CHST 112 Test 1 Questions and Answers
(T/F) The word "canon," as LL uses it, means the collection of the Christian Scriptures. -
Answer-True
How many books are in the New Testament? - Answer-27 books
(T/F) According to LL, the early church had specific criteria by which they determined which
b...
(T/F) The era between the Old Testament and the New testament is commonly called the "First
Temple Period" - Answer✔✔-False (Second temple)
(T/F) The greek word apocrypha means "things that are hidden" - Answer✔✔-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 - Answer✔✔-Sadducees
Which prominent Jewish sect were fiercely loyal to Jewish traditions and opposed any foreign
influences on Palestine - Answer✔✔-Zealots
(T/F) Monotheism is the belief in multiple gods - Answer✔✔-False (one god)
(T/F) Gnosticism is the term scholars use to describe the early religion of the Jews - Answer✔✔-
False
(T/F) The focus of the mystery religions in Jesus' day was mystical union with the divine -
Answer✔✔-True
(T/F) Jesus could not have been born later than 4BC because that is when Herod died -
Answer✔✔-True
Jesus was probably 36 years old when he died (4BC - AD33) - Answer✔✔-True
Some of the wording of the Gospels, especially the sayings of Jesus, are identical from one
Gospel to another. - Answer✔✔-True
According to your textbook which gospel was almost certainly written first? - Answer✔✔-Mark
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