Premade Test (multiple choice)The Bible: An Introduction

Jerry L. Sumney

For the answer key to this test, please email Pamela.Johnson@augsburgfortress.org.

Ch 11. The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible is called the

a. Septuagintb. Vulgatec. Tanakd. Authorized Version

2. The belief that there are many gods is a. Henotheismb. Polyandryc. Polytheismd. Polyannish

3. The Judaism(s) that existed and developed from about 500 B.C.E. to 70 C.E.a. Rabbinic Judaismb. Second Temple Judaismc. Pharisaic Judaismd. Returnee Judaism

4. The Leader of those who returned to Judea who read the Book of the Law of Moses wasa. Nehemiahb. Mosesc. Jeromed. Ezra

5. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found a. In Jerusalemb. At Qumranc. At Jerichod. In a tomb

6. The Qumran scrolls have copies of all books of the Hebrew Bible excepta. The Psalmsb. Isaiahc. Estherd. Ruth

7. The Jewish writer who tells about the war with Rome and mentions the books of Scripture is

a. Ezrab. Jeromec. Judithd. Josephus

8. The people early believers in Christ looked to as authorities are calleda. The Saintsb. The Apostlec. The Elders

d. The Council9. The books of the Apocrypha are also called the

a. Deuterocanonicalb. The Angelic Voicec. The Secret Gospeld. The Pseudepigrapha

10. Person who went to Rome in the 2nd century and said that the God of the Hebrew Bible was to violent and vindictive to be the God of Jesus

a. Matthewb. Paulc. Marciond. Justin

11. A late 2nd century account of the books for use by the church is known asa. The Pauline corpusb. The Muratorian Canonc. The Tanakd. The Apostle’s Creed

12. First person to give the list of books to read in church that are the same as the 27 now in the NT was

a. Jeromeb. Paulc. Athanasiusd. Constantine

13. The 3 languages the Bible is written in isa. Hebrew, Aramaic, Greekb. Latin, Greek, Syriacc. English, French, Germand. Egyptian, Greek, Latin

14. First time accepting the current books of the Bible became a doctrinal requirement wasa. The Decree of Constantineb. The Council of Niceac. The Council of Trentd. The Edict of Milan

15. The person who translated the Bible into Latin to produce the translation that became known as the Vulgate was

a. Peterb. Jeromec. Athanasiusd. Hermas

Ch 2

1. Textual Criticism a. criticizes what the Bible saysb. interprets the criticisms others make of the Bible

c. tries to identify the most accurate form of the biblical textd. trace the history of the idea of God

2. A codex isa. Another name for a scrollb. A manuscript made of papyrusc. An ancient form of writingd. The earliest manuscripts in book form

3. Codex Vaticanus isa. The book of the secrets of the church in Romeb. A very reliable 4th century copy of the Biblec. An early copy of the Bible in Hebrewd. A scroll of the book of Romans

4. Codex Alexandrinusa. The book of the secrets of the church in Alexandriab. A very reliable 4th century copy of the Biblec. An early copy of the Bible in Hebrewd. A scroll of the book of the Egyptians

5. Papyrus isa. A type of paper made from a reedb. A name children in Egypt call their fathersc. A manuscript that contains the whole Bibled. A first-century language spoken in Israel

6. An uncial isa. A type of manuscript made of clayb. A type of inscriptionc. A type of manuscript written with all capital lettersd. A type of manuscript found only in Egypt

7. Which of the following is NOT a rule of textual criticisma. The more difficult reading is earlierb. The shorter reading is preferred c. The seldom found reading is preferredd. The more difficult reading is preferred

8. A formal correspondence translationa. Uses more capital lettersb. Is more of a word-for-word translationc. Is more of an idea-for-idea translationd. Uses a more formal tone

9. A dynamic equivalence translationa. Emphasizes the exciting partsb. Is more of a word-for-word translationc. Is more of an idea-for-idea translationd. Uses a more folksy tone

10. The Textus Receptus isa. manuscript tradition most like the Vulgateb. the first copy of a biblical bookc. the most reliable manuscript tradition

d. the celebration held when a new translation is announced

Chapter 31. To claim that a biblical text is inspired means it

a. Is powerfully inspirationalb. Brings a message from Godc. Is very poeticd. Leads people to try harder

2. The three parts of the Hebrew Bible area. The Torah, Prophets, and Writingsb. The Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha c. The Gospels, Acts, and Letters of Pauld. The Torah, Gospels, and Revelation

3. Philo of Alexandria wasa. The first to say the Bible is inspiredb. A Jewish writer of the first centuryc. A strict literalist when reading the Bibled. A friend of the apostle Paul

4. Origen (185-250) recognized thata. The Bible should be read literalisticallyb. The Bible has factual errorsc. The Protestant Reformation was comingd. Moses did not write Genesis

5. Origen and John Chrysostom thought readers of the Bible shoulda. Read it literally onlyb. Read it only allegoricallyc. Recognize multiple levels of meaningd. Let only experts interpret it

6. Luther and Calvin rejecteda. Literal readings of the Bibleb. Allegorical readings of the Biblec. The authority of the Bibled. Moses as the author of Exodus

