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Essay Instructions: New Testament

To have four gospels is just confusing, repetitious and sometimes appears conflicting
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Essay Instructions: New Testament Themes by D. A. deSilva. 2001.

The paper must include the following:
One paragraph summary.

What are the most important challenges or concepts offered by this book for effective christian counseling?

How does the book orient one to the task of constructing biblical theory of counseling?

In what ways can this book be valued as a resource available for the care of souls and healing of persons?

Essay Instructions: New Testament History and Worldview Background. (Source is Text; New Testament; Author Richard L. Niswonger, 1992). In New Testament History, read the sections on the Pharisees, Sadducees, Nationalists, and Essenes. Read the section titled, "Messianic Expectations". Write an essay 500-750 words that addresses the following questions from the perspective of the Parisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and Zealots:

1) What was the problem(s) in first-century Palestine?
2) What or who was the cause of the problem?
3) What was the potential solution(s) to the problem?
4) How were they/did they participate in the solution?
5) If a Messiah was anticipated, what would/should be His priority?

Essay Instructions: Identify the following terms and state their significance for the study of the New Testament:

Pharisees
Essenes
Sadducees
Diaspora
Text criticism
Cynics/Cynicism,
Stoics/Stoicism
Marcion
Hellenization
Parables
Pronouncement Stories
Miracle Stories
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Synoptic Problem
Redaction criticism
70 CE