Religion 201- Survey of New Testament

Which of the following is the Hebrew name for the Apostle Peter?

Simon

Which of the following is the term critics use to define the hypothetical situations our of which the units of the Gospel tradition grew?

Sitz im leben

Which of the following was Jesus' favorite self designation?

Son of Man

Which term best describes a method of critical study of the Gospels which seeks to reconstruct the sources the Gospel writers may have used to write their accounts?

Source Criticism

Which day of the week did Jesus enter Jerusalem with a "triumphal entry"?

Sunday

Which day of the week did Jesus resurrect and leave the tomb?

Sunday

The Gospel of Luke is one of the three (blank) gospels in the New Testament. It shares some material with Matthew and Mark.

Synoptic

F/T Philemon owned a slave named Onesimus who had runaway from him. He meet Paul and became a believer. Paul then reconciled the two men, and urged Philemon to treat Onesimus as a brother and fellow worker for the Gospel.

T

T/F Paul taught in the Epistle to the Colossians that Christ's preeminence is necessary for the reconciliation of all those who believe in the message of the gospel.

T

T/F Peter lived in Capernaum, in Galilee before he was called by Jesus and appointed as a disciple.

T

T/F The letters of Peter were written by the apostle Peter, one of the best known figures of the New Testament.

T

T/F A unique feature to the Gospel of Mark is its lengthy narrative of the life and works of Jesus.

False

T/F B.C. is always written before the numerical date, and is the abbreviation for "Before Christ" or "Before the Common Era.

False

T/F B.C. is always written before the numerical date, and is the abbreviation for "Before Christ" or "Before the Common Era."

False

T/F Both James the brother of John, and James the author of the Epistle in the New Testament are the same person.

False

T/F Canon means "papyrus roll."

False

T/F Culturally literate persons need not regard the Bible as important for giving insight into the human condition, or its significance throughout past and present history.

False

T/F Everyone and everything recognize that Jesus is divine--John the Baptist, the Jewish leaders, the demons, disease, the wind and the waves, even God himself.

False

T/F Herod the Great ruled from the time of Jesus's birth and throughout the period Jesus's ministry.

False

T/F In AD 70 Vespasian's son Claudius destroyed Jerusalem and its renowned Temple.

False

T/F In Matthew 17 the evangelist records the account of the Transfiguration of Jesus. Moses and Elisha appeared with Jesus on a mountain.

False

T/F Jesus and his miracles play a central role in the Gospel of Luke and continues to be emphasized in Acts.

False

T/F Jesus presented himself as the Messiah to the city of Jerusalem on the Sunday before Passover in AD 300.

False

T/F Jesus taught exclusively about the kingship of Israel and his own relationship to it as its proclaimer, embodiment, and fulfiller. TrueFalse

False

T/F Levi was the brother of Martha and Mary. He was a follower of Jesus who died and was resurrected by Jesus in a miraculous action.

False

T/F Luke wrote an orderly account of Christ's life especially for Theodore.

False

T/F Luke wrote only the Gospel of Luke, not the Acts of the Apostles.

False

T/F Many of the points that Paul makes in Galatians resembles points made in his sermon in Luke 13.

False

T/F Matthew's purpose in writing his Gospel was to preserve the truth about the life and miracles that Jesus performed during his ministry.

False

T/F Paul believed that the Old Testament has application for some people, and he accepted certain forms of legalism.

False

T/F Paul never met challenges to his apostolic authority or the gospel that he preached during his ministry.

False

T/F Paul taught that the gospel transforms believer's personalities and individual identities.

False

T/F Paul uses the imagery of a military suit in the Epistle to Philemon to encourage believers to "be strong in the Lord."

False

T/F Paul wrote 2 Timothy to give him practical direction for his work in Crete until others can join him.

False

T/F Paul wrote the book of Romans in AD 75-85 during the 3 month stay in Greece.

False

T/F Paul, who was formerly called Saul, was a Sadducee from the city of Antioch.

False

T/F Recovering the text's original meaning is called eisegesis.

False

T/F Religion was so important to the early Jews that every town had a church.

False

T/F The "new commandment" according to Jude is to love one another.

