Chapter 1 – Thinking about the New Testament

True/False

1. Most early copies of the New Testament were made by professional scribes.

2. The early copies of the New Testament are all identical.

3. Most English translations of the New Testament prior to 1881 depend on the textus receptus.

4. The Roman world of the first three centuries after Christ was monotheistic.

5. During the first century, Palestine was highly diverse socially, linguistically, and politically.

6. Rudolph Bultmann believed that the New Testament was neither theologically nor historically useful.

Fill in the blank

7. _________________ was the first person to publish a printed edition of the Greek New Testament.

8. The historical critical tool used for studying how the New Testament authors edited their sources is

called ___________________ criticism.

9. The theory that attempts to describe what language does is called ____________________ theory.

Multiple choice

10. Which of the following is not an example of “new” literary approaches to the New Testament?

A) Rhetorical criticism

B) Deconstruction

C) Reader-Response

D) Structuralism

11. Onto which of the following materials was the New Testament commonly copied in the ancient world?

A) Vellum

B) Parchment

C) Papyrus

D) All of the above

12. Which of the following was not one of the ecumenical councils?

A) Constantinople

B) Athens

C) Ephesus

D) Nicea

13. Which of the following is an important primary language related to New Testament studies?

A) Aramaic

B) Latin

C) Hebrew

D) All of the above

Chapter 2 – The Synoptic Gospels

True/False

1. The term “Synoptic Gospels” was first coined by J. J. Griesbach.

2. Form criticism is the study of written traditions that lie behind the Gospels.

3. The theological intentions of the gospel writers are incompatible with historicity.

4. Throughout church history, the Two-Source Hypothesis has been the most common understanding of

how the Gospels came to be.

5. The concept of Markan priority became influential beginning in the mid-19th

century.

6. There is manuscript evidence of a written source behind the material that only Matthew and Luke share.

7. Literary criticism of the Gospels is entirely a postmodern approach.

Fill in the Blank

8. The term__________ ______ _______________ is the German term used in form criticism to describe

the function of a saying or story in the early church, its situation in life.

9. As a solution to the Synoptic Problem, ________ _______________ is attributed to J. J. Griesbach.

10. The historical critical tool that seeks to describe the theological purposes of the gospel writers is called

____________________ criticism.

Multiple choice

11. Which of the following is not a common assumption of form critics?

A. The transmission of the Gospel’s material can be compared to the transmission of other folk and

religious traditions.

B. The stories and sayings of Jesus circulated in small independent units.

C. The early church modified the stories and sayings of Jesus in order to fit their own needs and

situations.

D. None of the above.

13. What is the order of the Gospels according the Augustinian Proposal?

A. Luke, Matthew, Mark, John

B. Mark, Matthew, Luke, John

C. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

D. John, Mark, Matthew, Luke

14. Which of the following are not arguments in favor of Markan priority?

A. The brevity of Mark

B. The minor agreements between Matthew and Luke

C. The order of events

D. All of the above

15. Which of the following scholars are considered “redaction critics”?

A) H. Conzelmann

B) R. Bultmann

C) J. J. Griesbach

D) None of the above

Chapter 3 – Matthew

True/False

1. Modern scholars mostly agree on the structure of the Gospel of Matthew.

2. Irenaeus suggested that Papias knew the apostle John personally.

3. The Gospel of Matthew is too theologically developed to have been written before A.D. 70.

4. The meaning and authority of the Gospel of Matthew does not depend on identifying the author as an

apostle.

5. The Gospel of Matthew was most likely written in Rome.

6. The disciples in Matthew unambiguously understand Jesus and his messianic identity.

Fill in the blank

7. The extant fragments of Papias' writings are found in the work of _________________.

8. The character of Matthew is referred to as ______________ in Mark and Luke.

9. The _________________ in Jerusalem was destroyed in A.D. 70.

10. ________________ used a version of the Gospel of Matthew that had no reference to the virgin birth.

Multiple choice

11. Which of the following is not a possibility for the original language in which the Gospel of Matthew

was written?

A) Greek

B) Latin

C) Aramaic

D) Hebrew

12. Which of the following is used as an argument for a post A.D. 70 date for Matthew?

A) Matthew's discussion of the Temple

B) The references to the destruction of Jerusalem

C) The discussion of the church

D) Both B and C

13. Proposals for the structure of Matthew have been proposed around

A) The major discourses of Matthew

B) The phrase “from that time on...”