7. Early leaders of the Fundamentalist Movement werea. Baptist preachersb. Lutheran historians at Harvardc. Philosophers at Oxfordd. Theologians at Princeton

8. When 20th century Fundamentalists speak of “plenary inspiration” of the Bible they meana. It is full of meaning and so has multiple meaningsb. It has no errors in factsc. It has no doctrinal errors, but does have historical errorsd. It has “plenty” of information about God

9. Recent discussions think about inspiration in one of these two waysa. Content or function

b. Poetry or prosec. Truth or possibilityd. Ancient truth or modern belief

10. Goldingay’s definition of inspiration allows that Scripture gives readersa. Inerrant historyb. Doctrine and historyc. Content and models of theological reflectiond. False ideas about God

Chapter 41. The Pentateuch is

a. The first five books of the Hebrew Bibleb. The books of Genesis and Exodusc. The theory of Wellhausend. The narrative of Genesis 1-11

2. The Documentary Hypothesis contends that a. Moses wrote the books of the Pentateuchb. The Pentateuch is composed of four different sourcesc. The Deuteronomic historian wrote two documents in the Pentateuchd. Joshua finished Deuteronomy

3. The “J Source” a. Uses the name of God, “Yahweh”b. Was written by Joshuac. Is the document from which we get the term Jewd. Was written by Jeremiah

4. The sources the Documentary Hypothesis says were brought together to form the Pentateuch are:

a. J, K, L, Mb. J, E, S, Uc. J, E, D, Pd. J, L, D, S

5. The source that exhibits concerns about rituals and whose authors put together the Pentateuch in the 6th-5th century B.C.E.

a. J; Yahwistb. E; Elohistc. D; Deuteronomistic Historiand. P; Priestly

6. Genre isa. A book of the Bibleb. A character in a story in Genesisc. A type of literatured. A religious sect

7. A myth intends to a. Tell a fairy taleb. Fool peoplec. Hide a lie

d. Tell an important truth8. How many accounts of the creation of the world appear in Genesis 1-2?

a. 1b. 2c. 3d. 4

9. The Babylonian writing that has a creation account that has many parallels with the account in Genesis

a. Homer’s Iliadb. Wisdom of Ahmenhotepc. Enuma Elishd. The Elohist Source

10. Genesis tells two stories of creation because a. Its author was confusedb. It does not care about truthc. It wants to make multiple points about the worldd. It gives one scientific account and one historical account

11. Genesis has the story of the “Fall” becausea. The way things are in the world reflects who God isb. The way things are in the world does not seem to come from a good God c. The way things are in the world shows how good people ared. The way things are in the world depends on people being nice

12. The curse in Genesis 3a. Reflects God’s will for the worldb. Shows how families should be structuredc. Shows how people should experience workd. Shows what happens when people violate God’s will

13. The writing that has a flood story written long before the Genesis storya. The Iliadb. The Deuteronomic Historyc. The Epic of Gilgameshd. The Noah Chronicles

14. The story of Babel explains whya. Tall buildings are dangerousb. There are so many languages in the worldc. God is so far from the worldd. The air is thin in high altitudes

15. The genre of the stories in Genesis changes from poetic narrative to legend beginning with

a. The story of the Floodb. The story of Babelc. The appearance of Abrahamd. The story of the Nephilim

16. The main point of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah involvesa. Sexual ethicsb. Social injustice

c. The power of angelsd. Finding Isaac a wife

17. The promised son of Abraham and Sarah isa. Cainb. Josephc. Mosesd. Isaac

18. The ancestor of the Israelites portrayed as a trickster or conmana. Jacobb. Isaacc. Esaud. Levi

19. The ancestor of the Israelites who became the second highest official in Egypta. Jacobb. Josephc. Isaacd. Judah

20. How many sons who represent the tribes of Israel does Jacob have in Genesisa. 7b. 12c. 10d. 3

Chapter 51. The genre of Exodus, Levitcus, and Numbers is

a. Mythb. Poetryc. Legendd. Objective history

2. The person who led the Israelites out of Egypt at the Exodusa. Aaronb. Pharaohc. Mosesd. Jacob

3. The Jewish feast that celebrates the exodus from Egypt isa. Tabernaclesb. Boothsc. Dedicationd. Passover

4. Moses gets the Law ona. The shore of the Red Seab. The bank of the Jordan Riverc. Mt. Sinaid. The surface of the Mediterranean Sea

5. The Holiness Code is found in the book ofa. Exodus

b. Leviticusc. Numbers d. Deuteronomy

6. The laws that make Israel distinctive are intended to a. Help them stay healthyb. Make their lives more difficultc. Keep them separate from other peoplesd. Help them avoid unhealthy foods

7. After the Israelites are afraid to invade Canaan, the Israelites musta. Wander in the desert for 40 yearsb. Make sacrifices to God everyday for a monthc. Send in a new set of spiesd. Crawl across the border to the land

8. The books of the Pentateuch tell of conversations between God and Moses toa. Tell about the impatience of Mosesb. Show how close Moses is to Godc. Tell about God’s characterd. Show how bad the people are

