NT - survey

Question 1

Name the Roman Emperors in power during each of the following Biblical Events

a) The birth of Jesus
b) the public ministry and death of Jesus
c) The great period of missionary expansion
d) the Apocalypse

Answer 1

a. Augustus
b. Tiberius
c. Nero & Claudius
d. Domitian

Question 2

Who was the family clan that dominated Jewish Society from the days of the Maccabees to the time of Herod the Great?

Answer 2

Hasmonean dynasty

Question 3

What were the four chief languages of the Roman world?

Answer 3

Latin, Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew

Question 4

Which had the following distinctions?
a. The language of the court
b. The cultural language
c. The language of the Near East

Answer 4

a. Latin
b. Greek
c. Aramaic

Question 5

What philosophy is being described in each of the following statements?
a. The real world is the world of ideas Platonism
b. Derived from the Greek word for knowledge gnosticism
c. It teaches a world originating from matter by chance epicureanism
d. Conformity to reason is life’s highest good stoicism
e. They abandoned all standards and conventions cynicism

Answer 5

a. Platonism
b. gnosticism
c. epicureanism
d. stoicism
e. cynicism

Question 6

Where did the institute of the Synagogue have its origin?

With what did it supplant ritual sacrifice and the priesthood?

Answer 6

The Jews of the Dispersion
Temple worship; study of law and rabbis

Question 7

Which sect of Judaism is being described in each of the following?
a. The Puritans of Judaism
b. Rationalists and anti supernaturalists
c. An ascetic brotherhood
d. Fanatic nationalists

Answer 7

a.Pharisees
b. sadducees
c. essenes
d. zealots

Question 8

List five works of complex literature mentioned by the author as “[not] held as sacred by the Jewish people, [were] first based on the Scriptures, yet incorporating into those revealed truths many Jewish speculations, together with ideas also found in Persian and Greek religion.”

Answer 8

Apocrypha
Pseudepigrapha
Dead sea scrolls
Writings of philo of alexandria
Writings of Flavius josephus

Question 9

What was the most significant manuscript find ever made?
What three types of documents were found?

Answer 9

Dead sea scrolls
1.Copies of every OT books, minus Esther
2.Copies of Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, non canonical writings
3.Documents relating to the life of the community .

Question 10

What does the term “testament” imply?

Answer 10

A last will; an arrangement by one party that might be accepted or rejected by another party but that cannot be altered. When accepted both are bound.

Question 11

What are the four general classifications of literary character found in the New Testament?

Answer 11

1.Historical
2.Doctrinal
3.Personal
4.Prophetic

Question 12

The word synoptic (derived from two Greek words, syn and optanomai) means what?
How does this relate to these gospels’ view of the life and work of Christ?

Answer 12

Together to see

take a common view of Christ. the 3 synoptic gospels resemble each other so closely and agree on dates, times, places

Question 13

According to early church history and tradition, what language was the Gospel of Matthew most likely originally written in?

Answer 13

Aramaic

Question 14

The theme of the Gospel of Matthew is announced by what phrase?

What three word phrase marks two major points of division in this gospel?

Answer 14

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham

From that time

Question 15

The terse, clear and pointed style of the Gospel of Mark, as well as the Latin terms used, give evidence that Mark was intending his gospel to be read by whom?

Answer 15

Romans

Question 16

In terms of emphasis, what is the primary purpose of Mark’s gospel?

Answer 16

Evangelism

Question 17

The material of Luke is organized around what central concept of Jesus?

Answer 17

Jesus as a member of humanity who lived the perfect and representative life of the Son of man through the power of the Holy Spirit

Question 18

What doctrine is emphasized in the Gospel of Luke?
What classes of people receive special attention from Luke?

Answer 18

Doctrine of the Holy spirit
Children, women, poor, oppressed, rich

Question 19

In John 20:30-31, what three words are most important as a key to the content of John’s gospel?

Answer 19

Signs, believe, life

Question 20

What seven signs or miracles of Jesus did John give account of and what area of His power did each display?

Answer 20

1.Water to wine - quality
2.Healing of the nobleman’s son- space
3.Healing the impotent man- time
4.Feeding the 5000- quantity
5.Walking on water- natural law
6.Healing the blind man- misfortune
7.Raising lazarus - death

Question 21

List the five historical writers from secular sources of information the author speaks of that reference Christ or Christianity.
What do these sources combined show us about Christianity and Christ?

Answer 21

1.Josephus
2.Tacitus
3.Suetonius
4.Pliny
5.Lucian
Christianity was widespread by the second century and that the historic existence of Christ was generally acknowledged even by his foes

Question 22

What five teaching methods did Jesus use according to Tenney? Briefly define the first two he mentions.

Answer 22

1.Parable - an extended metaphor
2.Epigram- a terse, pungent statement that would stick in the mind of his hearer
3.Argument
4.Question and answer
5.Object lessons

Question 23

The Acts of the Apostles is a sequel to what other Biblical book?

Answer 23

Luke

Question 24

What four elements can be found in the early preaching of the apostles?

