Ch. 13-18 New Testament
Why is Philip the evangelist a significant figure in Acts?
He was the first to take the gospel outside Jerusalem
During which festival in Jerusalem did Christ's spirit move in an unusual way?
Pentecost
In which passage does Paul emphasize Christ's oneness with God and yet his willingness to take on a human form?
Philippians 2:6-11
Who converted a sorcerer?
Phillip the Evangelist
The Jerusalem Council was convened to?
Reach a consensus about how Mosaic rules should be applied to gentile converts
Combining the beliefs of different religions is termed?
Religious symcretism
On what event does the message of Christ stand?
Resurrection
What did ancient philosophers consider as a basis for human knowledge?
Revelation of scripture
Paul was saved from scourging because of his?
Roman citizenship
The issue of the law was addressed by Paul most in the books of?
Romans and Galatians
Which country was the dominant military and political force of the second century?
Rome
What former enemy of the church witnessed the stoning of Stephen?
Saul
On which of Paul's missionary journeys was a church founded in Berea?
Second
Who was converted in Cyprus on Paul's first missionary journey?
Sergius Paulus
How long was Paul imprisoned in Rome?
2 years
What percentage of Acts is in the form of speeches and sermons?
20%
How long did the second missionary journey last?
3 years
How many accepted Christ at Pentecost?
3,000
Conflict over Jewish custom arose between early Christians and Jews in the A.D. __________'s?
40
The third missionary journey began in A.D. 53 and ended in A.D. ________?
57
How many men by the name of Simon are mentioned in the New Testament?
9
In what year did the Jerusalem Council take place?
A.D. 49
Who did Peter heal that had been paralyzed for eight years?
Aeneas
Who predicted a famine would occur during the reign of Claudius?
Agabus
Who announced to Paul the restoration of his eyesight?
Ananias
In apostolic days Jerusalem was overshadowed in Christian importance by?
Antioch
To what place did Paul escape after his conversion when a plot was devised to kill him?
Arabia
Who did the Antiochian church send with Paul on the first missionary journey?
Barnabas
Peter gave orders to new converts to?
Be baptized
What did Herod do to the guards who were on duty when Peter was released from jail?
Beheaded them
Octavian was known in the New Testament as?
Caesar Augustus
Who was the Roman emperor when Christ was born?
Caesar Augustus/Octavian
Which Roman ruler plays the least significance in the New Testament?
Caligula
Which term does Paul use the most in his writing when referring to the Messiah?
Christ
Who was used as an object lesson to teach that God does not show favorites?
Cornelius
Who were the radical activists of antiquity?
Cynics
What Old Testament passage did the Jewish leaders have in mind when they wanted Jesus crucified?
Deuteronomy 21:23
List the Prison Letters.
Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon
What was the capital of the Roman province of Asia?
Ephesus
Where did Paul have his longest known ministry?
Ephesus
Which Roman procurator was the first to hear Paul's case?
Felix
What is the clearest indication of the progress of the gospel?
Following God's commandments
To what places was the letter that addresses the issues of the Jerusalem Council not sent?
Galatia
Where was Philip the evangelist traveling when he met the Ethiopian eunuch?
Gaza
What is at the center of Paul's theology?
God
A culture that is said to have Hellenistic influence has been affected by the culture of?
Greek
What was the language of culture during the Roman Empire?
Greek
The influence of ancient Greek and Roman mythology is demonstrated in Acts 14:12 when Christian missionaries were?
Hailed as Zeus and Hermes
Who was the first apostle to die for Jesus?
James
Paul was most likely educated in?
Jerusalem
Where was the gospel of salvation through Jesus first preached?
Jerusalem
Which Old Testament prophet did Peter use in his sober message at Pentecost?
Joel
Acts of the Apostles is primarily concerned with the ministry of?
Paul
Who were the couriers of the letter from the Jerusalem Council?
Judas and Silas
The farthest point that Paul's third missionary journey took him was what is now called?
Kazakhstan
In what area did Greece have a significantly higher standard than Rome?
Literacy
What is the highest virtue in Paul's ethics?
Love
Who is the author of Acts?
Luke
In what part of the Roman Empire did Paul plant his first church?
Macedonia
Who was the replacement for Judas Iscariot?
Matthias
Which Roman emperor is most known for his persecution of Christians?
Nero
Religious syncretism was good for Christianity because it?
New religious claims might receive a ready audience
Whose idea was it for Paul to be tried by Caesar?
Paul
In Acts 8-12 what two individuals did not respond favorably to the gospel?
Simon the Sorcerer and Herod Agrippa A ruler & a sorcerer
At whose home did Peter stay while he was in Joppa?
Simon the Tanner
Those who pretended to repent and became involved in the church in order to gain personally are like the New Testament character?
Simon the sorcerer
Peter had an important vision when staying at the home of?
Simon the tanner
Which school of philosophy is most likely to hold that knowledge grows out of experience?
Skepticism
When Paul emphasizes the cosmic dimensions to Jesus' work, he is addressing issues that are best classified as?
Soteriological
Who was the first martyr?
Stephen
Whose sermon recorded in Acts 7 summed up the key elements of apostolic instruction in the early church?
Stephen
When Paul preached that God is personal and accessible, he was speaking especially to?
Stoicism
Christ's death "as a ransom for all" is called?
Substitutionary atonement
What is the contemporary name for the country from which the Ethiopian eunuch came?
Sudan
Galilee was included in the Roman province of?
Syria
Which early church is a good model for a contemporary multiracial church?
Syrian Antioch
Who gave exemplary care of the poor?
Tabitha
In what city was Paul born?
Tarsus
Paul was born in what is now modern day?
Tersous in southeastern Turkey
One of the reasons that Christianity was able to grow so much in the first century was because of?
The Pax Romana
What is parousia?
The Second coming
Chapters 8-12 of Acts begin a focus on?
The impact on individual lives
Jewish leaders pressed for a Roman death for Jesus because?
They thought it would prove he was not the messiah
Who joined Paul and Silas at Lystra on the second missionary journey?
Timothy
For which book is Paul's authorship most disputed by modern critical scholars?
Titus
In which Pauline epistle does the word "church" not appear?
Titus
In which book does Paul repeatedly emphasize that Christians should perform good works?
Titus
Who was Cornelius?
a Roman military commander/centurion
What happened to Paul on Malta?
a viper fastened to his hand
In Acts 5:19 who released the apostles when they were imprisoned?
angel
What were the results of the conversions at Pentecost found in Acts 2:42-47?
apostles' teaching was central, fellowship bound believers together, sharing of earthly possessions
When was Acts most likely written?
early 60s
The author of Acts demonstrated extensive knowledge of?
geography, local politics and customs, seafaring, and the first century Mediterranean world
The literary quality of Acts is?
high
Acts is primarily what kind of narrative?
historical
The earliest proclamation about the dead and risen Jesus is best called?
kerygma
The Antioch church was important because it?
modeled the ethnic diversity apporiate to the gospel that brings people of all backgrounds into the one family of God; became the primary missionary church of early Christianity
How many times is the name of God mentioned in the New Testament?
more than 1,300 times
Another name for Pentecost is?
the Festival of Weeks
What was the ultimate goal of Paul's enemies?
to assassinate him
