Question Set

Below are the edited questions from Monday's session.  I will take the questions for the exam from these, plus add some of my own.  Please remember as you study that full marks will be awarded to answers that are factually accurate, written in coherent sentences, and any opinions are backed up with evidence.   Since you have had the questions in advance, the bar is set pretty high for accuracy.

Study well and see you on Wednesday.

1. Briefly define and explain the differences between the Latin terms fides qua and fides quae.
2. What is one major difference between the teachings of the Apostle Paul and Jesus Christ?
3. Identify one major contribution Martin Luther made to the Christian community.
4. What was the impact of Martyrdom on early Christian community?
5. Explain how the dominant theme of covenant in the Old Testament is demonstrated in the account of Moses in the book of Exodus.
6. Describe and give an example of Jesus acting as Prophet in the New Testament.
7. How did women become leaders in the early church?
8. Why were the topics of Faith, Grace, and Works so important for the sixteenth-century reformers?
9. What were the effects/results of the Council of Nicaea?
10. What are the two principles pertaining to the traditional Augustinian Hermeneutic?  What was the later principle added to this movement?
11. How does the Old Testament relate or connect to the concept of salvation?
12. What does the muliple authorship theory of Genesis tell us about ancient Judaism?
13. What is the composition of the New Testament?
14. Why doesn’t the Jewish community accept Jesus as the messiah?   
15. Do you see Jesus as a savior, Hellenistic hero, man of social change, or a man of the spirit?  Provide examples that support your opinion.
16. How would a Lutheran or a Calvinist explain the terms fides quae and fides qua?
17. Describe the different beliefs of Arius of Alexandria.
18. How is Jesus a confronter? Give an example.
19. What are the two mainstreams of Reform in the sixteenth century? Define them and give examples
20. Describe the roles of Jesus as Priest.  How can they been seen in Scripture?
21. What is one principle of Augustinian hermeneutics and how does it relate to the reading of Scripture?
22. How did Arius’s teaching affect Christainity’s understanding of spirituality?
23. Explain how God uses Scripture to reveal himself and how God’s people can relate back to him from there.
24. Explain the OT people’s need for salvation*
25. Explain the functions of each person of the Trinity.*
26. State the difference between philosophy and theology.*
27. Explain how theology can relate to academic institutions and how it cannot.
28. Explain the Catholic understanding and way of reading Scripture and compare it to how Martin Luther and John Calvin read and understood Scripture.*
29. Explain three of the Early Church's beliefs that caused controversies, explain how they resulted in heresy, and discuss how the Church responded to uphold these beliefs.*
30. Discuss the "apostolic" community in Acts, specifically they responded to the following topics: Moasic Law, faith vs. works, and the responsibilities of the community as a whole.
31. Write down the three Old Testament sections and discuss their topic and name some of the important books in each.
32. Name the three claims connected to Jesus and discuss one of the three claims.
33. What are the main themes in the Old Testament? Give examples for each one from the scripture readings.
34. How is the gospel of Matthew different from the other Gospels?
35. What are the three things that Jesus shows himself as? Give an example of each from the scripture readings.
36. Explain the three key principles of the third century theology
37. Compare the dominant themes of the New Testament to the Old Testament.
38. How does God engaging in covenant relate to theophany and God revealing himself to us?
39. Describe each of the three theological claims about Jesus
40. How did martyrdom change when the Christian religion was legalized?