9. Balaam is a person who communicates with the God of Israela. But is wickedb. And communicates with other godsc. Disobeys Godd. But still curses the Israelites

10. A city of Refuge is a place wherea. Criminals are in chargeb. Murderers can escape penaltyc. People who kill someone can go until triald. The people go when the Philistines attack

11. The Shema isa. A text that suggests that God is femaleb. The commandment to obey one’s parentsc. The place in Judea where the temple was builtd. The text Israelites recited to confess that there is only one God for them

12. The view that says good things will happen to the nation if they obey God, but bad things will happen to them if they ignore the covenant is called the

a. Deuteronomic patternb. Way of Wisdomc. Exodus archetyped. Divine design

13. The book of Deuteronomy containsa. The story of coming into Canaanb. The story of Abrahamc. Five sermons from Moses that give the Law a second timed. Instructions for building the Tabernacle

14. The two spies who say the Israelites can take the land of Canaan are a. Samuel and Eli

b. Moses and Aaronc. Phineas and Korahd. Joshua and Caleb

15. The tabernacle isa. A special table in the templeb. The place Moses and Joshua meet to plan strategyc. A portable sanctuaryd. A place of rest for priests

Chapter 61. The Deuteronomistic histories tell the story of Israel’s life in Canaan and their

relationship with God using the pattern found ina. Genesisb. Proverbsc. Wisdom of Solomond. Deuteronomy

2. The person who leads the Israelites into Canaan isa. Mosesb. Samuelc. Joshuad. Gideon

3. The first city the Israelites attack isa. Jerusalemb. Jerichoc. Megiddo d. Jezreel

4. According to the book of Judges, the army of Joshuaa. Never made it to Jerusalemb. Did not slaughter as many people as the book of Joshua says they didc. Completely conquered the land of Canaand. Took the best farm land

5. According to the book of Judges, the people of Israel kept worshipping other gods and so God allowed them to be oppressed until they

a. Regain military strengthb. Repent and worship only Godc. Join together in political alliancesd. Pay taxes to their enemies

6. The judge whose family was in charge of an altar to Baal a. Deborahb. Samsonc. Gideond. Caleb

7. The judge who was a womana. Rahabb. Evec. Deborah

d. Rachel8. The story of a judge that shows God accomplishes God’s purposes through very flawed

peoplea. Deborahb. Samsonc. Joshuad. Othniel

9. Boaz marries Ruth through the system calleda. Divorce courtb. The dowry systemc. Right of the firstbornd. Levirate marriage

10. The story of Ruth makes the great grandmother of Davida. A Moabiteb. A Philistinec. A divorced womand. A saint

11. Eli is a religious leader at the sanctuary ata. Jerusalemb. Jerichoc. Shilohd. Gibeah

12. A leading god of the Canaanites wasa. Mardukeb. Amon-Rec. Baald. Zeus

13. The first king of the Israelites wasa. Samuelb. Saulc. Davidd. Eli

14. The ideal number of years for the reign of a king of the Israelites in the deuteronomistic histories is

a. 12 yearsb. 25 yearsc. 40 yearsd. 50 years

15. The ideal king of the Israelites wasa. Saulb. Davidc. Samueld. Solomon

16. The nation of the Israelites breaks into two nations immediately after the reign ofa. Davidb. Solomon

c. Rehoboamd. Jeroboam

17. The archetypical evil rulers of the Israelites area. Bonnie and Clydeb. Ahab and Jezebelc. David and Bathsheba d. Hosea and Gomer

18. The prophet who confronts the priests of Baal and Asherah on Mt. Carmela. Amosb. Elijahc. Elishad. Micah

19. Prophet who takes over as head of the school of the prophets when Elijah is gonea. Elishab. Isaiahc. Joeld. Amos

20. One of the few kings that the books of 1 and 2 Kings says did what pleased Goda. Jeroboamb. Rehoboamc. Josiahd. Hezekiah

21. The kingdom of Israel (the northern kingdom, whose capital is in Samaria) fell ina. 587/6b. 722c. 950d. 850

22. The kingdom of Judah (the southern kingdom, whose capital is in Jerusalem) fell ina. 587/6b. 722c. 950d. 850

23. Judah falls to the what empirea. Assyrianb. Bablyonianc. Persiand. Greek

24. The books that tell the stories in 1 and 2 Kings from a more priestly perspective area. 1 and 2 Chroniclesb. Amos and Hoseac. Isaiah and Jeremiahd. Ezra and Nehemiah

25. Leader who read the Law to the people in Jerusalem after they returned from Babylona. Ezrab. Nehemiahc. Daniel

d. Ezekiel

Chapter 71. The period of classical prophecy is the

a. 8th centuryb. 7th centuryc. 6th centuryd. 1st century

2. Eighth century prophets were very concerned about a. Where people should worship Godb. How kings chose queensc. Social justice issuesd. The borders of the nation of Judah

3. Amos says that the “Day of the Lord” will bea. Good for Israelb. Good for the kingc. A day of renewed commitment to Godd. A day of disaster for Israel

