1. How do the “fulfillment citations” work in Matthew’s gospel? What is Matthew’s perspective on
the “kingdom of the heavens?” How do Jesus’s “antitheses” transform the Jewish law?
2. How does Luke show a special concern for Gentiles? What is Luke’s point about God’s plan? What are the signs of Luke’s particular definition of the kingdom? What are Luke’s
concerns for society?
3. What may have happened to the Johannine community in the second stage? What explains
John’s ideas regarding “the Jews”? Did the earliest Christians think Jesus was God? What are some different ideas about the author(s) of John?
4. How did Gnostics fit in with Christians? Describe the beliefs of the Sethian
Gnostics. How did Valentinus adapt the teachings of the Sethians and Proto-Orthodox? How do both the Johannine community and the secessionists fit with Gnosticism?