Question 1

Apocalypses are rarely

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A)  first-person narratives. 
B)  pseudonymous. 
C)  straightforward and direct. 
D)  repetitive. 
A)  first-person narratives. 
B)  pseudonymous. 
C)  straightforward and direct. 
D)  repetitive.

Question 2

Peter reminds its readers all of the following except they

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A)  have been sprinkled with Christ's blood. 
B)  are being persecuted because they are sinning. 
C)  are holy priests. 
D)  have been born into a new family. 
A)  have been sprinkled with Christ's blood. 
B)  are being persecuted because they are sinning. 
C)  are holy priests. 
D)  have been born into a new family.

Question 3

Peter is written to a community that has been suffering persecution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Marcionites believed Jesus came to save people from

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A)  sin. 
B)  the Jewish God. 
C)  Rome. 
D)  Paul. 
A)  sin. 
B)  the Jewish God. 
C)  Rome. 
D)  Paul.

Question 5

According to some Gnostics, the Old Testament God was

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A)  perfect. 
B)  evil. 
C)  nonexistent. 
D)  dead. 
A)  perfect. 
B)  evil. 
C)  nonexistent. 
D)  dead.

Question 6

Hebrews consistently portrays Judaism as a "shadow" of Christian reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which early Christian group believed in two Gods: the vengeful God of the Old Testament and the merciful God of Jesus?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Scholars refer to the Johannine epistles using all of the following phrases except

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A)  catholic. 
B)  general. 
C)  universal. 
D)  Pauline. 
A)  catholic. 
B)  general. 
C)  universal. 
D)  Pauline.

Question 9

Jude claims to have been written by the brother of James.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The author of the Gospel of John also wrote Revelation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Apocalypses are rarely

Peter reminds its readers all of the following except they

Peter is written to a community that has been suffering persecution.

The Marcionites believed Jesus came to save people from

According to some Gnostics, the Old Testament God was

Hebrews consistently portrays Judaism as a "shadow" of Christian reality.

Which early Christian group believed in two Gods: the vengeful God of the Old Testament and the merciful God of Jesus?

Scholars refer to the Johannine epistles using all of the following phrases except

Jude claims to have been written by the brother of James.

The author of the Gospel of John also wrote Revelation.

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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Exam 26: The General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Apocalypses are rarely

Peter reminds its readers all of the following except they

Peter is written to a community that has been suffering persecution.

The Marcionites believed Jesus came to save people from

According to some Gnostics, the Old Testament God was

Hebrews consistently portrays Judaism as a "shadow" of Christian reality.

Which early Christian group believed in two Gods: the vengeful God of the Old Testament and the merciful God of Jesus?

Scholars refer to the Johannine epistles using all of the following phrases except

Jude claims to have been written by the brother of James.

The author of the Gospel of John also wrote Revelation.

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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