False

T/F The Apostle John was exiled to the tiny island of Crete when he was penning the Book of Revelation.

False

T/F The Corinthian church was known for its deep spiritualism and outstanding moral character.

False

T/F The Jesus Project is a group of radical contemporary scholars who have worked for almost a decade to answer questions such as: What did Jesus really say? What did Jesus really do?

False

T/F The Jesus of history and the Christ of faith are in fact not the same person as the Gospels claim.

False

T/F The New Testament was written approximately within the years of 40 BC to AD 100.

False

T/F The Roman Emperor who ruled during the period of Jesus' ministry was Caesar Augustus.

False

T/F The Sadducees were the supreme judicial council of Judaism. They arbitrated matters of Jewish law, and decisions were considered final on most matters.

False

T/F The Septuagint (LXX) is a collection of writings from the second century BC that were supposedly written by prominent OT characters.

False

T/F The ascension is important because the Christian message depends on it.

False

T/F The best known religious group in Jesus' day was the Essenes, who had two major schools of thought, that of Hillel and of Shammai.

False

T/F The city of Corinth is located in Achaia in the geographical region known as Asia Minor.

False

T/F The dating of Luke must be closely related to the dating of the Book of Revelation.

False

T/F The issue of what salvation requires was debated at the Council of Jamina.

False

T/F The kerygma of the early church were brief selections of the New Testament Scrptures for use in worship services or private devotions organized in accordance with the church year.

False

T/F The misconceptions at Colossae that Paul admonished the Colossians about are called by some scholars the Colossian hershey.

False

T/F The term "Holy Bible" refers solely to the New Testament.

False

Which of the following people was the brother of the Apostle John and a disciple of Jesus? (Hint: They were the "sons of Zebedee" and also called the "sons of thunder" because of their fiery tempers.)

James

Which two people was Jude related to?

James

Luke begins and ends the geographical setting of his gospel in which city?

Jerusalem

In Acts chapters 1-12, the focus is on the gospel's spread in the geographical areas around (blank), (blank), and (blank) .

Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria

Luke (the author) in Acts discusses (blank)'s legacy in his leaving his own personal testimony. In his leaving standing orders, and the recounting of (blank) 's ascension.

Jesus

Peter was given the name "Petros" (from the Greek, meaning 'rock') by which of the following people?

Jesus

Luke (the author) in Acts discusses (blank)'s legacy in his leaving his own personal testimony. In his leaving standing orders, and the recounting of (blank)'s ascension.

Jesus, jesus

The author of the Gospel of Mark was ___, who worked with ____ and recorded his recollections of the life and work of Jesus.

John Mark, Peter

Luke records the miraculous events surrounding the birth of Jesus, and the miraculous events surrounding around a prophet. Who is that person?

John the Baptist

Who was the Jewish historian and former military commander who confirmed a unified and recognized body of the Old Testament canon?

Josephus

Which of the following groups did Paul not give instructions to Titus for pastoring?

Judaizers

Jesus began his ministry in area of Israel for 6 months. Which of the following is that area?

Judea

Which scholar was one of Bultmann's students who accused Bultmann of Gnosticism, and set about a new study for the historical Jesus?

Kasemann

Which term is scholars use to refer to the spoken message of the Gospel that includes God's offer of salvation; the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; and the call to faith in light of the coming judgment?

Kerygma

Which of the following persons is not a prominent figure in the rise and growth of the early church as recounted in Acts 8-12?

Lazarus

During the early days of the Christian church, the most striking evidence that God was at work was demonstrated by which of the following?

Miracles

Which mountain is the place where Jesus' disciples see Jesus ascend to heaven?

Mount of Olives

Which of the following are the two proposed theories for Paul's missionary trip to the churches in Galatia?

North South

The first phrase of the quest for the historical Jesus began in the late 1700s, and is generally which of the following?

Old Quest

Which of the following was used by Jesus, his disciples and the early believers as their scriptures before the composition of the New Testament canon?

Old Testament

What body of literature is most important for understanding the New Testament?

Old testament

Matthew records the events of the Last Supper beginning in 26:17. What feast did the disciples began preparations for the supper?

Passover

Which of the following is the basic content of the Epistle to the Philippians?

