Midterm exam - New testament

For the purpose of reading and memorizing the Bible, the authors recommend using one good translation. However for the purpose of studying the Bible, they suggest....

Several good translations

Which term does the Gospel of Matthew prefer?

Son of Man

Fee and Stuart assert which translation to be"as good a translation as you will get?"

TNIV

What are the two kinds of choices translators face according to Fee and Stuart?

Textual and linguistic

Gospel that does not include a "Lord's Supper" story.

John

Which Gospel does not include a Lord's Supper/Last Supper story?

John

Which Gospel does not include parables? - Luke - Matthew - Mark - John

John

Which Gospel has "I Am Sayings"?

John

Which Gospel has the "I AM" Sayings?

John

Which Gospel tells time within the Gospel story by references to Jewish feasts and festivals?

John

Which of the following Gospels does NOT contain parables? - Luke - Mark - John - Matthew

John

Which of the following is NOT a synoptic gospel? - Mark - Matthew - John - Luke

John

Which of the following is NOT a synoptic gospel? - John - Matthew - Mark - Luke

John

Which of the following is not one of the synoptic gospels? - Matthew - Luke - Mark - John

John

When referring to the Kingdom, which of the following is true for the Gospel of Matthew:

Kingdom of heaven

Which of the following is not an original language of the Christian Bible (combined Old and New Testaments)?

Latin

The Gospel of John begins:

Like Genesis

In addition to the Gospel of John, this Gospel mentions the Holy Spirit throughout the book:

Luke

Possibly the only "Gentile" author of a New Testament book.

Luke

The author of Acts of the Apostles is the most likely author of which Gospel:

Luke

Which Gospel contains a post-Resurrection story where Jesus is recognized in the "breaking of bread"?

Luke

Which Gospel dates Jesus's birth and ministry in relation to the history of the Roman empire?

Luke

Which Gospel has a birth narrative that focuses upon Mary?

Luke

Which Gospel has a genealogy which works backwards from Jesus to David to Abraham to Noah to Adam, emphasizing the connection of Jesus to all of humanity?

Luke

Which Gospel seems to mention women and Gentiles more often and in a more favorable light?

Luke

Which Gospel writer not only tells us why he is writing, but also that he is not the only person to write an account?

Luke

Which version is the New Interpreter's Study Bible?

New Revised Standard Version

The Gospel of Matthew includes a Sermon...

On the mount or mountain

Which translation, according to the video, seeks to translate the original text in a "paragraph by paragraph" approach?

Paraphrase

Which Jewish Feasts are mentioned in the Gospel of John?

Passover, Booths, and Hanukkah

What label best describes the following list: Romans, I & II Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and I & II Thessalonians?

Paul's Letters to Churches

Which disciple denies Jesus?

Peter

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the New Testament Gospel books? - Luke - Peter - Mark - Matthew

Peter

According to the video, what was Alexander the Great's father's name?

Philip

Focus upon the Law, written and traditional (oral); strong in the Synagogues

Phrisees

What was Jesus primary message in the gospels?

The Kingdom of God

In the Gospel of John, John the Baptist refers to Jesus as:

The Lamb of God

What is "Hermeneutics?"

The field of interpretation, including good exegesis

What was Jesus' primary message while he was on earth?

The kingdom of God

What is Hellenism?

The spread of Greek culture, thinking, customs, and language

What is the key to good exegesis according to Fee and Stuart?

To learn and read the text carefully and ask the right questions of the text

How many individual books are found in the New Testament?

27

In the first video on Alexander, it states that he was born in what year?

356 BC

How many individual books are in the Old Testament?

39

According to the Gospel of Matthew, where did Jesus appear to the disciples prior to his ascension?

A mountain in the Galilee

Which book of the Bible captures the founding of the early church?

Acts

Which of the following was an advocate for the Greek way of life and responsible for spreading Hellenism throughout the Mediterranean world some 300 years before the time of Christ?

Alexander the Great

What kind of literature constitutes the book of The Revelation?

Apocalyptic

Which of the following is a working description of those books found in the Septuagint but not found in the Massoretic Text/Tanakh?

Apocrypha

At which point in the Gospel of John, does Jesus cleanse the Temple?

At the beginning of his ministry

Thinking vertically about the gospel books means to....

Be aware of Jesus and the individual authors

Thinking Horizontally about the gospels means to..

Be aware of parallels in other gospels

The collection of books deemed authoritative by the church is known as the....

Canon

What the name given to Hebrews, James, I & II Peter, I-III John, and Jude?

Catholic Epistles

According to the video, which translation approach seeks to translate from the original text in a "sentence by sentence" approach?

Dynamic Equivalence

Which of the following is NOT one of the original languages of Scripture. - Aramaic - English - Greek - Hebrew

English

Letters addressed to specific audiences are referred to as what kind of literary style?

Epistles

Described by the historian Josephus; probably connected to the Qumran Community, maybe related to the Dead Sea Scrolls

Essenes

The careful, systematic study of Scripture to discover the original, intended meaning is known as...

