Test Banks
THINKING
ABOUT THE STUDY OF THE NT
C. 1
and later served
as the basis of the King James Version.
4.
What were J. A. Bengel’s criteria for determining the original text?
6.
T-----F The
church fathers generally accepted books into the canon they knew to be pseudonymous.
Athanasius
Allegorical
method
Antiochene school
Alexandrian
school
Augustine
Monarchical
bishops
Council of
Thomas Aquinas
Ad fontes
Martin Luther
John Calvin
History of
religions school
“Biblical
theology movement”
Deconstruction
Reader-response
theory
Wayne Meeks
SYNOPTIC
GOSPELS
C.
2
1.
Form Criticism focuses on the __________________ transmission stage of the
gospels.
2.
Which of the following is not a NT
scholar, but associated with Form Criticism:
a. Karl Ludwig Schmidt
b. Martin Dibelius
c. Hermann Gunkel
d. Rudolf Bultmann
3.
Define: Give a brief definition of the “synoptic problem” _____________
4.
The inspired NT author who gives us special insights into how the gospels were
written is __________________.
5.
Schweitzer saw, as did Johannes Weiss before him, that _____________________
was the key to understanding Jesus.
6.
The NT scholar who emphasized existentialism and a program of
“demythologization” was:
a. Martin Dibelius
b. Albert Schweitzer
c. D. F. Strauss
d. Samuel Reimarus
e. Rudolf Bultmann
7.
Identify, describe, and critique the criteria of authenticity used in the quest
for the historical Jesus.
8.
List the six assumptions of Form Criticism:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
a.
b.
c.
9.
Two problems that conservatives have with the radical version of Form Criticism
include:
a.
b.
10.
Draw a diagram of the “Two-Gospel” hypothesis (with arrows in direction of
borrowing):
11.
Draw a diagram of the “Four-Source” hypothesis (with arrows in direction of
borrowing):
12.
What is Q?
13.
Live five arguments for Markan priority:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
14.
One well-known group today that bases most of its conclusions about Jesus on
the assumptions found in form criticism is _____________________.
15.
The final stage of gospel
composition which emphasizes the theology of the writers and how they used
their sources is:
a. form criticism
b. redaction criticism
c. source criticism
d. structuralist criticism
e. genre criticism
16.
Identify
Jesus seminar (and key scholars)
literary criticism (key points)
Tatian
Reimarus
Wrede
MATTHEW
C.
3
1.
T-----F The fact that Matthew reads like
translation Greek suggests that it was written first in Aramaic as Papias
originally observed.
2.
Which of the following is not an
emphasis in Matthew?
a. The work of the Holy Spirit
b. Controversy with Jews
c. Jesus as fulfiller of Torah
d. Stress on large blocks of Jesus’
teaching
3.
Bornkamm, Barth and Held are mainly associated with (choose one below)
_______________________ studies on Matthew and are pioneers in this approach:
a. Form Critical
b. Source Critical
c. Redaction Critical
d. Structural
e. Sociological
4.
Define briefly the situation Matthew’s community faced that is addressed by the
gospel writer:
5.
Kilpatrick and Stendahl disagree over who wrote Matthew.
(a)
Kilpatrick says that it was written by:
(b)
Stendahl contends that it was written by:
6.
In the genealogy, Matthew wants to show that Jesus is intimately connected to:
a. John the Baptist
b. Abraham
c. Joseph
d. David
e. God
7.
According to Carson, until recently most scholars assumed that the four gospels
circulated a. with titles, b. without
titles (circle one) and that the titles were attached in about
________________ (date).
8.
Contrary to the view of many, Martin Hengel argued relative to the titles of
the gospels that
________________________________________________________________________________.
9.
The main activity of Jesus in Matthew is: _________________________.
10.
The most reasonable assumption regarding the authorship of Matthew is that
Matthew and ____________ are one and the same person.
11.
Identify: Be brief, but as specific
and concrete as possible:
a. Bacon
b. Birkath ha-Minim
c. “summary transitions in Matthew”
d. inclusio
e. Moses motifs in Matthew (give two)
(1)
(2)
12.
Jesus’ most scathing critique of status quo religion is in Matthew chapter .
13.
Give three major points we learn from studying Matthew.
MARK
C.
4
1.
The Messianic Secret is most closely associated with
a. C. C. Torrey
b. C. H. Dodd
c. D. A. Carson
d. W. Wrede
e. Willie Marxsen
2.
A famous “inclusio” in Mark centers on the word ______________________________.