Pastoral concern, let them know his circumstances, preparation for visit from Timothy

During the latter part of Jesus' ministry, he spent much time in and around the Jerusalem and Judea area. He also frequently visited another area in Palestine. Which of the following is that place?

Perea

Which apostle announced during the Feast of Pentecost that Jesus is the Messiah?

Peter

Which apostle restored the young lady Tabitha to life?

Peter

Which of the following persons did Jesus appear to after the Resurrection on the Sea of Tiberius while he was fishing?

Peter

Which item is a group of fanciful religious books written between 200 BC and AD 200 that falsely ascribe well-known figures of the past as their authors.

Pseudepigrapha

Which of the following places is where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered?

Qumran

Which of the following is not one of the earliest Christian "schools" of interpretation?

Rationalism

Which of the following terms best describes a theory of interpretation that asserts that the meaning of a text does not lie in the author's intended message, but in the thoughts and feelings of readers as they encounter the text?

Reader Response Theory

List the titles of the 4 Gospels in order of the English canon:

The Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Mark The Gospel of Luke The Gospel of John

Which of the following is not one of the 3 fold apologetic purposes of the Book of Matthew?

The kingdom will not be established on earth, but on a different planet or location.

Which of the following is the basic message of the Epistle to the Colossians?

The uniqueness and preeminence of Christ

Which of the following disciples of Jesus did not believe the other disciples that Jesus had resurrected?

Thomas

Which day of the week did Jesus celebrate the Passover and washed his disciples' feet (also called "the last supper")?

Thursday

Who is the Roman emperor at the time when Jesus' begins his ministry?

Tiberius

Paul sent to the Philippians which of the following apostles to help their church.

Timothy

Which of the following is one of the Pastoral Epistles?

Titus

According to Peter in his second epistle, he was an eyewitness to which event?

Transfiguration

In Acts chapters 13-38 the focus is on the spread of the gospel through the early witness of believers to the ends of the (blank) .

earth

Scholars believe that the most likely place of writing for Luke's Gospel is the city of (blank) in Asia Minor.

ephesus

1 Thessalonians includes much to say on the topic of which theological study?

eschatology

T/F In Revelation chapters 2 to 3, "letters" are addressed to 8 churches.

false

T/F In the Book of Revelation, Apostle John's favorite symbolic name for Jesus is the Lion.

false

T/F Jesus lived until he was about 40 years old before he was arrested and killed by the Jews.

false

T/F Peter lived a full life, having been exiled for many years, lived and died at near a 100 years of age on the isle of Patmos.

false

T/F The Apostle John has a vision of God on his throne in Rev. 4 to 5. He saw 5 living creatures in this vision.

false

How many years did Jesus' ministry last?

3

How many missionary journeys in total did Paul take?

4

How many days after the resurrection did Jesus ascend into heaven?

40

How many days after the resurrection did Jesus ascend into heaven?`

40

How many days lapsed between Jesus' resurrection and his ascension?

40

The land of Palestine divides into how many regions?

5

How many "kingdom" parables are found in Matthew chapter 13?

7

The persons who became Roman Emperor during the time of the Apostles were quickly succeeded by each other. Which of the following is not one of the emperors during this period? .A. Augustus B.Nero C.Claudius D.Caligula

A

Which of the following is not one of the 4 points in understanding Jesus' teaching? A. He was a researcher and writer B. His task was not confined to communicating ideas. C. He shared fundamental assumptions with his audience D. He used familiar ways to convey his message and keep his audience from

A

Which of the following is not one of the 4 points in understanding Jesus' teaching? A. He was a researcher and writer B. His task was not confined to communicating ideas. C. He shared fundamental assumptions with his audience D. He used familiar ways to convey his message and keep his audience from complacency

A

Which of the following is not of the important ideas produced during/after the Exile of the Jews by the Assyrians and Babylonians that would be important for understanding Jesus's ministry?

rediscovery of the Ark of the Covenant

Jude became a believer after he was convinced of the truth of Christ following which event?

resurrection

Which missionary journey did Paul visit and establish the church at Thessalonica?

second

Which two titles divides the book of John into which two books?

the book of signs; the book of glory

Which person was 2 John addressed to?

the chosen lady and her children

Which scholar wrote the book titled "What is Christianity?" that summarized the significance of Jesus in his teaching on the fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of all human beings, and the infinite value of the human soul?

von Harnack

Which of the following is not one of the topics covered in 2 Peter?

warnings against Hellenizers

Which of the following is not listed as 7 items in the Book of Revelation? A. witnesses B. bowls C. letters D. trumpets

A. witnesses

What is the key chapter and verse in Acts that provides the structure of the book?

