BIBL 110
When asked if Jesus was restoring the kingdom now, what was his answer?
"It is not for you to know the times or periods the Father has set by his own authority..."
By the end of Acts, about how many miles from Jerusalem had Paul traveled by land for the advancement of the gospel?
2,500 miles
When did the author write Hebrews?
40-95
"The ends of the earth" in Acts 1:8 is fulfilled through what two events? (Choose two)
A Gentile leader in Caesarea believing The gospel going into the Roman Empire
When was the book of James written?
AD 50
Luke wrote Acts before what year?
AD 70
2 Peter connects condemnation to all of these Old Testament event except...
Assyrian exile
When the Gentile leader in Caesarea believed and received the Spirit, it demonstrated what counter-cultural reality?
Both a & b Non-Jews can be saved Gentiles do not have to be circumcised to be saved
Jesus wants his followers focused on ____________ others to the kingdom through the power of his Holy Spirit
Bringing
All who come to trust Jesus as the Messiah are counted as part of God's family and ____________ of heaven.
Citezens
What did Luke's audience need at the time he wrote the document?
Clarity
In Acts 10, the conversion of this person was the first Gentile conversion that Peter had witnessed.
Cornelius
What answers the question, ""How does this interpretation fit into the rest of the Bible?"
Correlation
In the last episode of the Spirit, where is Paul?
Ephesus
1 Peter and 2 Peter were originally one letter which was later split into two.
False
According to Everyday Bible Study, students of God's Word need to be aware of how their life experiences do not influence their understanding of the Bible.
False
Everyone is righteous based on heritage and adherence to the law.
False
He had been commissioned to write because there was not any confusion whether or not Gentiles could be a part of God's family.
False
If you have discovered a biblically based principle and you don't find it elsewhere, or worse, if you discover that there are other claims of Scripture that contradict what you have written, then you have found an error in the Bible.
False
In Hebrews 1:13, the author had claimed Jesus would one day forget his enemies.
False
Interpreters throughout Christian history have presupposed that Hebrew's audience never desired to leave Jesus behind.
False
James simply reproduces the sermon on the mount.
False
Jesus spent a lot of time talking about "heaven" in our traditional sense.
False
Jesus spent significant time with his followers over forty-one days, proving that he had physically risen from the grave.
False
Jude closes his letter by letting his friends know that they were not protected from stumbling.
False
Jude's warnings about doctrine are no longer pertinent for the Church today.
False
Peter was not very concerned with the physical oppressive weight of the world as a result of their allegiance to Jesus?
False
The knowledge that Peter had in mind in 2 Peter 1 was only head knowledge.
False
The picture of the church in Acts supports the modern consumerist approach to the church.
False
The question of application should be asked first.
False
The right way to look at the Bible is through your past life experiences.
False
The tone of Jude's letter is not urgent.
False
There are many true interpretations of each passage of scripture.
False
There is a unanimous idea by biblical scholars of who the author of Hebrews is?
False
When it comes to scripture, we are meaning makers and not meaning finders.
False
Within James, Jesus is called the greater Abraham.
False
What kind of Bible translation focuses on a word-for-word translation and little consideration given to how the text will sound or read in the English language?
Formal Equivalence
What type of translation is the English Standard Version?
Formal Equivalence
How many episodes of the Holy Spirit included the manifestation of tongues in the book of Acts?
Four
What kind of Bible translation centers on a thought-for-thought translation and emphasizes both readability and understandability?
Functional Equivalence
God's plan from the beginning of the book has been to include ____________ in his kingdom.
Gentiles
The lengthy "central exposition" of Hebrews depicts Jesus as the ______.
Great High Priest
Interpreters often refer to Hebrews 11 as the ____________.
Hall of Faith
What is the sixth step of interpretation?
Identification of structure
What is the fourth step of interpretation?
Identifying parts of speech
What question was NOT posed to the reader at the beginning of this chapter by the author?
Is God good?
Many Jews misrepresented the kingdom promises as exclusive to the nation of ____________.
Israel
The book of James was written by who?
