Collection Revision

Paper 2011

SectionA.WriteshortnotesontheCONTENTofoneortwoofthe
following:
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(a)John

(b)Romans

(c)Philippians

(d) Hebrews

(e)2Peter
SectionB.Writeshortnotesononeortwoofthefollowing:

(a)Essenes

(b)ApocalypticLiterature

(c)IEnoch

(d)TheSynopticProblem

(e)CriteriaofAuthenticity
2.GivetheliterarycontextandcommentbrieflyonTHREEofthe
followingpassages:

(a)PreparethewayoftheLord,makehispathsstraight.

(b)Butnoonecanenterastrongman'shouseandplunderhis
propertywithoutfirsttyingupthestrongman;thenindeedthehouse
canbeplundered.

(c)Doyounotunderstandthisparable?Thenhowwillyou
understandalltheparables?

(d)Andhesaidtothem,'Thendoyoualsofailtounderstand?Do
younotseethatwhatevergoesintoapersonfromoutsidecannot
defile,sinceitentersnottheheartbutthestomach,andgoesoutinto

thesewer?'Thushedeclaredallfoodsclean.
.

(e)Manysternlyorderedhimtobequiet,buthecriedoutevenmore
loudly,'SonofDavid,havemercyonme!'
(f)Jesussaid,'Iam;andyouwillseetheSonofManseatedatthe
righthandofthePower,andcomingwiththecloudsofheaven.'

CandidatesshouldanswerTWOofthefollowingessayquestions:
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'ThesecrecythemeinMarkrevealsmorethanitconceals.'Discuss.

ForMark,isJesusthekingofthekingdomofGod?

'It isimpossibletounderstandMarkwithoutathoroughknowledge
oftheOldTestament.'Discuss.

AssesstheclaimthatMarkwaswrittenforallChristians.

IsMark'sGospelapolemicaltext?

AccordingtoMark,whatdoesthedeathofJesusaccomplish?

EITHERa)IsformcriticismstillausefulapproachtoMark?OR

b)WhatcanpoliticaltheologylearnfromMark?

IsMarkbestunderstoodas'acollectionofdisjointedepisodes'or'a
masterfullysubtlenarrative'?