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found in John; speaks of Jesus' divine nature |
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the diciple that was very close to Jesus |
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What is the realized eschatology of John? |
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the end time is already present; Jesus is here now through the power of the Holy Spirit |
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the HS will continue to guide the church and keep Jesus' presence |
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series of statements that assert Jesus' transcendence and suggest his divinity |
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Relationship between Peter and the Beloved Diciple |
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Peter is recognized as the leader, coming from the need to have a new leader after Jesus is gone; BD is very close to Jesus, but acknowledges Peter's authority |
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Basic sayings of the Gospel of Thomas |
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those that are similar to the synoptics, and those that are gnostic and speak of the presence of a spiritual world |
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infancy narrative of Thomas |
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expands on the NT narratives because it includes stories of Jesus' childhood, where he can perform miracles at will |
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Letters certainly written by Paul |
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1 Thessalonians, 1&2 Corinthians, Romans, Philippians, Galatians, and Philemon |
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Paul's 'justification through faith' |
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you should be pleasing to God through faith and trust in Jesus |
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respects them, even calls one of them an apostle; wants them to pray openly |
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Parousia in 1 Thessalonians |
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they were worried the dead wouldn't rise, but Paul explains that the living and dead will all rise |
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mostly Gentiles, but some Jews most were poor or middle class, but some were wealthy |
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problems in 1 Corinthians |
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homosexuality, sexual morality, drunkenness, legal matters |
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Paul's views on marriage & celibacy |
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doesnt believe in divorce, even if you're married to a non-Christian celibacy is idea because the end time is coming and it requires attention |
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problem with the Corinthian supper |
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the rich have fancy meals and the poor have nothing to eat |
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speaking in tongues requires order and translators faith, hope, and love are the greatest love is the highest of all because it lasts forever |
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opens with the same words as the OT, creating the image of a new creation "word" is significant in Hebrew scripture as something that is distinct from, but part of God "word" metaphor is used only in the prologue because it is a different author states high christology because Jesus became flesh and is one with God Qumran Essenes also used light/dark images affirms incarnation because Jesus/God became human |
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The Beloved Deciple in John |
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traditional interpretation is John, one of the 12, to emphasize the gospels came from the 12 doubted because John never claims to be one, and he lived and talks like he is beyond that time appears in the last few chapters of John at the last supper, arrest, and crucifixion closer to JEsus than anyone, but acknowledges Peter as authority key figure in early years because he witnessed Jesus' life, and he was most likely an early speaker |
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discovered in 1945 in Egypt found in Coptic from ~350 originally written in Greek as early as 50 gnostic elements speak of a secret teaching of Jesus that says bodily life is unimportant some statements were taken from the NT, or they were seen separately so they resemble it |
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36- conversion 39- first trip to Jerusalem 46-9- first missionary trip 51-2- in Corinth; wrote 1 Thessalonians 57-8- in Corinth; wrote Romans 60-1- imprisoned by the Romans 64- died |
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some Christians have died since Paul visited, so they are worried they wont rise Paul explains that all will rise when Jesus comes Paul believes Parousia is soon, but he isnt sure exactly when Luke says there are certain signs that must happen first John believes the end time is already here |
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Paul's marriage views in 1 Corinthians |
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sex in marriage is a good thing, almost an obligation reccommends celibacy because the end time requires attention and preparation no divorce among Christians, but a non Christian can leave their Christian spouse opinion of the end time shows through |
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Paul's Resurrection in 1 Corinthians |
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proof of resurrection is the witnesses of Peter and the 12, and the 500 Christians important because if Jesus didnt rise, theres no hope for an afterlife gives truth to afterlife; if united with Jesus, you will rise uses the seed and plant imagery to convey the continuity between the risen body and the human body says earthly body decays, but the heavenly body is a different kind of matter and does not change |
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