Acts 1:8

Which of the following people was the Apostle Peter's brother? (Hint: He was also a disciple of Jesus and an apostle.)

Andrew

Which of the following was the Seleucid king that ruled during the start of Maccabeen Revolt?

Antiochus IV

Which of the following is the other name for the Book of Revelation? (Hint: it is derived from a Greek word)

Apocalypse

Which one is not one of the five literary divisions (or genre) of the New Testament?

Apocrypha

Which one of the following is one of the criteria used by the Early Church to affirm canonicity of a N.T. book?

Apostolicity

Ephesus and Colossae are located on which geographical region of the ancient world?

Asia Minor

Paul used which rhetorical style in the epistles to the Colossians and the Ephesians?

Asiatic

Which of the following was the Roman emperor who ruled during the year Jesus was born?

Augustus

Which of the following are not one of the questions that Paul addresses in the letters to the Corinthians? A. spiritual gifts B. diet and exercise C. celibacy D. marriage and divorce

B

Which of the following is not one of the 3 phrases for the quest of the historical Jesus? A. Old Quest B. Second Quest C. New Quest D. Third Quest

B

Which of the following items is NOT one of the characteristics of John's Gospel? A. It is concerned with the personhood of Jesus B. It is chiefly concerned with Jesus' ministry in the area of Galilee and the coastal regions C. It is concerned with the presentation of Jesus as the Son of God D. It is explains the importance of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.

B

Which one of these is not one of the geographical regions Jesus mentioned that the disciples would take the Gospel to? A. Judea B. Westros C.Samaria D. Jerusalem

B

Which of the following is not one of the items that John the Baptist preached about? A. Baptism B. Roman Oppression C. Kingdom of God/heaven D. Repentance

B. Roman Oppression

Which of the following is not one of the languages that the Old Testament and New Testament were written with?

Babylonian

Theologia Crucis is a term that refers to a way of understanding the gospel that views Christ primarily as a means of self-betterment, the way to success, the way to power, affirmation by peers, and acceptance by God.

Barnabas

Which apostle traveled with Paul to establish the churches in Galatia?

Barnabas

Paul is a descendent of the tribe of

Benjamin

Which of the following scholars developed a method called demythologizing to reinterpret the early Christian myths such as the incarnation and deity of Christ?

Bultmann

Paul frequently refers to something as a "mystery" in Ephesians. Which of the following is not what Paul refers to when he uses this term? A. Gospel B. Christ and the church C. Circumcision D. God's grace

C

Which of the following does not characterize the period during Jesus' training of the disciples in the latter part of his ministry? A. growing official hatred by the Jewish leaders B. seeking solitude C. open preaching and teaching to the Jews D. Private presentation

C

Which of the following is not one of the definitions for the term 'gospel'? A. The first four books of the New Testament B. good news C. the message of the early church as a preached to those who had yet to receive Christ D. the message of the early Christians concerning the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ

C

Which of the following is not one of the theological focuses of the Book of Revelation? A. God B. people of God C. the temple of God D. Son of God

C. the temple of God

Which city did Jesus announced that he would build his church?

Caesarea Philippi

In Ephesians 5, Paul uses which of the following to help his argument for Christians to live as "children of the light"?

Christian hymnody

Which term refers to the study of the person and work of Christ Jesus, covering all aspects of his divine and human natures, both before, during, and after his incarnation, death, and resurrection?

Christology

Which of the following is not one of the definitions for the term 'gospel'? A. the message of the early Christians concerning the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ B. the first four books of the New Testament C. good news D. the message of the early church as a preached to those who had yet to receive Christ

D

Which of the following was not one of the items that Paul used among the Prison (Captivity) Epistles to explain relationships and behavior for Christians? A. Household codes B. Equality vs Slavery C. Marriage D. Community Service

D

Which of the following is not one of the prophets that Matthew quotes from in his Gospel?

