Question 1

The Marcionites particularly liked which of the following apostles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul 
B)  Peter 
C)  James 
D)  Mary 
A)  Paul 
B)  Peter 
C)  James 
D)  Mary A

Question 2

Revelation is an example of a Christian apocalypse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following groups thought it was blasphemy to call Jesus God?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcionites 
B)  Gnostics 
C)  Ebionites 
D)  proto-orthodox Christians 
A)  Marcionites 
B)  Gnostics 
C)  Ebionites 
D)  proto-orthodox Christians A

Question 4

The Epistle of James was originally a non-Christian Jewish book. Pick one side of the debate and present the most compelling arguments for it. Keep in mind that the most persuasive arguments anticipate (and answer) counterarguments.

Accepted Answer

Students who take the affirmative side m

Question 5

What does the term "heresy" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  evil 
B)  to choose 
C)  to reject 
D)  to agree with 
A)  evil 
B)  to choose 
C)  to reject 
D)  to agree with

Question 6

Nero engaged in an empire-wide persecution of Christians in the 60s C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Christianity was originally unified but later divided into numerous sects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most scholars think Peter wrote 1 Peter but not 2 Peter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The epistle of James was written to oppose Paul's message of justification by faith alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The epistle of James has very little to mark it as a distinctly Christian document.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Discuss Jesus' superiority to all things Jewish in the Epistle to the Hebrews. To what, exactly, is Jesus superior? What is the author's point in underscoring this? Is this perspective anti-Jewish? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The Epistle to the Hebrews asserts the s

Question 12

The catholic epistles were not written in response to specific situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Scholars estimate literacy in antiquity to have been __________ percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 5 
B)  10 to 15 
C)  20 to 25 
D)  40 to 45 
A)  1 to 5 
B)  10 to 15 
C)  20 to 25 
D)  40 to 45

Question 14

Most scholars think the Johannine epistles were written by the author of the Gospel of John.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following were probably produced by the same community except

Accepted Answer

A)  the Gospel of John. 
B)  1 John. 
C)  the Revelation of John. 
D)  the farewell discourse. 
A)  the Gospel of John. 
B)  1 John. 
C)  the Revelation of John. 
D)  the farewell discourse.

Question 16

Hebrews argues that Jesus is superior to all the angels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Revelation was written about a future time long after the author's own life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Marcion, the Jewish Law

Accepted Answer

A)  was evil. 
B)  brought peace and stability. 
C)  continued to be binding after Jesus' death. 
D)  was good. 
A)  was evil. 
B)  brought peace and stability. 
C)  continued to be binding after Jesus' death. 
D)  was good.

Question 19

Peter used the book of Jude as a source.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Christianity was outlawed in the first century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 26: The General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

The Marcionites particularly liked which of the following apostles?

Revelation is an example of a Christian apocalypse.

Which of the following groups thought it was blasphemy to call Jesus God?

The Epistle of James was originally a non-Christian Jewish book. Pick one side of the debate and present the most compelling arguments for it. Keep in mind that the most persuasive arguments anticipate (and answer) counterarguments.

What does the term "heresy" mean?

Nero engaged in an empire-wide persecution of Christians in the 60s C.E.

Christianity was originally unified but later divided into numerous sects.

Most scholars think Peter wrote 1 Peter but not 2 Peter.

The epistle of James was written to oppose Paul's message of justification by faith alone.

The epistle of James has very little to mark it as a distinctly Christian document.

Discuss Jesus' superiority to all things Jewish in the Epistle to the Hebrews. To what, exactly, is Jesus superior? What is the author's point in underscoring this? Is this perspective anti-Jewish? Why or why not?

The catholic epistles were not written in response to specific situations.

Scholars estimate literacy in antiquity to have been __________ percent.

Most scholars think the Johannine epistles were written by the author of the Gospel of John.

All of the following were probably produced by the same community except

Hebrews argues that Jesus is superior to all the angels.

Revelation was written about a future time long after the author's own life.

According to Marcion, the Jewish Law

Peter used the book of Jude as a source.

Christianity was outlawed in the first century.

What Is the Bible

Why Is the Bible so Hard to Understand

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

Appendix: the Canon and Text of the Bible

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