4. Amos and Micah insist that worship of God is only acceptable ifa. The people remove hereticsb. The people worship only in Jerusalemc. The people treat the poor justly and give up unjust practicesd. The people recite the correct creeds

5. The prophet who marries an unfaithful wife isa. Joelb. Amosc. Hosead. Micah

6. Hosea’s marriage to Gomer is a metaphor fora. Israel’s love for Godb. Israel’s unfaithfulness to God c. God’s unreasonable demands on Israeld. God’s abandonment of Israel

7. The change in the name of Hosea’s children means that Goda. Will reject Israelb. Will reclaim Israel after punishmentc. Will ignore Israel’s faultsd. Will forgive the people even if they do not repent

8. “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? This epitome of 8th century prophecy appears in the prophet

a. Joel b. Amosc. Hosead. Micah

9. According to most scholars, how many Isaiah’s probably contributed to the book of Isaiah?

a. 1b. 3c. 5d. 7

10. Jeremiah lives througha. A terrible economic depressionb. The fall of Jerusalem to the Bablyoniansc. The fall of Samaria to the Assyriansd. The fall of Shiloh to the Philistines

11. Lamentations a. Expresses grief over the fall of Jerusalemb. Expresses grief over the election of a bad kingc. Tells of a trip to Egyptd. Expresses grief over a personal loss

12. The prophet who wonders about the justice of God when a good king is killed in battlea. Hezekiahb. Haggaic. Zephaniahd. Obadiah

13. A prophet who was taken to Babylon in the first wave of the exile of Judaha. Hezekiahb. Isaiahc. Ezekield. Jeremiah

14. The astonishing visions of Ezekiel show the prophet thata. God has a throne on wheelsb. God has an amber aurac. God is angry with Judahd. God is with the exiles in Babylon

15. The prophetic book that consists of four oracles against Judah’s enemies (especially Edom) is

a. Ezekielb. Obediahc. Haggaid. Malachi

16. Haggai thinks that completing the new temple in Jerusalem will lead toa. The fall of the Persian empireb. The coming of the end of the worldc. The independence of Judahd. The resurrection of king David

17. The prophet whose message include the assertion that God gives mercy to Israel’s enemies

a. Malachib. Jonahc. Joeld. Zechariah

18. The book of Daniel comes together in thea. 6th century B.C.Eb. 5th century B.C.E.c. 2nd century B.C.E.d. 1st century B.C.E.

19. Hellenization means toa. Make things like the Greeksb. Imitate the style of Hellen of Tryc. Make a type of bronzed. Imitate the battle formations of Hellen

20. The Seleucid (Syrian) king who outlawed Judaism in Judeaa. Alexander the Greatb. Ptolemy Ic. Antiochus IVd. Seleucus IV

21. The festival that celebrates the victory of the Maccabean Revolt and the cleansing of the temple

a. Passoverb. Hannukahc. Boothsd. Pentecost

22. A significant number of people within Judaism begin to believe in an afterlife for martyrs a. At the time of Mosesb. While in exilec. At the time of the Maccabean Revoltd. After the time of Jesus

23. The point of the book of Daniel is thata. People should be faithful to God in all circumstancesb. People should gauge the best way to stay safec. Food at the King’s table is not healthyd. Lions are not as dangerous when a person is praying

24. The abode of the dead in most of the Hebrew Bible isa. Hadesb. Styxlandc. Sheold. Heaven

25. Despite their talk of coming punishment, the prophets see God as a. Capriciousb. Mercifulc. Spitefuld. Clueless

Ch 8

1. The literature that does not talk about Abraham, the exodus, or David

a. The prophetsb. The Writings (Ketubim)c. The Wisdom Literatured. The Torah

2. General revelation is knowledge of God a. That military officers receiveb. Broad ideas about what God is likec. Gained through observation of the worldd. Found in the Bible

3. Wisdom writers think that the Deuteronomic pattern of lifea. Works consistentlyb. Never worksc. Worked for Mosesd. Works sometimes and does not work sometimes

4. The question of evil, of why bad things happen to good people, is calleda. Justificationb. Theodicyc. Divinityd. Satanism

5. The word “satan” meansa. Evilb. Haterc. Accuserd. Powerful

6. When “Satan” appears in Job, he isa. The ruler of demonsb. A friend of Jobc. A member of God’s courtd. An enemy of God

7. The most outstanding characteristic of Job is hisa. Faithfulnessb. Patiencec. Sinfulnessd. Anger

8. The Book of Proverbs can have maxims that give the opposite advice becausea. The authors did not mind contradictionb. The authors were careless as they collected themc. The authors know that maxims offer a thin slice of life and so can be true on one

occasion but wrong on othersd. The authors think that confusing their readings is the way to advance them in

being spiritual9. The Book of Proverbs expresses the belief that the best way to live is

a. With as much wealth as possibleb. For as long as possiblec. In conformity to the way God made the worldd. To use wisdom to take advantage of the foolish

10. In Ecclesiastes, “vanity” meansa. Thinking you are beautifulb. Thinking more of yourself than you shouldc. That life is meaninglessd. That life is best spent gaining wealth

