Winter Exam 1

Question 1

Who wrote the book of Acts?

Answer 1

Luke

Question 2

What is the primary language of Hellenism?

Answer 2

Koine

Question 3

Who was Judas replaced with? And how?

Answer 3

Matthias
Lots were cast and fell to Matthias after Judas turned aside his ministry

How qualified? V 21-22
For what role? V 22
How chosen? V 23-26

Question 4

Who did the Lord send to find Paul on straight street in Damascus? Who is he?

Answer 4

Ananias

A disciple, Paul had a vision of a man named Ananias coming to lay hands on him to regain his vision

Question 5

What are the four levels of belief?

Answer 5

Jew/faith,ethnicity,obedience

Proselyte/ faith, obedience

God-fearer/ faith

Gentile (pagan)

Question 6

Gamaliel told the Sanhedrin to leave the apostles alone. Why?

Answer 6

If they killed the men the might find themselves opposing the will of God.

Question 7

What was the reason for many Hellenistic Jews living in Jerusalem? How does this impact the church?

Answer 7

Jews came so they could die in Israel and be buried there. Which meant many widows. Synagogue provision for widows was carried over to the church and church growth resulted.

Question 8

The death of Stephen

Answer 8

Opposition arose against Stephen even though he was full of Gods power. Men were persuaded to make false testimonies against Stephen stating that he was blasphemous and spoke again Moses and God. They brought Stephen before the Sanhedrin. Stephen gave a speech calling the Jews a stiff necked people and he was stoned.

Stephen/Jesus comparison
False witnesses 
Charge of blasphemy 
Prayers 
Forgive my executioners 
Receive my spirit

Question 9

What King was eaten by worms?

Answer 9

Herod Agrippa

Question 10

Paul’s partner on his first missionary journey

Answer 10

Barnabas

Question 11

Where does Paul contend with a sorcerer and blinds him?

Answer 11

Pathos Cyprus Acts 13

Sorcerer is bar-Jesus

Question 12

Town that Paul’s name changed from Saul

Answer 12

Pathos Cyprus

Question 13

Greek God that Paul was identified as in Lystra

Answer 13

Hermès

Question 14

The first place of Paul’s missionary journey

Answer 14

Cyprus

Question 15

Saul meets Jesus in acts 9

Answer 15

Saul on his way to Damascus 
Light flashed from heaven 
Heard voice saying “Saul, why do you persecute me?” 
“I am jesus who you are persecuting” 
Told to go wait in Damascus 
Blind for 3 days 
Ananias told to go see Saul 
Ananias did not want to go because of Sauls reputation

Question 16

How does Peter become a leader of the Apostles?

Answer 16

Peter is he defacto leader of the group, he was not elected but came to it through his forceful personality.

Question 17

Who does Philip meet on the road to Gaza?

Answer 17

Ethiopian Eunuch

Question 18

What is Tarsus famous for?

Answer 18

Cilicium/ water proof goat hair

Question 19

How can Paul be a Roman citizen?

Answer 19

Born in a Roman city/born a citizen

Question 20

What privileges and duties of a Roman citizen?

Answer 20

Liable to Roman laws and civic duties
Fair public trial
Exempt from certain forms of punishment
Protection against quick execution

Question 21

OT characters that Stephen speaks about?

Answer 21

Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph,

Question 22

Name the people who were killed by God in Acts 5 and why?

Answer 22

Ananias and Sapphira lied about how much money the received from selling land.

Question 23

What are the labels that Peter uses for Jesus in Acts 3?

Answer 23

The Christ, Messiah, Holy and Righteous one, Servant

Question 24

Why were Peter and John arrested in acts 4?

Answer 24

Arrested for preaching at the temple

Question 25

What is the actual name of the gate called beautiful?

Answer 25

Nicanor Gate

Question 26

Recipient of the book of Acts?

Answer 26

Theophilus

Question 27

What was the reason of no needy people among the Christians in Acts 4?

Answer 27

Because they sold and gave everything among each other

Question 28

What do the disciples do while waiting on the Holy Spirit?

Answer 28

Received their commission
Saw Christ go into heaven
Persevered together in prayer
Replaced Judas with Matthias

Question 29

Were the speeches in Acts verbatim?

Answer 29

Most likely they were not
They were; too short to be complete, had phrases like “with many other words”, there was no recording equipment, Luke was not always present
BUT- reliable summaries

Question 30

Cause and Effect Channel

Answer 30

Martyrdom—>Persecution
Persecution —>dispersion
Dispersions—> evangelism

Question 31

Why did people bring their sick to the street of Jerusalem in Acts 5?

Answer 31

To be healed! “Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the lord and were added to their number. As a result, people brought their sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that Peters shadows might fall on some of them as he passed by” Acts 5:14,15

Question 32

What were the qualifications of those people who distributed food to widows? Acts 6

Answer 32

Men of good repute, full of the spirit and wisdom, devote themselves to prayer and ministry of the word.

Question 33

What are the social classes ?

Answer 33

A. Priests 
B. Levites 
C. Full blooded Israelites 
D. Illegal children of priests 
E. Proselytes 
F. Gentile converts 
G. Proselyte who were once slaves 
H. Children 
I . Eunuchs born that way 
J. Gentiles and non-Jews

Question 34

Social honor Vs. Ethical honor

Answer 34

Social honor is above ethical honor. Only those in honor can expect the truth.