3.
Most commentators believe that in addition to the crucifixion, the incident that most affects the structure is
____________________________________________________
______________________________.
4.
Give the specific views of the
person you choose in question #1 concerning the “Messianic Secret”:
5.
Which of the following is a major theme in Mark?
a. faith and works
b. discipleship
c. justification
d. false teachers
e. sovereignty of God
6.
What is the problem with the ‘traditional” ending of Mark (i.e., 16:1-20)? What are some options?
7.
The best way to describe Mark’s picture of the disciples is that they are
_______________________________________________________________________.
8.
For centuries the church tended not to study Mark because
_______________________________________________________________________.
9.
Define intercalation:
10.
The only person in Mark (besides Peter (?)) who really “gets” who Jesus is was
___________________________________________.
11.
Holtzmann, and the liberal school of interpretation, advocated the idea that
Mark was very factual, historical and free from theological embellishment,
whereas ______________________ argued that Mark was just as theological and
biased as the other gospels.
12.
Papias’ statement about the authorship of Mark connects Mark as the interpreter
of
a. Matthew
b. Luke
c. Paul
d. Peter
13.
T-----F Papias’ statement about Mark
indicates very clearly that he (Mark) was an eyewitness to the gospel events he
wrote about.
14.
The scholar most associated with the “divine man” Christology is
_________________________________.
15.
The gist of this scholars’ argument about the “divine man” Christology in Mark
is that
_______________________________________________________________________.
16.
Discuss the major themes of Mark 8-10 and how they fit into Mark’s larger
purpose.
17.
What was
LUKE
C.
5
1.
Which of the following is not an
emphasis in Luke:
a. Jews as God’s favored people
b. the poor
c. the Holy Spirit
d. women
e. children
2.
The
3.
To say that Luke emphasizes “salvation-history” means that he:
a. has an interest in the poor and
women
b. stresses the Holy Spirit
c. connects salvation with God’s
work in history
d. has a sacramental view of the
Lord’s Supper
e. has a deep interest in
eschatology
4.
Charles Talbert argues regarding Luke’s eschatology that Luke:
a. like Paul thought that “all
b. thought Jesus would set up a
thousand year reign
c. had little interest in
eschatology
d. tried to correct the idea that
the parousia had already taken place
e. did not really believe in the
nearness of the parousia
5.
Define “early Catholicism.”
6.
T-----F Conzelmann argued that Luke
believed the coming of the Lord was very close and Luke was almost “frantic” in
teaching people to prepare for it.
7.
The prologue to Luke’s gospel (1:1-4) is written in the ________________________
Greek style.
8.
T-----F Westcott and Hort believed that
the Western text usually added material and had long readings.
9.
T-----F H. J. Cadbury showed that Luke’s
language was especially heavy in medical terms and definitely proved he was a
physician.
10.
T-----F Several passages in Luke
indicate a medical interest, according to the authors of our textbook.
11.
T-----F Luke follows the ancient
rhetorical ideal of writing in character, writing to fit the style of the
character and occasion.
12.
Identify: Theophilus:
13.
Luke changes Matthew’s sequence of Jesus’ temptation in the desert so that the
last temptation centered in (place) _______________________.
14.
The Western text is best represented by Codex ________________.
15.
The “we passages” suggest that ___________________________________________
___________________________________________________________.
16.
The long travel section in Luke shows Jesus continually moving toward
____________________________ (place).
17.
Luke’s prologue helps us to understand:
a. the meaning of Jesus’ death
b. how a gospel was written
c. the meaning of the temple
d. early Catholicism
e. the date of Luke/Acts
18.
The scholar most associated with eschatology in Luke is:
a.
b. Cadbury
c. Jervell
d. Conzelmann
e. Westcott
19.
One objection to finding “early Catholicism” in Luke is that
________________________________________________________.
20.
Jervell thinks that when Gentiles were converted they joined
a. “new
b. “sons of Aaron and David”
c. “children of light”
d. “associate people”
e.
‘sons of the empire”
21.
Define:
God-fearer
Proto-Luke
INT
TEST 2 BANK
JOHN
C.
6
1.
In contrast to the Synoptic Gospels, the turning point in John when all the
opponents plot to kill Jesus comes about because of
______________________________________.
2.
Outside of 1:18, the most famous textual problem in John involves
___________________________________________________.
3.
In the class lectures over John your instructor tied the background of John
mainly to a crisis involving:
a. other Johannine churches
b. the politics of
c. the synagogue
d. Peter and the Beloved Disciple
4.