Answer 24

1.Narration of life and work of jesus
2.Defense of resurrection
3.Call to repentance
4.Call to faith

Question 25

List the four occasions recounted in the book of Acts in which the Holy Spirit came upon people in a spectacular way.

Answer 25

1.Pentecost 2:1-4
2.To samaritans 8:17
3.To the gentiles at Cornelius 10:44-46
4.To disciples of john the baptist at ephesus 19:6

Question 26

Who did the Apostle Paul study under?
What was the Jewish sect Paul was a part of?
What religious ruling body was he possibly a member of?

Answer 26

Gamaliel
Pharisee
Sanhedrin

Question 27

The church in what city became the fountainhead of the new missionary outreach and virtually superseded Jerusalem as the home of Christian preaching?

Answer 27

Antioch

Question 28

When the controversy over circumcision for Gentiles arose in the early church, what were the deeper questions it brought with it that were addressed in the Literature of Protest?

Answer 28

1.What was the place of the law in the plan of God?
2.Was obedience to the law in addition to faith in Christ necessary for salvation?
3. If gentiles did not need to keep law, what relationship existed between salvation by faith and ethical behavior?
4.What connection is there between faith and works?

Question 29

At Troas, what two important events happened in the life of Paul that greatly affected the Macedonian Mission and what we know about it today?

Answer 29

Night vision of macedonian man asking paul to come and help them
Paul was joined by Luke

Question 30

What does Tenney say in regard to the content of each of the following epistles?
a. 1 Thessalonians
b. 2 Thessalonians
c. 1 Corinthians
d. 2 Corinthians
e. Romans

Answer 30

a. main theme concerned the return of Christ. Contain the earliest full discussion of this.
b. write to remove the misapprehension that the day of the Lord is just at hand.
c. doctrine of the cross in its social application
d. dealing with personal matters rather than with doctrinal teaching or ecclesiastical order
e. central theme is revelation of righteousness of god to man and its application to his spiritual need.

Question 31

When Paul spoke to the crowd of his accusers on the steps of the Castle of Antonia in Jerusalem, what did he say that infuriated the mob?

Answer 31

When he mentions the call to the gentiles

Question 32

List the four Prison Epistles.

Answer 32

Phillipians, colossians, ephesians, philemon

Question 33

List the three Pastoral Epistles in their chronological order.
What tendencies of the church can we derive from an evaluation of these epistles?

Answer 33

1 Timothy, Titus, 2 Tim
1.Growth of heresy
2.formulated creed
3.The church was gaining in self consciousness but fixed hierarchy or machine organization had begun

Question 34

What is the chief value of 1 Peter?

Answer 34

It shows christians how to live out their redemption in a hostile world

Question 35

List the perils that form a progressive warning in the Epistle to the Hebrews.

Answer 35

1.Peril of neglect
2.Peril of unbelief
3.Peril of immaturity
4.Peril of rejection
5.Peril of refusal to heed God’s revelation in the Son
6.Peril of disobedience

Question 36

What is the greatest single value of the book of Hebrews?

Answer 36

Its teaching on the present ministry and priesthood of Christ

Question 37

List the five epistles that were written to cope with the trends of false doctrine within the church.

Answer 37

2 peter, Jude, 1, 2 , & 3 John

Question 38

Identify the four main schools of interpretation of the book Revelation and briefly define each.

Answer 38

1.Preterist- the symbol of Revelation relates only to the events of the day in which it was written. It has no bearing on the future
2.Idealist- considers it to be a symbolic picture of the enduring struggle between good and evil and christianity and paganism. Not symbolic of historical events in the past or future.
3.Historicist- outlines in symbolic form the entire course of history of the church from pentecost to advent of Christ.
4.Futurist- first 3 chs apply to either the day it was written to the 7 churches or represent 7 eras of church history bridging the gap from apostolic age to return of Christ.

Question 39

Identify the three views of Christ’s millennial reign and briefly define each.

Answer 39

1.Pre millennial- christ will return personally to initiate his kingdom; that the righteous dead will be raised, they will reign with him for 1000 years. Final rebellion will happen, wicked judged and eternal state will happen
2.Amillennial- millennium is nonexistent as a literal period or represents the intermediate state of the dead. Christ may return at any time where he will judge the world. Then new heaven and new earth
3.Postmillennial- thousand years as figurative of a long interval that precedes the coming of Christ. At the beginning of the period the triumph of the gospel over the nations will introduce the reign of peace that will endure until Christ returns in final judgment.

Question 40

By what threefold criterion can inspiration of Scripture be measured?

Answer 40

1.Inspiration of these documents may be supported by their intrinsic content
2.Inspiration may be corroborated by their moral effect
3.Historic testimony of the Christian church will show what value was placed on these books even though the church did not cause them to be inspired or canonical.

Question 41

The original works of the New Testament were most likely written on what material?

Answer 41

Papyrus

Question 42

In reconstructing the text of the New Testament, what five sources are available today?

Answer 42

a. Manuscripts
b. Numerous versions of translations
c. Writings of the early church fathers.
d. Lectionaries
e. Ostraca, the broken pieces of pottery that served very poor people as memorandum pads.