New Testament Survey- 1st Semester

During the intertestamental period, what conqueror seized control of the middle east from the Persians?

Alexander the Great

By the time of the new testament, the lingua franca was?

Greek Language

Jews who assimilated to Greek culture were called?

Hellenizers

What is the name of the ruler who tried to force Greek culture, including idolatry, on the Jews?

Antiochus Epiphanes

Resistance against the attempt to force Greek culture on the Jews was led by the family known as the?

Maccabees

What Roman general seized control of Palestine from the family who had led a revolt against the forcing of Greek culture on Palestinian Jews?

Pompey

The spread of Christianity was facilitated by the?

Pax Romana

Jesus was born under the emperorship of?

Augustus

Jesus ministered and died during the emperorship of?

Tiberius

During what year were Jerusalem and the temple destroyed in the Romans' crushing of a major Jewish revolt?

AD 70

Which two Gospels give an account of the birth of Christ?

Luke and Matthew

Which Gospel is focused on Jesus being the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy?

Matthew

What is the most likely date of the birth of Christ?

4-6 BC

Which Gospel gives us the most historical details of Christs birth?

Luke

Which Gospel starts with Jesus as an adult?

Mark

Which Gospel starts with explaining Jesus's existence prior to the incarnation?

John

Who were the rulers of Israel and Rome at the time of Christ's birth?

Herod and Augustus

Jesus public ministry is usually calculated at how many years?

Three and half

Traditionally Jesus’s ministry is divided into periods of?

Introduction, favor, and rejection

When confessed as the Messiah, Jesus started predicting His?

Death and resurrection

When Mary poured expensive ointment on Jesus’s head , it was to?

Anoint Him as king, for burial, and welcome Him into her home

What is the greatest commandment according to Jesus?

“Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord, and you shall love the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”

The last supper was a?

Passover meal

How should we evaluate any hatred from the world towards us as Christ followers?

We are not greater than Jesus. If they persecuted Him, they will persecute us too.

Who betrayed Jesus?

Judas

Which Herod took part in Jesus’s trial?

Herod Antipas

The crucifixion of Jesus lasted from,until?

from mid morning to mid afternoon

Jesus resurrection happened

Very early Sunday morning

The purpose of Acts was to show?

the growth and spread of Christianity, emphasizing its political protection.

The author of Acts was?

Luke

When did Jesus disciples receive the Holy Spirit?

On the day of Pentecost

How long did the disciples have to wait from the time of Jesus’ ascension until the giving of the Holy Spirit

10 days

Who is the prominent figure in Acts 1-12?

Peter

What is the most likely date Acts was written?

c. 63 A.D. just after Paul was released from prison in Rome

In Acts who preached the gospel to a group of Gentiles?

Peter

How many people were saved after hearing the sermon preached at the beginning of Acts?

3,000

How does the author of Luke describe the church in it’s first days?

The author describes the church as a community of believers who were devoted to the apostles' teaching, and fellowship. they shared everything and were awed by miracles and signs.

What was Solomon’s colonnade?

Where the Christians met in the Jewish temple

Paul bases his authority to have taught the truth to the Galatians upon?

Being appointed by Jesus, not the apostles

What is the second major section of Galatians?

Theological arguments divine grace against law- righteousness

Paul’s greatest example of justification in the Old testament is?

Abraham

“Antinomianism” means?

Taking license to sin because of divine grace

In Galatians, works contrasts with?

Faith

Paul wrote Galatians because?

The people of Galatia had listened to false teachings that said the grace of Jesus wasn’t enough to be saved.

At the time of writing Galatians?

Rome thought Jews and Christians were basically the same group with the same beliefs

The reasons that point to the recipients of the letter to the Galatians being in the southern region are?

Nothing is said about north Galatia. Church development took place along communication routes and those routes went through southern Galatia. The mention of Barnabas in the letter, who accompanied Paul’s mission trip into the region of South Galatia.

What are the fruits of the Spirit?

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

What are the illustrations Paul used to further explain a person is justified by faith alone?

The receiving of the Holy Spirit comes through faith. Abraham was righteous by faith. The law will not be satisfied if even one of the law is broken and no one can keep the whole law.

The content of 1 Thessalonians generally has to do with?

Congratulations on Christian progress and exhortations, especially concerning the second coming.

Paul encourages new disciples in Thessalonica that their faith is genuine by telling them?

It shows up in character, loving labor, works, and endurance. The power of the gospel as they turned away from idols. They also have a deep conviction, as proven by their endurance from persecution from their Jewish countryman.

The Christian virtue “hope” means confident expectation of Jesus’ second coming.

true

In 1 Thessalonians, Paul clears up the confusion about Jesus’s second coming by explaining?

Those who die before Jesus returns are raised first at His return, then anyone alive at the time of Christ’s return, will join them in the air.

According to Paul, the day of the Lord will come unexpectedly on?

Non- Christians

According to 2 Thessalonians?

Paul Does Not say the day of the Lord would be soon, and the Thessalonians believed the day of the Lord would be soon.

What must happen before the Lord’s return according to Paul in 2 Thessalonians?

A global rebellion against God occurs and a “man of Lawlessness” appears.

What could Paul mean by the restrainer in 2 Thessalonians?

The Church, government, Michael the archangel, and the Holy Spirit.

What is the fate of the “Man of Lawlessness?”

Destroyed by the breath of Jesus’s mouth

What does Paul say believers should do while we wait for Jesus’s return?

Pray for the spread of the Gospel and protection, while we work with our hands.