Final Exam on English 252. Cut and Paste. Email to me at kerryman2424@gmail.com by 9 PM Friday, Feb. 4

Final Exam on English 252.  Cut and Paste.  Email to me at kerryman2424@gmail.com by 9 PM Friday, Feb.

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English 252:  Final Exam on Bible as Literature

A:  Part One:  Fill-in the blanks.

1. The following quote, “as thou given the horse strength?  Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?  The glory of his nostrils is terrible,” shows God speaking to _________________.

2.  Two books besides Revelation that contain apocalypses include ______________________ and __________________________.

3.   The quality of mercy is not strain’d,

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven

Upon the blessed place beneath:  it is twice blest;

It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:

Tis mightiest in the mightiest.

These words were spoken by __________________ to ___________________.

4.  A person who was converted on the road to Damascus was ________________.

5. Paul divides the Law into two parts which we can label  ___________________ and __________________.

6. A famous hymn of conversion is _______________________________.

7. Paul used Abraham as an example to Christians to show that ____________________ was not necessary for a man to be saved.  He argued that Abraham was saved even before the patriarch made this sign of faith in God.

8. A book of quotations of Jesus that was used by both Matthew and Luke is known as the ______________________ document.

9. “A letter to the community that teaches them an important doctrinal issue” is known as an ____________________.

10. The thousand year reign of Christ on earth before the final battle with Satan is known as the _____________________.

11. When a passage in the New Testament quotes or alludes to a verse or narrative in the Old Testament, treating it as a prediction of an event in the life of Christ, this is called _________________________________.

12. The only gospel that is not synoptic is attributed to which author?  ________________

13.  Luke’s gospel and the Acts of the Apostles were dedicated to ______________________.

14. 70 AD is a significant event in Jewish history as it was the date when _____________________________ was destroyed.

15. Which came first, the Septuagint or the Vulgate?  __________________

16. The author of Pilgrim’s Progress was __________________________.

17. Christ’s staying in the tomb for three days before his resurrection is connected (in typological terms) with what Old Testament story?  ___________________________________

18.  According to Paul, the two most important Christian virtues were ______________ and ______________.

19. Marlowe’s character who sold his soul to the devil was _______________________.

20.  The book of the Old Testament most important both for Christians and Jews is ____________________.

Definitions:

1. Parasouia means ____________________________________________________

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2. The Apocrypha means _______________________________________________

3. A passion narrative is  _______________________________________________

4. A parable is _______________________________________________________

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5. Pseudepigraphia means _____________________________________________

6.  Tropology means  ________________________________________________________________________

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Longer Answer Questions:

1.  In reference to the synoptic gospels, explain what Q, L and M mean, and the theory of how these gospels were created ______________________________________________

2. Explain the chronology of the composition of the New Testament and explain how this chronology affected the content of the materials.  In other words, explain the order of composition of the gospels, epistles, and Revelation.

3. Explain the paradox of Jesus’ teaching in parables for both listeners in his time and readers today.  Use the Parable of the Sower (below)  to illustrate this paradox:

From Mark 4:

2And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
 3Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
 4And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
 5And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
 6But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
 7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
 8And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
 9And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
 10And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
 11And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
 12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

4.   The following is a passage from Luke 15:
11And [Jesus] said, A certain man had two sons:
 12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
 13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
 14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
 15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
 16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
 17And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
 18I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
 19And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
 20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
 21And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
 22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
 23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
 24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
 25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
 26And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
 27And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
 28And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
 29And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
 30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
 31And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
 32It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

In paragraph form, explain the following features of this parable:

1. What is Christ saying about the younger son, the father, and the older son?
2. Explain some of the ways that this parable connects with stories of the Old Testament.
3. Explain this as an allegory for the “kingdom of God.”

Part B. 

Answer the following essay question in about 500 words:

1. A student once said to me, “I hate Revelation.  I love Revelation.  It scares me to death.  It offers me hope.”  In your own words, explain how Revelation could make him feel so polarized.  In your final paragraph for this essay (and this class) explain your position on Revelation.

(Note:  You must use quotations from Revelation to enhance your essay.)