The traditional view is that the 4G was written in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
5.
By the end of the second century the only people who denied Johannine
authorship were the so-called ___________________ also known as
________________________________. One of
their leaders was __________________________________________________________.
6.
Polycarp provides important information about the 4G’s authorship and most
scholars think he refers to:
a. John the Elder
b. John the Apostle
c. John the Baptist
d. The Johannine community
e. The same John Marcion advocated
7.
There is a special “rivalry” in the 4G between Peter and
_________________________.
8.
List some metaphors that 4G uses to describe Jesus.
9.
The character in the 4G who is proto-typical of those who later will come out
of secrecy and publicly acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah of OT expectation is
_________________________________.
10.
T-----F The logos idea was well known in
the first century.
11.
Define:
Muratorian Canon
Papias and two Johns
Beloved Disciple
Possible “Jewish” influences on John
Philo
Gnosticism and John
P 52
12.
What is peculiar about John’s eschatology?
C.
7 ACTS
1.
Identify. Be detailed for full
credit and relate details to Acts:
a. Western text
b. Thucydides
c. Structure of Acts
2.
T-----F A criticism leveled by some scholars is that the theology of the
speeches is distinctively Lukan and they were created by him.
3.
Attention to church order and organization in Acts is referred to by some as a
sign of _______________________________________.
4.
This scholar argued that Luke replaced the early Christian eschatological
expectation with salvation history:
a. O. Cullmann
b. Colin Hemer
c. M. Hengel
d. H. Conzelmann
e. M. Dibelius
5.
What did Martin Dibelius contribute to the study of Acts?
6.
The Tübingen school is closely associated with:
a. Adolph Harnack
b. Richard Pervo
c. F. C. Baur
d. R. Bultmann
e. G. Bornkamm
7.
What is “end of the earth” a reference to?
8.
Why do some argue for a second-century date for Acts?
9.
What are the “we passages?” What are
some options given?
10.
T-----F The traditional argument about the “we passages” is that they reveal
the presence of the author of Acts.
11.
Relative to the problem of where to
find the true picture of Paul, i.e., in his epistles or in Acts, give the
four main views of how to discover the “true” Paul (as discussed in the
lecture) and a short description of each:
a.
b.
c.
d.
12.
Based on question #11, which option is held today by most scholars and in most
graduate programs in religion?
NEW TESTAMENT LETTERS
C.
8
1.
An amanuensis was
a. a scribe
b. a priest
c. a servant
d. a lawyer
e. none of these
2.
T-----F Some think that the orthodox collection of Scripture may have been due
to a reaction to Marcion’s canon.
3.
According to Goodspeed the Pauline letter were collected by
a. Timothy
b. Silas
c. Paul
d. Onesimus
e. none of these
4.
T-----F “Pseudonymity” and “pseudepigraphy” are basically taken as synonymous
today.
5.
T-----F A majority of modern scholars hold that some of the NT books are
pseudonymous.
6.
Which are the disputed Pauline letters?
7.
How did Paul often authenticate his letters?
8.
What are the different types of Greco-Roman letters?
9.
Give at least three motives of pseudepigraphers.
a.
b.
c.
10.
T-----F Most examples of Jewish pseudepigraphical literature come from the
apocalyptic genre.
11.
T-----F Pseudepigraphical epistles are very rare in Jewish literature.
12.
Serapion, Bishop of Antioch, first thought ________________ was genuine; but
later changed his mind.
a. 3rd Corinthians
b. Acts of Paul and Thecla
c. Gospel of Peter
d. 1 Enoch
e. none of these
13.
What are three bits of internal evidence that argue against those who claim
certain NT books are pseudonymous?
a.
b.
c.
14.
What is the so-called “mediating” position called the “school” theory?
PAUL:
APOSTLE AND THEOLOGIAN
C.
9
1.
Acts 22:3 raises the issues of whether Paul’s early years were spent in
______________ or __________________.
2.
T-----F The authors think that Paul’s
3.
T-----F According to the authors, Paul did not experience what is properly
called a “conversion” but did have a “call.”
4.
T-----F Paul stayed almost totally away from incorporating early Christian
hymns or early Christian traditions into his writings.
5.
The most famous advocate of the idea that Paul had no interest in the “Jesus of
history” was:
a. T. Zahn
b. W. D. Davies
c. A. Deissmann
d. R. Bultmann
e. A. Schweitzer
6.
