quiz 1

Question 1

what is the Bible?

Answer 1

Library: collection of books from different authors written over the span of 1500 years.

66 books (39 old, 27 new)

Question 2

gospels

Answer 2

where stories of Jesus are found

Question 3

Acts

Answer 3

• primarily about Peter and Paul

- relates in broad detail roughly the first 35 years of early church history

Question 4

epistles

Answer 4

a collection of real letters

Question 5

epistles breaks down into:

Answer 5

pauline epistles (13)
general epistles (8)

Question 6

apocalypse

Answer 6

prophetic view of God bringing the world to an end

Question 7

apostolicity

Answer 7

had to be written by an apostle or someone close to them

Question 8

orthodox

Answer 8

straight teaching (Salvation in Jesus)

Question 9

widespread use

Answer 9

had to be accepted widely by all churches

Question 10

3 criteria regarding canonization

Answer 10

Apostolicity, orthodox, widespread use

Question 11

Creation and the fall tells us:

Answer 11

humans are broken

Question 12

God’s covenant with Abraham tells us:

Answer 12

God’s promise of restoration

Question 13

The Exodus tells us:

Answer 13

God acts in history

Question 14

Babylonian exile tells us:

Answer 14

even God’s people need redeeming

Question 15

hellenization

Answer 15

push to make the world more Greek

Question 16

septuagint

Answer 16

translation of Hebrew Scriptures into Greek

Question 17

religion in the Greco-Roman world:

Answer 17

-polytheistic

Question 18

what made Judaism unique as a religion?

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• monotheistic
• the covenant: God’s promise to Israel
• the Law: Israel’s covenantal obligations

Question 19

Antiochus Epiphanies

Answer 19

Took over Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple (offered a pig to Zeus in the temple)

Question 20

Sadducees

Answer 20

• priestly aristocracy
• in charge of the temple
• cooperated with Romans
• Religious conservatives
  - accepted only the Torah
  - did not believe in afterlife
  - didn’t believe in angels
  - free will

Question 21

Pharisees

Answer 21

• “separate ones”
• followed the Torah + Prophets
• believed in angels and afterlife
• determinism: God is in charge, but we have some free will
• oral law: traditions of fathers (written down 20 years after Jesus)

Question 22

essenes

Answer 22

• ultra conservatives
• followed the torah+prophets
• end time cosmic battle
• predestination
• strict purity laws

Question 23

clearest/earliest gentile source

Answer 23

Tacitus; 2nd century

Question 24

Jewish sources for Jesus

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Josephus: mentions Jesus and Jesus’ brother (James)

Question 25

3 reasons that the Gospel was written:

Answer 25

1. growth of gentile mission 2. destruction of Jerusalem 3. death of the apostles

Question 26

characteristics of Mark

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- Fast paced and dramatic - Begins with Jesus as an adult - 4 variations to end his gospel

Question 27

Mark's audience

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Gentiles: wrote in Greek and translated Hebrew words. | -Explains Jewish customs

Question 28

Date of Mark

Answer 28

AD 65

Question 29

characteristics of Matthew

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Genealogy: - includes women in Jesus’ genealogy - 3 groups of 14 - Proves that Jesus is the royal descendent of David.

Question 30

Matthew's audience

Answer 30

Jews

Question 31

Matthew's message:

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- Jesus is the royal messiah as a fulfillment of scripture. | - Jesus as the new Moses (5 sections of teachings; went to Egypt)

Question 32

date of Matthew

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AD 70

Question 33

characteristics of Luke

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- Genealogy starts with Jesus and ends with Adam. | - Almost every name in the genealogy is different

Question 34

Luke's audience

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Gentiles: Jesus came to redeem ALL of humanity, not just the Jews.

Question 35

Luke was the only synoptic gospel to:

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show Jesus' concern for the poor, outcasts, women, and children.

Question 36

date of Luke

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AD 85

Question 37

characteristics of John

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- Book of Signs (Only shares 7 miracles) | - Book of Glory: parallels Jesus’ time with the book of Genesis

Question 38

John's audience

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- 2nd generation gentile Christians - He translates Hebrew/Aramaic words - Provides graphical details of Palestine for those who are unfamiliar

Question 39

Message of John

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- WHO was Jesus? | - healing WORDS of Jesus.

Question 40

date of John

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AD 90

Question 41

redaction criticism

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compare 2 sources, and see what the newer source changes/keeps the same from the older source

Question 42

socio-historical method

Answer 42

uses stories from a time to rebuild history

Question 43

the comparative method

Answer 43

side by side analysis