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New Testament Survey Flashcards

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Which group emphasized oral traditions and believed in an afterlife?

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Pharisees

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The Greeks prepared the world for Christ by emphasizing one

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Language

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The ultimate center of religious life for the Jews was the

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Temple

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One of the standards for a book’s inclusion in the New Testament was it

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Authorship by an apostle or his associate

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Hebrews is included in the letters to ____

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Letters to all

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Jesus is depicted as the supplier of all our needs in

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Philippians

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Matthew primarily portrays Jesus as the

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Messiah

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One of the teaching segments in Matthew is the

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Ten miracles (chs 8-9)

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Matthew emphasized what subject twice as much as the other gospel writers?

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The kingdom of heaven

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9
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The theme of Mark is Jesus as

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A servant

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More than any other gospel, Luke emphasized

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Jesus’ attitude towards prayer

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The parable of the Good Samaritan is found only in which Gospel?

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Luke

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12
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Jesus taught in parables because

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It was effective in teaching about the kingdom

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13
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The invisible phase of the kingdom refers to the

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Spiritual rule of God

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Jesus demonstrated that he was the Messiah through his

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Miracles

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John did not include parables in his gospel because

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His purpose was to show Christ’s deity

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John used the word signs to describe

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Miracles that Christ performed

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In John’s introduction, the main action is

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Conflict

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18
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Which sign shows that Jesus is Lord over distance?

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Healing the official’s son

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The seven “I am” statements of Jesus in John’s Gospel

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Provide important evidence supporting the deity of Christ

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In the Gospel of John, Peter’s life shows us that Jesus

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Changes our character as we believe in him

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The best title for the book of Acts is The Acts of

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The Holy Spirit

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22
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What book traces the growth and history of the early church?

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Acts

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23
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The spread of the gospel in Judea and Samaria is described in Acts

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8-12

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24
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Persecution caused the church in Acts to

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Spread outward from Jerusalem

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25
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Paul belonged to the tribe of

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Benjamin

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26
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Which of Paul’s letters focus primarily on eschatology?

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1 and 2 Thessalonians

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27
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Romans 4–5 teaches us that justification is the

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Provision for righteousness

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28
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Paul wrote Galatians to

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Defend justification by faith

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29
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Paul told the Galatians that the gospel was true because

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It works in personal experience

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30
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To act like a Corinthian meant to

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Commit sexual immorality

31
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Paul ministered in Corinth for approximately

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18 months

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The main question of 1 Corinthians 12-14 related to

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Spiritual gifts

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Paul changed his mind about traveling to Corinth because he

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Did not want to hurt the believers in Corinth

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Paul differed from the false apostles in that he

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Took pride in what was in the heart

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On his third missionary journey, Paul ministered in Ephesus for

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At least three years

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In Ephesians 2–3, Paul discusses the relationship between

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Jews and Gentiles

37
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The city of Philippi was located

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Located on the Aegean sea.

38
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Having joy in the midst of trials is the theme of

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Philippians

39
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One characteristic of the Colossian heresy was

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Lowering the status of Christ

40
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In Colossians, putting on new clothes meant

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Showing compassion and humility

41
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Which book specifically shows how the gospel works in society?

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Philemon

42
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Timothy’s report to Paul regarding the Thessalonians included

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Praise for their faith and love

43
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Paul encouraged the Thessalonians by reminding them of

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Christ’s second coming

44
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We believe that the public phase of Christ’s second coming will occur

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After the tribulation

45
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The term disciple may indicate that Timothy became a Christian

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During Paul’s first missionary journey

46
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One of Paul’s main topics in first Timothy is

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Instructions about public worship

47
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In Titus, Paul taught that circumcision

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Has no religious value

48
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In 2 Timothy, Paul compares Timothy to an athlete who must

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Obey the rules of the game

49
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Paul tells Timothy that all Scripture

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Should be used to teach, rebuke, correct, and train.

50
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Most biblical scholars do not believe Paul was the author of Hebrews because

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The author appears to be a second-generation Christian

51
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The primary theme of Hebrews is that Jesus is

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Superior

52
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According to Hebrews, if believers keep ignoring God’swarnings, they

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Lose their salvation

53
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Which book is one of the general epistles?

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James

54
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The author of James was most likely

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The Lord’s half-brother

55
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Which Epistle claims that temptations come from the flesh

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James

56
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Peter’s brother was

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Andrew

57
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First Peter teaches that trials

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Purify our faith

58
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Believers should be characterized by

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Humble obedience

59
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To counter the Gnostic idea that the body was evil and the spirit good, John showed that

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Jesus came in the flesh but was sinless

60
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According to 1 John, having love for our brother indicates that we

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Are God’s children

61
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Which concept is found in John, 1 John, and 2 John?

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We show love for Jesus by obeying his commands

62
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Which epistle shows that love and truth must go together?

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Hebrews

63
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Third John says that Demetrius

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Had a good reputation

64
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According to 2 Peter, growing in Grace requires

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Lots of effort

65
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According to 2 Peter, false teachers

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Target weak or new believers

66
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The author of Jude was most likely

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Jesus’ half-brother

67
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And official church council approved the list of New Testament books around A.D.

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367

68
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John addressed Revelation to the seven churches in

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Asia

69
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Revelation unveils

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Jesus in his glory

70
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The futurist view teaches that Revelation 4–22

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Will be fulfilled in the future

71
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In Revelation 1:19, the phrase “What you have seen” refers to

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John’s vision of Christ

72
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In Revelation, Jesus is NOT described as

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An eagle

73
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John used symbols in Revelation 2

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Add emotion to the truth

74
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Revelation contrasts the lost who never find rest with

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Believers

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