What is the first thing that Paul does in his epistle to the Galatians after the greeting and opening rebuke?

a. He establishes his apostolic bona fides and calling

Being good readers of the Bible means reading the creation stories of Genesis 1—2...

b. ...on their terms, not on ours.

The defectors in 1, 2, and 3 John likely adhered to an early heresy called Docetism. What did Docetism believe?

a. That Jesus only seemed human, but was not truly human.

What does Paul give to the Corinthians as a reason that they might need to avoid eating food sacrificed to idols?

c. Eating such meat could cause some “weaker” Christians to stumble

What does Paul mean when he tells the Corinthians they are partaking of the Lord’s Supper unworthily?

a. Rich Christians have ignored poorer Christians in the communal meetings

There were many groups & sects in Second Temple Judaism. What were the two largest groups during the Greco-Roman period?

c. Diaspora Judaism and Palestinian Judaism

Which of the following was one of David’s most significant political acts?

c. He established Jerusalem as the capital of all Israel.

What is the major issue that Paul is trying to address in his epistle to the Romans?

c. Divisions between Jewish and Gentile Christians

What is apocalyptic literature meant to do?

b. It is meant provide a divine perspective on human circumstances.

What event marks the narrative shift halfway through Mark’s Gospel?

c. Peter’s Confession of Jesus as the Messiah

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1
According to the book of Acts, who is the first Christian martyr?
a. Ananias
b. Dionysius
d. Stephen
c. Peter
2
In what year did Babylon send the Southern Kingdom of Judah into exile?
325 CE
586 BCE
722 BCE
800 BCE
3
What does the parousia refer to in Paul’s thought?
b. Christ’s return
d. The Apocalypse
c. The Rapture
a. The resurrection of believers
4
Who is the patron of Luke’s two-volume work, Luke-Acts?
c. Theophilus
b. Josephus
d. Lydia
a. Philo
5
Which Jewish sect firmly believed in the resurrection of the dead at the end of history?
b. Essenes
a. Pharisees
c. Sicarii
d. Sadducees
6
What does the term "pseudonymity" mean?
a. Writing with a faulty pen
b. Writing with faulty papyrus
d. Writing under a true name
c. Writing under a false name
7
What do scholars call the part of the world where the Old Testament texts are culturally & geographically situated?
b. Sub-Saharan Africa
a. The Ancient Near East
c. The Iberian Peninsula
Asia Minor
8
Which river do the Israelites cross to enter into Canaan?
b. The Jordan River
a. The Euphrates River
d. The Danube River
c. The Nile River
9
What other NT text does 1 John intentionally echo in its opening verses?
a. The Gospel of Matthew
b. The Gospel of John
d. The Acts of the Apostles
c. The Epistle to the Galatians
10
What is the first thing that Paul does in his epistle to the Galatians after the greeting and opening rebuke?
a. He establishes his apostolic bona fides and calling
b. He presents an allegorical reading of the Hagar and Sarah story
d. He talks about meat sacrificed to idols
c. He rebukes both Jews and Gentiles of being equally in need of salvation
11
In Matthew’s birth narrative, where do Joseph, Mary, & Jesus flee to escape Herod’s murder of infants in Bethlehem?
c. Arabia
d. Greece
b. Syria
a. Egypt
12
What is the term that scholars often use to describe the Ten Commandments?
b. The Law of the Heavens
d. The Decalogue
a. The Stone Tablets
c. The Law of the Mountain
13
What do scholars call the hypothetical source of Jesus's sayings that Matthew & Luke both used in writing their Gospels?
b. Q source
c. The Secret Gospel
d. The Gospel of Thomas
a. The hidden source
14
Who was appointed by Rome as the client ruler of Galilee during the time of Jesus?
b. Herod the Great
d. Pontius Pilate
c. Pompey Magnus
a. Herod Antipas
15
Which of the following letters is considered one of the disputed Pauline letters?
d. Philemon
b. Colossians
a. Philippians
c. Galatians
16
Being good readers of the Bible means reading the creation stories of Genesis 1—2...
b. ...on their terms, not on ours.
d. ...as ancient biographies.
c. ...as not being of any real importance.
a. ...as though they were written directly to us.
17
What do scholars call Paul’s “now and not yet” eschatology about Christ’s resurrection and return?
d. Catholic eschatology
c. Reformed eschatology
b. Rapture eschatology
a. Imminent eschatology
18
The defectors in 1, 2, and 3 John likely adhered to an early heresy called Docetism. What did Docetism believe?
b. That Jesus only seemed divine, but that he was really just a great human
a. That Jesus only seemed human, but was not truly human.
c. That Jesus was just God the Father in disguise.
d. That Jesus was simply an archangel.
19
When does the Assyrian Empire finally exile the ten northern tribes of Israel?
b. 330 BCE
a. 586 BCE
c. 550 BCE
d. 722 BCE
20
Which of the following do most scholars think is the earliest of Paul’s letters?
b. Philippians
a. Romans
d. Hebrews
c. 1 Thessalonians
21
What city/town was David from?
c. Bethlehem
b. Shiloh
d. Hebron
a. Jerusalem
22
As depicted in Acts and later mentioned by Paul, what was the first major council in Christian history?
a. The Council of Ephesus
b. The Council of Nicaea
d. The Council of Jerusalem
c. The Council of Constantinople
23
What does Paul give to the Corinthians as a reason that they might need to avoid eating food sacrificed to idols?
b. Because all Christians should be vegetarians
a. The pagan gods have “contaminated” the meat
c. Eating such meat could cause some “weaker” Christians to stumble
d. Christians should only eat ritually pure foods
24
At the beginning of Mark’s Gospel, who is the “voice crying in the wilderness” who prepares the way for Jesus?
b. The Teacher of Righteousness
d. Nicodemus
c. John the Baptist
a. Elijah
25
Where is Jesus’s ministry concentrated in the first half of Mark’s Gospel?
c. Bethlehem
a. Judea
b. Jerusalem
d. Galilee
26
What does Paul mean when he tells the Corinthians they are partaking of the Lord’s Supper unworthily?
c. They haven't undergone a ritual cleansing before the Lord's Supper
d. They have not tithed properly to the Corinthian church
b. Some do not hold the correct idea of what is happening sacramentally
a. Rich Christians have ignored poorer Christians in the communal meetings
27
What other ancient empire does the author of 1 Peter use to refer to Rome in his letter?
d. Assyria
b. Greece
c. Babylon
a. Egypt
28
What do scholars call the pattern of oppression and redemption in the book of Judges?
b. The Regression Cycle
a. The Judges Cycle
d. The Downward Spiral Cycle
c. The Enslavement Cycle
29
There were many groups & sects in Second Temple Judaism. What were the two largest groups during the Greco-Roman period?
a. Pharisaic Judaism and Essene Judaism
d. Liberal Judaism and Conservative Judaism
c. Diaspora Judaism and Palestinian Judaism
b. Orthodox Judaism and Reform Judaism
30
What title do the Romans mockingly apply to Jesus that, for Mark and his audience, is actually true?
c. Emperor of the World
a. Savior and God
b. King of the Jews
d. All of the Above
31
Paul thinks in terms of a pure theology and doesn’t care all that much about ethical behavior.
False
True
32
What became the common spoken language of the Mediterranean world after Alexander’s conquests?
c. Biblical Aramaic
d. Ancient Sanskrit
a. Koine Greek
b. Church Latin
33
What does the word “catholic” mean in the context of early Christianity?
b. Orthodox
c. Particular
a. Roman Catholic
d. Universal
34
What biblical figure does Matthew primarily focus on with this genealogy of Jesus at the beginning of his Gospel?
b. Nahum
c. David
a. Moses
d. Saul
35
The prophet Amos speaks of a coming day of justice for Israel’s corruption & oppression of the poor. What is its name?
b. Judgment Day
a. The Day of YHWH
d. The Day of Atonement
c. Exile Day
36
The audience of 1 Peter is mostly comprised of Jewish Christians.
False
True
37
James believes that works of the Law are necessary for salvation.
False
True
38
A key component of Genesis 1 reappears in the vision of the new creation at the end of Revelation. Which is it?
d. The Giving Tree
b. The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
a. The Tree of Life
c. The World Tree/Yggdrasil
39
Who becomes Jesus’s primary opposition after he begins to journey toward Jerusalem in the second half of Mark’s Gospel?
c. The Romans
a. The Pharisees
d. His family
b. The disciples
40
How is the concept of wisdom depicted at the beginning of the book of Proverbs?
b. As a man
a. As a king
d. As a woman
c. As a sage
41
What major event does the book of Acts begin with after the Ascension of Jesus?
a. The Council of Jerusalem
c. Peter’s Vision
b. Pentecost
d. The Second Coming
42
Which of the following was one of David’s most significant political acts?
c. He established Jerusalem as the capital of all Israel.
b. He established trading networks with Egypt.
a. He built the central temple in Jerusalem.
d. He successfully eliminated all idol worship in the land of Israel.
43
In which book of the prophets does the mysterious and suffering figure known as “The Servant of YHWH” appear?
c. Ezekiel
d. Hosea
a. Jeremiah
b. Isaiah
44
After asking Yahweh for wisdom, Solomon was successful in resisting idol worship.
False
True
45
What is the major issue that Paul is trying to address in his epistle to the Romans?
a. Questions about predestination
b. Questions about the Romans Road
d. Divisions between Christians and the Roman government
c. Divisions between Jewish and Gentile Christians
46
What does Paul think will happen to the rest of creation when the general resurrection happens?
b. It will be renewed by God
c. It will simply cease to exist
d. All of the above
a. It will be destroyed by fire
47
What is the name of the discipline that scholars use to try and reconstruct the earliest form of the biblical texts?
d. Textual criticism
b. Rhetorical criticism
c. Theological criticism
a. Canonical criticism
48
What is apocalyptic literature meant to do?
a. It is meant to describe the destruction of the world.
d. It is meant to be read literally.
b. It is meant provide a divine perspective on human circumstances.
c. It is meant to rally Israel to overthrow oppressors.
49
What was the primary type of economy that the Greco-Roman and Jewish worlds shared during the time of the New Testament?
d. Information
a. Manufacturing
b. Agrarian
c. Shipping
50
What part of a person’s life did ancient biographers believe provided the clearest portrait of a subject’s character?
b. Old Age
a. Birth
c. Adolescence
d. Death
51
What event marks the narrative shift halfway through Mark’s Gospel?
d. Jesus’s Baptism in the Jordan River
b. The Stilling of the Storm
c. Peter’s Confession of Jesus as the Messiah
a. The Cleansing of the Temple
52
What major theme related to the in-breaking Kingdom of God runs throughout Luke’s Gospel?
d. All of the above.
a. Dramatic reversal
b. Israelite exclusivity
c. Total discontinuity with Israel’s Scriptures
53
Which of the following is a key characteristic of the Epistle of James?
c. Hyperbole
b. Allegory
d. Antinomianism
a. Paraenesis
54
What is the most prominent theme that runs throughout the Acts of the Apostles?
c. The slow spread of the gospel to Gentiles
d. The centrality of the Law
a. The presence of the Holy Spirit
b. The rapid acceptance of the gospel in Jewish communities
55
What term describes the scholarly consensus on which Gospel was written first?
a. Markan priority
c. Matthean priority
b. Lukan priority
d. Johannine priority
56
What is the Septuagint?
a. The Latin translation of the whole Bible.
b. A name that means “hidden things.”
d. The Greek translation of the New Testament.
c. The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.
57
Luke’s narrative expands on a key part of Jesus's story, taking up almost a third of Luke's Gospel. Which part is it?
a. The Journey to Jerusalem
d. Jesus’s Passion
b. The Galilean Ministry
c. Jesus’s Childhood
58
What was the name of the high gods of the Greco-Roman pantheon (collection of all gods)?
a. The Aesir
c. The Chthonians
d. The Olympian Gods
b. The Divine Council
59
Rome regularly used the power of the imperial government to persecute Christians in the first 300 years of the Church.
True
False
60
Which Jewish sect believed that both human and divine actions worked together to influence history?
b. Essenes
d. Sadducees
c. Sicarii
a. Pharisees
61
What figure/job does Paul use to describe the role of the Law in Galatians?
c. A prophet
a. A paidagogos
d. A paterfamilias
b. A centurion
62
For Mark, the cross is the true enthronement of Jesus as Lord.
False
True
63
What is the very first miraculous act that Jesus performs at the beginning of Mark’s Gospel?
b. Jesus revives a dead girl.
c. Jesus calms a storm.
a. Jesus exorcises an unclean spirit from a man.
d. Jesus feeds four thousand people.
64
What was the name of the head of a typical Roman household?
b. Paterfamilias
a. Materfamilias
c. Paidagogos
d. Imperator
65
Which one of the tribes of Israel was King Saul from?
c. Dan
a. Asher
b. Benjamin
d. Ephraim
66
What event takes place at the very end of Luke’s Gospel that is not in Mark or Matthew?
d. An angel at the empty tomb
a. Resurrection appearances
b. Final instructions to the disciples
c. Jesus’s ascension to heaven
67
Nearly all of the writers of the New Testament were Jewish.
False
True
68
Which convert in Acts (a dealer in purple cloth) became both a financial patron and house church leader in Thyatira?
c. Salome
b. Mary Magdalene
a. Lydia
d. Phoebe
69
What genre of literature do most scholars think that the book of Hebrews fits within?
b. Socratic dialogue
c. Homily
a. Epistle
d. Diatribe
70
What province of Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) are the seven churches of Revelation located in?
d. Asia
b. Galatia
a. Cappadocia
c. Pontus
71
What do scholars call the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke?
d. All of the Above
a. The Galilean Gospels
c. The First Gospels
b. The Synoptic Gospels
72
In Luke’s birth narrative, Jesus’s birth is connected to the birth of another major character in the Gospels. Who is it?
d. John the Baptist
c. Joseph of Arimathea
a. Peter
b. Paul
73
What kind of typology does Matthew often use to depict Jesus in his Gospel?
c. New Solomon
a. New Abraham
b. New Moses
d. New Noah
74
What key event of Jesus’s life, that happens at the end of the Synoptics, does John move to the beginning of his Gospel?
a. The Cleansing of the Temple
c. The Great Commission
b. The Cursing of the Fig Tree
d. The Healing of the Man Born Blind
75
According to the book of Acts, who is the first Gentile convert to the early Christian movement?
d. A Gallic warrior
a. A Roman legionnaire
b. An Ethiopian official
c. A Greek king
76
What had Paul’s opponents been telling the Galatian Christians that caused Paul to write his epistle to the Galatians?
a. That Gentile Christians needed to receive the Holy Spirit
d. That Gentile Christians needed to observe the works of the Law
b. That Gentile Christians needed to neglect their physical bodies
c. That Gentile Christians did not have to abide by any moral ethics
77
What kingdom was Alexander the Great from?
c. Sparta
d. Persia
b. Macedonia
a. Rome
78
What is distinct about Yahweh’s covenant that he cuts with Abraham compared to other covenants?
d. The covenant is bilateral in nature.
b. The weight of keeping the covenant rests only on Yahweh.
a. It involves the cleaving of animal carcasses as part of the process.
c. The weight of keeping the covenant rests equally on Yahweh & Abraham.
79
Which Jewish sect believed that only the written Torah was authoritative as Scripture?
d. Sadducees
b. Essenes
a. Pharisees
c. Sicarii
80
Who is the famous Jewish historian who documented the history of the Jews including the many different sects and groups?
b. Josephus
c. Simon ben Koseba
a. Philo of Alexandria
d. Tacitus

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