C) Geographical movement

D) All of the above

14. According to Moo and Carson, the Gospel of Matthew was most likely written in

A) Syria

B) Rome

C) Athens

D) Jerusalem

Chapter 4 – Mark

True/False

1. The earliest Christians had the Gospel of Mark read aloud to them.

2. Mark most likely wrote to a predominantly Gentile audience.

3. Mark 16:9–20 was most likely an original part of Mark's Gospel.

4. Mark's gospel is written without much theological purpose.

5. It is nearly certain that there were fragments of the Gospel of Mark found at Qumran.

6. Mark's gospel was most likely written after A.D. 85.

Fill in the blank

7. ________________ provides the oldest known account of the origin of the Gospel of Mark.

8. Jesus asks the disciples about his identity at Mark _________________ .

9. The first half of Mark is devoted to Jesus' ministry in _________________.

10. Jesus predicts his own death ___________ times in the Gospel of Mark.

Multiple choice

11. Which of the following is the most likely primary source for Mark's gospel?

A) Matthew

B) First-hand eyewitness testimony

C) Peter

D) John

12. Which of the following is not a reason to suggest Mark was written in Rome?

A) Emphasis on miraculous healings

B) Inclusion of many Latinisms

C) The handling of the topic of suffering in Mark

D) Explanations of Jewish terms and customs

13. Which of the following is the most plausible time period in which the Gospel of Mark was written?

A) 40's

B) 50's–60's

C) 60's–70's

D) 40's–50's

14. Which of the following is not a reason to regard Mark 16:9–20 as a later addition

A) The presence of these verses in English translations

B) It does not show up in the most reliable manuscripts

C) The testimony of Jerome and Eusebius

D) The existence of alternate endings to Mark

Chapter 5 – Luke

True/False

1. Luke mentions his addressee by name.

2. About 60% of Luke comes from the Gospel of Mark.

3. Luke and Acts have a distinctively close relationship in comparison to other NT texts.

4. Luke was most likely written in the 50's.

5. One can be very certain about where the Gospel of Luke was written.

6. One of Luke's distinctive emphases is salvation.

Fill in the blank

7. _________________ used a version of the Gospel of Luke that stripped away references to the OT.

8. From elsewhere in the NT, we know that Luke travelled with _______________ .

9. The supposed movement from the earliest charismatic-oriented church to the institutional church is

known as _____________ ___________________ .

10. The technical word for the second coming of Christ is the _________________ .

Multiple choice

11. Which of the following are early additions to the Gospel of Luke?

A) The Anti-Marcionite prologue

B) The Monarchian Prologue

C) Neither A nor B

D) Both A and B

12. What is true of the “Western” text type of Luke?

A) Made frequent additions to Luke

B) Made frequent omissions to Luke

C) Was used by Tatian and Justin Martyr

D) All of the above

13. Which of the following is not an argument in favor of an earlier dating of Luke?

A) The book of Acts ends with Paul still in prison

B) There is very little detail with regard to the fall of Jerusalem

C) The delay of the second coming of Christ

D) Dating the Gospel of Mark to the late 50's to early 60's.

14. Which of the following is not a distinctive emphasis of Luke in comparison to the other Gospels.

A) The historical reality of Jesus

B) Salvation

C) The poor and wealth ethics

D) God's salvific plan for the world

Chapter 6 – John

True/False

1. Most of John's characteristic terms and expressions are foreign to Palestinian Judaism in the first

century.

2. The first unambiguous reference identifying the apostle John as the author of the Gospel of John is from

Theophilus of Antioch.

3. The purpose of John's gospel was most directly to teach Gentile Christians about the Jewish Messiah.

4. The structure of the Gospel of John makes it difficult to discern sources behind the text.

5. The Alogoi are the only known Christian group that rejected the authority of the Gospel of John in the

second century.

Fill in the blank

6. Irenaeus identified the Apostle John based on the testimony of __________________.

7. Some have argued a provenance for John based on his affinities with the work of _______________.

8. The Gospel of John was most likely written between A.D. _______ to _______.

Multiple choice

9. The Gospel of John makes clear contributions to our understanding of the theological category of:

A) Eschatology

B) Trinity

C) Christology

D) All of the above

10. Which of the following provides evidence that John, the son of Zebedee, is the “beloved disciple”?

A) The presence of the “beloved disciple” at the Last Supper

B) That he is one of the seven who go fishing in chapter 21

C) Both A and B

D) Neither A nor B

11. Which of the following are proposed by Johannine scholars as conceptual backgrounds for the Gospel of

John?

