Chapter 7 Flashcards
The book called Acts of the Apostles is found in the Hebrew Scriptures.
False
Jews call their sacred Scriptures the Bible.
True
The historical books of the Hebrew Scriptures are all equally factual.
False
Some of the Psalms express anger with God.
True
Twenty-Seven books make up the Christian Testament.
True
Parts of the Gospels may have been written by other disciples in the name of the Evangelist whose name is on the Gospel.
True
The Gospels of John, Matthew, and Luke are often referred to as the synoptic Gospels.
False
Luke was the only Evangelist who was a gentile.
True
The Book of Revelation is also called the Apocalypse.
True
The author of Revelation is most likely the Gospel Writer John.
True
Catholic Scripture scholars today agree that Revelation’s symbolic language should also be taken literally.
False
The canon of the Christian Testament was basically settled by the year 100.
False
It is likely that Matthew’s and Luke’s Gospels drew from an earlier written collection of Jesus’ sayings that has never been found.
True
All the written and edited works of the early Christians achieved canonical status.
False
The authors of the Bible communicated truth using their own limited abilities and at times their narrow images of God.
True
Job
Wisdom Book
Luke
Gospel
Genesis
Pentateuch
Mark
Gospel
Ruth
Historical Book
Philippians
Epistle
Exodus
Pentateuch
Judges
Historical Book
Isaiah
Prophetic Book
Psalms
Wisdom Book
Word that means “writings”
Scriptures
Another word for covenant
Testament
What Christians call the first books of the Bible
Pentateuch
Word that means “instruction” and “law”
Torah
Word that means “origin”
Genesis
One of the four Evangelists
Matthew
The continuation of the Gospel of Luke
Acts of the Apostles
The most well known author of epistles
Paul
The last book of the Christian Testament
Revelation
The authoritative list of sacred Scriptures
Canon
Word that means “good news” or “gospel”
Evangelist
