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THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT 343 When and where was St John's authorship of the Apoca- lypse first called in question On what internal grounds have some refused to ascribe it to him What evidence have we that from the first four Gospels and neither less nor more were received by the Catholic Church Distinguish between the following synonyms -αφ σις and πάρ σις-μαντίίομαι and προφητίύω-βίος and ζωή-αΚηθινίς and αΚχ θής IX -Cfjc oSpcl acforiJincj to &t filattl cfo What names are passed over in St Matthew's genealogy of our Lord What is there noticeable about the four female names introduced into it Why does St Luke's genealogy ascend to Adam St Matthew's stop short at Abraham What is the meaning of the term μάγοι Were these Wise Men Gentiles or Jews What remarkable prophecy of the Old Testament connects Star with the appearance of the Messiah Is that prophecy supposed to have had anything to do with the appearance of the Wise Men at Bethlehem In what relation does our Lord's Temptation in the Wilder- ness stand to the Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane How are we to reconcile the different statements of Scrip- ture that John the Baptjst was Elias and that he was not Give an historic sketch of the Pharisees and the Sadducees Give the derivation of the following words -ακέραιος Matt 16 άκρασία xxiii 25 άξίρη iii 10 συκοφαντέω Luke iii 14 ζωγρεω 10 What do we know of Pilate besides what is told us in Scripture Give sketch of his character as it appears there In what way do the writings of Josephus illustrate the 24th chapter of St Matthew Do any allusions to the two Sacraments precede their actual institution If so where