A) The Hermetic writings

B) Mandaism

C) Gnosticism

D) All of the above

12. Which of the following is not an example of a parallel or interlocking tradition between the Gospel of

John and the Synoptics?

A) The Transfiguration

B) The Last Supper

C) Jesus' propensity to use metaphors and proverbs from the world of nature

D) Jesus' anointing by the Spirit of God

Chapter 7 – Acts

True/False

1. Acts presents the “last days” as an event that will happen far in the future.

2. The book of Acts is best described as a work of ancient historiography.

3. The most reliable textual evidence we have for the book of Acts comes from the Western text as found in

uncial Bezae Canabrigiensis (D).

4. The historical discrepancies between Acts and the Pauline letters are impossible to explain without

questioning the historicity of Acts.

5. There is virtually no dissent in the ancient church that Luke wrote Acts.

Fill in the blank

6. Paul’s speech in Acts 17 was given in the city of Athens at the ___________________ .

7. That Luke perhaps used a travel diary is evident from the ____________ passages in Acts 16–28.

8. Jesus appeared and spoke with the disciples for a period of ______ _________ after the resurrection.

9. The first gentile convert in the book of Acts is the __________________ ________________.

Multiple choice

10. Which of the following scholars belongs to the Tübingen school?

A. F. F. Bruce

B. F. C. Baur

C. J. B. Lightfoot

D. All of the above

11. Which of the following are theological emphases in the book of Acts

A. The presence of the future

B. The plan of God

C. The people of God

D. All of the above

12. How many journeys of Paul to Jerusalem are recounted in the book of Acts?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 5

D. 4

13. Which of the following are discussed among scholars as theological discrepancies between Acts and the

Pauline epistles?

A. Paul’s view of the Law

B. The centrality of the gospel

C. The need for repentance

D. All of the above

Chapter 8 – New Testament Letters

True/False

1. Twenty-one of the twenty-seven NT books are letters.

2. All NT letters contain a greeting.

3. The early church found it acceptable in some circumstances for letters to be written pseudonymously in

the names of apostles.

4. The end of Galatians was likely written by an amanuensis.

5. The letters of Paul were probably gradually compiled, beginning shortly after they were written.

6. Pseudonymity and anonymity are similar issues when it comes to the NT.

7. The book of Romans is typically regarded as pseudonymous.

Fill in the blank

8. A scribe that dictated letters for the apostles was called _________________ .

9. A falsely attributed work is known as ___________________ .

10. A literary _________________ is a work written or modified with the intent to deceive.

11. _________________ wrote about the Asian elder that confessed to writing the Acts of Paul and Thecla.

