Understanding the Bible: Sixth Edition, 6/e

Stephen Harris, California State University--Sacramento

General Epistles and Some Visions of End Time and Chapter 14: Interpreting the Judeo-Christian Bible in a Changed World

True or False


1	Most scholars place Hebrews in the letter genre.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Hebrews is so named because the author addresses himself to "the Hebrews."
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Many interpreters view James as an attack on Paul's doctrine of salvation through faith.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Scholars believe the same author wrote 1-3 John and Revelation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	The term anti-Christ appears in the Bible only in 2-3 John.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	As apocalyptic literature, Revelation is a coded guide to the end of the world.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The "whore" described in Revelation 18 is taken by scholars to refer to Rome.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	One scholarly theory identifies the number 666 with Emperor Nero.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Most scholars date Revelation to around 96 ce.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	According to Revelation, the thousand year reign of Christ (the millennium) precedes the resurrection of the martyrs.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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