New Testament Questions
New Testament Final
1.1 What challenges did the Jesus-following movement encounter in its expansion from its original Jewish circles to the Gentile world? whether or not the Jewish law will be applying to the gentiles.
1.2 What major question grew out of the expansion of the early church to include gentiles, beginning with Cornelius in Acts 10, but building into a full-blown controversy between Paul and other Jewish Christians? Where in the New Testament can we turn to see Paul’s teaching on this matter?
Clean and unclean.
Circumcision
2. Paul: His Mission and Theology:
2.1. What figure in the early church made the greatest impact on the New Testament canon, not only authoring the greatest number of works, but also frequently providing an interpretive lens through which the other works are viewed?
Paul.
2.3. How many “missionary journeys” did Paul embark on? (8.1.6)
Paul embark in four missionary journeys
2.4. When going on missions, where is it that Paul always seems to go first? Why would he go to this sort of place and not any other public venue first?
To the synagogues
Because that’s where the chosen people were.
2.5. What evidence do we have the suggests Paul remained a faithful Jew, and did not tell other Jews to abandon the Torah’s commands? (7.1.10) specifically participating as a demonstration that he honored the law
2.6. What is Paul’s particular religious background (what sect is he associated with?)? (7.1.12) (PPT)
He says he is a Pharisee
2.7. Why might we not call Saul/Paul’s life-changing encounter with Jesus a “conversion”? (8.1.4)
Because it seemed to be more of a moment of enlightenment. He didn’t switch to a different religion. He just began proclaiming to the faith he previously tried to destroy.
2.8. What two letters are most important for the debate about how to interpret Paul’s view of the Law? According to the New Perspective, what was the real source of Paul’s conflict with his
1.1 What challenges did the Jesus-following movement encounter in its expansion from its original Jewish circles to the Gentile world? whether or not the Jewish law will be applying to the gentiles.
1.2 What major question grew out of the expansion of the early church to include gentiles, beginning with Cornelius in Acts 10, but building into a full-blown controversy between Paul and other Jewish Christians? Where in the New Testament can we turn to see Paul’s teaching on this matter?
Clean and unclean.
Circumcision
2. Paul: His Mission and Theology:
2.1. What figure in the early church made the greatest impact on the New Testament canon, not only authoring the greatest number of works, but also frequently providing an interpretive lens through which the other works are viewed?
Paul.
2.3. How many “missionary journeys” did Paul embark on? (8.1.6)
Paul embark in four missionary journeys
2.4. When going on missions, where is it that Paul always seems to go first? Why would he go to this sort of place and not any other public venue first?
To the synagogues
Because that’s where the chosen people were.
2.5. What evidence do we have the suggests Paul remained a faithful Jew, and did not tell other Jews to abandon the Torah’s commands? (7.1.10) specifically participating as a demonstration that he honored the law
2.6. What is Paul’s particular religious background (what sect is he associated with?)? (7.1.12) (PPT)
He says he is a Pharisee
2.7. Why might we not call Saul/Paul’s life-changing encounter with Jesus a “conversion”? (8.1.4)
Because it seemed to be more of a moment of enlightenment. He didn’t switch to a different religion. He just began proclaiming to the faith he previously tried to destroy.
2.8. What two letters are most important for the debate about how to interpret Paul’s view of the Law? According to the New Perspective, what was the real source of Paul’s conflict with his