Question 1

The number of the Beast is 616 in some manuscripts and 666 in others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The Muratorian canon:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is an ancient record of the final form of the New Testament 
B)  Does not include the Pauline letters 
C)  Begins and ends midsentence 
D)  Is a list of all of the books of the Hebrew Bible 
A)  Is an ancient record of the final form of the New Testament 
B)  Does not include the Pauline letters 
C)  Begins and ends midsentence 
D)  Is a list of all of the books of the Hebrew Bible C

Question 3

The Shepherd of Hermas teaches that:

Accepted Answer

A)  People who sin have no chance of salvation. 
B)  People who sin can obtain salvation through confession. 
C)  People who sin can repent only once after baptism. 
D)  People who sin must be rebaptized every time they repent. 
A)  People who sin have no chance of salvation. 
B)  People who sin can obtain salvation through confession. 
C)  People who sin can repent only once after baptism. 
D)  People who sin must be rebaptized every time they repent. C

Question 4

The Apocalypse of Peter:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is concerned with baptism and repentance 
B)  Records secret sayings of Jesus 
C)  Describes a tour of heaven and hell 
D)  Promises the imminent destruction of the Roman Empire 
A)  Is concerned with baptism and repentance 
B)  Records secret sayings of Jesus 
C)  Describes a tour of heaven and hell 
D)  Promises the imminent destruction of the Roman Empire

Question 5

Discuss what can be known about the author of the book of Revelation and the communities to which he writes. How would you characterize the social context of his audience?

Accepted Answer

The author of Revelation identifies hims

Question 6

The "lake of fire" in the book of Revelation most likely refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The author's belief that sinners will be annihilated and cease to exist 
B)  The author's belief that sinners will suffer forever for their sins 
C)  The author's belief that the world will be consumed by fire 
D)  The author's belief that the world's oceans will turn to ash at the coming of Jesus 
A)  The author's belief that sinners will be annihilated and cease to exist 
B)  The author's belief that sinners will suffer forever for their sins 
C)  The author's belief that the world will be consumed by fire 
D)  The author's belief that the world's oceans will turn to ash at the coming of Jesus

Question 7

The first apocalypticist to write an apocalypse was:

Accepted Answer

A)  John, the author of Revelation 
B)  The author of Daniel 
C)  The author of The Shepherd of Hermas 
D)  The author of the Apocalypse of Peter 
A)  John, the author of Revelation 
B)  The author of Daniel 
C)  The author of The Shepherd of Hermas 
D)  The author of the Apocalypse of Peter

Question 8

The Greek of Revelation is clumsy and even ungrammatical at times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Later Christians deemed The Shepherd of Hermas noncanonical because:

Accepted Answer

A)  It was heretical. 
B)  It was written by an apostle. 
C)  It was not ancient. 
D)  It was pseudonymous. 
A)  It was heretical. 
B)  It was written by an apostle. 
C)  It was not ancient. 
D)  It was pseudonymous.

Question 10

Of the two main kinds of ancient apocalyptic literature, the "historical sketch" type has the prophet/author:

Accepted Answer

A)  Taken on a heavenly tour by an angelic companion 
B)  Receive a symbolic vision of the future course of human history 
C)  Die for the sins of the world 
D)  Meet God and Satan personally 
A)  Taken on a heavenly tour by an angelic companion 
B)  Receive a symbolic vision of the future course of human history 
C)  Die for the sins of the world 
D)  Meet God and Satan personally

Question 11

Apocalyptic literature is symbolic because it is trying to describe future events (and inventions) that ancient visionaries couldn't understand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Revelation is not pseudonymous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Revelation 22:18-19 delivers a threat to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The reader 
B)  The copyists 
C)  The Gentiles 
D)  The Romans 
A)  The reader 
B)  The copyists 
C)  The Gentiles 
D)  The Romans

Question 14

The primary concern of The Shepherd of Hermas is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Christians who have sinned after baptism 
B)  The appearance of false prophets 
C)  The community's inappropriate actions at the Lord's Supper 
D)  The method of baptism 
A)  Christians who have sinned after baptism 
B)  The appearance of false prophets 
C)  The community's inappropriate actions at the Lord's Supper 
D)  The method of baptism

Question 15

The seven-headed Beast of Revelation is best identified as the seven continents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Apocalypse of Peter:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is pseudonymous 
B)  Was written by Peter 
C)  Was written in Latin 
D)  Is in the New Testament 
A)  Is pseudonymous 
B)  Was written by Peter 
C)  Was written in Latin 
D)  Is in the New Testament

Question 17

Surviving apocalypses are written in the names of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus 
B)  Moses 
C)  Abraham 
D)  Adam 
A)  Jesus 
B)  Moses 
C)  Abraham 
D)  Adam

Question 18

Choose one of the apocalypses you have studied and describe how it appropriates some aspects of the genre and excludes others. What is the main point of the apocalypse? What does it warn its readers about? How might it function within a Christian community?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the basic elemen

Question 19

Seemingly everything about apocalyptic literature is symbolic. Interpret the following symbols of Revelation in light of your knowledge of the book's historical context: the twenty-four human elders; the whore of Babylon; and the number of the Beast, 666.

Accepted Answer

The twenty-four human elders in Revelati

Question 20

All of the following are true about The Shepherd of Hermas except:

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an apocalypse. 
B)  It is pseudonymous. 
C)  It was written in the second century. 
D)  Some Christians included it in the New Testament. 
A)  It is an apocalypse. 
B)  It is pseudonymous. 
C)  It was written in the second century. 
D)  Some Christians included it in the New Testament.

Exam 28: Christians and the Cosmos: the Revelation of John, the Shepherd of Hermas, and the Apocalypse of Peter

The number of the Beast is 616 in some manuscripts and 666 in others.

The Muratorian canon:

The Shepherd of Hermas teaches that:

The Apocalypse of Peter:

Discuss what can be known about the author of the book of Revelation and the communities to which he writes. How would you characterize the social context of his audience?

The "lake of fire" in the book of Revelation most likely refers to:

The first apocalypticist to write an apocalypse was:

The Greek of Revelation is clumsy and even ungrammatical at times.

Later Christians deemed The Shepherd of Hermas noncanonical because:

Of the two main kinds of ancient apocalyptic literature, the "historical sketch" type has the prophet/author:

Apocalyptic literature is symbolic because it is trying to describe future events (and inventions) that ancient visionaries couldn't understand.

Revelation is not pseudonymous.

Revelation 22:18-19 delivers a threat to:

The primary concern of The Shepherd of Hermas is:

The seven-headed Beast of Revelation is best identified as the seven continents.

The Apocalypse of Peter:

Surviving apocalypses are written in the names of all of the following except:

Choose one of the apocalypses you have studied and describe how it appropriates some aspects of the genre and excludes others. What is the main point of the apocalypse? What does it warn its readers about? How might it function within a Christian community?

Seemingly everything about apocalyptic literature is symbolic. Interpret the following symbols of Revelation in light of your knowledge of the book's historical context: the twenty-four human elders; the whore of Babylon; and the number of the Beast, 666.

All of the following are true about The Shepherd of Hermas except:

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