NT Final

Question 1

After Antiochus issued his decrees forbidding Jewish religious practice, a rural Jewish priest from Modiin, Mattathias the Hasmonean, sparked a revolt against the Seleucid Empire by resuing to worship the Greek gods. What was the name of the revolt?

Answer 1

Maccabean Revolt

Question 2

This son of herod the Great had a rule that was characterized by peace and rebuilding Panias, naming it Caesarea in honor of Caesar Augustus.

Answer 2

Philip

Question 3

The title, __ meant ‘chief’ or ‘governor’ and was slightly higher in prestige than the title tetrarch.

Answer 3

Ethnarch

Question 4

Books written during the interestamental time were called __, a term that originally meant “hidden,” because they did not possess the same religious authority as the books of the Old Testament.

Answer 4

apocryphal

Question 5

This group had a highly developed view on angels and demons, recognized the Hebrew scriptures as the supreme authority in religion, and believed in the immortality of the soul as well as the resurrection of the body.

Answer 5

Pharisees

Question 6

This group numbered about 4,000, often refrained from marriage, and did not participate in the animal sacrifices at the temple in Jerusalem.

Answer 6

Essenes

Question 7

This group became known in the gospels as lawyers, teachers, or experts in the Mosaic Law. One of the most famous in the Old Testament was the priest Ezra

Answer 7

Scribes

Question 8

The leading doctrine of __ is the view that true reality is found, not in the objects of sense, but in the “idea” or “dorm” that lies behind each class of objects.

Answer 8

Platonism

Question 9

This Philosophical belief, founded by Zeno, encouraged the development of religious and moral fiber and taught that one’s whole duty is to live in accordance with the Logos.

Answer 9

Stoicism

Question 10

This philosophical school led by Antisthenes, a pupil of Plato, taught a simplicity of life that all could follow.

Answer 10

Cynicism

Question 11

Matthew, Mark, and Luke are known as the __ gospels

Answer 11

Synoptic

Question 12

This gospel is sometimes described as the ”social gospel” because it depicts humanitarian concern.

Answer 12

Luke

Question 13

This gospel was evidently written for a Gentile reading public and is concerned more with what Jesus did that what Jesus said.

Answer 13

Mark

Question 14

The gospel of __ seems to tell the narrative of Jesus’ birth from Joseph’s point of view, and the gospel of __ seems to tell the narrative of Jesus’ birth from Joseph’s point of view.

Answer 14

Matthew; Luke

Question 15

This man wrote rough garb, was fearless in his rebukes directed towards both kings and the multitudes, and baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.

Answer 15

John the Baptist

Question 16

Immediately after his Baptist, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by __.

Answer 16

The Devil

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the seven last words of Christ while on the cross?

Answer 17

I am hungry

Question 18

This form of teaching utilized by Jesus was formerly defined as “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning”

Answer 18

Parable

Question 19

The Lord’s prayer is found where in the Bible?

Answer 19

Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4

Question 20

According to the author, Palestine is a relatively large country, comprising over 100,000 square miles.

Answer 20

FALSE

Question 21

Philip was a son of Herod the Great and his rule was one of peace

Answer 21

TRUE

Question 22

The title ethnarch meant ‘chief’ or governor’ and was slightly higher in prestige than the title tetrarch.

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

Latin was the official language of the conquerors and was used by the governors as well as by the soldiers of the Roman army.

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.

Answer 24

TRUE

Question 25

According to Metzler, the title "Messiah" is Latin for Kingdom of God.

Answer 25

FALSE

Question 26

Jesus never spoke in parables.

Answer 26

FALSE

Question 27

One of Luke’s interest in writing Acts is to show that there is no activit of the Holy Spirit in the founding and growth of the church.

Answer 27

FALSE

Question 28

About 3/5 of the book of Acts is made up on the reports of speeches and sermons of early Christian leaders.

Answer 28

FALSE

Question 29

There are 80 days between the resurrection and the ascension of Jesus Christ.

Answer 29

FALSE

Question 30

As applied to the New Testament, “canon” refers to the standard list of books recognized by the Christian churches as divinely inspired and therefore normative and authoritative.

Answer 30

TRUE

Question 31

The earliest non-Christian witness to the historicity of Jesus Christ is the Jewish historian Pliny the Younger

Answer 31

FALSE

Question 32

The Synoptic gospels are Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Answer 32

TRUE

Question 33

The term apocryphal originally meant "hidden."

Answer 33

TRUE

Question 34

The word Pharisees is generally interpreted to mean “the separated ones.”

Answer 34

TRUE

Question 35

The leading doctrine of Platonism is the view that true reality is found, not in the objects of sense, but in the “idea” or “form” that lies behind each class of objects.

Answer 35

TRUE

Question 36

Paul received religious instruction from the famous Jewish teacher

Answer 36

Gamaliel

Question 37

This missionary companion of Paul wanted to take his cousin john mark, however, Paul felt that John mark was not dependable.

Answer 37

Barnabas

Question 38

This city, visited by paul on his third missionary journey, was one of the more influential cities on the roman provine in asia, had an open aire theater that seased 24,500 spectators, and had a temple of the goddess artemis.

Answer 38

Ephesus

Question 39

This man, an amanuensis or secretary for paul added his own greeting in romans 16:22

Answer 39

Tertius

Question 40

Paul's Jewish name:

Answer 40

Saul

Question 41

This brief letter, written by paul was about a slave by the name of onesimus who had run away.

Answer 41

Philemon

Question 42

Which of the following is not considered to be one of pauls pastoral letters?

Answer 42

Philipians

Question 43

Who wrote Hebrews?

Answer 43

Unsure

Question 44

What form of literature is the book of revelation?

Answer 44

Apocalyptic

Question 45

After studying internal feautures it appears that the book of revelation was written at the close of the reign of which emperor?

Answer 45

Domitian

Question 46

Which of the following was not one of the seven churches in Aisia Minor that john wrote to in Rev 2-3?

Answer 46

Rome

Question 47

Which word means the collection of books that are reveiced as divinely inspired and therefore authoritative for faith and life?

Answer 47

Canon

Question 48

Last book in New Testament

Answer 48

Revelation

Question 49

Which letter was written from Babylon a cryptic reference to rome

Answer 49

1 Peter

Question 50

Which book compares the priesthood of Christ to that of melchizedek a priest king of salem mentions in the old testmanet Hebrews.

Answer 50

Hebrews