11. The only biblical book that does not mention God is a. Proverbsb. Ecclesiastesc. Estherd. Job

12. The Israelite woman who becomes queen of Persia (in the story) isa. Judithb. Rachel c. Rebeccad. Esther

13. Haman diesa. In a hunting accidentb. By being beheaded by a soldier he had treated badly for yearsc. By being hug on the gallows he made to kill Mordecaid. By falling off his porch and breaking his neck when he hears how the king honors

Mordecai14. The Jewish festival that celebrates the victory of the Jews because of the acts of Esther is

a. Purimb. Passoverc. Boothsd. Rosh Hashanah

15. One of the main things the Greeks additions to Esther do isa. Make the story sound more believable b. Make God more activec. Make Mordecai a larger characterd. Make Esther less religious

Ch 91. The Psalms are

a. All written by Davidb. All written by David or Solomonc. Israel’s response to their relationship with Godd. Always banned from the temple

2. The 150 psalms together are known as a. The Temple Hymnalb. The Psalterc. The hymns of Israeld. The Davidic Collection

3. The Psalter is divided into how many books?a. 2b. 5

c. 7d. 12

4. The literary device in which the same idea is repeated in two consecutive linesa. Antithetic parallelism b. Synonymous parallelismc. Repetitious parallelismd. Stylized parallelism

5. The literary device in which contrasting ideas appear in consecutive linesa. Antithetic parallelism b. Synonymous parallelismc. Repetitious parallelismd. Stylized parallelism

6. The type of psalm that expresses grief isa. A Royal Psalmb. A Psalm of Praisec. A Lament Psalmd. A Didactic Psalm

7. A type of Psalm that wants bad things to happen to others isa. A Didactic Psalmb. An acrosticc. An Imprecatory Psalmd. An Angry Psalm

8. The psalm that shows a great love for the blessings the Law of Moses brings to life is a. 23rd Psalmb. Psalm 39c. Psalm 119d. Psalm 150

9. The alternative name for the Song of Solomon isa. The Greatest Song Ever Sungb. The Song of Songsc. Love is a Many Splendored Thingd. I Think I Love You

10. The Song of Solomon is reallya. A love song between two peopleb. An allegory about God’s love for Israelc. An allegory about God’s love for the churchd. A poem about devotion to God

Ch 10

1. The Macedonian king whose military conquests in the fourth century B.C.E. created the largest empire in history

a. Alexander the Greatb. Philip of Macedonc. Cyrus the Greatd. Julius Caesar

2. The gymnasium wasa. The place basketball was inventedb. The central educational institution of classical Greecec. The place Macedonian soldiers went to worshipd. The central commerce area of a Roman city

3. The king who outlawed Judaism in Judea and defiled the temple wasa. Pompeyb. Antiochus IVc. Alexander IId. Ptolemy III

4. The person who starts the Maccabean Revolt in response to the defiling of the temple and the outlawing of Judaism is

a. Jasonb. Judasc. Mattathiasd. Jonathan

5. Another name for Hannukah, the feast that celebrates the cleansing and rededication of the Temple is

a. Feast of Pentecostb. Feast of Passoverc. Feast of Boothsd. Feast of Dedication

6. Jewish independence ends when what General takes Jerusalem?a. Julius Caesarb. Pompeyc. Cassiusd. Mark Antony

7. Herod the Great held power in Palestine becausea. He was great military strategistb. He was the Roman’s choice for who would be rulerc. He was able to bribe the right local leaders d. He was married to the daughters of the leaders of other areas

8. What did the people of Judea and Galilee think of Herod’s reign?a. Generally happyb. Moderately satisfiedc. Moderately dissatisfiedd. Generally hated him and his policies

9. A final Jewish revolt in the 2nd century C.E. was led bya. John Hyrcanusb. Antigonusc. Marc Antonyd. Bar Kokhba

10. The religious party that included many people from the priestly aristocracy of Jerusalem was

a. Sadduceesb. Pharisees

c. Essenesd. Therapeutae

11. The religious party known for being expert interpreters of the law wasa. Sadduceesb. Phariseesc. Essenesd. Therapeutae

12. The religious party that had a core group that moved to Qumran wasa. Sadduceesb. Phariseesc. Essenesd. Therapeutae

13. Most Jews in the first century belonged to what party?a. Sadduceesb. Phariseesc. Essenesd. None of them

14. The religious party that produced the Dead Sea Scrollsa. Sadduceesb. Phariseesc. Essenesd. Therapeutae

15. The religious party from which Rabbinic Judaism developeda. Sadduceesb. Phariseesc. Essenesd. Therapeutae

16. The religious party that did not believe in an afterlife wasa. Sadduceesb. Phariseesc. Essenesd. Therapeutae

17. The religious party that accepted only the Torah as authoritative wasa. Sadduceesb. Phariseesc. Essenesd. Therapeutae

18. Place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were probably writtena. Jerusalemb. Damascusc. Qumrand. Antioch

19. The Pharisees tradition of interpretation of Scripture was calleda. The Commentariesb. The Secrets of Mosesc. The Wisdom of the Ancestors

d. The Oral Torah20. Pharisees saw the Law of Moses

a. A heavy burdenb. A hindrance to doing business with non-believersc. A great blessing from Godd. The way to salvation