Multiple choice

12. The following are reasons that letters were used in the early church:

A. Due to fast growth, a means of communication at a distance was a necessity.

B. A letter provides a sense of personal immediacy.

C. Both A and B

D. None of the above

13. Which of the following are Jewish pseudepigrapha?

A. Jubilees

B. Psalms of Solomon

C. Tobit

D. All of the above

14. The motivation toward writing pseudonymously could stem from:

A. Malice

B. The urge to be published and widely read

C. In order to hide one’s name out of modesty

D. All of the above

15. The church fathers accepted pseudepigraphical works under the following conditions:

A. If the motivation to write in such a way was appropriate

B. If the theology in the document was orthodox

C. If the person to whom the book was attributed was not an apostle

D. None of the above

Chapter 9 – Paul: Apostle and Theologian

True/False

1. Paul was born in Jerusalem.

2. Paul was raised in Tarsus.

3. According to his letters, Paul visited Jerusalem three times.

4. Judaism was an entirely legalistic religion in the first century.

5. Paul was concerned with an individual’s standing before God.

Fill in the blank

6. E. P. Sanders’ label for the understanding of salvation in first century Judaism is called

_____________________ ______________________.

7. Paul first visited Corinth on his _______________ missionary journey.

8. The apostolic council is narrated in ____________________.

9. Paul was converted on the road to ________________________ .

Multiple choice

10. Paul was a Jewish student of:

A. Hillel

B. Ishmael

C. Gamaliel

D. Jesus

11. Paul most likely belonged to the Jewish party of the:

A. Pharisees

B. Essenes

C. Sadducees

D. Zealots

12. Prominent proponents of the New Perspective include:

A. N. T. Wright

B. E. P. Sanders

C. J. D. G. Dunn

D. All of the above

13. According to Dunn, Paul’s problems with his Judaizing opponents was because:

A. Their reliance on the Law was appropriate, but just paled in comparison to Jesus

B. They used the Law to keep Gentiles out of the people of God

C. They were overly legalistic

D. They were not emphasizing the covenant enough

Chapter 10 – Romans

True/False

1. The Letter to the Romans is the longest of the Pauline letters.

2. Romans 12–15 deals primarily with the believer’s union with Christ.

3. Paul very likely used an amanuensis in writing the Letter to the Romans.

4. Paul makes the Romans aware of his plans to travel to Corinth.

5. Paul wrote Romans from Rome.

6. Suetonius tells of the expulsion of the Jews from Rome in A.D. 49.

7. Paul makes it clear in Romans that he had his upcoming visit to Jerusalem in mind.

Fill in the blank

8. After visiting Rome Paul intended to journey to _________________ .

9. The Jews were expelled from the city of Rome in A.D. ______ .

10. The Reformer _________________ referred to Romans as a “compendium of Christian doctrine”.

11. A popular manner of written argument amongst Cynic-Stoic philosophers in the first century was called

_________________ .

Multiple choice

12. Which of the following could have been an amanuensis for Paul in writing Romans?

A. Gaius

B. Priscilla

C. Aquila

D. Tertius

13. Which of the following scholars de-emphasizes the doctrine of justification as Paul’s central concern in

Romans?

A. Albert Schweitzer

B. Douglas Moo

C. Ernst Käsemann

D. Don Carson

14. Which of the following Roman Emperors expelled the Jews from the city of Rome?

A. Caligula

B. Vespasian

C. Nero

D. Claudius

15. Romans was most likely written to:

A. Jews and Gentiles

B. Jewish and Gentile Christians

C. Gentile Christians

D. Jewish Christians

Chapter 11 – 1 and 2 Corinthians

True/False

1. The Corinthian letters are occasional letters.

2. Corinth is located at the north side of Greece.

3. The old city of Corinth was well known for sexual promiscuity.

4. A few different apostles came to Corinth after Paul’s first visit.

5. The Corinthians were mostly Gentiles.

6. The Corinthians were in grave danger of relapsing into paganism.

7. 2 Corinthians was the second letter that Paul wrote to the Corinthians.

Fill in the blank

8. _________________ rebuilt the city of Corinth in 29 B.C.

9. _________________ is the name of the Greek god of healing.

10. Paul began writing 2 Corinthians after he received a good report about them from ______________ .

11. The idea that the blessings of the age to come are present in their fullness is known as

_________________ eschatology.

Multiple choice

12. The re-founded city of Corinth was well-known for

A. wealth

B. as the capital of the senatorial province of Achaia

C. as a major trade center

D. All of the above

13. 1 Corinthians is cited in Christian literature as early as

A. A.D. 70

B. The end of the first century A.D.

C. The mid-second century

D. The end of the second century

14. In the Corinthian correspondence, Paul is very concerned about:

A. Christian unity

B. Sexual immorality

C. The resurrection

D. All of the above

15. The most likely date for Paul’s writing of 1 Corinthians is:

A. A.D. 45

B. A.D. 50

C. A.D. 55

D. A.D. 60

Chapter 12 – Galatians

True/False

1. Galatians is known as an undisputed letter of Paul.

2. The book of Galatians demands that Paul had more than one group of opponents in these churches.

3. Paul describes justification in Galatians as being from both faith and works.

4. Galatia could refer to cities in southern Turkey.

5. Galatians was one of the last letters that Paul wrote.

6. Paul’s opponents were probably Jews who did not believe in Jesus.

7. The first attestation we have of the Letter to the Galatians is from Tertullian in the late second century.

Fill in the blank

8. The term commonly used for the opponents of Paul in Galatians is _________________ .

9. Galatians 3 recounts the righteousness of _________________ .

10. Some think that Paul is concerned with a second group of opponents in Galatians 4 and 5 who are known

as _________________ .