The “ history of religions” school stressed Paul’s dependence on:
a. Judaism
b. Hellenistic mystery religions
c. The Essenes
d. Philo
e. Hellenistic Judaism
7.
What was E.P. Sanders’ term for first-century Jewish soteriology?
8.
In terms of the sources used to reconstruct Paul’s life and career, the
tendency in recent years by some scholars is not to use ___________________ but
to use the information found only in _________________________.
9.
The most important information that definitely nails down a date by which other
dates in Paul’s life can be calculated depend on inscriptions concerning
_________________________.
10.
How much did Paul know about Jesus?
11.
T-----F E. P. Sanders says that the
traditional view of 1st Century Judaism as a legalistic religion is
wrong.
ROMANS
C.
10
1.
When Paul wrote Romans he was in ___________________ on his way to
_________________________ and planning after
2.
Know the contents of the chapters in Romans.
3.
The best chapters to discover the specifics of the Roman situation addressed by
Paul are:
a. 1 and 2
b. 14 and 15
c. 5 and 6
d. 11 and 12
e. 3 and 4
4.
The word Paul used to describe the collection he was taking to
5.
This scholar identified at least five house churches in
a. Suetonius
b. Paul Minear
c. E. P. Sanders
d. Harry Gamble
e. R. Bultmann
6.
Evidently, from the way Paul writes, the _____________________ Christians were
in the majority in the Roman church.
7.
The Edict of Claudius ended in __________AD (give year).
8.
When was Romans written?
9.
In recent decades, some scholars have argued that Romans did not originally
contain chapter _____________ and that it was tacked on when Paul sent a copy
of his Romans letter to ________________________.
10.
When Paul established the church at
11.
E. P. Sanders argued that the Judaism Paul dealt with in
12.
Suetonius wrote about:
a. A tax revolt
b. The death of Nero
c. The expulsion of Jews
d. Paul’s appearance
e. None of these
13.
Match the numbers with the appropriate options from the list. Write the answers to the left of the numbers.
1. diatribe a Paul Minear
2. paraenesis b. chapters 14
& 15
3. weak and strong c. E.
P. Sanders
4. Paul and Palestinian Judaism d. Bultmann
e.
ethical guidance
f.
ambassadorial letter
g.
doxology
h.
doctrinal treatise
i.
Ambrosiaster
1
AND 2 CORINTHIANS
C.
11
1.
Patronage in the ancient world
a. Involved only agreements between
men
b. Was very insignificant as an
influence
c. Was an agreement between equals
d. Was an agreement between unequals
e. Was only invoked during times of
war
2.
In his new commentary, noted textual critic Gordon Fee believes that 1 Cor. 14:
34-35 about the silence of women in church was a gloss, i.e., not a part of the
original text.
T-----F
3.
Some say that 2 Corinthians 10-13 is to be identified as
a. Corinthians A
b. 2 Corinthians
c. the painful letter
d. the “core” letter
e. the joyful letter
4.
The root cause of the opposition behind 1 Corinthians was basically Jewish in
origin. T-----F
5.
The high place assigned to Apollos by the Corinthian community may be due,
according to the authors, to their infatuation with:
a. the Mosaic law
b. the Sophists
c. Hermetic literature
d. apocalyptic thought
e. Gnosticism
6.
Corinthians B is what we know of as
1 Corinthians. T-----F
7.
Corinthians C is what we know as 2
Corinthians. T-----F
8.
The main problem regarding the essential unity of 2 Corinthians is that
a. Chapters 1-9 are very negative
b. Paul wrote a “previous letter”
c. The opponents appear to be
Hellenistic Jews
d. The tone of 10-13 is extremely
negative
e. The style is totally unpauline
9.
In one word only (relate directly to
the Corinthian church)
a. Aphrodite was the goddess of
____________________
b.
southern
c. Poseidon was the god of the
___________.
10.
The city of
11.
“To Corinthianize” was a code word in the ancient world for a “man of business
and travel.” T-----F
12.
New
13.
Strabo claimed that Old Corinth had a
14.
Who are Paul’s opponents in 2 Corinthians?
GALATIANS
C.
12
1.
T-----F One key argument in support of
the “
2.
The main teachings of Paul’s opponents in
a. arguments on the role of women
b. denial of the created world
c. circumcision
d. libertinism
e. Both C and D
3.
T-----F The tone of Paul in Galatians is
mild and gentle.
4.
George Howard said that the opponents in
5.
T-----F In the speech of the day “
6.