21. The authoritative interpreter of Scripture at Qumran wasa. The Teacher of Righteousnessb. The Pious Onec. Jesusd. The high priest in Jerusalem

22. Jews who live outside Palestine are known asa. The Lost Tribesb. The Strangersc. The Diasporad. The Proselytes

23. The writing that tells Essenes who do not move out of the city how to live lives in the city is known as

a. The Damascus Documentb. The Law of the Urbanitesc. The Oral Torahd. The Way of the Righteous

24. Most Jews of the first century, both within and outside Palestine, usually worshipped a. At a synagogueb. At the templec. At city halld. In a tent

25. During the centuries between the return of Judeans from exile and the Bar Kokhba revolt, the region that included Judea and Galilee was

a. Fairly peacefulb. Governed by a single empirec. In constant political turmoild. Never worried about independence

Chapter 11

1. The books of the New Testament were all written betweena. 30 and 60b. 40 and 100c. 50 and 125d. 60 and 150

2. The Greek word euangelion, often translated ‘gospel’ meansa. Divine messageb. Story of Jesusc. Good newsd. Time of blessing

3. The Gospels were written to

a. Give eye-witness testimony to Jesusb. Simply preserve the sayings of Jesusc. Convince the Roman officials that Jesus is saviord. Give the stories about Jesus specific meanings

4. The Gospels intend to a. Provide an objective historical account of Jesus’ lifeb. Give a philosophical interpretation to Jesus’ lifec. Give a theological interpretation to Jesus’ lifed. Prove the John the Baptist was important

5. A term used to refer to the writers of the Gospelsa. Epigraphersb. Evangelistsc. Editorsd. Philosophers

6. The attempt to construct an objective historical account of the life of Jesus is calleda. Responsible scholarshipb. Search for the historical Jesusc. Search for the Jesus Tapesd. Search for the real Messiah

7. The Synoptic Gospels area. Matthew, Mark, and Lukeb. Matthew, Mark, and Johnc. Luke, John, and Thomasd. Mark, Luke, and John

8. The Gospels most scholars think was written first isa. Matthewb. Markc. Luked. Thomas

9. What scholars refer to as “Q” isa. A written collection of sayings of Jesusb. A written collection of the deeds of Jesusc. An oral collection of the sayings of Jesusd. An oral tradition that preserved the Passion narrative

10. According to most scholars. the author of the Gospel of John wasa. The apostle Johnb. The Beloved Disciplec. A disciple of Peterd. A disciple of Paul

Chapter 12

1. The audience that Mark was written for was composed mostly ofa. Jewsb. Arabsc. Gentiles

d. Egyptians2. Speaking of the “Kingdom of God” was

a. Making a purely religious claim about Godb. Giving a Primarily a political challenge to the Romansc. Making a religious claim that has significant political implicationsd. Making a claim that only Jews understood

3. Ridding a person of demon possession is calleda. Healingb. Exorcismc. Ritual cleansingd. Baptism

4. The story of Jesus becoming shiny and talking to Moses and Elijah is calleda. The Annunciationb. The Magnificatc. The Passion narratived. The Transfiguration

5. Scholars call Mark’s image of having Jesus constantly hiding his identitya. The holiness testb. The Messianic secretc. The discipleship testd. The Markan paradox

6. Mark thinks that to understand Jesus readers must seea. How much power he has over demonb. How he can heal diseasesc. How he both has power and suffersd. How he call disciples from among the regular people

7. In Mark, the disciples are a. Patterns for what faithful people should beb. Weak in the beginning but strong in the endc. People who support Jesus in his most difficult timesd. Complete failures who do not understand Jesus

8. Matthews readership is composed mostly of a. People of Judeab. Jewish believers in Christc. Gentile believers in Christ d. Roman believers in Christ

9. The discourse that includes the Beatitudes and the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew is calleda. The Sayings Sourceb. The Q Sermonc. The Sermon on the Mountd. The Sermon on the Plain

10. When Jesus interprets the law, he alwaysa. Makes it harder to keepb. Makes it easier to keepc. Makes some parts unimportantd. Leads people to ignore some of it

11. Matthew connects parts of the life of Jesus with passages in the Hebrew Bible a. By having Jesus quote themb. By having his disciples quote themc. With fulfillment quotationsd. By having Zechariah quote them

12. Many ancient writers argued that religious texts a. Had only one meaningb. Had multiple meaningsc. Could be understood only by people who are inspired by a godd. Should only be read by priests

13. The only Gospel that tells of the birth of John the Baptist isa. Matthewb. Markc. Luked. John

14. The Magnificat isa. A poem spoken by Mary when Elizabeth says there is something special about herb. A poem spoken by Zechariah when he confirms the name of John the Baptistc. A poem spoken by Peter when he confesses Jesus is messiahd. A poem by John when he baptizes Jesus

15. The episode in the life of Jesus that Luke moves so that it is out of chronological order isa. His baptismb. His healing of Bartimaeusc. His calling of Peterd. His sermon in his hometown

