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The seven "general" New Testament writings considered in this chapter are often called the catholic epistles. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Book of Hebrews is the only New Testament document not written in Greek. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Along with the Jewish scholar Philo, the author of Hebrews interprets the Hebrew Bible using a technique called _____________, in which earthly events in the Hebrew Bible symbolize heavenly realities. |
| | A) | apocrypha |
| | B) | eschatology |
| | C) | apocalyptic |
| | D) | allegory |
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In portraying Christ as an eternal High Priest who offered himself as an eternal sacrifice for sins, the author of Hebrews appeals to the obscure character of ______________________ in the Hebrew Bible. |
| | A) | Aaron |
| | B) | Melchizedek |
| | C) | Zerubbabel |
| | D) | Shadrach |
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The Book of James defines religion as ______________________. |
| | A) | faith as a grain of mustard seed. |
| | B) | helping orphans and widows and keeping oneself unstained by the world. |
| | C) | adherence to the correct doctrines taught by the apostles. |
| | D) | belief in a higher power, however conceived. |
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In the most famous passage in the Book of James, the author claims that "faith without works is dead," seeming to contradict what the apostle Paul said about faith in Galatians and Romans. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Like many Jewish writers in the wisdom tradition, James repeatedly emphasizes the importance of ___________________ as an important aspect of morality. |
| | A) | correct sacrifices |
| | B) | prayer |
| | C) | sexual abstinence |
| | D) | controlling the tongue |
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Of all the New Testament catholic epistles identified with various apostles, the best case for authenticity can be made for the Book of James. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Many scholars believe that 1 Peter should be dated after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E. because _____________________. |
| | A) | the author explicitly mentions the destruction of Jerusalem. |
| | B) | the author portrays the Roman emperor as a Christian. |
| | C) | the author claims that refers to the death of Nero. |
| | D) | the author refers to the city of Rome as "Babylon." |
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The author of 1 Peter claims to have received a vision in which Christ promised that the intended readers of the book would escape persecution. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to church tradition, the author of the Book of Jude was supposedly the brother of _____________________. |
| | A) | James and John, the sons of Zebedee. |
| | B) | John the Baptist. |
| | C) | Jesus of Nazareth. |
| | D) | the apostle Paul. |
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The Book of Jude is a good example of a style of writing known as paranesis, in which the author provides lots of practical advice for living. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Book of Jude is the only New Testament book to quote directly from the Pseudepigrapha, Jewish religious works not included in the Jewish biblical canon. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Book of 2 Peter refers to which set of other New Testament documents as "scripture"? |
| | A) | the letters of Paul |
| | B) | the Synoptic Gospels |
| | C) | the Gospel and letters of John |
| | D) | Luke and Acts |
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The Book of 2 Peter includes an extended defense of the Christian doctrine of ___________________. |
| | A) | the virginal conception of Jesus. |
| | B) | the Trinity. |
| | C) | the Parousia of Christ. |
| | D) | justification by faith. |
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Many scholars believe that the opponents denounced in 1 John espoused Docetism, the view that Jesus was pure spirit and only seemed to be human. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The author of 1 John claims that people who do not love cannot know God because God is love. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The author of 1 John accuses those who deny the humanity of Jesus of being in grave doctrinal and moral error, calling them___________________. |
| | A) | heretics. |
| | B) | dogs. |
| | C) | the circumcision. |
| | D) | anti-Christs. |
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The author of 2 and 3 John identifies himself only as the _________________. |
| | A) | Alpha and the Omega. |
| | B) | Fellow Servant. |
| | C) | apostle John. |
| | D) | Elder. |
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The title of the book the Didache tells us much about its contents, for the Greek term didache means "ministry." |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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