T-----F
7.
H. D. Betz thinks Galatians is an example of
a. apologetic letter
b. magical letter
c. defense letter
d. Both A and B
e. none of these
8.
“Covenantal nomism” is most closely associated with
a. E. P. Sanders
b. Pheme Perkins
c. R. H. Gundry
d. J. Munck
e. George Howard
9.
T-----F “Covenantal nomism” means that Jews are saved by grace because of their
membership in God’s covenant people.
10.
T-----F Richard B. Hays thinks the
“faith of Christ” is a better way to translate pistis Christou, rather than “faith in Christ.”
EPHESIANS
C.
13
1.
T-----F One argument for Ephesians being a circular letter is that the words
“in
2.
T-----F Goodspeed’s theory about
Ephesians is that Marcion collected Paul’s letters and later published them.
3.
The Gnostic motif that Bultmann finds in Ephesians specifically has to do with
a. light/darkness dualism
b. inferiority of the body
c. descent and re-ascent of the
Redeemer
d. fellowship with demons
e. Hellenistic wisdom speculation
4.
T-----F “Deutero-Pauline” means that a
certain book is considered to be a genuine epistle written by Paul.
5.
T-----F “In Ephesus” is absent from some
of the best manuscripts and some think
it may be a circular letter.
6. E. J. Goodspeed says that Ephesians was
written as
a. a propaganda letter
b. a defense for Paul
c. an introduction to the whole
Pauline corpus
d. Both A and B
e. none of these
7.
Ephesians is linked closely with
a. Romans
b. Colossians
c. 1, 2 Corinthians
d. Galatians
e. none of these
PHILIPPIANS
C.
14
1.
T-----F Carmen Christi was written by
Ralph Martin and focuses on Philippians chapter two.
2.
Debate about the kenotic theory relates to
a. The cosmic Christ
b. The Christ-hymn in Philippians
c. Christ emptying himself of his
divinity
d. Both B and C
e. All of these
3.
The traditional interpretation of the Christ-hymn takes it to be about
a. a salvation drama
b. a Gnostic-Redeemer myth
c. Imitating Christ
d. serving the church
e. none of these
4.
T-----F Both Martin and Käsemann believe that the controlling theme in the Christ-hymn
is “imitation.”
5.
One of the key chapters about the identity of Philippians (whether it is made
up of two or three letters) is chapter _____________ with its “finally.”
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
6.
The most likely places from which Paul may have written his “prison letters”
include:
a.
b.
c.
d. All of the above
e. A and B
COLOSSIANS
C.
15
1.
T-----F Morna Hooker questions whether there was an actual heresy at
2.
T-----F Rarely do scholars speak today about Colossians being “deutero-Pauline.
3.
A “hapax legomenon” is a
a. type of disease
b. Jewish literary genre
c. word that only occurs one time
d. reference to those who happily
played with legos as children
e. none of these
4.
The “cosmic Christ” in Colossians is basically about his
a. birth
b. death
c. authority and power over all
things
d. resurrection
e. humility
5.
Some think that the vocabulary and theological peculiarities in Colossians may
be due to
a. non-Pauline authorship
b. use of an amanuensis
c. the syncretism he faced
d. Both A & B
e. A, B, and C
6.
T-----F When Paul wrote Colossians he was in prison.
7.
T-----F Paul established the church at
8.
T-----F The authors are pretty sure that the problem at
9.
T-----F The authors think that the problem at
10.
T-----F The authors totally agree with Hooker’s views.
11.
A generation ago the tendency was to see the “opponents” at
a. Jews
b. Gentiles
c. Gnostics
d. Neo-Platonists
e. Stoics
1, 2 THESSALONIANS
C.
16
1.
T-----F Despite the fact that Silas and Timothy are listed in the opening of 1,
2 Thessalonians, Paul appears to be the primary author.
2.
T-----F Today, most scholars follow the
3.
T-----F Most scholars think that Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians but some are
suspicious about 2 Thessalonians.
4.
Harnack argued that 1 Thessalonians was written to ___________________ and 2
Thessalonians to the _____________________.
a. Gentiles and Jewish Christians
b. Jewish Christians and Gentiles
c. The whole church and to the
brothers
d. The brothers and the whole church
5.
1 and 2 Thessalonians both contain important discussions relating to
a. church organization
b. early Catholicism
c. eschatology
d. pneumatology
e. ecclesiology
6.
T-----F Some question whether Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians because the
eschatology differs from his usual expectation of an immediate parousia.