Daniel

Which item is a group of Jewish documents that contained fragments from the Old Testament, and was written in the 2nd century to 1st century BC, and found in caves in the 1940s?

Dead Sea Scrolls

Which of the following is not one of the items that Matthew's genealogy of Jesus included?

Descended from Saul the first king of Israel

Which goddess had a large temple dedicated to her and an active worship center in the city of Ephesus?

Diana (Artemis)

Which are the two features are found with regard to the discourses in Book of Matthew?

Each is linked in pairs of narrative with discourse Each begins with a specific formula

Which one of the following countries did Jesus' parents flee to after the death of Herod the Great?

Egypt

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of Matthew's Gospel?

Emphasis on miracles

Which of the following was the founder of the Colossian church?

Epaphras

Which of the following terms describes the division of theology dealing with last things, both the end of human life and of the world, including death, the afterlife, the end of the age, the second coming, the resurrection of the dead, the last judgment, and the eternal state?

Eschatology

Which theological study does the Book of Revelation mainly deals with?

Eschatology

Which of the following created a 3 part classification of books that were in circulation during the second century AD? His classification of "recognized" books is similar to the present canon of the New Testament.

Eusebius

T/F Mark obtained the information about Jesus in his Gospel most likely from the apostle Paul.

F

T/F One of the characteristics of the Gospel of John is it contains mostly short sayings of Jesus, and parables.

False, it records more of the longer discourses of Jesus.

T/F Gnosticism is the process by which non-Greek peoples were brought into conformity with Greek ideas and way of life, including the use of the Greek language.

False. Gnosticism is not that.

T/F Peter is significant because he is among the first to take the gospel outside Jerusalem (to Samaria).

False: Phillip

T/F Mark spends 20 chapters on the whole of Jesus' life (some 30 years) and 3 chapters on just the last week of his life.

False; 10 chapters, 6 chapters

T/F 1 Corinthians makes mention of a subsequent "painful letter" from Paul to the Corinthians.

False; 2 Corinthians 2:3; 7:8

T/F Mark is not only the shortest gospel account in the canon, but the last to be written among the four Gospels.

False; Although it is the shortest, it was mostly likely one of the first written of the four Gospels.

T/F Christology is the division of theology dealing with last things (Greek eschatos, last), the end both of human life and of the world, including death, the afterlife, the end of the age, the second coming, the resurrection of the dead, the last judgment, and the eternal state.

False; Eschatology

T/F The Book of Acts was written by Luke probably no later than the early AD 70.

False; He mostly likely wrote it around the mid 60's, well before AD 70.

T/F The Gospel of John mentions only one Passover celebration in its narrative.

False; It mentions 3, and possibly even 4 Passovers.

T/F The Judiazers were radical Gentile Christians who opposed Paul by arguing that a person must be circumcised according to the law of Moses to be saved, making works as part of salvation.

False; Jews not Gentiles

T/F The Synoptic Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

False; John is not one if them

T/F Purification is the act whereby God declares a person righteous and in a right relationship with himself. It is based on the perfect life, atoning death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and appropriated by faith, apart from any works or merit on our part (Rom. 3:21-26; 4:1-8; Eph. 2:8, 9).

False; Justification

T/F In 2 Corinthians, Paul was interested in collecting money from the churches of Rome and Athens to help Jewish Christians in Palestine.

False; Macedonia and Achaia

T/F In the Epistle to the Philippians, Paul states he was a Jew, a Sadducee, from the tribe of Benjamin, and a persecutor of the church before he became a follower of Christ.

False; Not Sadducee

T/F Eschatos is aGreek word meaning "presence" or "coming." The visible return of Jesus Christ to earth at the end of the age as Lord of all (Acts 1:11; Rev. 11:15; 19:11-16). Jesus prophesied his second coming (Matt. 24:29-31), as does the rest of the New Testament (1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Pet. 3:3-13). Some Christians distinguish between a coming of Christ for believers and a subsequent coming again with his believers to earth.

