Final Exam: 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, Jude, 1, 2, 3, John, & Revelation

_______________ The most likely date for the writing of 1 Timothy is . . .

a. Around AD 49 b. Early to mid AD 60s c. Mid to late AD 50s d. After AD 70

b. Early to mid AD 60s

(T/F) _______________ Paul most likely left Titus in Ephesus to continue the mission in Asia Minor

False (Timothy)

_______________ The most likely date for the writing of 2 Timothy is . . .

a. Around AD 49 b. Early to mid AD 60s c. Mid to late AD 50s d. After AD 70

Early to mid AD 60s

(T/F) _______________ Paul most likely left Timothy in Crete to continue the mission in the Mediterranean.

False (Titus)

______________ Which best describes the audience for Hebrews?

a. Jewish Christians b. Non-Christian Jews c. Non-Jewish Christians

a. Jewish Christians

(T/F) _______________ The language in Hebrews is very different than the language in Paul's letters, leading most scholars to believe that Paul didn't write it.

True

_______________ What is the most likely date for the writing of Hebrews?

a. Around AD 45 b. Around AD 65 c. After AD 70

b. Around AD 65

(T/F) _______________ The audience for the book of Hebrews had suffered some persecution.

True

(T/F) _______________ The writer of Hebrews claims to be a second-generation Christian (Heb 2:3), leading most scholars to believe that Paul didn't write it.

True

(T/F) _______________ There is a reference in Hebrews to Italy, leading some scholars to think it was written either to or from Rome.

True

______________ What is the most likely date for the writing of James?

a. Around AD 45 b. Late AD 50s c. Mid AD 60s d. After AD 70

a. Around AD 45

______________ Which of the following best describes the recipients of the letter James?

a. Jewish Christians b. Non-Christian Jews c. Non-Jewish Christians

a. Jewish Christians

(T/F) _______________ The author of James does not make much use of the Old Testament in his argumentation

False

_____________ Who is the audience for the letter we call 1 Peter?

a. Christians in Asia Minor b. Christians in Greece c. Christians in Rome

a. Christians in (northern) Asia Minor

_______________ What is the most likely date for the writing of 1 Peter?

a. In the AD 50s b. In the AD 60s c. After AD 70

b. In the AD 60s

(T/F) _______________ 1 Peter was written by a different Peter, not the Peter from the Gospels.

False

(T/F) _______________ Though James is very hortatory (sermonic) in nature, it is still technically a letter.

True

(T/F) _______________ The authorship of 1 Peter is as well attested to by history and tradition as any book in the New Testament

True

(T/F) _______________ 2 Peter is written about false teachers.

True

______________ What is the most likely date for 2 Peter?

A. Before 60 B. Around 65 C. After AD 70 D. Entirely unknown

B. Around 65

(T/F) _______________ Jude most likely used 2 Peter as a source.

False

(T/F) _______________ 2 Peter was probably written prior to Jude.

False

(T/F) _______________ 2 Peter was written by the same person who wrote 1 Peter.

True

(T/F) _______________ Jude was probably written prior to 2 Peter.

True

(T/F) _______________ Jude is written about false teachers.

True

(T/F) _______________ Jude and James (the author of the book of James) were probably brothers.

True

______________ What is the most likely date for 1 John?

a. AD 60s b. AD 70s c. AD 90s

c. AD 90s

(T/F) _______________ John most likely wrote 1-3 John to churches and Christians in and around Ephesus.

True

______________ According to church tradition, John probably wrote 1-3 John from . . .

a. Patmos b. Asia Minor c. Rome

b. Asia Minor

(T/F) _______________ Your textbook argues that the John who wrote 1 John was John the Apostle, the John from the Gospels.

True

(T/F) _______________ One of the theological issues at stake in 1-3 John is whether or not Jesus was God who had become a human being.

True

______________ What is the most likely date for 2-3 John?

a. AD 60s b. AD 70s c. AD 90s

AD 90s

(T/F) _______________ Modern New Testament scholars almost universally agree that John the Apostle, the "son of Zebedee," was the author of Revelation.

False (not universally)

(T/F) _______________ When John wrote Revelation he was most likely in exile/banished for preaching the gospel.

True

_______________ Which of the following is the best date for Revelation?

a. Before AD 70 b. In the 80s c. In the 90s.

c. In the 90s

(T/F) _______________ John wrote to encourage Christians to remain faithful throughout the hardships they were suffering

True

(T/F) _______________ The John who wrote Revelation also wrote 1-3 John but not the Gospel of John.

False

(T/F) _______________ The author of Revelation has suffered persecution just as his audience had suffered persecution.

True

_______________ To whom is the book of Revelation addressed?

a. Churches in Asia Minor b. Churches in Greece c. Islands off the coast of Asia Minor

(e.g. Patmos) d. Unknown

a. Churches in Asia Minor (7 around ephesus)