New Testament Unit 3

Luke

Acts is the 2nd work of a 2 volume work which includes what Gospel?

Geographical

The progress of Acts is mainly…

Jerusalem

The narrative recorded in Acts starts in…

Rome

The Narrative recorded in Acts ends in…

True

T/F The book of Acts was not intended to be a comprehensive history

True

T/F The book of Acts ignored the activities of most of the apostles of Jesus

Peter and Paul

The book of Acts is dominated by the work of what two apostles of Jesus

Theophilus

Acts was written for…

40

How many days did Jesus present himself alive to the apostles after his ressurection

120

Around how many were “in the company” of Jesus

Matthias

Who was chosen to replace Judas?

Sound of wind, tongues of fire, different languages

What are three phenomena accompanied the manifestation of the Holy Spirit?

Pentecost

The coming of the Holy Spirit occurred during what Jewish festival?

Peter

Which apostle spoke to a crowd after the coming of the Holy Spirit to explain what had occurred?

3000

Number added to the apostles numbers after Peters sermon after the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Stephen

Who was the first Christian Martyr recorded in Acts?

Damascus

Paul was called on his approach to what city?

Ananias

Believer sent to restore Paul’s eyesight.

Cornelius

Roman Centurion converted when Peter preached in his home

Antioch

City where Christ followers were first called Christians

Antioch

Became a hub for Paul’s mission work, influential Christian community emerged from this city

3

Number of Missionary journeys Paul took

Barnabas, John Mark, Paul

3 individuals who took the first Missionary journey

Jerusalem

City where Christian leaders met to establish requirements for Jewish practices for Gentile Christians

Disagreement about John Mark

Reason Paul and Barnabas split up

Silas

Went with Paul on second missionary Journey

Lydia

Pauls first European convert

Ephesus

City where Paul was involved in a riot over Artemis

2

Number of years Paul was left in prison in Caesarea

Festus

Roman governor who sent Paul to appeal to Roman emperor

Agrippa II

Jewish king who heard Pauls case

Malta

Where Pauls companions stayed 3 months due to shipwreck

1 Year

Length of time Paul lived in Rome when the book of Acts ends

Tarsus

Pauls Hometown

True

T/F Paul was a Roman Citizen

Pharisee

Jewish Sect Paul was involved with

False

T/F New Testament records how Pauls dies

Galio

Useful clue to Pauline chronology in his appearance before Roman Centurion in Corinth

13

Number of books attributed to Paul

False

T/F There is complete agreement among scholars how many books were written by Paul

True

T/F Paul is thought to have regularly utilized a scribe to write letters

Length

Pauls letters to the church are arranged by…

False

T/F The writing of letters was uncommon in Greco-Roman society

True

T/F Extant Greco-Roman letters have been observed to have a standard form

True

T/F The letters of the new Testament are thought to be even more historically based than other biblical writings

Parousia ; Return of Christ

Subject of the questions Paul sought the answer to in 1 Thessalonians

True

T/F Some New testament scholars suggest that 1 thessalonians is the earliest of Pauls extant correspondance

Parousia ; Return of Christ

Subject of an erroneous opinion that had arisen in the church which 2 Thessalonians seeks to correct

True

T/F Jewish resistance to Pauls teaching caused such problems in Thessalonica that he was compelled by his friends to leave the city

18 Months

Duration of Pauls foundational period of ministry at Corinth on his 2nd missionary Journey

4

Minimum number of letters written by Paul to the church of Corinth based on his extant letters to the church

Titus

Courier of some, if not all, of Pauls letters to Corinth

True

T/F Part of 1 Corinthians contains answers from Paul to the church regarding questions posed to him through letters the church as sent

True

T/F In 1 Cor. Paul advised that if eating meat sacrificed to idols caused the falling of a fellow Christian, then one should not eat meat

True

T/F 2 Cor. was written after the resolution of some problems/disagreements between Paul and members of the church at Corinth

True

T/F The letters to the Galatians deal with the question of whether a Gentile must first become a Jew before being a Christian

True

T/F The serious nature of the crisis in Galatia is indicated in the form of the letter which departs from Pauls traditional form

True

T/F The letter to the Galatians contains autobiographical details of Pauls earlier life and work, some of which disagree with the presentation of his life in Acts

Faith

According to Galatians, Paul taught that a person is justified by ….

Not known

Who founded the Christian community in Rome?

True

T/F Paul had never visited the church in Rome when he wrote the letter

Spain

Pauls intended destination after visiting Rome

Corinth

Suggested point of Origin for Pauls letters to the church of Rome

True

T/F Among the undisputed letters of Paul, only in Romans does Pauls name appear

True

T/F Paul wrote Ephesians in Prison

True

T/F Ephesians is very similar to Colossians

True

T/F Most scholars regard Ephesians as a circular letter which was distributed to several churches in Asia Minor

True

T/F The theme of Ephesians is Gods eternal purpose in establishing and completing the universal church of Jesus Christ

True

T/F Paul wrote Colossians from Prison

Ephesians

Colossians is very similar to what other book?

Epaphras

Suggested founder of the church at Colassae

True

T/F Colossians was written to correct erroneous teachings

Christ

Colossians 1.1-3.4 emphasizes the supremacy of…

Philippi

Location of the first Christian congregation established by Paul on European soil

True

T/F Paul wrote Philipians while in Prison, but it is impossible to say that exact time or place of writing

Praetorian Guard and Caesars household

What references in Philippians favor Rome as the place of writing

Return of Epaphrodites to Philippi after illness

Occasion for the writing of the letter Philipians