11. The book of Galatians was likely written in A.D. ______ .

Multiple choice

12. Which of the following are reasons to subscribe to the South Galatian theory?

A. The fickle character of the Galatians suits a Gallic origin

B. There is not the slightest hint that Paul encountered opposition in the cities in the south

C. We only have records of Paul visiting the southern cities in the region that could be called Galatia

D. All of the above

13. Which of the following are reasons to subscribe to the North Galatian theory?

A. Acts 16:6 refers to the regions of Phrygia and Galatia, which means that Phrygia and Galatia were

distinct regions

B. Paul normally uses Roman imperial names for the regions to which he ministered and wrote

C. None of the above

D. All of the above

14. Which of the following are important theological themes in Galatians?

A. The Lord’s Supper

B. Christian freedom

C. Women in ministry

D. The role of elders

15. Paul’s reminiscence of his trip to Jerusalem in Galatians 2 is best associated with:

A. Acts 11

B. Acts 15

C. Acts 19

D. Acts 22

Chapter 13 – Ephesians

True/False

1. Ephesians discusses ecclesiology more than most of Paul’s letters.

2. Several church fathers were unconvinced that Paul wrote Ephesians.

3. Ephesians and Colossians deal with very similar themes.

4. All early manuscripts of Ephesians were entitled “to the Ephesians”.

5. Ephesians is known as an undisputed letter of Paul.

6. The first half of the letter to the Ephesians is characterized by short, pithy sayings.

7. Paul wrote Ephesians in order to combat a very specific heresy.

Fill in the blank

8. Paul sent _________________ as his delegate along with the letter to the Ephesians.

9. Marcion thought that Ephesians was actually written to the _________________ .

10. The language of the first half of Ephesians is best described as _________________ .

11. The supposed post-apostolic period in which the church hierarchy began to become asserted is known as

_______________________________ .

Multiple choice

12. Which of the following are common arguments against Pauline authorship of Ephesians?

A. Writing style

B. View of justification

C. The portrayal of reconciliation

D. All of the above

13. Which of the following are common arguments in favor of Pauline authorship?

A. Parallels with other Pauline epistles

B. Unanimity of church fathers

C. Specific claims throughout the letter

D. All of the above

14. Which of the following describes the purpose of the letter?

A. To combat a specific heresy

B. To defend Paul’s authority as an apostle

C. To defend the resurrection

D. None of the above

15. Which of the following church fathers likely used Ephesians

A. Clement of Rome

B. Ignatius of Antioch

C. Polycarp

D. All of the above

Chapter 14 – Philippians

True/False

1. Timothy became very sick when he arrived in Philippi.

2. Paul, for the most part, expresses his pleasure in the Philippian church in his letter.

3. It makes a great deal of difference to the exegesis of Philippians if Paul did not write the Christ-hymn.

4. Paul was a prisoner when he wrote to the Philippians.

5. The Philippian church had sent a gift to Paul to provide for his needs.

6. Philippians is one of the undisputed Pauline letters.

7. Paul’s opponents denied Jesus’ divinity.

Fill in the blank

8. Along with Timothy, Paul sent _________________ with the letter to the Philippians.

9. The Roman palace guards were known as the _________________ .

10. The Syriac Bible is known as the _________________ .

11. The Christ-hymn is located at _________________ .

Multiple choice

12. Which of the following are suggestions for the origin of the Christ-hymn?

A. It is a Greek translation of a Hebrew or Aramaic hymn

B. Timothy wrote it

C. It is a Greek translation of a Syriac hymn

D. All of the above

13. Kenosis refers to:

A. The incarnation

B. The resurrection

C. The atonement

D. The baptism of Jesus

14. Which of the following support Roman provenance of Philippians?

A. The Marcionite prologue

B. The distance between Rome and Philippi

C. Paul’s stated intention to go to Philippi when he is released

D. Paul’s advanced age

15. Which of the following are reasons for Paul to write to the Philippians?

A. The illness of Epaphroditus

B. To inform the Philippians of his own circumstances

C. To address pastoral challenges within the church and from outside the church

D. All of the above

Chapter 15 – Colossians

True/False

1. Paul was in prison when he wrote Colossians.

2. We have no record of anyone in the ancient church doubting the authenticity of Colossians.

3. The heresy at Colossians denied the resurrection.

4. Paul wrote Colossians from Jerusalem.

5. There are many more hapax legomena in Colossians than in other Pauline writings.

6. Colossians and Ephesians have a great deal in common.

7. The opponents of Paul were teaching a form of asceticism.

Fill in the blank

8. Paul says that he is “filling up” what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions in _________________ .

9. Valentinus and Basilides were second century _________________ teachers.

10. The companion of Paul when he wrote to the Colossians who later deserted him was named

_________________ .

11. _________________ is the mixing of two or more religions.