False; Parousia

T/F Mark obtained the information about Jesus in his Gospel most likely from the apostle Paul

False; Peter

Which term is not a genre found in the New Testament?

Gospel

Which of the following is not one of the Synoptic Gospels?

Gospel of John

The city of Philippi is located in which ancient and modern country?

Greece

Which of the following was the language of culture and commerce in NT times?

Greek

Jesus celebrated the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem. Which of the following is the Hebrew name for the Feast of Dedication?

Hanukkah

Which term best describes the process that began following Alexander the Great's conquest (in the 4th century) whereby non-Greek peoples were brought, sometimes by force, into conformity with Greek ideas and way of life, including the use of the Greek language?

Hellenization

At the feast of Pentecost the unusual presence of the (blank) involved the announcement of the gospel of Jesus the Messiah.

Holy Spirit

Which term describes the period of time between the completion of the Old Testament to the writing of the New Testament?

Intertestamental

Which of the following is not one of the 4 themes that are found in the Book of Matthew? A. Jewish history B. Christology C. Kingdom of God/heaven Discipleship Jewish history D. Discipleship

A

Which of the following is the Jerusalem Council?

A Christian council in A.D. 49 which attempted to resolve conflicts between Jewish practices and the Christian faith.

Which number of the following indicates the chapter section of the Gospel of Mark that includes added narrative regarding Jesus' post-resurrection like and preaching?

17:9-20

Which of the following is not one of the Pastoral Epistles?

2 Thessalonians

Which of the following is the shortest epistle in the New Testament?

2 john

How many criteria were used to find the authentic words of Jesus?

25

How many books are included in the New Testament?

27

Which of the following does not characterize the period during Jesus' Galiean ministry?

. taught with many parables, and disclosed meaning only to his disciples

T/F Theologia Crucis is a term that refers to a way of understanding the gospel that views Christ primarily as a means of self-betterment, the way to success, the way to power, affirmation by peers, and acceptance by God.

False

T/F There is agreement among scholars regarding the place the Gospel of Luke was written.

False

T/F Virtually no scholars dispute the authorship of both 1 and 2 Thessalonians, and that 2 Thessalonians was written before 1 Thessalonians.

False

T/F For Protestant Christians, the Apocryphal books are considered important for historical value, and influential for church doctrine.

False; They are considered important for historical value, but not on par with the Old and New Testaments. Although we can glean many important ways in which Judaism at this time was represented theologically and culturally, it was never considered by the Jews as on par with the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).

T/F Luke was a Jewish physician before he became an author and evangelist.

False; he was not Jewish

T/F The Acts of the Apostles provides a genre bridge between the Gospels and the formation of the early Church.

False; literary bridge

T/F The doctrine of the incarnation explains the theological understanding of the third person of the eternal Trinity, as he became a human being by taking on human flesh in being born by the virgin Mary.

False; second person not third

Which of the following is the term that describes a method of literary analysis of the Gospels that classifies the written material by form and attempts to work back through the various "life-situations" in an assumed earlier oral period to the original form of a saying of Jesus?

Form Criticism

Which day of the week was Jesus put to death by crucifixion?

Friday

Jesus mainly ministered in an area of Israel for 18 months in which he openly proclaimed his messiahship. Which of the following is that area?

Galilee

in Mark 15:46 and following we read about the entombment of Jesus. Scholars have debated regarding where Jesus was buried in or out of Jerusalem. What are the two traditional sites that are favored?

Garden Tomb and Church of Holy Sepulchre

Who may have Luke possibly obtained information about the early life of Jesus from?

Mary the mother of Jesus

Which of the following is the term for a method of critical study of the Gospels which seeks to isolate the earlier units of tradition from the editorial elements ins order to place them all in their proper life-setting?

Redaction Criticism

The dominant military and political power of the first century was which empire?

Roman

The term "Babylon" should be taken as a code word for which geographically place in the first century AD?

Rome

Which of the following is not one of the churches that "letters" were addressed to in the Book of Revelation?

Rome

Which item is the group known in Jesus' day comprising primarily of the priestly aristocracy, who relied only upon the Torah?

