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644 THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT worshipper of the great goddess Diana 10 How does the book of the Acts represent the life of the various early Christian communities Μ IV ptetle to tl ibrctoi Discuss the question of the authorship of this Epistley displaying its relation to St Paul on the one hand and to Philo on the other Describe as fully and accurately as you can the current- literature of the Hebrews and the notions political and reli- gious which prevailed among them in the first century of our era י" ϊ- ύά Γ $ά ψ 'Μ Explain For if Jesus had given them rest then would he not have spoken of another day -The word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit -It is impossible for those who were once enlightened if they fall away to restoie them again unto repentance -Without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better -Who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself -The blood of sprinkling which speaketh better things than that of Abel Give the arguments pro and con for translating by the word 4testament' in ix 16 Draw out fully and clearly the plan on which this Epistle is constructed Illustrate in detail from the Old Testament the writer's statement that the Law had shadow of good things to come Disentangle the complicated passage in chap iv about 'entering into rest' and shew precisely its meaning What principles of interpretation has the Church learnt from this Epistle to apply to the Old Testament Shew by few examples how this principle may be used in modern preaching Retranslate into Greek Moses was faithful in all his house as servant for testimony of those things which were to be spoken after -Seeing we are compassed about