7.
The ______________________ is a row of shops facing the street with living
quarters above.
a. insula
b. Pelops
c. hapax legomena
d. apartmenlogia
e. “sheds”
8.
T-----F 1 Thessalonians teaches the doctrine of the “rapture.”
9.
The authors think that the “man of lawlessness” refers to
a. the end time events
b. the fall of
c. Nero
d. events just before the parousia
e. Both A & B
THE PASTORAL EPISTLES
C.
17
1.
T-----F The Pastorals were written at the same time and from the same place,
and the author intended that they be studied together.
2.
P. N. Harrison’s argument is that the vocabulary of the Pastorals is
a. Found in the Septuagint (the LXX)
b. Like the discovered at
c. Very Jewish
d. To be dated in the 2nd
Century
e. Both A and D
3.
T-----F The opponents in the Pastorals have no Jewish characteristics, unlike other
Pauline letters.
4.
T-----F 1 Timothy was written to Timothy addressing problems in
5.
T-----F It is accurate to describe 2 Timothy as the “last will” of Paul.
6.
T-----F Neither the attributing of the Pastorals to Paul nor their dating has
any connection with Paul’s imprisonment recorded in the last chapters of Acts.
7.
What is the argument of Michael Prior regarding the amanuensis Theory?
8.
T-----F Under no circumstance can it be shown that Paul had two Roman
imprisonments.
9.
T-----F It is possible that I Clement shows Paul did make it to
10.
Identify
fragments in the Pastorals
overseer/ bishop/ elder
11.
1st Timothy has more to say about _____________ than any other NT writing.
a. marriage
b. homosexuality
c. hospitality
d. ministers
e. giving
12.
The key qualification Paul stresses for both elders and deacons is
a. faithfulness
b. character
c. courage
d. Bible knowledge
e. Business experience
PHILEMON
C.
18
1.
Both Goodspeed and Knox argued that Onesimus:
a. was a closet Gnostic
b. founded the Colossian church
c. was pseudonymous
d. collected Paul’s letters
e. was married to Apphia
2.
According to Knox the actual owner of Onesimus was:
a. Archippus
b. Paul
c. An unknown Gnostic leader in the
church
d.
e. Peter
3.
Which is NOT a major topic in Philemon?
a. slavery
b. personal relationships
c. forgiveness
d. the Parousia
4.
It is rather fitting to the theme of Philemon that the name of Onesimus
actually means
a. one with God
b. on fire for God
c. useful
d. once a slave
e. must I serve
HEBREWS
C.
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1.
Objections to Pauline authorship of Hebrews today (in addition to language and
style) include:
a. no
self-identifying salutation
b. absence
of various Pauline themes
c. absence
of High Priesthood theme in Paul’s letters
d. all of
the above
e. none of
the above
2.
T-----F One of the strongest arguments for a pre-70 AD date for Hebrews is that
the temple sacrifices apparently had not ended.
3.
T-----F The authors believe that the readers of
Hebrews were not being attracted to a form of Judaism, but to some sort of
Gentile heresy.
4.
One of the most important commentaries today on Hebrews was written by:
a. Westcott and Hort
b. W.
Schmithals
c. Laurence
L. Welborn
d. George
Howard
e. Harold
W. Attridge
5.
In its presentation of material, Hebrews is most like a
a. Gnostic redeemer myth
b. poetic
salvation drama
c. last
will and testimony
d. sermon
e. hapax
legomena
6.
T-----F The authors say that “Those from
7.
T-----F Your authors believe, despite arguments to the
contrary, that Paul wrote Hebrews.
8.
In the
a. 2nd Century
b. 3rd Century
c. 4th Century
d. 5th Century
e. 6th Century
9.
It was the support of ___________________ and ________________ that finally
allowed Hebrews into the canon in the West.
10.
One of the important Christological values of Hebrews is its discussion of
Jesus’
a. birth
b.
genealogy
c. priestly
work
d. 2nd Adam Christology
e. none of
these
JAMES
C.
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1.
T-----F The textbook concludes that the author of James was James the brother
of the Lord.
2.
The recent spectacular “archaeological” discovery which relates to James is
the:
a. James “signet seal”
b. James ossuary
c. James ostraca
d. James papyri
e. James parchment (J45)
3.
James is called a “General Epistle” because unlike other letters it:
a. was
specifically to “the scattered brothers of the diaspora.”
b. does not
address a specific church
c. does not
have a verifiable author
d. was
non-apostolic
e. was
pseudonymous
4.
