Question 1

Scholars frequently call the collection of Christian texts found in Nag Hammadi:

Accepted Answer

A)  Proto-Orthodox texts 
B)  Gnostic texts 
C)  Extra-Christian texts 
D)  Egyptian-Christian texts 
A)  Proto-Orthodox texts 
B)  Gnostic texts 
C)  Extra-Christian texts 
D)  Egyptian-Christian texts B

Question 2

The author quotes Jesus giving the twelve apostles the power to bind and loosen. What does the author think this refers to?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to make authoritative decisions 
B)  The ability to declare who would be saved and who would be damned 
C)  The ability to forgive sins on behalf of Jesus 
D)  The ability to "judge both heaven and earth" 
A)  The ability to make authoritative decisions 
B)  The ability to declare who would be saved and who would be damned 
C)  The ability to forgive sins on behalf of Jesus 
D)  The ability to "judge both heaven and earth" A

Question 3

When was Christianity a legal religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  148 
B)  257 
C)  313 
D)  421 
A)  148 
B)  257 
C)  313 
D)  421 C

Question 4

The Gnostic leader Valentinus taught that:

Accepted Answer

A)  The twelve apostles were not the true apostles 
B)  Christ was not the true Christ 
C)  The Jewish God was not the true God 
D)  The time of reckoning was on us 
A)  The twelve apostles were not the true apostles 
B)  Christ was not the true Christ 
C)  The Jewish God was not the true God 
D)  The time of reckoning was on us

Question 5

What is an apologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  One who placates or assures another in the faith 
B)  One who defends or explains the faith 
C)  One who apologizes for the sins of the church 
D)  One who apologizes for the persecutions of the faith 
A)  One who placates or assures another in the faith 
B)  One who defends or explains the faith 
C)  One who apologizes for the sins of the church 
D)  One who apologizes for the persecutions of the faith

Question 6

What does the term martyr literally mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Witness 
B)  Hero 
C)  Villain 
D)  Pious one 
A)  Witness 
B)  Hero 
C)  Villain 
D)  Pious one

Question 7

According to the author, it was disappointing that most Christian apologists were not among the more intelligent Christians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Another word for presbyter is overseer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When did emperors begin to distinguish believers in Jesus and Jews as distinctly different religious groups or religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mid-first century 
B)  Late first century 
C)  Mid-second century 
D)  They never did 
A)  Mid-first century 
B)  Late first century 
C)  Mid-second century 
D)  They never did

Question 10

Gnosticism scholar Elaine Pagels argued that the traditional accounts of the origin of Christianity were dominated by the perspective of "the winners who write history."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The author claims that the Gospel of John resembles a gnostic text.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is a confessor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Someone who has the role of preaching the faith to the pagans 
B)  Someone who is severely persecuted for the faith, but not killed 
C)  A special priest who absolves sins of other Christians 
D)  Someone who confesses personal sins to the community 
A)  Someone who has the role of preaching the faith to the pagans 
B)  Someone who is severely persecuted for the faith, but not killed 
C)  A special priest who absolves sins of other Christians 
D)  Someone who confesses personal sins to the community

Question 13

Does the author claim that what became orthodox Christianity showed a great deal of continuity with the mission of the historical Jesus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes 
B)  No 
C)  Yes, but only insofar as Jesus's death and resurrection 
D)  No, but it could have been much aligned 
A)  Yes 
B)  No 
C)  Yes, but only insofar as Jesus's death and resurrection 
D)  No, but it could have been much aligned

Question 14

The author claims that the Gospel of Philip was ironically closer to the synoptic gospels than the Gospel of John.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Who was one of the greatest early apologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Licinius 
B)  Rationis 
C)  Justin 
D)  Lucy 
A)  Licinius 
B)  Rationis 
C)  Justin 
D)  Lucy

Question 16

The author cites several reasons for Christian believers breaking with Judaism and forming their own religion. None of these reasons seem to be particularly divinely inspired on the surface and none of them reflect Jesus's own preaching. Given this, do you think Christianity becoming a separate religion is divinely warranted from a Christian theological perspective?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

According to the author, Roman authorities suppressed any religion that did not worship their gods (except Judaism).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What best characterizes the Roman Empire's toleration of various religions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were tolerated as long as adherents also made offerings to the emperor (Jews were exempt) 
B)  They were not tolerated at all, with the exception of Judaism 
C)  They were not tolerated, with the exception of Jewish and Egyptian worship 
D)  They were tolerated as long as adherents also worshiped the Roman gods. 
A)  They were tolerated as long as adherents also made offerings to the emperor (Jews were exempt) 
B)  They were not tolerated at all, with the exception of Judaism 
C)  They were not tolerated, with the exception of Jewish and Egyptian worship 
D)  They were tolerated as long as adherents also worshiped the Roman gods.

Question 19

The author says that there were a wide variety of interpretations of Jesus. Further still, the author reminds us that "it is the winners who write history-their way." Still, the author believes that the Christianity that survived was more authentic and more in continuity with the historical Jesus than competing versions. What were his reasons for this? Evaluate them. Do you think he was right?

Accepted Answer

The author's reasons for believing that

Question 20

The author claims that early Christianity was "up for grabs" in terms of how it became defined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Scholars frequently call the collection of Christian texts found in Nag Hammadi:

The author quotes Jesus giving the twelve apostles the power to bind and loosen. What does the author think this refers to?

When was Christianity a legal religion?

The Gnostic leader Valentinus taught that:

What is an apologist?

What does the term martyr literally mean?

According to the author, it was disappointing that most Christian apologists were not among the more intelligent Christians.

Another word for presbyter is overseer.

When did emperors begin to distinguish believers in Jesus and Jews as distinctly different religious groups or religions?

Gnosticism scholar Elaine Pagels argued that the traditional accounts of the origin of Christianity were dominated by the perspective of "the winners who write history."

The author claims that the Gospel of John resembles a gnostic text.

What is a confessor?

Does the author claim that what became orthodox Christianity showed a great deal of continuity with the mission of the historical Jesus?

The author claims that the Gospel of Philip was ironically closer to the synoptic gospels than the Gospel of John.

Who was one of the greatest early apologists?

According to the author, Roman authorities suppressed any religion that did not worship their gods (except Judaism).

What best characterizes the Roman Empire's toleration of various religions?

The author claims that early Christianity was "up for grabs" in terms of how it became defined.

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

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 5: Christianity Becomes a Religion

Scholars frequently call the collection of Christian texts found in Nag Hammadi:

The author quotes Jesus giving the twelve apostles the power to bind and loosen. What does the author think this refers to?

When was Christianity a legal religion?

The Gnostic leader Valentinus taught that:

What is an apologist?

What does the term martyr literally mean?

According to the author, it was disappointing that most Christian apologists were not among the more intelligent Christians.

Another word for presbyter is overseer.

When did emperors begin to distinguish believers in Jesus and Jews as distinctly different religious groups or religions?

Gnosticism scholar Elaine Pagels argued that the traditional accounts of the origin of Christianity were dominated by the perspective of "the winners who write history."

The author claims that the Gospel of John resembles a gnostic text.

What is a confessor?

Does the author claim that what became orthodox Christianity showed a great deal of continuity with the mission of the historical Jesus?

The author claims that the Gospel of Philip was ironically closer to the synoptic gospels than the Gospel of John.

Who was one of the greatest early apologists?

According to the author, Roman authorities suppressed any religion that did not worship their gods (except Judaism).

What best characterizes the Roman Empire's toleration of various religions?

The author claims that early Christianity was "up for grabs" in terms of how it became defined.

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

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