James
As a result of receiving this person, they become witnesses in what two regions FIRST?
Jerusalem and Judea
Hebrews 1:5-2:18 is summarized as ____________.
Jesus: The Better Messenger
The church was birthed out of what religion?
Judaism
What two Old Testament books come alive as we invest in Hebrews?
Leviticus & Deuteronomy
What Gospel book does James parallel the most?
Matthew
Which of the following does Everyday Bible Study NOT include when listing the kind of baggage people bring to studying the Bible?
Medical
When comparing Jesus to a high priest, what old testament man is referenced.
Melchizedek
Which of these themes was NOT listed as part of the theme of Acts?
New people and community
What is the first step of Bible study called?
Observation
The church gathering was not ____________ and ____________ to early believers.
Occasional;optional
What kind of Bible translation seeks to balance both the structure and language of the original text with a readability that enables the modern reader to understand the passage easily in the English language?
Optimal Equivalence
What kind of Bible places a premium on communicating the meaning of the passage in the language that best represents current culture?
Paraphrase
About halfway through the book, the focus shifts from ____________ to ____________.
Peter to Paul
Christian living and the Scriptures are introduced as ____________ in the reading.
Provisions
What is the eleventh step of interpretation?
Study the various key words in the passage
In Hebrews 3:1-6, the author of Hebrews compared his audience to _______.
The Israelites in the Wilderness
Who is the writer of Hebrews?
The author is unknown
Who did Luke write the book of Acts to?
Theophilus
Pentecost is a contrast to which event in the Old Testament?
Tower of Babel
2 Peter addresses false teachers but Jude addresses outsiders undermining the faith from within the church.
True
According to Everyday Bible Study, a theological grid is an important element of a person's worldview, it can be a danger when we are unwilling to allow that grid to be changed and shaped by the biblical text.
True
According to Everyday Bible Study, cultural baggage can negatively influence our perceptions of Scripture is by equating biblical elements with contemporary counterparts.
True
According to Hebrews 10:26-31, forgiveness and access to God's presence come through Jesus or not at all.
True
According to the textbook, good Bible study sees any verse or passage within the whole counsel of God's Word.
True
Believers in Jesus have an eternal inheritance secure in Christ.
True
Christ will return someday.
True
Faith is synonymous with belief.
True
God is eternal and outside the bonds of time.
True
Hebrews is filled with an abundance of Old Testament references.
True
In Greek the word perfect means complete.
True
In context, James spoke of faith as mere belief or knowledge.
True
In short, Jesus is to be the basis of our faith.
True
Jesus could not become a Levitical priest.
True
Jesus is a better priest because the purification he provided will never end.
True
Jesus is not merely a different agent of God but the ultimate representation of his Father.
True
No New Testament writing offers a more robust explanation of the sacrificial death of Jesus and his current ministry to believers than Hebrews
True
One way Jude advises his "friends" to contend for the faith is to keep themselves in the love of God.
True
Peter wasted no time in the introduction to leverage his authority as an apostle.
True
Peter's specific audience was experiencing tremendous pressure to conform to the cultural practices present.
True
Spiritual correlation asks the question, "Where else in Scripture can we see this truth?"
True
The Bible includes two testaments of sixty-six books by about forty different authors and was written over thousands of years.
True
The Bible is unified in its message about God and his truth, about Jesus, and about the gospel.
True
The New Testament is filled with direct quotes and allusions of the Old Testament.
True
The Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures.
True
The early church had rapid growth
True
The greatest need that we have is a solution for our fallen spiritual condition and it cannot be found within us.
True
The letter or James could be described as a meditation on the Sermon on the Mount.
True
The term Trinity is not explicitly found within the canon of Scripture?
True
The thread that connects the Old and New Testament together is God's plan of redemption through the person and work of Jesus Christ.
True
Those who have faith in Christ can have confidence while enduring persecution because they are eternally secure in Christ.
True
The central focus of James is reading the Sermon on the Mount through the lens of _________?
Wisdom
What is the tenth step of interpretation?
Work through the literary context of a passage