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Duplicate of Unit 7 - Apologetics II
Duplicate of Unit 7 - Apologetics II
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1
Will you do well on the test tomorrow?
Definitely
Certainly
Yes
Absolutley
2
How many manuscript variants are there?
hundreds
none
four million
about half a million
3
Jesus recognized the Old Testament as Scripture.
False
True
4
What does Bible mean in Greek?
Scripture
Book
Books
Writings
5
Jesus was a liar.
True
False
6
Disprove the resurrection of Jesus and Christianity is completely meaningless.
False
True
7
Why are there not more non-Biblical references to Jesus and early Christianity?
Much of what Jesus did was done in secret with just his disciples around
Romans were dismissive of the Christian religion and held disdain for Jews
A crucified Jew on the edge of the Roman empire would not merit a historian
Jesus was a legend and therefore few historians actually believed he lived
8
What is not part of the Tanakh?
The Talmud - the histories
The Nevi'im - the prophets
The Ketuvim - the writings
The Torah - the law
9
Who did Jesus say he was?
The Lord
Elijah or Moses
A great teacher
The leader of the Jews
10
How many variants affect doctrine?
about fifty
none
approximately one every four pages
one or two
11
We have original copies of the Bible.
False
True
12
What archaeological discoveries support Biblical narratives?
inscriptions
cities
artifacts
all options
13
What are the options that CS Lewis gives us for Jesus?
Liar, Lunatic, or Ladder
Liar, Lunatic, or Legend
Liar, Lunatic, or Lord
Liar, Lunatic, or Lamb
14
We have 36,289 quotations from all 27 books of the NT from...
The Apostles
The Church Fathers
The first five Popes
Paul
15
There are non- Christian authors/historians that testify to Jesus’ existence or his first followers.
False
True
16
What is NOT a type of prophecy?
Typical
Allegorical
Direct
Messianic
17
What/who was a witness to Jesus?
His miracles
His resurrection
All options
John the Baptist
18
Why did many Jews all of a sudden change their day of worship from Saturday to Sunday?
They were tired of boring tradition
Emperor Constantine mandated the change for Christians
The resurrection occured on Sunday
They wanted to worship the Roman sun gods too
19
What does Canon mean in Greek?
Measuring stick
Bible
Books
Cannon
20
How many Biblical manuscripts do we have?
None
Thousands
Four
Millions
21
Translation is...
Sharing God's Word with others
Changing the language of a text
The copying process of a text
A life skill
22
The Bible has far more manuscript evidence than any other text in that period of history.
False
True
23
Keller argues that this is perhaps the main reason why people resist and reject God.
science
spiritual evils
salads
suffering
24
What is the linchpin of the Christian faith?
Jesus' death
Jesus' ascension
Jesus' incarnation
Jesus' resurrection
25
If Christ has been raised...
we are forgiven
we have eternal life
He is the Messiah
all options
26
The reasons skeptics give for questioning Jesus' existence are the same for other historical figures.
True
False
27
Christianity's beliefs have evolved over time.
True
False
28
In the immanent frame, people can admit that they don't know enough to prove that God doesn't exist on the basis of evil
True
False
29
Secularism gives no meaning or purpose to suffering and therefore gives no _____ in suffering.
idea of hope
plans to defeat
approach to avoid
ways to minimize
30
If you are higher in priority than God and become less dependent upon him, it is inevitable that he seems more...
glorious
relational
distant
loving
31
What is the ultimate goal of the secular worldview?
happiness
freedom
eternity
love
32
Who does the world typically NOT say Jesus was?
Prophet
Great example
Moral teacher
Crazy person
33
Which was NOT part of the three-fold test of the historical collection process of the New Testament?
Liked by the church at the time
Apostolic origin
Reception by the early church
Compatibility of doctrine
34
What books attempted to blend pagan beliefs with Christian ones?
Gnostic Gospels
The Apocrypha
The Pseudepigrapha
The Epistles
35
Which of these people became a believer only after seeing the resurrected Jesus?
Jesus' half-brother
James
Paul
Saul
36
Which is NOT a basic historical fact?
Jesus was buried in a tomb
Jesus died by crucifixion
The guards of the tomb were attacked
The disciples were despairing and disillusioned by Jesus' death
37
Christianity gives a restoration of life in the face of the irreversibility of death.
True
False
38
Which is NOT a basic historical fact?
The disciples stole the body of Jesus
The disciples were transformed after their supposed experiences with Jesus
Jesus' tomb was empty a few days later
The disicples believed they had experiences with the risen Jesus
39
Which is NOT a basic historical fact?
The resurrection was the central teaching of the apostles
The message of the resurrection was shared in Jerusalem
The resurrection was ignored and denied by some of Jesus' followers
The message of the resurrection quickly spread throughout the Roman empire
40
The Bible was created by church leaders at the council of Nicea in 325 AD to push an agenda.
True
False
41
Other historians mentioned the historical figure of Jesus.
True
False
42
When was the Old Testament Apocrypha written?
Intertestamental period
During the time of Jesus
Before Moses' writings
4th century AD
43
Manuscripts are...
the original texts
handwritten copies
different translations of the Bible
the differences in copies of Scripture
44
Suffering and death are...
avoidable and predictable
unpredictable and inevitable
good and right
reasonable and benefitial
45
The Gospels are reliable witnesses for what reasons?
difficult details
all options
restraint
mundane details
46
The Gospel of Thomas is canonical.
True
False
47
The fact that the religious leaders could not expose Jesus in logical arguments proves that Jesus was not a...
legend
liar
legume
lunatic
48
In secularism suffering should NOT be...
embraced
minimized
avoided
eliminated
49
The most reasonable option for understanding Jesus is that he was...
a liar
Lord
a lunatic
who he says he was
50
How many books are in the Bible?
39
66
27
72
51
The early church (including students of the apostles themselves) had the same Scriptures and beliefs that we do.
True
False
52
Every culture has provided an explanation of human events that bestows meaning upon the experience of suffering and evil
False
True
53
How did God end evil without ending us?
healings and miracles
judgement
the cross
lowering his standards
54
The disciples believed Jesus was Lord.
True
False
55
What is the standard by which all other books, creeds, and doctrines are measured?
The Bible
Human reason
The canon
Human logic
56
What percentage of variants are inconsequential?
90%
50%
99%
72%
57
Transmission is...
Sharing God's Word with others
The copying process of a text
Something in your car that you change
Changing the language of a text
58
If Christ has NOT been raised...
you are still in your sins
all options
there is no hope in death
your faith is futile
59
How many cross-references are there in Scripture?
nearly 17,000
about 35,000
over 63,000
147
60
The New Testament Canon was recognized NOT selected.
True
False