16. More than the other Gospels, Luke has Jesus be concerned witha. Religious lawsb. Preaching to priests in Jerusalemc. The poor and oppressedd. The Egyptians he visited as a baby

17. The “Beloved Disciple” was with Jesus when Jesus wasa. In Galileeb. In Samariac. In Judead. At the Dead Sea

18. The only Gospel that says Christ existed before Jesus was born isa. Matthew b. Markc. Luked. John

19. The Gospel in which Jesus says things to people they cannot understand as a way to start a long discourse that teaches an important question

a. Matthew b. Markc. Luked. John

20. When John refers to “the Jews” he meansa. All Jews of all timesb. The leaders in Judea who are not a part of his church c. All the common people in Judead. To give a code name for the Romans

Chapter 13

1. The book of Acts was written bya. Paulb. Peterc. The person who wrote the Gospel of Luked. The person who wrote the Gospel of John

2. In Acts the church begins a. On the Day of Pentecostb. On the Day of Passoverc. On the Day of Atonementd. When Jesus ascends to heaven

3. The two leading characters in Acts area. Peter and Jamesb. Jesus and Jamesc. Peter and Pauld. Mary and Joseph

4. The first Gentile member of the church is a. Paulb. Jamesc. Barnabasd. Cornelius

5. The first Christian martyr isa. Jamesb. Peterc. Stephend. Philip

6. Apostle who started as a persecutor of the church isa. Barnabasb. Paulc. Aquilad. Cephas

7. The missionary partner Paul works with when he worked for the Antioch churcha. Barnabasb. Peterc. Aquilad. Philip

8. At the Jerusalem Conference the discusseda. Whether Paul was an apostleb. How to let Gentiles into the church

c. How to baptize pagansd. How to worship at the temple

9. The people Nero blamed for the fire of Rome in the year 62 werea. Jewsb. Greeksc. Christiansd. Egyptians

10. At the end of Acts, Paul isa. Deadb. Under arrest in Romec. Preaching in Jerusalemd. Traveling in Spain

Chapter 14

1. The genre of Paul’s writings in the New Testament isa. Historyb. Biography c. Letterd. Apocalypse

2. The elements of a critical introduction includes discussion of all the following EXCEPTa. Who wrote the workb. Literary integrityc. How you feel about the contentd. When it was written

3. The earliest letter of Paul we still have isa. 1 Corinthiansb. Romansc. 1 Thessaloniansd. 1 Timothy

4. The believers in Christ in Thessalonica want to know why people in their churcha. Are getting so richb. Are being persecutedc. Are moving to Corinthd. Are not seeing Jesus in their visions

5. Paul says believers are being persecuted becausea. God is unconcerned about themb. God is not in control of the world at this momentc. God thinks the earthly life does not matterd. They are not living as they should

6. The word New Testament writers use to refer to the return of Christ at the end of timea. Apocalypseb. Revelationc. Parousiad. Agape

7. One of the biggest issues that 1 Corinthians addresses isa. Spirituality

b. Persecutionc. Meaning of apostleshipd. Admitting Gentiles into the church

8. The word glossolalia means a. Praying in churchb. Speaking in tonguesc. Preaching in the streetd. Having a vision

9. In Paul’s churches, the people remembered the death of Jesus in a ritual known asa. The invocationb. Speaking in tonguesc. The Lord’s Supperd. The Benediction

10. In 2 Corinthians, Paul calls the people who oppose his apostleshipa. Pillars of the churchb. False brothersc. Super apostlesd. The Lawless Ones

11. Galatians is written to oppose teachers who say a. All believers must speak in tonguesb. Apostles are above the problems of lifec. Gentile believers must be circumcised and convert fully to Judaismd. The “Day of the Lord” has already come

12. Philippians shows that in Paul’s churches women werea. Always in subordinate positionsb. Always wore veils c. Were leaders of churchesd. Could not speak in church

13. The letter to Philemon deals with the question ofa. Church governanceb. Slaveryc. Spiritual giftsd. The place of Gentiles in the church

14. All the following are among the reasons Paul wrote Romans EXCEPTa. He wants them to help him start a mission in Spainb. He wants to claim them as his church when he goes to Jerusalemc. The thinks they are missing him since his last visitd. He wants to make sure they do not misunderstand his teachings

15. All of the following are among the metaphors Paul uses to talk about what the death of Jesus does for believers EXCEPT

a. Justificationb. Penal substitutionc. Redemption d. Reconciliation

Chapter 15

1. Letters that claim to be written by Paul but may have been written after his death are called

a. Deutero-Paulinesb. Catholic epistlesc. Pauline epistlesd. Legacy letters

2. The claim that a person possesses more gifts from God than another thinks is possible before the end of time is called

a. Eschatologyb. Parousiac. Over-realized eschatologyd. Heavenly bliss

3. Letter written to oppose teachers who say all Christians must have visions to be saveda. 2 Thessaloniansb. Colossiansc. Ephesiansd. 1 Timothy

