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Synoptic Gospels and John’s Gospel

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List the reasons why some scholars claim that the Synoptic Gospels and John’s Gospel stand in irreconcilable

conflict. List the reasons why some scholars see them as complementary instead of in conflict. How would you explain the relationship among the Gospels to someone who was not familiar with the Bible? Which Gospel do you think offers the best overview of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Why?

 
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List and describe the four criteria of authenticity according to the textbook

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module2-2 List and describe the four criteria of authenticity according to the textbook. How are these criteria

used in studies of the Gospels? Where do critical scholars assign the burden of proof regarding the authenticity of Jesus material in the Gospels? How would you defend the historical accuracy of the Gospels to a skeptic?

 
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Give a definition of hermeneutics

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<ol><li>Give a definition of hermeneutics and then offer a discussion of the importance of 1 of the

following components in interpretation–the role of the author of the text, the role of the original readers of the text, or the role of the interpreter. What kind of impact does this particular participant provide on an attempt to discover the meaning of a text? How important is this component?</li> <li>Four challenges for Bible interpretation are listed in your text—the distance of time, cultural distance, geographical distance, and distance of language. Offer an argument for which challenge is the easiest to overcome and which is the most difficult. Be sure to define the challenge and to identify clearly the problems inherent in it.</li></ol>

 
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Acts

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<ol><li>Give an explanation of the genre of the book of Acts as theological history. What are the

implications for this particular genre on the interpretation of the book? How does the reader differentiate between the theology and the history in the book? What kinds of things should an interpreter look for in Acts so as to understand properly the message of the book? In your opinion, should Acts be read for doctrinal purposes? Why or why not? Please give examples from the book of Acts.</li><li>Look at the letters to the churches in Revelation 2-3 and make a chart of them showing the message of each letter in light of Jesus’ (1) commendation or praise of the church, (2) complaint or rebuke, (3) warning, and (4) promise. Focus on which of the seven churches are presented positively and which are presented negatively and why they are presented in this manner. Then do the same thing for the church which you currently attend. How do you think the things Jesus says to these seven historical churches applies to your church?</li></ol>

 
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