Although this exam will focus on the material since the last exam, the final is comprehensive, so you should review what we have studied earlier in the semester.

Hebrews
1.  What problem was Hebrews written to address?  Is it a letter or a sermon?
2.  What does Hebrews emphasize about Jesus?  Why?
3.  Why is faith such an important term in Hebrews?  What does it mean in this document?  How does this differ from Paul's use of the term faith?
4.  What comparisons does Hebrews make between the old covenant given to Moses and the new covenant given through Jesus?  between the old and new priesthood?  between the old and new sacrifices?  between the old and new temple?
5.  How does understanding Plato's view of the Forms help in understanding the meaning of the heavenly sanctuary and the earthly one?

James
1.  What kind of document is James?  To which James may the content be traced?
2.  What are some of its major themes?
3.  Note the way James stresses "doing" the word and not merely "hearing" it.
4.  What does James say about faith and works, and how does his emphasis differ from Paul's?  What does James mean when he says "faith" compared with what Paul means when he says "faith"?

1 Peter
1.  To whom is this document addressed, and what sort of document is it?
2.  How does 1 Peter apply images formerly pertaining to Israel to the Christians he addresses?
3.  What is Peter's view of salvation?
2.  What sort of Persecution are the readers experiencing, and how does 1 Peter say they are to respond to persecution?

Jude and 2 Peter
1.  What are these documents primarily designed to accomplish?
2.  Why have some Christians had difficulty with the content of Jude and have challenged its place in the Bible?
3.  In what literary genre is 2 Peter written?
4.  What literary relationship exists between Jude and 2 Peter?
5.  Why do many NT scholars believe that Peter did not write 2 Peter?

1-3 John:
1.  What seems to have been the reason for writing each of these documents?
2.  What is docetism?  How does John combat it?
3.  What are the major themes in 1 John?

Apocalyptic/Revelation
1.  Know the main characteristics of Apocalyptic literature (see material above on this web-page) and why knowledge of this genre contributes to our ability to understand Revelation.
2.  What similarities and dissimilarities does Revelation have with other apocalyptic documents?
3.  What is the purpose of the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3?  What role does the initial vision of Christ in 1:12-20 play in the letters to the churches?
4.  What is the function of the vision of the throne room in Revelation 4-5?
5.  What sorts of events occur when the "seals" are broken, the "trumpets" are blown and the bowls of wrath are poured?  What is the meaning of "recapitulation"?
6.  Who is the Great Dragon (12:1-18)?  the beast from the sea (13:1-10)?  the beast from the earth (13:11-18)?
7.  What role does martyr theology play in Revelation?
8.  Who is Babylon the Great/the Great Whore (17:1-18)?  How does she meet her destruction?
9.  What is the millennium in 20:4-6?  Who is it for?
10. What images are used to describe the Church in Revelation 21?
11. How is Revelation like a tale of two cities (city of God and the earthly city of mankind)?