Question 1

How did the author explain the discrepancy between Jesus' ascension on Easter Sunday in the Gospel of Luke and Jesus' ascension forty days later in Acts of the Apostles?

Accepted Answer

A)  They represent two different theological aims 
B)  Jesus could have ascended twice 
C)  They were written by two different witnesses 
D)  One of them has to be historically false. 
A)  They represent two different theological aims 
B)  Jesus could have ascended twice 
C)  They were written by two different witnesses 
D)  One of them has to be historically false.

Question 2

Ancient Jews confused fallen angels with other gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the Documentary Hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  A theory that Jews documented their history in the Bible 
B)  A theory that Jewish history could not be documented but was maintained in oral telling 
C)  A theory that argues against the divine inspiration of the Old Testament 
D)  A theory that argues for four main sources for the Old Testament. 
A)  A theory that Jews documented their history in the Bible 
B)  A theory that Jewish history could not be documented but was maintained in oral telling 
C)  A theory that argues against the divine inspiration of the Old Testament 
D)  A theory that argues for four main sources for the Old Testament.

Question 4

In the Story of Adam and Eve, why did God expel them from the Garden of Eden?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sinned 
B)  They would ruin the Garden 
C)  They might eat of the tree of knowledge again and thus become gods 
D)  They might eat of the tree of life and live forever. 
A)  They sinned 
B)  They would ruin the Garden 
C)  They might eat of the tree of knowledge again and thus become gods 
D)  They might eat of the tree of life and live forever.

Question 5

For devout Jews to speak God's revealed name is the highest religious practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What do you make of the plagues in Exodus? What does this imply about God?

Accepted Answer

The plagues in Exodus are a significant

Question 7

According to the author, what was the typical role of a prophet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Predicting the future under God's inspiration 
B)  Calling the people and leaders to greater fidelity to the covenant 
C)  Performing miracles, for example, healing, to show God's present power 
D)  Offering sacrifices at the temple. 
A)  Predicting the future under God's inspiration 
B)  Calling the people and leaders to greater fidelity to the covenant 
C)  Performing miracles, for example, healing, to show God's present power 
D)  Offering sacrifices at the temple.

Question 8

Kings literally had guilds of prophets working for them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Where did Moses receive the Law of God and make a covenant with his people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerusalem 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Sinai 
D)  Moses did not do this. 
A)  Jerusalem 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Sinai 
D)  Moses did not do this.

Question 10

What does the literal term Satan mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The destroyer 
B)  The steadfast one 
C)  The accuser 
D)  The liar 
A)  The destroyer 
B)  The steadfast one 
C)  The accuser 
D)  The liar

How did the author explain the discrepancy between Jesus' ascension on Easter Sunday in the Gospel of Luke and Jesus' ascension forty days later in Acts of the Apostles?

Ancient Jews confused fallen angels with other gods.

What is the Documentary Hypothesis?

In the Story of Adam and Eve, why did God expel them from the Garden of Eden?

For devout Jews to speak God's revealed name is the highest religious practice.

What do you make of the plagues in Exodus? What does this imply about God?

According to the author, what was the typical role of a prophet?

Kings literally had guilds of prophets working for them.

Where did Moses receive the Law of God and make a covenant with his people?

What does the literal term Satan mean?

Introduction

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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Exam 2: The Old Testament

How did the author explain the discrepancy between Jesus' ascension on Easter Sunday in the Gospel of Luke and Jesus' ascension forty days later in Acts of the Apostles?

Ancient Jews confused fallen angels with other gods.

What is the Documentary Hypothesis?

In the Story of Adam and Eve, why did God expel them from the Garden of Eden?

For devout Jews to speak God's revealed name is the highest religious practice.

What do you make of the plagues in Exodus? What does this imply about God?

According to the author, what was the typical role of a prophet?

Kings literally had guilds of prophets working for them.

Where did Moses receive the Law of God and make a covenant with his people?

What does the literal term Satan mean?

Introduction

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

Filters