(T/F) The word "canon," as LL uses it, means the collection of the Christian Scriptures.☑️☑️ True
How many books are in the New Testament?☑️☑️ 27 books
(T/F) According to LL, the early church had specific criteria by which they determined which
books could make it into the New Te...
(T/F) The word "canon," as LL uses it, means the collection of the Christian Scriptures.☑️☑️True
How many books are in the New Testament?☑️☑️27 books
(T/F) According to LL, the early church had specific criteria by which they determined which
books could make it into the New Testament☑️☑️True
(T/F) The original autographs of at least some of the New Testament books exist today☑️☑️False
(T/F) It was Babylon who originally dissolved the Jewish monarchy and destroyed the Jewish
temple around 600BC☑️☑️True
(T/F) Persia conquered Babylon during Israel's captivity☑️☑️True
Who was the Roman governor of Palestine during Jesus' lifetime☑️☑️Pontius Pilot
(T/F) The Greeks, unlike the Persians, were very generous in allowing conquered nations (Israel)
to keep their own customs and practice their own religion☑️☑️(False) Persians
What is the name of the Jewish hero who led a guerilla war against the Selucids?☑️☑️Judas
Maccabeus
(T/F) The era between the Old Testament and the New testament is commonly called the "First
Temple Period"☑️☑️False (Second temple)
(T/F) The greek word apocrypha means "things that are hidden"☑️☑️True
Which prominent Jewish sect accepted only the first five books of the Bible as Scriptures denied
the future resurrection and did not believe in angels☑️☑️Sadducees
Which prominent Jewish sect were fiercely loyal to Jewish traditions and opposed any foreign
influences on Palestine☑️☑️Zealots
(T/F) Monotheism is the belief in multiple gods☑️☑️False (one god)
(T/F) Gnosticism is the term scholars use to describe the early religion of the Jews☑️☑️False
, (T/F) The focus of the mystery religions in Jesus' day was mystical union with the
divine☑️☑️True
(T/F) Jesus could not have been born later than 4BC because that is when Herod died☑️☑️True
Jesus was probably 36 years old when he died (4BC - AD33)☑️☑️True
Some of the wording of the Gospels, especially the sayings of Jesus, are identical from one
Gospel to another.☑️☑️True
According to your textbook which gospel was almost certainly written first?☑️☑️Mark
Which Gospels are called the Synoptic Gospels?☑️☑️Matthew, Mark, Luke
(T/F) your textbook dates Matthew to the 50s or 60s and isn't much more specific☑️☑️True
(T/F) According to your textbook Matthew the disciple and tax collector probably did not write
the Gospel of Matthew☑️☑️False
(T/F) In addition to being a "theological biography" of Jesus Matthew's Gospel is also a manual
for discipleship☑️☑️True
How many major discourses are there in Matthew's Gospel☑️☑️Five major discourses
-Sermon on the Mount
-Instruction of the 12
-Parables of the Kingdom
-Parables of the Kingdom
-Olivet Discourse, More kingdom parables
(T/F) Matthew's Gospel does not try to demonstrate that Jesus was virgin born☑️☑️False
(T/F) Modern scholars are pretty certain that Matthew's Gospel was written from a Jewish person
from Palestine and to Jews in Palestine☑️☑️True
(T/F) Mark's Gospel was most likely written in the mid to late 70s☑️☑️False (No later than 60)
(T/F) Mark's Gospel is claimed to be the witness of the sermons of the Apostle Paul☑️☑️False
(Peter)
(T/F) Mark's Gospel was probably written in Rome☑️☑️True
(T/F) Mark was most likely the second Gospel written☑️☑️False (first gospel)
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