Question 1

The entire New Testament was written in Greek.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Not including the deuterocanonical books, how many books are found in the English tradition of the Jewish scriptures?

Accepted Answer

A)  twenty-four 
B)  twenty-seven 
C)  thirty-nine 
D)  sixty-six 
A)  twenty-four 
B)  twenty-seven 
C)  thirty-nine 
D)  sixty-six

Question 3

All English translations of the New Testament are based on a single manuscriprom 1000 C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The word "messiah" literally means

Accepted Answer

A)  Son of God. 
B)  the rightful king of the world. 
C)  a person who has been anointed with oil. 
D)  a person born of a virgin. 
A)  Son of God. 
B)  the rightful king of the world. 
C)  a person who has been anointed with oil. 
D)  a person born of a virgin.

Question 5

When Isaiah 7:14 refers to the young woman who will be with child and give birth to a son named Immanuel, it is talking about

Accepted Answer

A)  how God will swiftly resolve a crisis in ancient Judah. 
B)  a person used to do God's will on earth. 
C)  Jesus. 
D)  the coming messiah. 
A)  how God will swiftly resolve a crisis in ancient Judah. 
B)  a person used to do God's will on earth. 
C)  Jesus. 
D)  the coming messiah.

Question 6

What kinds of conventions unite different types of literature into a single genre? How do these conventions help the reader know what to expect when reading work of a particular genre?

Accepted Answer

Readers bring different sets of expectat

Question 7

What is the term for a category of literature in which members share a range of conventions?

Accepted Answer

A)  genre 
B)  prose 
C)  editorial 
D)  collective 
A)  genre 
B)  prose 
C)  editorial 
D)  collective

Question 8

Approximately how many ancient or medieval Greek manuscripts of texts from the New Testament exist today?

Accepted Answer

A)  250. 
B)  1,370. 
C)  5,600. 
D)  10,100. 
A)  250. 
B)  1,370. 
C)  5,600. 
D)  10,100.

The entire New Testament was written in Greek.

Not including the deuterocanonical books, how many books are found in the English tradition of the Jewish scriptures?

All English translations of the New Testament are based on a single manuscriprom 1000 C.E.

The word "messiah" literally means

When Isaiah 7:14 refers to the young woman who will be with child and give birth to a son named Immanuel, it is talking about

What kinds of conventions unite different types of literature into a single genre? How do these conventions help the reader know what to expect when reading work of a particular genre?

What is the term for a category of literature in which members share a range of conventions?

Approximately how many ancient or medieval Greek manuscripts of texts from the New Testament exist today?

What Is the Bible

The Book of Genesis

Who Wrote the Pentateuch

From Egypt to Mount Sinai: Exodus and Leviticus

From Mount Sinai to the Promised Land: Numbers and Deuteronomy

The Deuteronomistic History: Joshua and Judges

The Books of Samuel and Kings

The Early Israelite Prophets: Amos and Isaiah

Other Pre-Exilic Prophets: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk

The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Beyond

The Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets

The Poets of Ancient Israel

Storytellers in Ancient Israel

The Wisdom Literature

Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the Apocrypha

The World of Jesus and His Followers

The Synoptic Problem and the Gospel of Mark

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

The Gospel of John and the Later Gospels

The Historical Jesus

The Life of the Apostle Paul

The Letters of Paul

The Acts of the Apostles

In the Wake of Paul: Deutero-Pauline Epistles

The General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Appendix: the Canon and Text of the Bible

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Exam 2: Why Is the Bible so Hard to Understand

The entire New Testament was written in Greek.

Not including the deuterocanonical books, how many books are found in the English tradition of the Jewish scriptures?

All English translations of the New Testament are based on a single manuscriprom 1000 C.E.

The word "messiah" literally means

When Isaiah 7:14 refers to the young woman who will be with child and give birth to a son named Immanuel, it is talking about

What kinds of conventions unite different types of literature into a single genre? How do these conventions help the reader know what to expect when reading work of a particular genre?

What is the term for a category of literature in which members share a range of conventions?

Approximately how many ancient or medieval Greek manuscripts of texts from the New Testament exist today?

What Is the Bible

The Book of Genesis

Who Wrote the Pentateuch

From Egypt to Mount Sinai: Exodus and Leviticus

From Mount Sinai to the Promised Land: Numbers and Deuteronomy

The Deuteronomistic History: Joshua and Judges

The Books of Samuel and Kings

The Early Israelite Prophets: Amos and Isaiah

Other Pre-Exilic Prophets: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk

The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Beyond

The Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets

The Poets of Ancient Israel

Storytellers in Ancient Israel

The Wisdom Literature

Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the Apocrypha

The World of Jesus and His Followers

The Synoptic Problem and the Gospel of Mark

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

The Gospel of John and the Later Gospels

The Historical Jesus

The Life of the Apostle Paul

The Letters of Paul

The Acts of the Apostles

In the Wake of Paul: Deutero-Pauline Epistles

The General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Appendix: the Canon and Text of the Bible

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