RL 205 Review for Second Test

RL 205, Introduction to the New Testament
Review for Second Unit Examination
Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D.

08 February 2008

This examination is designed to test the student's ability to meet the following course objectives:

Demonstrate basic knowledge of the field of NT study, including:
1. Key terms relating to NT study
2. Significant personages of the first century CE
3. ...
4. Dates of the significant events and key writings of the NT
5. Key themes and characteristics of each of the canonical gospels ...
Comprehension:

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[covered in first exam]

Application: Delineate and exemplify the Roman Catholic view of Scripture and its interpretation
Analysis: Engage in academic research relating to New Testament interpretation, including:
1. Showing familiarity with current scholarship ...
2. Demonstrating the use of basic historical-critical methods of analysis
3. Making fruitful use of the standard reference tools for GNT study (in this case, the critical apparatus in your Bible
4. ...

The successful student will recall the material covered on the Review for the First Examination, and also will be able to:

Recognize the following Glossary terms:

audience criticism	hermeneutics	messiah	pericope	source criticism
exegesis	inspiration	metaphor	redaction history	synoptic
form criticism	interpretation	miracle	resurrection	textual criticism
fundamentalism	literary criticism	parable	Sanhedrin	theocracy

Identify the important people of the NT era, especially those relating to Jesus and the gospels, and recognize their significance for the NT era, especially:

Gamaliel II	Jesus of Nazareth	Luke the evangelist	Mary of Nazareth	Shammai
Hillel	John the Baptist	Mark the evangelist	Matthew the evangelist	Simon Peter
James I, son of Zebedee	John "the Seer"	Martha & Mary of Bethany	Paul of Tarsus	Stephen the Hellenist
James II, "brother of the Lord"	John, son of Zebedee	Mary of Magdala	Pontius Pilate	Tiberius Caesar

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

the beginning of Roman rule in Palestine
the birth of Jesus
the beginning of the reign of Tiberius Caesar
the public life of Jesus
the execution of Jesus
the resurrection of Jesus
the first persecution of Christians
the preaching of Paul of Tarsus
the Q source
the beginning of the reign of Nero Caesar

the death of Peter
the first Jewish-Roman war
the completion of Mark
the destruction of the Temple by Rome
the beginning of the reign of Domitian
the completion of Matthew
the completion of Luke
the completion of John
the completion of Acts
the Gospel of Thomas

Recognize the key features of each of the four canonical gospels, and especially of their portrayals of Jesus

Identify the various sources for the canonical gospels and discuss how the gospels are related with each other (see here for Synoptic Gospel Materials on the Web)

Identify selected texts from the four canonical gospels

Given selected gospel passages and pertinent questions for guidance, engage in both source-critical and form-critical analyses