Multiple choice

12. Arguments against Pauline authorship of Colossians include:

A. Absence of theological themes present in other letters

B. The presence of theological themes absent in other letters

C. Colossians and Ephesians are too similar

D. All of the above

13. Companions of Paul when he wrote to the Colossians include

A. Epaphras, Barnabas, Luke, Demas

B. Epaphras, Aristarchus, Demas, Archippus

C. Epaphras, Demas, Luke, Mark

D. Barnabas, Aristarchus, Archippus, Luke

14. It is probable that Colossians was written from the same place as:

A. Ephesians and Galatians

B. 1 and 2 Thessalonians

C. Ephesians and Philemon

D. Philemon and Philippians

15. Which of the following are considered reasons that Paul wrote to the Colossians?

A. False teaching

B. Their lack of money

C. A denial of the incarnation

D. All of the above

Chapter 16 – 1 and 2 Thessalonians

True/False

1. An “interpolation” is a later addition of a thought or comment to an existing text.

2. Paul visited Thessalonica on his first missionary journey.

3. Jason travelled from city to city with Paul.

4. Paul and Barnabas founded the church at Thessalonica together.

5. 1 Thessalonians is nearly undisputed as authentically Pauline.

6. 2 Thessalonians is nearly undisputed as authentically Pauline.

7. It was quite acceptable in the ancient church to write a letter under someone else’s name.

Fill in the blank

8. The popular legend to which the “man of lawlessness” is often compared is called _________________ .

9. The Thessalonian letters claim to have been written by Paul, Silas and _________________ .

10. The notion of being “snatched up” to meet Christ at his return is called the _________________ .

11. The work in the 1970’s of _________________ popularized the notion that 2 Thessalonians was

pseudonymous.

Multiple choice

12. Which of the following scholars doubts that Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians?

A. Wolfgang Trilling

B. Don Carson

C. Martin Hengel

D. None of the above

13. Which of the following scholars doubts that Paul wrote 2 Thessalonians?

A. Wolfgang Trilling

B. Don Carson

C. Martin Hengel

D. None of the above

14. Which of the following are typically cited as reasons that 1 and 2 Thessalonians could not have been

written by Paul?

A. The view of baptism is different

B. The teaching on eschatology is different

C. The view of justification is different

D. All of the above

15. If Acts is respected as a valid historical source, which of the following is the most likely date for the

writing of 1 Thessalonians?

A. Early 40’s

B. A.D. 48

C. A.D. 50

D. Mid-60’s

Chapter 17 – The Pastoral Epistles

True/False

1. According to Acts, Paul spent only a short amount of time in Crete.

2. Most modern scholars regard the Pastoral Epistles as pseudonymous.

3. If authentic, the Pastorals are among the earliest of Paul’s letters.

4. There is a great distinction between elder and overseer in the Pastorals.

5. There was little to no mention of the Pastorals until the mid second century.

Fill in the blank

6. _________________ sought out Paul while he was in prison according to 2 Timothy.

7. Episkopos is a Greek word that is commonly translated “overseer” or wrongly as _______________ .

8. The Letter to Titus was written while Paul was in or on his way to ___________________ .

9. Titus was ministering in _______________ ___ when Paul wrote to him.

Multiple choice

10. Which of the following ancient authors did not accept the authenticity of the Pastorals?

A. Tatian

B. Marcion

C. Irenaeus

D. Both A. and B.

11. Which of the following is an example of a testament?

A. 1 Timothy

B. 2 Timothy

C. Titus

D. All of the above

Chapter 18 – Philemon

True/False

1. Philemon was a slave.

2. Onesimus had run away from Philemon.

3. Philemon was a poor man from Ephesus.

Fill in the blank

4. ________________ could possibly be identified as Philemon’s wife.

5. ________________ could possibly be identified as Philemon’s son.

6. ________________ was a companion of Paul and also from Colossae.

