Question 1

First John is better categorized as a persuasive essay than as a letter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Valentinian Gnostics were often difficult to distinguish from proto-orthodox Christians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The most typical proto-orthodox accusations against Gnostics included all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Eating babies 
B)  Engaging in sex orgies 
C)  Strict asceticism 
D)  Engaging in secret nocturnal rituals 
A)  Eating babies 
B)  Engaging in sex orgies 
C)  Strict asceticism 
D)  Engaging in secret nocturnal rituals C

Question 4

Discuss the basic framework of Gnosticism. Based on these beliefs, why might Gnostics be particularly drawn to the Gospel of John?

Accepted Answer

In the central myths of Gnosticism, the

Question 5

Gnostics believed salvation involved being seree from this evil material world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One major difference between the Sethian Gnostics and the Valentinians was that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Valentinian groups were larger. 
B)  Sethian Gnostics were more optimistic about the material world. 
C)  Valentinians continued to worship in proto-orthodox church communities. 
D)  Sethians were less ascetic than Valentinians. 
A)  Valentinian groups were larger. 
B)  Sethian Gnostics were more optimistic about the material world. 
C)  Valentinians continued to worship in proto-orthodox church communities. 
D)  Sethians were less ascetic than Valentinians.

Question 7

Many Christian Gnostics used which of the following Gospels?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Gospel of the Nazareans 
B)  Q 
C)  The Gospel of John 
D)  The Gospel of the Ebionites 
A)  The Gospel of the Nazareans 
B)  Q 
C)  The Gospel of John 
D)  The Gospel of the Ebionites

Question 8

While the secessionists described in the Johannine epistles could appeal to parts of the Prologue of the Gospel of John as evidence of their docetic Christology, what parts of the Prologue would have presented difficulties for this elevated Christology?

Accepted Answer

The Prologue in the Gospel of John refer

Question 9

Most of the Gnostic writings found in 1945 were probably written in:

Accepted Answer

A)  The second century C.E. 
B)  The second century B.C.E. 
C)  The twelfth century C.E. 
D)  The fifth century C.E. 
A)  The second century C.E. 
B)  The second century B.C.E. 
C)  The twelfth century C.E. 
D)  The fifth century C.E.

Question 10

Sethian Gnostics were sexually promiscuous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Gnostic texts from Nag Hammadi were originally written in Coptic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The word "gnosis" means:

Accepted Answer

A)  Heresy 
B)  To seem or appear 
C)  Denial 
D)  Knowledge 
A)  Heresy 
B)  To seem or appear 
C)  Denial 
D)  Knowledge

Question 13

The Gnostic writings found in 1945 were originally composed in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Greek 
B)  Aramaic 
C)  Coptic 
D)  Hebrew 
A)  Greek 
B)  Aramaic 
C)  Coptic 
D)  Hebrew

Question 14

According to Gnostics, the world was:

Accepted Answer

A)  God's beautiful creation 
B)  The result of a cosmic disaster 
C)  Created by the preexistent Word 
D)  The location of the Kingdom of God 
A)  God's beautiful creation 
B)  The result of a cosmic disaster 
C)  Created by the preexistent Word 
D)  The location of the Kingdom of God

Question 15

According to Gnostics, Christ:

Accepted Answer

A)  Was completely human 
B)  Was completely divine 
C)  Suffered and died 
D)  Was created when the world was created 
A)  Was completely human 
B)  Was completely divine 
C)  Suffered and died 
D)  Was created when the world was created

Question 16

Throughout most of Christian history, we have known about Gnostics through:

Accepted Answer

A)  Josephus 
B)  Proto-orthodox writings 
C)  Gnostic texts 
D)  The Dead Sea Scrolls 
A)  Josephus 
B)  Proto-orthodox writings 
C)  Gnostic texts 
D)  The Dead Sea Scrolls

Question 17

According to Gnostics, the world:

Accepted Answer

A)  Was created by the preexistent Word 
B)  Was created by the supreme God 
C)  Always existed 
D)  Was created by an inferior, ignorant God 
A)  Was created by the preexistent Word 
B)  Was created by the supreme God 
C)  Always existed 
D)  Was created by an inferior, ignorant God

Question 18

The Gnostic cosmological myths include all of the following elements except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Divine elements trapped in human bodies 
B)  Monotheism 
C)  The unknowable God 
D)  Sophia 
A)  Divine elements trapped in human bodies 
B)  Monotheism 
C)  The unknowable God 
D)  Sophia

Question 19

The contextual method tries to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus on the author of a book 
B)  Focus on the history of a community 
C)  Focus on the date of a book 
D)  Focus on the genre of a book 
A)  Focus on the author of a book 
B)  Focus on the history of a community 
C)  Focus on the date of a book 
D)  Focus on the genre of a book

Question 20

Contextual analysis is most closely related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The redactional method 
B)  The genre-critical method 
C)  The socio-historical method 
D)  The comparative method 
A)  The redactional method 
B)  The genre-critical method 
C)  The socio-historical method 
D)  The comparative method

Exam 11: From Johns Jesus to the Gnostic Christ: the Johannine Epistles and Beyond

First John is better categorized as a persuasive essay than as a letter.

Valentinian Gnostics were often difficult to distinguish from proto-orthodox Christians.

The most typical proto-orthodox accusations against Gnostics included all of the following except:

Discuss the basic framework of Gnosticism. Based on these beliefs, why might Gnostics be particularly drawn to the Gospel of John?

Gnostics believed salvation involved being seree from this evil material world.

One major difference between the Sethian Gnostics and the Valentinians was that:

Many Christian Gnostics used which of the following Gospels?

While the secessionists described in the Johannine epistles could appeal to parts of the Prologue of the Gospel of John as evidence of their docetic Christology, what parts of the Prologue would have presented difficulties for this elevated Christology?

Most of the Gnostic writings found in 1945 were probably written in:

Sethian Gnostics were sexually promiscuous.

The Gnostic texts from Nag Hammadi were originally written in Coptic.

The word "gnosis" means:

The Gnostic writings found in 1945 were originally composed in:

According to Gnostics, the world was:

According to Gnostics, Christ:

Throughout most of Christian history, we have known about Gnostics through:

According to Gnostics, the world:

The Gnostic cosmological myths include all of the following elements except:

The contextual method tries to:

Contextual analysis is most closely related to:

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