James Jude: Letters to Everyone in General NT227 & Johannine Epistles Lesson 02 of 03

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1 James Jude: Letters to Everyone in General & Johannine Epistles 2 Peter Jude: Little Letters with Big Messages NT227 Lesson 02 of 03 Listening Guide I. Introduction to 2 Peter and Jude A. Literary Relationships [1] What is the assumed chronological relationship between Jude and 2 Peter? B. Date [2] When does Dr. Blomberg say 2 Peter must have been written if it was written by the apostle Peter? [3] Dr. Blomberg subtly switches from discussing 2 Peter to discussing Jude after stating when 2 Peter was written. Does he conclude that 2 Peter or Jude was written first? [4] Jude is designed almost entirely around illustrations and examples from two additional literary sources. What are those sources? [5] What did Dr. Blomberg say about the place where Jude was written and the nature of the audience for whom it was written? [6] Who was Jude? II. Analysis of Jude [7] What is the main content of Jude about? NT227 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 02 1

2 A. False Teachers [8] What analogies did Jude use to describe the immoral nature of the false teachers? [9] What exegetical item of interest did Jude use that raised eyebrows? B. Application [10] What is one very significant application we may derive from Jude s book? [11] In one sentence, summarize what Dr. Blomberg says about this application. III. Second Peter A. Authorship and Date [12] What is Dr. Blomberg s response to the different Greek styles of 1 Peter and 2 Peter? [13] How does Silas factor into the argument of Petrine authorship of both 1 and 2 Peter? [14] What might Peter have been anticipating as he wrote this letter? B. Analysis and Outline [15] What central theological teaching were the false teachers denying in 2 Peter? [16] What is one primary reason Peter gave for Christ delaying His return? C. Problem of Evil [17] What questions does 2 Peter most significantly answer? NT227 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 02 2

3 [18] What does the term theodicy refer to? [19] What does 2 Peter 3:8 10 contribute to theodicy? IV. 1 John [20] To whom did early church history attribute 1, 2, and 3 John? A. Date and Authorship [21] From where were 1, 2, and 3 John written? [22] How does Dr. Blomberg address the discrepancy between the title John the elder used in 2 and 3 John and its absence in 1 John? [23] What leads scholars to attribute all three Johannine epistles to the same author? B. Background [24] What problem with Jesus nature was the church struggling with at the time 1 John was written? [25] What were three distinctive beliefs of gnosticism that Cerinthus was troubling Christians about and John addressed in 1 John? Briefly define each belief. C. Analysis and Outline [26] What are the three themes that seem to characterize 1 John? [27] What did one commentator writing on 1 John entitle the book? NT227 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 02 3

4 [28] While not consciously trying to harmonize James and Paul, what is it clear that John affirms? D. Cycles [29] According to Dr. Blomberg, through what three themes does John repeatedly cycle in his epistles? [30] How does the characteristic use of the Greek present tense influence how we understand John s statement that those who are in Christ do not sin? [31] When we wonder if we really have believed properly in Jesus, what is a much more reassuring way to identify an important mark of our true Christian faith? [32] By reading 1 John, what would we conclude about the warnings in Hebrews 6 and 10 that talk about a person who commits apostasy? V. 2 John [33] How has the term the elect lady in 2 John been regularly understood? [34] If 2 John 1:9 10 teaches that we should not slam the door on false teachers who visit our home, how are we to understand what he intends us to do about these teachers when he tells us not to welcome them into our home? IV. 3 John [35] What did John commend Gaius for? [36] What important function are we reminded of by 3 John? NT227 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 02 4

5 [37] What depressing conclusion is possible for those who read 3 John? [38] How can 3 John be an encouraging letter to those who are involved in a struggling ministry? Reflection Record one new fact or insight you discovered in this lesson. Application In 1 John, we read a number of times that the best way to reassure ourselves that we have eternal life (1 John 5:13) is by examining whether or not our lifestyle is consistent with how God wants His people to live. Read 1 John 1:6; 2:4, 6, 9; 4:20, and ask if by John s standard you are exhibiting the evidence of one who has eternal life. NT227 Listening Guide 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 02 5