Exegesis

True or False: According to Stuart and Fee, it is appropriate to assume that all the parables have an allegorical meaning.

False

True or False: According to the authors, "A text can come to mean what it never meant."

False

True or False: Fee and Stuart suggest that it is a good idea to have only one English translation.

False

True or False: Matthew does not include a Last Supper/Lord's Supper event as part of the Passover celebration of Jesus and the Disciples.

False

True or False: The Book of Eli is found in the New Testament.

False

What is the literal meaning of the word, "gospel"?

Good news

Which of the following is NOT a good tool for exegesis according to the authors? - Good translation - Good preacher - Good dictionary - Good commentaries

Good preacher

Which of the following is not one of the letters traditionally attributed to Paul? - Hebrews - Romans - Galatians - II Thessalonians - Philemon

Hebrews

Which of the following is NOT a book in the New Testament? - Hezekiah - 1 Peter - Matthew - Revelation

Hezekiah

Factual accounts of what happened in time/place are considered what type of New Testament Literary style?

Historical Narrative

There is a human side of Scripture whereby God relates to our condition through various types of communication. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways God has communicated to us? - Improv - Parables - Laws of all kinds - Sermons

Improv

The Bible is a collection of books that were compiled over a long period of time. How long was the period of writing?

1500 years

In which of the following, do the Wise Men visit the child Jesus:

A house in Bethlehem

How many books comprise the Christian New Testament?

27

From the discussion video, which translation approach seeks to translate the original text word for word?

Formal Equivalence

What type of literary style encompasses family lineage?

Genealogical

What is the kingdom of God?

God's rule over all that he has made

Which of the following is the term describing the thousands of hand-written copies in original language?

Manuscript

Which Gospel appears to be the basic outline upon which the two other Synoptic Gospels are built?

Mark

Which Gospel ending presents problems textually speaking? (Modern translations mention a break in the text (or a cliff hanger ending), a short ending, and a long ending.)

Mark

Which Gospel focuses on action, a key word is immediately (or at once, right away)?

Mark

Which Gospel has an abrupt ending, short ending, and/or a long ending related to the resurrection and post resurrection stories?

Mark

Which Gospel uses the term "immediately" or "right away" or "straight away" or "forthwith" ?

Mark

Which gospel does not present a Birth Narrative but "jumps" right into the story with John the Baptist, the call of the disciples, and an exorcism?

Mark

Which is the shortest Gospel physically?

Mark

Which is the shortest, lengthwise, of the four Gospels?

Mark

What gospel starts with a genealogy which begins with Abraham and works around divisions of 14 generations, emphasizing King David and the Babylonian Exile?

Matthew

Which Gospel has a Birth Narrative that includes Wise Men but does not mention shepherds?

Matthew

Which Gospel has a birth narrative from the prospective of Joseph?

Matthew

Which Gospel has the Guard Story of the Tomb?

Matthew

Which Gospel includes a story of the guarded tomb?

Matthew

Which Gospel mentions the temptation of Jesus without describing the temptations specifically?

Matthew

Which two Gospels have similar stories that are not included in either of the other two Gospels? These are also unique in that they are similar but clearly not from the same Greek words.

Matthew and Luke

Which two Gospels not only mention the temptation of Jesus but provide examples of those temptations?

Matthew and Luke

Focus upon the Temple and the sacrificial system, generally accommodated the Romans

Sadducees

Descendants in part of the 10 Northern Tribes; worshiped on Mt. Gerizim

Samaritans

What is the name of the Greek Translation of the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings, composed around 200 BCE?

Septuagint

True or False: A translation is a rendering of the original languages of the Bible into modern language.

True

True or False: According to Fee and Stuart, "the aim of a good translation is not uniqueness; one is not trying to discover what no one else has ever seen before."

True

True or False: According to Fee and Stuart, nearly all difficulties in interpreting the gospels arise from two facts: Jesus did not write the gospels himself and there are four gospels.

True

True or False: According to Stuart and Fee, not all parables in the Gospel are "true parables."

True

True or False: Hellenization is the spreading of Greek culture and language.

True

True or False: In addition to God's sovereignty, the New Testament canon was accepted because the church viewed the men who wrote down the Scriptures as having authority from God.

True

True or False: Parables are earthly stories with heavenly meanings.

True

True or False: The Hellenistic culture paved the way for the spread of Christianity.

True

True or False: The early church believed that Jesus' death on the cross provided forgiveness of their sins. They also believed that He was the Son of God.

True

True or False: When reading the gospels one must understand that Jesus' message of the Kingdom of God is central.

True

True or False: Words do not have fixed meanings. Their meanings are determined by their usage in sentences.

True

True or False: Your English translation of the Bible is the result of a great deal of scholarly research.

True

True or False: The name of the New Testament Apocalyptic writing is Revelations.

True or False (This was regraded but both were counted right because of the ending of Revelation being singular.

The "I AM Sayings" suggest a connection between Jesus and:

YHWH of the Old Testament/ Tanakh

Focused upon the Land of Israel and the Kingship, resented the presence of the Romans in Judea

Zealots