The authors seem to reject the proposals of Ropes and Dibelius and suggest
instead that James is:
a. a
diatribe
b.
parenesis
c. due to
the work of a redactor
d. a homily
or a series of homilies
e. a
reaction to Gnostic teachings
5.
T-----F The main reason Luther criticized James was because it over-emphasized
eschatology.
6.
T-----F The best way to resolve the tension between Paul’s and James’ views on
faith and works (cf. James 2:14-16) is to take James’ as “correcting” Paul’s
position.
7.
T-----F The name “James” is the equivalent of the Hebrew name “Joshua.”
8.
Of the many “Jameses” in the NT the most likely James here is
a. James the father of Judas
b. James the son of Alphaeus
c. James the son of Zebedee
d. James the Lord’s brother
9.
The word “diatribe” refers to
a. one of
the 12 tribes
b. a food
eaten by camels
c. a type
of debate with an imaginary opponent
d. a
literary genre found at
e. none of
these
10.
Today, James is popular among those pushing
a. works
righteousness
b.
anti-Semitic ideas
c.
liberation theology
d.
reader-response
e. none of
these
1 PETER
C.
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1.
According to the authors, in I Peter “
a. ancient
b. a famous
boxer from
c. a
mythical location in
d. a
military strongpoint in
e.
2.
T-----F Overall the evidence is very weak that I Peter was intended to be a
circular letter.
3.
T-----F The main problem with the idea that I Peter is a baptismal homily is
that baptism is mentioned rarely.
4.
Which of the following is NOT a major theme in I Peter/
a.
suffering
b. emphasis
on God
c. the
atonement
d. second
coming
e. “now” and “not yet”
5.
T-----F One explanation, held by the authors, for the differences in style
between I Peter and II Peter is that no amanuensis is used in either letter.
6.
In I Peter it does not look like an official persecution is under way but
rather
a.
persecution by a local political leader
b. Jewish “sniping”
c. pagan
priests intimidation Christians
d.
hostility from the general Roman population
e. none of
these
7.
T-----F I Peter rarely refers to the OT.
8.
T-----F The majority of modern scholars agree that Peter was the author.
9.
T-----F The audience of I Peter is mainly Jewish.
10.
I Peter is addressed to five regions of
____________________________.
11.
T-----F I Peter is largely about how Christians must deal with suffering.
2 PETER
C.
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1.
Some reject Petrine authorship of II Peter due to the reference to Paul’s
writings since:
a. Peter was illiterate
b. it
presupposes an authoritative collection of the Pauline Epistles and that
was
unlikely during
Peter’s lifetime
c. it assumes
that Peter had traveled with Paul and served as his amanuensis
d. Peter was never with Paul in
e. it assumes
that II Peter is truly a first century document
2.
The most popular, but very unlikely position, is that
the opponents are:
a. Jews
b. Gnostics
c. Stoics
d. Ex-Qumran priests
e. none of
these
3.
T-----F Carson says that we do not have enough evidence to identify the false teachers
in II Peter.
4.
T-----F Most modern scholars think that Peter could not have written this
letter because the Greek is too good.
5.
Identify:
“incipient
Gnosticism”
early
Catholicism in II Peter
6.
One thing we learn from II Peter is how to:
a. read the
OT
b. endure
persecution
c. deal
with false teachers
d. treat
the weak and poor
e. none of
these
1, 2, 3 JOHN
C.
23
1.
Various heretical teachings have been suggested concerning the opponents in 1
John. Two of the main ones are:
a. Hermetic Judaism and Libertinism
b. Gnosticism and Docetism
c. Docetism and ascetic Judaism
d. Ebionism and Cerinthianism
e. None of the above
2.
T-----F One of the problems with postulating a “Johannine school” is that such
a reconstruction rules out apostolic authorship.
3.
Which one of the following doctrines finds emphasis in the Johannine Epistles?
a. second
coming
b.
endurance in times of persecution
c.
assurance
d. the
doctrine of the church
e. the role
of the Holy Spirit
4.
What are the “three tests” virtually everyone says are found in I John?
A.
B.
C.
5.
2 John warns against
a. Jewish false teachers
b.
traveling preachers
c. “Dogs”
d.
magicians
e. none of
these
6.
Which of the following is NOT associated with “early Catholicism?”
a. Fading hope in the parousia
b. Developed church structure
c. Emphasis on the church as an
institution
d. Stress on the second coming
e. Use of creedal formulas to
summarize the faith
7.