Sadducees

Which item from the following does the New Testament announces, and the Old Testament awaits?

Savior

Which missionary journey was the Philippian church established by Paul and Silas?

Second

Which item from the following is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible that was made possibly in the 2nd or 1st centuries BC?

Septuagint

Which of the following is the basic content for the Epistle of the Ephesians?

Series of statements about God, Christ, and salvation, followed by exhortations for believers to reflect God's truth and will in their lives

Which Christian doctrine was derived from the unity and diversity with the Divine Being?

Trinity

T/F According to a majority of biblical scholarship, the best possible intended audience for the Book of Matthew were Jewish Christians, possibly living in Palestine.

True

T/F Because of his contact with Cornelius, Peter learned that Jewish customs forbidding contact with gentiles were inconsistent with following Christ.

True

T/F During the time period of Jesus' ministry, the Roman governor of the region of Judea was Pontius Pilate. While the king of the northern area of Israel that included Galilee was Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great.

True

T/F Every event in the life of Christ was a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.

True

T/F Hermeneutics is the theory and practice of interpretation.

True

T/F In Revelation chapter 6, the Apostle saw 6 seals opened to reveal future judgment.

True

T/F In the Epistle to the Colossians, Paul uses the imagery of circumcision to speak of the spiritual work done by Christ in their lives, removing their "sinful nature."

True

T/F Jesus returned for the Feast of Tabernacles, the Feast of Dedication and Passover to the city of Jerusalem.

True

T/F Jesus was well aware of human sinfulness and our inability to do what God requires of use

True

T/F Jesus was well aware of human sinfulness and our inability to do what God requires of use.

True

T/F John emphasizes the humanity of Jesus because only one who was truly human could be the true redeemer of the human race.

True

T/F John, the son of Zebedee, wrote the Gospel of John in the AD 90s in Ephesus.

True

T/F Maccabeen/Hasmonean family is important for NT history in part because these rulers officially held the positions of priest and king for the first time in Israel's history.

True

T/F Most of the remains of the ancient city of Thessalonica have not been excavated because they are buried under the modern city of Thessaloniki.

True

T/F One of the images that Paul uses to describe the new relationship a believer has in the "household" of God is that of comparing those circumcised and those uncircumcised.

True

T/F One of the purposes of Paul's letter to the Romans was to prepare them for his visit to his projected journey to Spain.

True

T/F Paul wrote the letters to the Corinthians during his 2 to 3 year ministry in the city of Ephesus (approximately AD 55).

True

T/F Paul's treatment of the church places it at the heart of his Christology.

True

T/F Philemon owned a slave named Onesimus who had runaway from him. He meet Paul and became a believer. Paul then reconciled the two men, and urged Philemon to treat Onesimus as a brother and fellow worker for the Gospel.

True

T/F Q from the German "quelle" refers to a hypothetical document the contained primarily the sayings of Jesus. The bulk of the content is assumed to be approximately 230 verses common to Matthew and Luke.

True

T/F Scripture is from the Greek word "graphe" and means "writing."

True

T/F The Apostle Stephen is significant because he is among the first to take the gospel outside Jerusalem.

True

T/F The Book of Matthew was mostly likely written somewhere between AD 65 and 70. That it was written before the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70 is most certainly correct.

True

T/F The Diaspora primarily refers to the phenomenon of the Jewish people leaving and living outside of the area of Syria-Palestine while maintaining a distinctive Jewish culture.

True

T/F The Gospel of Luke is called "the Social Gospel" by scholars largely because it seems to emphasize relationships between people and God, more than the other 3 Gospels.

True

T/F The Hasmoneans were a Jewish family that instigated the revolt against the Greco-Syrian ruler Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) and his cruel sanctions beginning 167 BC.

True

T/F The Jewish historian who confirmed a unified and recognized body of writing known as the Old Testament is Josephus.

True

T/F The New Testament is both history and theology simultaneously.

True

T/F The New Testament text is a reliable collection of ancient documents because many of the ancient versions of the text were widely distributed.

True

T/F The persecution that Peter faced and most likely referred to in 1 Peter was during the time of the Roman emperor Nero.

