BIB 107 Exam 2 Study Guide

And authority collection a document is called what?

A cannon

Samaritans differed most from Jews in respect to what?

A designated place of worship

Who were the Judaizers?

A group that insisted that other Christians (Gentiles) follow the law of Moses. Circumcision party.

Eschatology

A study of the "end things" in Christian theology

Another name for EPISTLE in the New Testament is what?

A written communication; a letter

Parousia

Ancient Greek word meaning presence, arrival, or official visit

Pauls ministry in Ephesus eventually provoked a riot because the gospel he preached posed which economic threat?

Attendance at the Greek temple dropped as they converted to Christianity

Who was Paul's partner on his first missionary journey?

Barnabas

Religious syncretism was good for Christianity for what reason?

Because it permitted new religious claims to have a ready audience. Religious syncretism was the combining of beliefs of different religions

Why is act 6:1-6 important message for understanding practices of the early church as it relates to the possessions and care for the poor?

Choosing the apostles

Which philosophy ridiculed the socially excepted standards and ethics?

Cynicism

Why is acts 4:32-35 an important message for understanding the practices at the early church as it relates to possessions and care for the poor?

Early church thought to meet the needs of the community and the needs of the larger society as well. The shared possessions for the common good.

Where did Paul have his longest known ministry?

Ephesus

According to acts sharing possessions and care for the poor were not defining characteristics of the early Jerusalem church

False

Pauls letters to the Thessalonians were primarily written to expose the sin that was happening to the churches there

False

Peters vision of the animals on the sheet in Acts 10 confirmed that Jewish Christians should avoid eating unclean food

False

The Jerusalem council settled the matter of whether Gentiles should be circumcised once and for all. There were no problems with this issue again for the early church

False

The believers described in acts 2 refuse to worship at the temple

False

The council at Jerusalem decided that Gentiles did not need to keep the mosaic law except for dietary (kosher) laws.

False

Paul was a Jew but also Greek citizen by birth

False, he was a Roman citizen

What is the most accurate term to use room referring to a narrative poetry gospel and apocalypse?

Genre

A culture that is said to have Hellenistic influence has been affected by which culture?

Greek culture

Why is Philip the evangelist a sanctified figure in acts?

He was the first to take the gospel outside of Jerusalem.

What is the term that stands for the art and science of interpreting a text?

Hermeneutics

In acts where is the gospel of salvation through Jesus first preached?

Jerusalem

Which of the gospels was written for gentile audience?

John

What was the language of culture during Roman Empire?

Latin (and Greek)

Who is the author of the book of acts?

Luke

To whom is mark most likely dependent on for his information since he was not one of the disciples?

Other eye witnesses

Which religious group was the most influential in Jesus day?

Pharisees

What is the catalyst for spread of the gospel outside Jerusalem?

Phillip

The issue of the law is addressed in the most depth in which New Testament books/epistles?

Romans and Galatians

According to Romans, what must a person do to share the the blessings of Abraham?

Share his faith in God

Which school of philosophy denied that there was truth that was finding on all people?

Skepticism

Who was the first martyr?

Stephen

Which school of philosophy stress fate and that life is out of the individuals control?

Stoicism

Which religious group seems to be the most influential in opposing the early church?

The Jews?

What was the regular/first place Paul would proclaim the gospel when he entered a town?

The synagogue

What were the results of Pentecost on the church from the conversions fun and acts 2:42-47?

Thousands of people excepted Christ at the Pentecost

From acts 2:42 what four things did the early church devote themselves to?

To the apostles teaching to fellowship to the breaking of the bread/communion and prayer

Acts describes a sense of awe and the early church because of the works done by the apostles

True

Faith and law are the central themes of Galatians.

True

Religious syncretism is the combination of police of different religions

True

The kingdom of God is Gods kingly rule, the time and place where Gods power and will hold sway

True

The practice of almsgiving provides another example of the early Christian care for the poor

True

What is Paul's belief about good works?

Works are an extension of salvation

Was the Pax Romana important in the spread of gospel in the first century?

Yes, it's Latin for "the Roman peace" and created a period of peace which lasted 300 years and began with the consolidation of the Roman empire in the first century BC.

What are the major divions of the new testament?

•the gospels •acts of the apostle •pauls epistles and hebrews •general epistals •revelation