2022 JH Bible Final Exam STUDY GUIDE

Who is the author of The Case for Christ?

Lee Strobel

What was Lee’s life in early adulthood?

He lived a drunk immoral lifestyle

What were Lee’s beliefs about God early on in life?

Atheist

What was Lee’s wife’s name?

Leslie

What did she believe about God early on in life?

She did not Agnostic

What’s the difference between atheism and agnosticism?

Atheism is a disbelief in God

Agnosticism is neither the belief in or disbelief in god

What caused Lee to go on the journey of the Case for Christ?

His wife’s became a believer

What did Lee believe was the key to disproving Christianity?

The resurrection

How long was Lee’s journey?

Almost 2 years

What was Lee’s job?

Reporter for the Chicago Tribune

What surprised Lee the most about Leslie when she became a believer?

The change in her character

How did Lee’s character change as he gained more success?

He stopped caring about other people and only about what he could get for the story,

What do Christians consider as their sourcebook for what they believe about Jesus?

The bible 

Did Jesus claim to be God?

yes

What did Jesus receive for claiming to be God?

He was tortured to death 

What do many non-Christian people believe about Jesus?

That he was a good man, a moral person, and an excellent teacher, but he is certainly not a god

What are the 3 signs of mental instability?

Inappropriate emotions 

Misconceptions or paranoia 

Thinking disorders 

What is one evidence that Jesus was who he claimed to be?

Miracle

 Did Lee decide Jesus was crazy?

No

What is the Greek word for Messiah?

Christ

How many major prophecies are there about the Messiah?

5 dozen (60)

What are the 4 things about Jesus’ life that are prophecies fulfilled?

1.  Place of christ 
2.  Family tree
3.  Blood money
4.  clothing

What are the 5 attributes of God?

1.  Omniscience 
2.  omnipresence
3.  Omnipotent 
4.  Eternity
5.  immutability

Define omniscience.

All knowing 

Define omnipresence.

Everywhere present

Define. omnipotent.

All powerful

Define eternality.

No beginning or no end

Define immutability

Uncharging 

What are the 2 other important qualities of God?

1. God is sinless 
2.  God can forgive sins

 What is the Bible?

A collection of ancient documents claiming to record historical events 

What eyewitness testimonies does the Bible offer?

1.  The gospel of luke 
2.  The gospel of mark
3.  1st and 2nd peter 
4.  Matthew, john,& james also wrote biographies about jesus

Whose story does the Gospel of Mark tell?

Peter’s account

Define creed.

A statement of belief 

How many ORIGINAL manuscripts of the Bible still exist?

0 - they all crumbed to dust 

How many New Testament manuscripts still exist?

24,000

For what areas of life does the Bible provide wisdom?

1. How to treat people 
2.  How to forgive 
3.  How to spend money
4.  How to deal with stress 
5.  Healthy relationship

 What 3 ancient historical writers from outside the Bible, tell about the life of Jesus?

1.  josephus
2.  Tacitus 
3.  Pliny the younger

What types of people worshipped Jesus?

All types

List the archaeological evidence found that flat-out contradicts the Bible.

None

Who was Sir William Ramsay?

An atheist 

     Archaeologist

What did Sir William Ramsay dedicate 25 years of his life to?

Disproving the book of Acts 

What were his conclusions?

1.   Luke was one of the most accurate historian that ever lived 
2.  He become a christian

According to Lee Strobel, what is the most convincing evidence that Christ is real and Christian faith means something?

A changed life 

What does the Bible teach about how we should treat people?

With love 

 What does resurrection refer to?

Jesus dying and being dead for 3 days then coming back to life

46\. What is Christ’s resurrection considered the ultimate proof of?

Jesus is god

47\. What is hematidrosis?

Sweating drops of blood due to high anxiety

48\. What was Roman flogging?

Minimum of 39 lashes with a whip of a braided leather and metals balls and sharp bones

 What part of the hand did the nails pierce on Jesus?

Wrists

50\. What word comes from crucifixion?

Excruciating

51\. Define excruciating.

Agonizingly painful

52\. How do most crucifixion victims die?

Asphyxiation or cardiac attack

53\. What motivated Jesus to be degraded and brutalized the way He was?

Love

54\. How did Jewish leaders confirm that the tomb was empty?

They said that someone stole the body

55\. What were the 2 theories we discussed for the body not being resurrected?

1.  Someone stole the body 

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2.  The woman went to the wrong tomb 

What did it mean to “seal” a tomb?

Wrap a rope/cord across the entrance

57\. What does a stolen body not explain?

The radical change in the disciples

58\. Who saw the resurrected Jesus?

Peter the disciples 500 eyewitnesses, mary magdalene, other women, cleopas and other travelers 11 disciples 

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59\. What are the 3 possibilities Lee Strobel explored about the people who claimed to see Jesus after He died?

1.  Legend 
2.  Hallucination


1.  Wishful thinking

Who do hallucinations happen to?

Individuals not groups

61\. Who were people that didn’t want to believe Jesus was resurrected, but still claimed to see Him?

James was skeptical 

Paul actively persecuted christians

62\. Can you trust an experience to believe in Christ?

No weigh the evidence trust jesus and you will experience Him.