T-----F One of the main lessons to be learned from Jude is that Christians must
show patience with heretics.
8.
T-----F The reading in I John 5:7-8a, “For these are
three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one. And there are
three that bear witness in earth,” although doubted by some, is supported by
the oldest and best manuscripts.
9.
The most likely place John wrote from was
_____________________
a.
b.
c.
d.
e. none of
these
10.
Some say the error in I John is Gnosticism, or perhaps better, a branch of
Gnosticism known as
a. Ebionism
b. Corinthianism
c. Docetism
d. Stoicism
e. none of
these
11.
In general sketch out the “theory” of Raymond Brown about the groups that
“separate” in I John.
12.
3rd John warns Gaius against the activities of
_________________________.
JUDE
C.
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1.
In terms of literary type, Jude is a fine example of an ancient rhetorical
exercise known as:
a. parable
b.
apocrypha
c. didactic
d.
invective
e.
deliberative rhetoric
2.
T-----F The two Jewish writings cited by Jude are the Apocalypse of Enoch and 4th Ezra.
3.
Jude is clear that his main purpose is to:
a. Praise God
b. Discuss grace and mercy
c. Sort out false teachers
d. Appoint elders
e. none of
these
4.
T-----F The name “Jude” translates the Greek word Ioudas in most English versions.
5.
T-----F Jude is most likely the brother of the Lord.
6.
The major false teaching in Jude concerns:
a. the
church
b.
eschatology
c. the Holy
Spirit
d. marriage
and divorce
e. none of
these
REVELATION
C.
25
1.
T-----F All in all, the Greek of Revelation is what we would call “good Greek”
with no difficulties of any sort.
2.
The general consensus today is that Revelation was written during the time of
a. Domitian
b. Claudius
c. Trajan
d. Nero
e. Tiberius
3.
T-----F Firm evidence exists that the persecution of Christians by Nero had
spread to the provinces.
4.
Passages in Revelation referring to “the beast recovering from a mortal wound” is often taken to refer to:
a. the
death of Domitian
b. the
Nero-redivivus myth
c. the
revival of the
d. the
recovery of
e. the
birth of Nero’s son
5.
T-----F The best textual witnesses to the text of
Revelation include the Western manuscripts headed by Codex D.
6.
T-----F The “preterist” approach to Revelation stresses that everything from
Revelation 4 onward finds fulfillment in the last days of human history.
7.
T-----F The idealist theory of interpretation finds in Revelation a sketch of
history from Christ’s time to our day.
8.
One of the reasons that apocalyptic literature developed was
a. the
growing influence of wealthy people in the church
b. the
appearance of false prophets
c. the rise
of persecution and oppression
d. the
developing Gnostic heresy
e. the fall
of
9.
T-----F The basic, core meaning of apocalyptic literature has only to do with
eschatology.
10.
Another reason Dionysius rejected John’s authorship of Revelation is that he
also rejected the ____________________ he saw taught in it.
a. Trinity
b. Thousand year reign
c. Docetism
d. Spiritualism
e. None of these
11.
T-----F Emperor worship is not a problem in
Revelation.
12.
One of the myths about Nero was that after he died the rumor spread that he
a. Had become a Christian
b. Was a Thesbian
c. Would return leading an army of
Parthians
d. Was a
woman
e. None of these
13.
Gaius, a Roman elder, rejected Revelation as from John because of its use by
the
a. Montanists
b. Gnostics
c. Epicureans
d. Stoics
e. none of
these
NT CANON
C.
26
1.
One reason the Montanists helped to force the church to make decisions about
canon is that they elevated ___________________ as the supreme authority in the
church and not Scripture.
a. faith
b. prophecy
c. the
bishop
d. gnosis
2.
T-----F One main reason generally accepted in the early church for accepting a
book as canonical was whether it taught “justification by faith alone.”
3.
With regard to canonicity, the “rule of faith” had to do with
a. Whether
Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch was affirmed
b. How church councils dealt with
heretics
c. Documents conforming to normative
teachings of the church
d. Ethical rules taught in Scripture
e. None of the above
4.
T-----F Protestant theology has generally affirmed that it is the church’s role
to establish what books constitute Scripture.
5.
T-----F A closed canon of the OT probably served as a
model for the formation of the NT canon.
6.
T-----F Marcion did not give the idea of creating a canon of Scripture to the
church but he probably spurred it on.
7.
T-----F The Roman Catholic view is that the church
creates the canon and not the other way around.