Multiple choice

7. Which of the following best describes Paul’s attitude toward slavery?

A. Paul thinks slavery is acceptable

B. Paul does not think slavery is compatible with Christian fellowship

C. Paul is unambiguously against slavery

D. None of the above

8. Which of the following is the best reason to think Philemon was written from Ephesus?

A. Paul instructs Philemon to prepare a room for him

B. Onesimus is more likely to have fled to the nearest metropolitan area

C. Both A and B

D. None of the above

9. Which of the following are major theological themes of Philemon?

A. Justification

B. Ecclesiology

C. Christian Fellowship

D. Christology

10. Which of the following is the most likely date for the letter to Philemon?

A. Early 50’s

B. Mid-50’s

C. Late 50’s

D. Early 60’s

Chapter 19 – Hebrews

True/False

1. Hebrews is an anonymous letter.

2. Hebrews is cited in 1 Clement 36.

3. Hebrews was unambiguously written from Italy.

4. Hebrews is concerned with the faith of people who are facing persecution.

5. Hebrews was fully accepted into the NT canon early in the Eastern church.

6. Hebrews displays a firm interest in the historical person of Jesus.

Fill in the blank

7. Jesus is said to be a priest in the line of ________________ in Hebrews.

8. The Western church appears to have been persuaded to accept the canonicity of Hebrews by

________________ and __________________ .

Multiple choice

9. Which of the following church fathers accepted the Pauline authorship of Hebrews?

A. Irenaeus

B. Hippolytus of Rome

C. Tertullian

D. Origen

10. Who among the following identified Luke as the translator of Hebrews?

A. Tertullian and Bucer

B. Clement of Alexandria and Calvin

C. The Muratorian Canon and Irenaeus

D. Council of Trent and Luther

11. Which of the following disciples of Paul are mentioned in Hebrews?

A. Demas

B. Timothy

C. Titus

D. Luke

Chapter 20 – James

True/False

1. James was written to Gentiles.

2. James is found in the second century canon list, the Muratorian Canon.

3. James and Paul use the word “justification” in the same way.

4. Double-mindedness and half-hearted faith is the basic sin which James addresses.

Fill in the blank

5. Eusebius classified James as one of the ________________ books in terms of its authority and

canonicity.

6. James cites the command to love one’s neighbor as the basis for fulfilling the _______________ law.

Multiple choice

7. Which of the following is the most likely author of the letter of James?

A. Pseudonymous author

B. James, the son of Alphaeus

C. James, the son of Zebedee

D. James, the brother of Jesus

8. Which of the following are posed as arguments that James is pseudepigraphy?

A. No mention of the familial relationship to Jesus

B. It is written in fairly good Hellenistic Greek

C. The letter betrays a rather liberal view of the Law

D. All of the above

9. James was most likely written from

A. Rome

B. Jerusalem

C. Tarsus

D. Ephesus

10. James best fits into the genre of

A. parenesis

B. wisdom literature

C. homily

D. testament

Chapter 21 – 1 Peter

True/False

1. 1 Peter is the only catholic Epistle that Eusebius classifies as “undisputed”.

2. 1 Peter was likely written in A.D. 62–63.

3. 1 Peter does not make much explicit use of the OT.

4. Peter’s discussion of the relationship between the Gentile believers and Israel can only be interpreted as

a replacement of ethnic Israel.

5. Peter did not likely personally evangelize the addressees of this letter.

Fill in the blank

6. ________________ is the place of the dead in Greek thought.

7. Peter wrote to Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia which are in ______________________.

Multiple choice

8. In 1 Peter, “Babylon” refers most closely to:

A. City in ancient Mesopotamia

B. Rome

C. Small outpost in Egypt

D. None of the above

9. Which of the following church fathers attests to the authenticity of 1 Peter?

A. Polycarp

B. Irenaeus

C. Eusebius

D. All of the above

10. Which of the following are presented as reasons to accept the authenticity of 1 Peter

A. Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles and Peter to the Jews

B. Peter makes little mention of his earthly connection to Jesus

C. The church order in 1 Peter is commensurate with that of the early 60’s

D. All of the above

Chapter 22 – 2 Peter

True/False

1. 2 Peter was not accepted by Eusebius in Historia Ecclesiastica as authentic.

2. 2 Peter does not appear in the Muratorian Canon.

3. 2 Peter is relatively unconcerned with false teachers.

Fill in the blank

4. A biblical criticism that analyzes the techniques and devices used by another is called

________________ criticism.

5. Peter was martyred under the Roman Emperor ________________.

6. The importance of the apostolic tradition is often seen as an indication that 2 Peter reflects a period of

Early ________________

Multiple choice

7. The NT book that has the most affinity with 2 Peter is:

A. 1 Peter

B. Romans

C. James

D. Jude

8. Which of the following are proposed as identification of the false teachers in 2 Peter?

A. Valentinians

B. Basilideans

C. Platonists

D. Epicureans

Chapter 23 – 1, 2, 3 John

True/False

1. 3 John is written against gnostics.

2. 1 John was accepted as authoritative early in church history.

