Bible Survey Final Exam Review

Redaction criticism refers to examining original/previous stories that influenced the author of a particular passage

The Holy Shroud is the tomb at Jerusalem where the body of Christ lay between his burial and resurrection

Which Scripture criticism explores the dating of language, culture, and context to understand author’s original intent?

The oldest Latin translation of the Bible dates back to 1611 and is known as the King James Bible

Determines the genre of a particular text

The second coming of Christ. Frequent in NT, as the writers describe the ultimate triumph of Jesus + His Kingdom

The Pauline Epistles are known as:

Good Friday remains the only day in the year on which Mass is not celebrated in the Roman Rite

The 12 Apostles were from various cultural backgrounds under the Roman Empire but non of them were identified as a:

Shrovetide is the week preceding Easter, from Passion (Palm) Sunday through Holy Saturday inclusive

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that hi disciples are to be

The chief of Christ’s enemies

Most scholars argue that the following Gospel was likely the first written collection of Jesus’ life and ministry

The Gospel of Matthew begins with a genealogy to show the lineage of Jesus throughout ancient Judaism

Matthew portrays Jesus as a new Moses by

The Gospel of Matthew indicates that Jesus is the new Moses within Judaism

Small leather capsules worn by Jewish men to foster devotion to the Law are called

They support only doctrines that they found in written law. Little was heard from them after the destruction of Temple

There are Roman + Jewish historical writings that indicate existence of Jesus outside of Scripture

Matthew’s audience primarily consisted of

Focuses on the evangelists as editors

The deeper significance is that Jesus inaugurates the final struggle against all evil, and foreshadows the final victory

Which of the following titles means “God is with us”?

Scholars agree the earliest writings about Jesus’ teaching + ministry are likely from which author in the New Testament?

The criticisms that Jesus levels against the scribes and Pharisees are known as the

The Holy Shroud is a relic of the winding sheet in which Christ was buried (14’3 long and 3’7 wide) has imprints of body

The Gospel of Matthew was likely written during a time of intense Roman persecution

Which of the following women appear in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus?

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us how to

Although written through human language + during various cultures, God should be considered true author of Scripture

The Book of Revelation is known as:

It will be on the day when the dead ill rise from the grave + Christ will appear in his majesty to judge the human race

There are five discourses in the Gospel of Matthew, which parallel the Torah (first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures)

Draws on knowledge of ancient languages, customs, traditions, + archaeology to discover what authors wanted communicated

Ashes are a sacramental used on Ash Wednesday to remind us of death + need for penance during the Lent season

Matthew is the only Gospel to use the word

Expressions of the New Covenant, where happiness is assured in this life, provided a person totally gives him to Christ

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is presented as coming to abolish the ancient Jewish Law

These books narrate how the Chosen People lived out the Covenant in the Promised Land

These works contain some of the most beautiful and practical religious literature in the world

The Acts of the Apostles is known as:

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luck, because of their similarities, can be ‘seen together’ in parallel columns

The oldest complete edition of the Old Testament. Written in Alexandria during the time of the Ptolemaic rule

Septuagesima is the sixtieth day before Easter, and the second Sunday before Lent

The fourth Sunday of Lent (rose vestments, flowers, and organ are played) is the greatest of Christian festivals

There are no other stories about the life + teachings of Jesus that exist outside of the official Christian canon

This promise, which Jesus made the night before he died, will be the culmination of His incarnation and redemption

Attempts to determine what oral traditions + written documents the NT writers used in composing their works

From a Greek term meaning “instruction by word of mouth” The process of religious instruction in major elements of faith

Like the Gospel of Mark, the Gospel of Matthew does contain a birth narrative of Jesus

Which non-Christian author and Roman politician documented the expansion and persecution of Christians in Early Church

The Gospel of Matthew inspired the creation of the Gospel of Mark

The Catholic Epistles are known as:

Practice of asceticism to overcome sin + tendencies, and practice virtue + grow in the likeness of God is mortification

The Q source theory states the Gospels of Matthew + Luke inspired a document during the Early Church that doesn’t exist

Studies various biblical manuscripts and translations

The Letter to the Hebrews is known as:

The Gospels are known as:

They may be divided into five classes

Throughout the Gospel of Matthew Jesus shows great respect for the authority of the Jewish leaders and the Law

A class of well-educated Jews who studied + explained the law. Referred to as lawyers or rabbis. They were no priests

The Apocryphal Writings are known as:

The stories of Jesus were first shared by the disciples through what type of mode?

Which of the Gospel authors primarily wrote for a Jewish audience, indicating that Jesus was the fulfillment of Covenant

These sacred books, also known as the Torah, contain the Jewish law + important instruction on beliefs and practice

It is not important to understand the Old Testament to understand the mission and ministry of Jesus

The office was abolished as a minor order by Pope Paul VI in 1972

Matthew’s Gospel is known as the “first Gospel”

A type of paper made from reed found in the delta of the Nile River and parts of Italy

The Vulgate translation of the Bible was the work of which famous Saint and Scripture scholar?

Which of the following is the Hebrew term for “hell”?

The Scriptural term ‘criticism’ refers to critically examining the history + influences of a Scripture text or passage

Which of the following senses of Scripture refers to the author’s original intent of a passage?

Which of the following is NOT a typical belief of apocalyptic thought?

They represented by the intellectual sector of their people, because they were avid students + teachers of Jewish law

Which of the following parables is found only in Matthew?

The official list of inspired books of the Bible. Catholics count 46 OT Books + 27 NT Books

The first visitors to adore Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew were a group of shepherds

His purpose was to convince Christians of Jewish origin that Jesus was the Messiah + fulfilled the promises of prophets

Matthew’s genealogy traces Jesus’ ancestry all the way back to

There has been, and will always be, a direct conflict between religious truths and scientific knowledge and discovery

The Greek term kerygma refers to

A description of the climax of salvation history: the coming of Jess Christ and the fullness of God’s Revelation

Very few of Jesus’ teachings, written by his own hand, have survived over the past two thousand years

Holy Saturday is the anniversary of the Last Supper, when Jesus created the Eucharist, Sacrifice of Mass, + priesthood

Destruction of the sacred city in A.D. 70 after a siege of 143 days; 600,000 Jews perished, many by crucifixion

Anti-Semitic attitudes and beliefs have led to

Which of the following is NOT one of the sources Matthew used in composing his Gospel?

Penance is the punishment by which one atones for sins committed, either by oneself or by others

A variety of ritual forms, signs of the cross recitation of the psalms, use of holy water, periodic adjurations, etc.

The branch of systematic theology that treats of the last things: death, particular and general judgements, heaven, etc.

The major Old Testament Books in this group are Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel