Bible Exam Review Part 1

Question 1

When reading the Bible, we want to impose our meaning onto the text, and then make applications to our lives.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

This author wrote so people believe Jesus is Christ, Son of God, by believing those things, people may have eternal life

Accepted Answer

John

Question 3

Humanity plays no role in spreading God's kingdom.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Luke belonged to the Jerusalem Church.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Rather than spreading God's kingdom, humanity spread destruction through sin.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

The religious groups of Jesus' day were frequently at odds with Him.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The Gospels detail the early life of Jesus.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Which audience did Matthew have in mind when he wrote?

Accepted Answer

Jewish

Question 9

John the Baptist used the term Logos to describe Jesus.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Which gospel puts forward an "un-airbrushed" version of the disciples?

Accepted Answer

Mark

Question 11

There are no extra-biblical authors who refer to Jesus as an historical person.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

What are the three continents that merge around Palestine?

Accepted Answer

Europe, Africa, Asia

Question 13

All of these women were mentioned in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus except

Accepted Answer

Salome

Question 14

Which Gospel is associated with Peter's perspective?

Accepted Answer

Mark

Question 15

The two questions defending the historicity of the NT: do we have what the apostles/disciples wrote; is it true?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which empire ushered in a universal language and culture?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 17

The Persians overthrew the city of Babylon by climbing over the walls and defeating the city.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

What was Luke's occupation?

Accepted Answer

Physician

Question 19

The bigger the time gap between the original manuscript and the oldest copy, the worse it is for historical accuracy

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

The Gospels are similar to any other biography of a person's life.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

In order to understand the purpose of Jesus' coming, we don't need to understand the Old Testament.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

The Bible is multiple stories with multiple plots

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

What percentage of the Bible does the New Testament make up?

Accepted Answer

25

Question 24

Luke is associated with the idea of the "messianic secret."

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

Palestine's location had no bearing on why people wanted to possess the land.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

The Maccabeans revolted against the Romans.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

Which Persian king allowed the Jews to return to their homeland?

Accepted Answer

Cyrus

Question 28

This author uses opposites to sharply contrast the life of faith.

Accepted Answer

John

Question 29

Two big concepts in Matthew are Jesus as the Jewish Messiah who fulfills the Old Testament.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

What does the word "synoptic" mean?

Accepted Answer

Seeing together

Question 31

The goal of the hermeneutical bridge is proper exegesis.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

When it comes to reading the Bible, it is okay to impose your meaning on the text.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

Which two Old Testament figures does Matthew connect to Jesus in his genealogy?

Accepted Answer

Abraham & David

Question 34

One of the reasons the Maccabeans revolted was because a cow was sacrificed on the temple altar.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

Matthew makes sure his readers know Jesus fulfilled all of the following from the Old Testament except

Accepted Answer

Books

Question 36

80% of John's Gospel is different than Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 37

About how many years are in the intertestamental period?

Accepted Answer

400

Question 38

Which three regions was Palestine divided into?

Accepted Answer

Galilee, Samaria, Judea

Question 39

The New Testament functions as the completion of the Old Testament story of God's kingdom.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

Which Gospel is thought to be the earliest written?

Accepted Answer

Mark

Question 41

The biblical story centers on the kingdom of God being established here on earth.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

Apologetics can change people's hearts.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 43

Which Gospel highlights Jesus as a suffering servant?

Accepted Answer

Mark

Question 44

Mark is a slow-moving account of Jesus' with very little action.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 45

Which Gospel is the only one that begins with a genealogy?

Accepted Answer

Matthew

Question 46

We still have the original manuscripts today that the disciples/apostles first wrote the New Testament on.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 47

From which group of religious leaders did the high priest come?

Accepted Answer

Sadducees

Question 48

This religious group did not believe in the resurrection, angels, or spirits.

Accepted Answer

Pharisees

Question 49

This gospel is detailed, organized, and well-written.

Accepted Answer

Luke

Question 50

Mark wrote to which audience?

Accepted Answer

Romans

Question 51

A pro about reading the Bible horizontally is that you can concentrate on one account from beginning to end.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 52

All of the following are true of the synoptic Gospels except

Accepted Answer

They are comtemplative

Question 53

The synoptic gospels share much of the same content.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 54

Apologetics can make everyone believe in Jesus.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 55

This Gospel writer's main theme was to tell his readers that Jesus came for the marginalized and outcasts of society.

Accepted Answer

Luke

Question 56

This Gospel writer based his writing off of many eyewitness testimonies.

Accepted Answer

Luke

Question 57

Which two stories highlight the disciples inability to understand who Jesus was?

Accepted Answer

The feeding of the 5,000, and Jesus walking on water

Question 58

How many ways are there to read the Gospels?

Accepted Answer

Two

Question 59

The time gap test and the number of copies test help us prove that what the disciples/apostles wrote is actually true.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 60

NT records females as first eyewitnesses to Jesus' resurrection shows that the New Testament is reliable and true

Accepted Answer

True

Question 61

The more copies we have of the New Testament the worse it is for historical accuracy because it shows all the errors

Accepted Answer

False

Question 62

Which Gospel account is slower and more meditative.

Accepted Answer

John

Question 63

Which people group did God chose to use in spreading His kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 64

Theophilus was possibly a patron of this Gospel author

Accepted Answer

Luke

Bible Exam Review Part 1

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Bible Exam Review Part 1

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