated for the interpretation of the written law.
Part 2 Students should be readily able to answer these questions accurately in their words. 1. What is the Greek origin of the word Bible and what does it mean? The Greek origin is Byblos, which was the name of the Phoenician City Gebal. 2. What does the word canon mean in general and specifically regarding the Bible? Canon is a general rule or principle and about the Bible, it is a collection of the sacred books. 3. Is the Jewish canon of the Bible the same as the Christian canon? Why or why not? The two canons are not similar. The New Testament has 27 books for all Christians Cheap Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Footwear Gold , but there are some major differences between the Jewish Bible and the different versions of the Old Testament used by Christians. The foundational texts vary, a total number of books is different, and the arrangement of books category and some titles vary. 4. How is the Jewish Bible subdivided? It has three sections namely the Law Cheap Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Black Gold , the Prophets, and the Writings. 5. How is the Christian Old Testament subdivided? It has the subsections of the Pentateuch, Historical cheap nike air vapormax flyknit , Poetry, Major Prophets, and the Minor Prophets. 6. What are the original languages of the Bible? The original language was Hebrew and later translated into Greek. 7. Who invaded IsraelPalestine in the 4th Century BC (BCE)? Alexander the Great conquered the region from the Persian Empire. 8. What happened to Jerusalem in 63 BC (BCE)? The siege of Jerusalem occurred during Pompey the Great Campaign in the East. 9. What language do scholars believe that Jesus spoke? The language of the Aramaic as the primary language of Palestine 10. What are the Gospels? They narrate the life of Jesus from birth to Resurrection and his ministry on Earth. 11. How many Gospels are there in the Bible? There are 4 Gospels in the Bible 12. What is the book The Acts of the Apostles? It talks about the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of the message to the Roman Empire. 13. Did Matthew use Luke in the writing of his Gospel? The Gospel has a two-source hypothesis which holds that Mark came first and then Matthew and Luke used both Mark and another source ( Q). 14. In biblical studies what does 鈥淨鈥?signify? It signifies the hypothetical source used by Matthew and Luke in writing the Gospel. 15. In biblical studies what does LXX signify? It refers to Seventy which was the Greek Septuagint needed to be translated for the readers who never understood Greek. 16. What is a Targum? They are interpretive meanings of the books of the Hebrew into Aramaic. It excludes; Ezra cheap nike air vapormax plus , Nehemiah, and Daniel. 17. How many books are there in the NT? It has 27 books 18. Were the Gos /]Cheap NFL Jerseys[/url] Cheap NFL Jerseys ChinaWholesale NFL Jerseys China