Exploring the Bible Exam 3

who was the roman centurion who that Peter vistied after receiving a vision?

cornelius

which disciple preached on the day of pentecost and is recorded in the book of Acts?

peter

what is saul doing the first time we see him in the book of acts?

saul was holding the coats of those who stoned stephen

who explained the prophecies of Isaiah to an Ethiopian eunuch and then baptized him?

philip

what was the issue being debated at the Jerusalem council (Acts 15)?

Do Gentiles have to become Jews?

How does the book of Acts end?

Paul still in prison in Rome awaiting his trial

what is the genre style of the apocalypse in revelation?

symbolism

who laid hands on the blind Paul, and later baptized him into Christianity?

Ananias

when Paul and Barnabas travelled on their missionary journeys they took the gospel to this first?

synagoues

according to Paul’s writings, the punishment for sin is

death

how many missionary journeys of Paul are recorded in the book of Acts

3

who was the original audience for the book of revelations?

the 1st century churches/christians in asia

which of the following is not considered one of the general letters or epistles?

hebrews

Galatians

1 Peter

James

*Galatians

What is another word for letter?

Epistle

you cannot separate faith and works

How does James describe the relationship between faith and works?

paul preached in this city to philosophers at the areopagus (also called mars hill) about the “unknown God”?

athens

what is the main purpose of Revelation?

to encourage persecuted Christians

Paul defines____as “to be placed in covenant relationship with God.” Sometimes this word is translated “to be made righteous” or “to be acceptable by God”

Justification

True or False, Revelation predicts the date of christ’s return

false

true or false, Galatians if a Pauline letter?

true

true or false, Titus is not one of Paul’s prison letters?

true

in Paul’s letters, he understands Sin (with a capital “S”) as the sin of____

Idolatry

Paul defines___as “a person’s acceptance of God’s free and undeserved gift of covenant relationship.”

Faith

what is the climax of the book of Revelation?

we will enjoy a new heaven and Earth

what changed between the end of the gospels and Acts 2 that allowed Peter to preach?

Peter was filled with the power of the Holy Spirit

what is one of the main purposes of the book of Acts?

continuation of the gospel story

True or false, Philemon is one of Paul’s prison letters?

True

What is the term described as God’s undeserving kindness?

Grace

The first half of the book of Acts focuses on

Ministry of Peter

Paul says in the letter to the Romans that God’s gift to humanity is

Eternal Life

Traditionally, each gospel has been associated with a figure. Which gospel is associated with which figure?

Matthew- Human

Mark-Lion

Luke-Ox (Beast of Burden)

John-Eagle

In mark 13 Jesus told his disciples that instead of trying to predict when the end times would occur, they should do what?

keep alert and awake

what does “synoptic” mean?

seen together

Jesus told his disciples to wait in Jerusalem. What are they supposed to wait for?

Power on High

Which gospels are the Synoptic gospels?

Matthew, Mark, Luke

in the gospel of mark, the women who find Jesus’ empty tomb say nothing to anyone about what they found. what reason does Mark give for their silence?

they were afraid

which of the many “Judaisms” that existed in the 1st century was characterized as: aristocratic members of the priesthood, who were more conservative? The temple was central to this group’s existence

Sadduces

Who was king of judea when Jesus was born?

King Herod (Herod the Great)

Many Jews had certain expectations for the role of God’s savior—they seemed to have expected a ____.

Someone to overthrow the Roman Empire

Rome allowed client states to rule themselves as along as they did two things:

keep the peace and pay the taxes

Which gospels contain the story of Jesus’ birth?

Matthew and Luke

What is the only gospel that does NOT contain post-resurrection appearances of Jesus?

Mark

This blind man has to be healed twice in the gospel of Mark

Bartimaues

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, what did he do when he looked at the city?

he wept over it

True or false, Mark identifies Jesus as the Son of God

True

This roman governor did not want to sentence jesus to death, but because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, he allowed Jesus to be crucified

pilate

when Joseph and Mary forgot Jesus at age twelve, what was Jesus doing?

teaching in the temple

who was the king of judea who executed John the baptizer?

Herod Antipas

who are the first people to find that Jesus has been resurrected?

Mary Magdalene, the other Mary (the women)

Who helped carry Jesus’ cross?

simon of cyrine

which disciple betrayed Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane

Judas

after Jesus’ crucifixion, some of the women disciples want to prepare his body for burial. why can’t they do this right away?

it was sabbath day and passover

Jesus tells three parables in a row to the listening Pharisees and sinners. These parables are____, the parable of the lost coin, and the Parable of the Prodigal Son

the Lost Sheep

how does Jesus respond to Satan’s temptations?

quoting scripture

Where does John do most of his baptizing?

the Jordan River

Which of the following happened earliest?

Paul’s Third Missionary Trip

Paul’s witness in Caesarea

Paul’s witness in Rome

Pentecost

Pentecost

True or False, Hebrews is not a letter written by Paul?

True

When Jesus is born, who recognizes the significance of the newborn child?

the Shepards

Who functioned as a bridge between the old and the new covenants?

John the Baptist

Which covenant did Jesus inaugurate during the Passover Meal (or the Lord’s Supper)?

the new covenant

what is the relationship between Abraham’s and the new covenant?

That the covenant brings the Abrahamic covenant to fulfillment

With which sect of Judaism did Paul affilate?

Pharisee

Jesus’ Mother’s name was

Mary

Jesus’ main message was

The kingdom of God had come

Which of the following is an example of “recapitualation”?

12×12=144

Jesus’ favorite method of teaching was

the use of parables