3. The Johannine letters emphasize a distinction between genuine and spurious faith.

4. Most church fathers appear to have known of only one Johannine epistle.

Fill in the blank

5. 3 John is written to address the problems in the church caused by a man named ________________.

6. The Johannine letters were likely written from ________________.

7. The Johannine letters were likely written in the early ________________.

Multiple choice

8. Which of the following church fathers or early Christian writings appear to have made use of 1 John?

A. Didache

B. 1 Clement

C. Epistle of Barnabas

D. All of the above

9. Which of the Johannine letters addresses a heresy within the church?

A. 1, 2, and 3 John

B. 2 and 3 John

C. 3 John only

D. 1 and 2 John

10. Which of the following are arguments against single authorship of the fourth gospel and 1 John?

A. Differences in doctrine and the use of vocabulary

B. The possibility of a “Johannine school”

C. Words and expressions not shared by the two texts

D. All of the above

Chapter 24 - Jude

True/False

1. Jude is the most neglected letter in the NT.

2. Balaam is a false prophet mentioned in the book of Numbers.

3. The Muratorian Canon includes Jude.

4. Jude is best dated in the 80’s.

Fill in the blank

5. An early Christian prophet mentioned in Acts is Judas ________________.

6. The letter of Jude most corresponds to ________________ in the NT.

Multiple choice

7. Which of the following pseudepigraphical works are referenced in Jude?

A. 3 Enoch

B. Assumption of Moses

C. Odes of Solomon

D. The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

8. Which of the following describes Jude’s use of pseudepigrapha best?

A. Jude cites them as scripture

B. Jude does not say that he is citing prophecy, but only that the book he cites claims to be prophecy

C. Jude absolutely rejects their authority

D. None of the above

Chapter 25 – Revelation

True/False

1. Revelation was written from Ephesus.

2. Revelation has one of the highest Christologies of any NT book.

3. Revelation substantially informs our understanding of eschatology.

4. Revelation is made up of three genres.

5. The author of Revelation did not know Greek very well

Fill in the blank

6. The doctrine of the 1000 year reign of Christ on earth is known as ____________________________ .

7. A work where heavenly mysteries are revealed through an angelic mediator is called

________________.

8. The approach to Revelation that says that everything in the book occurred as events in John’s day is

called ________________

9. The approach to Revelation that asserts that Revelation does not make reference to real world events is

called ________________

Multiple choice

10. Which of the following are factors in determining the date of Revelation?

A. Persecution of Christians

B. The presence of emperor worship

C. Existence of the Nero Myth

D. All of the above

11. Which of the following is not a genre found in Revelation?

A. Apocalyptic

B. Letter

C. Wisdom

D. Prophecy

12. Which of the following manuscripts has the best text of Revelation?

A. Alexandrinus

B. Vaticanus

C. Sinaiticus

D. Codex Bezae

13. Which of the following church fathers did not accept Revelation as scripture?

A. Irenaeus

B. Dionysius

C. Justin

D. Papias

Chapter 26 – The New Testament Canon

True/False

1. The historical question of canon is more important than the theological question of canon.

2. Scripture is established by the church.

3. Josephus provides strong witness to a closed canon in first century Judaism.

4. The NT writers routinely jettisoned parts of the OT that did not cohere to Christian faith.

5. The first canon list we know about came from Marcion.

Fill in the blank

6. Weighing or elevating one part of Scripture over another is called ___canon within a canon____.

7. The Christian sect that sought to elevate prophecy to a supreme authority over the church were known as

___________________________.

8. The _____________ canon appeared near the end of the second century, likely as a reaction to heretics.

9. The __________ Council of ________________ recognized officially 27 books in the NT.

Multiple choice

10. Which of the following is not an established a way of classifying the authority of Christian documents in

Eusebius?

A. Acknowledged books

B. Disputed books

C. Heretical and rejected books

D. None of the above

11. Which of the following books were omitted in Syriac versions of the Bible?

A. Revelation E. 2 & 3 John

B. Matthew F. Jude

C. Romans G. 2 Peter

D. Colossians

12. Which of the following is a criterion “mostly, but not always” used by the church fathers in evaluating

the authority of Christian writings?

A. “rule of faith”

B. apostolicity

C. widespread and continuous acceptance and use in the church

D. All of the above

13. What statement best describes the authority of the NT books?

A. The official closing of the canon took some time, but these books were received early on as

authoritative

B. The church establishes the authority of the NT documents

C. Neither A nor B

D. Both A and B