Question 1

Jewish apocalypticists expected a(n) __________ after the evil cosmic powers were destroyed.

Accepted Answer

A)  divine feast 
B)  resurrection of the dead 
C)  fiery destruction of the world 
D)  angelic battle 
A)  divine feast 
B)  resurrection of the dead 
C)  fiery destruction of the world 
D)  angelic battle

Question 2

One way early Christians understood Jesus' vicarious suffering was by comparing it to that of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jewish martyrs 
B)  Elijah 
C)  King David 
D)  Psalms 
A)  Jewish martyrs 
B)  Elijah 
C)  King David 
D)  Psalms

Question 3

The notion of vicarious suffering was invented by Christians after the crucifixion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The idea of the cosmic figure called the "Son of Man" first appears in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul 
B)  Jesus' teachings 
C)  The New Testament Gospels 
D)  The book of Daniel 
A)  Paul 
B)  Jesus' teachings 
C)  The New Testament Gospels 
D)  The book of Daniel

Question 5

The account of the Jewish warrior Eleazar, who attacked an elephant believed to be carrying the king of Syria (an enemy of God) and was crushed to death, is given in:

Accepted Answer

A)  First Maccabees 
B)  Jude 
C)  Leviticus 
D)  Second Peter 
A)  First Maccabees 
B)  Jude 
C)  Leviticus 
D)  Second Peter

Question 6

According to the textbook, when did Christianity begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  With Jesus' ministry 
B)  With Jesus' birth 
C)  When Jesus called his disciples 
D)  With the belief in Jesus' resurrection 
A)  With Jesus' ministry 
B)  With Jesus' birth 
C)  When Jesus called his disciples 
D)  With the belief in Jesus' resurrection

Question 7

Jesus seems to have believed that a cosmic figure, the Son of Man, would usher in the Kingdom of God and the day of judgment. How did early Christians come to believe that Jesus was the Son of Man? How do some of the New Testament stories reflect this belief?

Accepted Answer

Although Jesus apparently did not refer

Question 8

Describe the several points in time that one can say that Christianity "began." Which point in time is most tenable for historians? Why?

Accepted Answer

Students may choose a number of starting

Question 9

Most scholars believe the Suffering Servant of Isaiah is a metaphor for the suffering of Israel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Jesus' earliest followers believed:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus had been raised from the dead for a short period of time. 
B)  Jesus had not been raised from the dead. 
C)  A holy man had raised Jesus from the dead. 
D)  Jesus had been raised from the dead never to die again. 
A)  Jesus had been raised from the dead for a short period of time. 
B)  Jesus had not been raised from the dead. 
C)  A holy man had raised Jesus from the dead. 
D)  Jesus had been raised from the dead never to die again.

Question 11

While Jesus was alive, he distinctively addressed God as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Himself 
B)  Master 
C)  Father 
D)  King 
A)  Himself 
B)  Master 
C)  Father 
D)  King

Question 12

The first people to believe in Jesus' resurrection were probably:

Accepted Answer

A)  His closest followers 
B)  The Jews 
C)  Paul 
D)  The demons 
A)  His closest followers 
B)  The Jews 
C)  Paul 
D)  The demons

Question 13

Scholars refer to the passages in Isaiah that, according to early Christians, prophesied Jesus' Passion as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The "Songs of the Suffering Servant" 
B)  The "prophecies about Jesus" 
C)  The "Passion passages" 
D)  The "passages about the messiah" 
A)  The "Songs of the Suffering Servant" 
B)  The "prophecies about Jesus" 
C)  The "Passion passages" 
D)  The "passages about the messiah"

Question 14

Pagans typically would have understood the term "Son of Man" as referring to:

Accepted Answer

A)  A cosmic judge 
B)  A human being 
C)  God 
D)  A priestly figure 
A)  A cosmic judge 
B)  A human being 
C)  God 
D)  A priestly figure

Exam 16: From Jesus to the Gospels

Jewish apocalypticists expected a(n) __________ after the evil cosmic powers were destroyed.

One way early Christians understood Jesus' vicarious suffering was by comparing it to that of:

The notion of vicarious suffering was invented by Christians after the crucifixion.

The idea of the cosmic figure called the "Son of Man" first appears in:

The account of the Jewish warrior Eleazar, who attacked an elephant believed to be carrying the king of Syria (an enemy of God) and was crushed to death, is given in:

According to the textbook, when did Christianity begin?

Jesus seems to have believed that a cosmic figure, the Son of Man, would usher in the Kingdom of God and the day of judgment. How did early Christians come to believe that Jesus was the Son of Man? How do some of the New Testament stories reflect this belief?

Describe the several points in time that one can say that Christianity "began." Which point in time is most tenable for historians? Why?

Most scholars believe the Suffering Servant of Isaiah is a metaphor for the suffering of Israel.

Jesus' earliest followers believed:

While Jesus was alive, he distinctively addressed God as:

The first people to believe in Jesus' resurrection were probably:

Scholars refer to the passages in Isaiah that, according to early Christians, prophesied Jesus' Passion as:

Pagans typically would have understood the term "Son of Man" as referring to:

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Do We Have the Original New Testament

The Greco-Roman World of Early Christian Traditions

The Jewish World of Jesus and His Followers

From Oral Traditions to Written Gospels

Jesus, the Suffering Son of God: the Gospel According to Mark

The Synoptic Problem and Its Significance for Interpretation

Jesus, the Jewish Messiah: the Gospel According to Matthew

Jesus, the Savior of the World: the Gospel According to Luke

Jesus, the Man Sent From Heaven: the Gospel According to John

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

Jesus From Different Perspectives: Other Gospels in Early Christianity

The Historical Jesus: Sources, Problems, and Methods

Jesus in Context

Jesus, the Apocalyptic Prophet

Lukes Second Volume: the Acts of the Apostles

Paul the Apostle: the Man and His Mission

Paul and His Apostolic Mission: 1 Thessalonians As a Test Case

Paul and the Crises of His Churches: 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, and Philemon

The Gospel According to Paul: the Letter to the Romans

Does the Tradition Miscarry Paul in Relation to Jesus, James, Thecla, and Theudas

In the Wake of the Apostle: the Deutero-Pauline and Pastoral Epistles

From Pauls Female Colleagues to the Pastors Intimidated Women: the Oppression of Women in Early Christianity

Christians and Jews: Hebrews, Barnabas, and Later Anti-Jewish Literature

Christians and Pagans: 1 Peter, the Letters of Ignatius, the Martyrdom of Polycarp, and Later Apologetic Literature

Christians and Christians: James, the Didache, Polycarp, 1 Clement, Jude, and 2 Peter

Christians and the Cosmos: the Revelation of John, the Shepherd of Hermas, and the Apocalypse of Peter

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