Nbst 515 exam 1 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NBST 515 Final Exam Questions And Answers Distinguishing characteristics of 1 Peter - ANS Authorship: the apostle Peter Audience: regions of modern Turkey Dating: mid-60s at the latest Written to exiles and dispersed (possibly Gentiles) facing persecution and suffering Distinguishing characteristics of 2 Peter - ANS Authorship: Simeon Peter Audience: Gentile believers? Writing is very similar to synoptic Gospels Dating: probably c. 65 AD Distinguishing characteristics of Jude...

Author of Hebrews - correct answer Originally believed to be Paul; almost definitely not Paul (Hebrews 2:3). Unknown. Place Hebrews was written. - correct answer Unknown Recipients of Hebrews - correct answer Unknown Introduction to Hebrews - correct answer Discussion of how Jesus is higher and better than angels (arguing for divinity of Jesus). Date of Hebrews - correct answer Likely before AD 70 (as present-tense reference to Temple worship insinuating it was written befo...

Summarize (we will be writing about) the metanarrative of Scripture outlined in class - correct answer 1. God before everything else 2. Creation Story (Genesis 1:2, Job 38:1-7, Isaiah 45:18) 3. Fall of Man (Gen 3, 6): the snake falls, then Adam & Eve 4. God's Covenants with Man 4a. Abrahamic- Genesis 15:5- "your offspring will be as numerous as the stars" - the promise of the land Canaan 4b. Israelite- Exodus 6: Freedom from being slaves to the Egyptians, God will be the Israelites' ...

NBST 515 Test 1 Exam Questions And Answers Metanarrative of Scripture - ANS God-Creation-Fall-Covenants-Christ and Kingdom-New Creation Creation - ANS Genesis 1-2; Job 38:1-7; Isaiah 45:18 Fall - ANS Genesis 3,6; talks about the root problem of evil in the world; strong spiritual undercurrent Covenants - ANS Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, New Covenant Abrahamic Covenant - ANS God promised Abraham land, that he would be the father of many nations and that he would be ble...

NBST 515-001 Exam Questions And Answers intertestamental period - ANS about 400 BC to 1 AD 2nd temple period - ANS 530 BC to 70AD Gnosticism - ANS material word is evil and said Jesus could not have been a person - ANS taught that pleasure (in the sense of happiness, not necessarily sensual pleasure) was the chief good in life. This led to an advocacy of "hedonism," the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle. Stoicism - ANS taught the dutiful accepta...

NBST 515 Exam 1 Became a priest and military leader of Jewish people and was ultimately killed by Trypon after being lured to Ptolemais. - Jonathan Was first to achieve national liberation when it was declared that the Jews were no longer obligated to pay tribute - Simon Defeated the Akra and constructed large city walls around Mt. Zion and the City of David - Simon Expanded Jewish territory and forced the Idumeans to convert to Judaism - John Hyrcanus I Was the first to assume the title of hi...

NBST 515 Exam 2 What the two miracles recorded in Matthew 14 were reminiscent to in the Old Testament. Feeding of the 5000 - provision of manna in wilderness. Walking on water - crossing of the Red Sea. They contribute to Matthew's emphasis on Jesus' identity as the New Moses. What Jesus did for Canaanite woman? Healed her demon-possessed daughter; his words of commendation imply that Jesus would call disciples from among Gentiles as well as from among the Jews - though Jews were primary focu...

NBST 515 Exam 1 Became a priest and military leader of Jewish people and was ultimately killed by Trypon after being lured to Ptolemais. - Jonathan Was first to achieve national liberation when it was declared that the Jews were no longer obligated to pay tribute - Simon Defeated the Akra and constructed large city walls around Mt. Zion and the City of David - Simon Expanded Jewish territory and forced the Idumeans to convert to Judaism - John Hyrcanus I Was the first to assume the title of hi...

NBST 515 Exam 2 What the two miracles recorded in Matthew 14 were reminiscent to in the Old Testament. Feeding of the 5000 - provision of manna in wilderness. Walking on water - crossing of the Red Sea. They contribute to Matthew's emphasis on Jesus' identity as the New Moses. What Jesus did for Canaanite woman? Healed her demon-possessed daughter; his words of commendation imply that Jesus would call disciples from among Gentiles as well as from among the Jews - though Jews were primary focu...