4. The letter that envisions the church as the cosmic body of Christa. 2 Thessaloniansb. 1 Timothyc. Titusd. Ephesians

5. The letter that contains a long poetic section that was written before it was quoted in this letter is

a. Ephesiansb. Colossians c. 2 Thessaloniansd. 2 Timothy

6. The letter that seems to copy a number of phrases from Colossiansa. 2 Thessaloniansb. Ephesiansc. 2 Timothyd. Titus

7. The following letters are among the Pastoral Epistles EXCEPTa. 1 Timothyb. 2 Timothyc. 3 Timothyd. Titus

8. A church office that possessed a significant amount of power in the late first century was

a. Priestb. Essenec. Widowd. Pope

9. The Pastoral Epistle that opposes over-realized eschatologya. 1 Timothyb. 2 Timothyc. Titusd. 2 Thessalonians

10. The “Day of the Lord” refers toa. The end of timeb. The day of Christ’s resurrectionc. Sundayd. The Sabbath

Chapter 16

1. All the following are one of the Catholic Epistles EXCEPTa. Hebrewsb. Jamesc. 1 Peterd. 1 John

2. The word “catholic” meansa. Roman or Italianb. Germanicc. General or universald. Religious

3. Hebrews identifies Jesus as a. Both priest and the offering at the sacrificeb. Both prophet and second Mosesc. Only source of revelation of Godd. Healer par excellence

4. Ethical exhortations area. Instructions about worship practicesb. Encouragement to live properlyc. Instructions about what to believe about Christd. Encouragement to study religion

5. When James says, “Faith without works is dead,” he seems to be opposinga. Things Peter wroteb. Things Jesus saidc. Things Paul wroted. Things John wrote

6. When the author of 1 Peter talks about Babylon he meansa. Greeceb. Babylonc. Romed. Asia Minor

7. When 1 Peter was written when Peter wasa. In Jerusalem

b. In Antiochc. In Romed. Dead

8. 1 Peter encourages believers in Christ to understand themselves asa. Sheep of Godb. Aliens and exiles in the worldc. The powerful and influentiald. Rulers of the cosmos

9. The latest book included in the New Testament is probablya. 3 Johnb. 2 Timothyc. 2 Peterd. Revelation

10. A main point of 2 Peter is to affirm thata. Peter is the most important apostleb. Paul is an apostlec. The second coming of Christ is certain, even though it is taking longer than

the first believers thoughtd. Both peter and Paul are apostles

11. Jude claims to bea. The brother of Jesusb. The brother of the apostle Jamesc. The son of Josephd. The cousin of John the Baptist

12. The belief that Jesus did not have a physical body is calleda. Montanismb. Eschatologyc. Docetismd. Spiritualism

13. The letter that says believers must believe Christ has come in the flesh and live righteously is

a. 1 Peterb. 1 John c. 1 Thessaloniansd. Revelation

14. 1 John says believers can reject docetism because a. The apostles are witnesses to the physical existence of Jesusb. Gnostics are wrongc. The Spirit is with believersd. Peter rejected this belief

15. 1 and 2 John oppose docetism anda. Tell believers to love one anotherb. Call believers to worship at the templec. Call believers to abandon the synagogued. Tell believers to prepare for the Sabbath

Chapter 17

1. The genre of the book of Revelation isa. Letterb. Mythc. Apocalypticd. Biography

2. A book written by someone other than the person who it says wrote ita. Apocalypticb. Apocryphac. Pseudepigraphad. Autobiography

3. A prophecy that predicts something that had already happeneda. Ex eventu b. Predictabilityc. Historical prophecyd. Exilic

4. The question of why evil exists in the world is calleda. Evilologyb. Theodicyc. Complainingd. Apocalyptic

5. In Daniel, the symbol the author uses to speak of Alexander the Great isa. A horseb. A scorpionc. A goatd. A rolling stone

6. A symbol some apocalyptic writers use to refer to the Roman Empire wasa. A pigeonb. A dovec. An eagled. A griffin

7. The feeling one gets when you do not possess things you think you deserve and should have is sometimes called

a. Apocalypticb. Theodicyc. Relative deprivationd. Pseudepigrapha

8. The book that has Ezra challenge God to show him how what is happening in the world can be just is

a. Revelationb. 2 Esdrasc. 2 Peterd. Ezra

9. The book of Revelation was written bya. An unknown authorb. The apostle Johnc. John, who is an otherwise unknown prophet

d. Jesus10. For the author of Revelation, the God’s retribution on the wicked means that God

isa. Justb. Capriciousc. Meand. Unloving

11. According to Revelation, one of the reasons God is putting off enacting judgment and punishment of evil is

a. God needs to accumulate more powerb. God does not think things are so badc. God is giving time for people to changed. God does not think the suffering of God’s people is so bad

12. The seven cities that have letters written to them within Revelation area. All in Israelb. All in Europec. All in western Turkey (Asia Minor)d. All in Greece

13. The powerful symbol of suffering while worshipping and having a relationship with the most powerful God is

a. The giant prostituteb. A running goatc. The slaughtered lambd. The white stead

14. Using numbers in a symbolic way is calleda. Numerologyb. Symbologyc. Genealogyd. Cyclical

15. The book of Revelation is intended toa. Frighten the wickedb. Encourage people who are sufferingc. Make people become Christiansd. Discourage the wealthy