True

T/F The principle that gentile Christians should forgo their own freedom in the interest of cultural sensitivity when this could be done without theological compromise was suggested by Philip. Peter and Paul had already endorsed the same principle.

True

T/F The purpose of John's Gospel is found in John 20:31.

True

T/F The second phase of the quest for the historical Jesus began around World War I (1914-18) and lasted through the 1950s. This period was called the "new quest."

True

T/F The term politarch refers to an ancient office of city magistrates.

True

T/F Theologia crucis is the term to refer to a way of understanding the gospel that focuses on the weakness, suffering, and death involved in enduring, and conquering through, faith in Christ and sharing in his cross.

True

T/F Though the Bible was produced by many different authors over 1,500 years, there is ultimately only one Author, and that Author is God. This is called progressive revelation. The Bible is considered by believers as the record of God's progressive unfolding of the truth.

True

T/F The events of the New Testament occurred during the period of 6 or 4 BC to AD 100.

True; the key word here is "events"

T/F Matthew was a Gentile apostle who followed Jesus after leaving his job as a tax collector.

True;He was a tax collector previously to following Jesus, but he was a Jew from the priestly tribe of Levi.

Which of the following groups was a Jewish party of extreme nationalism in Jesus' day that advocated armed rebellion to usher in the kingdom of God?

Zealots

Which of the following does John warn believers of in his first and second epistles?

anitchrists deceivers

The Book of Revelation is written in which literary style of genre?

apocalyptic

The two part definition of canon: (1) These are books that govern Christian (blank) and (blank) because of their divine authorship. (2) It is the authoritative (blank) and (blank) of God's self-revelation through Jesus Christ.

belief, conduct, record, interpretation

The term "Bible" is from the Greek word biblios which was made from papyrus. The basic meaning of biblios is (blank)

book

The term (blank) is from the Greek word eklessia, meaning "congregation." It can refer to the whole body of Christian believers, or a building where believers gather to worship.

church

Which symbol is the means and central symbol of the redemption that Christ won?

cross

Which of the following is not one of the 3 principles for good hermeneutics?

demythologizing

T/F The Dispensational premillennial view teaches that through the preaching of the gospel the world will gradually be won to Christ. In this way the idea of the millennium is fulfilled. The age of the church is the millennium.

false

T/F The abbreviation A.D. refers to the period of time "after death."

false

T/F The oldest interpretive school of thought regarding the contents of the Book of Revelation is postmillenialism.

false

T/F The term "canon" means solemn declaration.

false

T/F The writer for the Book of Revelation is not the same author of the Johannine Gospels and Epistles.

false

T/F in the Book of Acts Luke narrates the development, discussion, and dissension surrounding the spread of the early preaching of Matthias.

false

2 Peter warns believers of which of the following that will introduce "destructive heresies"?

false teachers and false prophets

The book of Acts is a (blank) narrative that focuses on Jesus's (blank) than on Jesus's deeds and teachings.

historical, followers

In 1 Peter, he reminds believers that they are which of the following?

holy priesthood, aliens and strangers

Which of the following does not characterize the period during Jesus' training of the disciples in the latter part of his ministry?

open preaching and teaching to the Jews

Which of the following does Gospel of John records as the first miracle of Jesus?

the transformation of water into wine

The word "apocalyptic" is a Greek word which means which of the following?

to reveal

T/F Amillenialism is the view which rejects the idea of a literal thousand year reign of Christ after his return at the end of the age. It sees the millennium as being fulfilled in a spiritual fashion in the ministry of the church during this present age.

true

T/F In Revelation chapter 8, the Apostle sees the 7th seal broken and heard 6 trumpets that blew.

true

T/F Symbolism is widely prevalent in the Book of Revelation.

true

T/F The Apostle John used images that were familiar with the people of his day. He alluded and referred to the Old Testament more than 350 times in the Book of Revelation.

true

T/F The date for the Book of Revelation is usually assigned to the persecutions under the emperor Domitian in the late 80's to early 90's.

true

T/F The set of problems that involve the relationship of the first three Gospels is known as the Synoptic Problem.

true

T/F The ultimate enemy of Christ who appears prior to Christ's second coming (and will be defeated) is called the antichrist.

true