Survey of the Bible Quizzes 1-8 – Flashcards
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According to Richter, Genesis is not concerned with chronological or geological details or in the validation of a "young" earth.
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True
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Genesis 1 provides a panoramic view while Genesis 2 a more "anthropomorphic" view of creation.
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True
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The Bible explains how God came into being.
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False
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The same word (salah) that God uses to send Adam and Eve away from the Garden is used of divorce and disinheritance.
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true
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The "Great Barrier" that keeps the average New Testament believer from the Old Testament is that they do not see the Old Testament as their own story.
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false
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The reason Genesis 2 divides the first creation account in the middle is because that's how it was divided in the original Hebrew text.
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false
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Adam's curse, "By the sweat of your brow", chiefly means that he will have to work hard for all of his days.
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False
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What Biblical story offers the explanation for the rainbow?
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Noah
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According to the book, the Apocrypha should not be studied.
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false
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The Hebrew word for day, "yom" simply means 24 hours.
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false
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Torah refers most specifically to:
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The Law of Moses
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The Enuma Elish is the creation account for the
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Babylonians
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If the image of God in humans includes the ability to relate to him, to be unrelated chiefly means to be dead physically.
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False
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It seems Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 provide different accounts of God's first plan.
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True
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God created the universe "ex nihilo" which means from _____.
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Nothing
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After Jacob saw the "stairway to heaven" (insert air guitar), he named the place the house of God, "______".
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Bethel
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As seen in Matthew 1, women were typically mentioned in Jewish genealogies.
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False
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Which of the following is NOT one of the promises God made to Abram: a great _______.
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Temple
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True or False: The bet ab that lives together, dies together. Hence, the reason that Jacob and Joseph made their sons promise to take the children of Jacob and Joseph with them when they depart Egypt.
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True
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What name did the Angel give Jacob at the end of their MMA contest (wrestling match) in Genesis 32?
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The one who wrestles with God and overcomes Man
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Abram left his home city of Ur, which is in modern day ______.
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Iraq
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Isaac had two sons, the oldest, _____, and the youngest, ______.
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Esau/Jacob
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How many sons did Jacob have?
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12
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The authors date the life of Abram around _____ BCE.
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2000
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The Hebrew word for "Redeem" (ga'al) from its very first associations was theological in nature.
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False
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God led Abram from Ur to ________, which to this day stands central in the covenant history--a new land for a new people.
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Palestine
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How many times did Abraham pass Sarah off as his sister? ___ times
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2
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What was the name of the son of Abraham and Hagar?
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Ishmael
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Abraham's caravan included his wife, Sarai(h) and his nephew, ____
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Lot
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How many stones did Joshua set up on the shore as a memorial for future generations?
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12
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The two miracles, the Red Sea and the ____________ river served as bookends of God's salvation for the Hebrews.
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Jordan
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What story served as the silver lining during the period of the judges in that it served as a precursor for the life of David and eventually of Jesus Christ?
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Ruth
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Although Moses was not allowed to enter into the Promised Land, God allowed him to view it from Mount Nemo.
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False
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Water ranked as the greatest need for the Hebrews in Sinai.
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True
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Rahab the prostitute was the great, great, great.....grandmother of David and then later of Paul.
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False
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As for me and my army, we will serve the Lord. (Josh 24.15)
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False
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With the concept of corporate awareness, the Hebrews saw "self-awareness, moral and legal responsibility, blessing and trouble, reward and punishment" as both individual and corporate realities.
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True
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The Hebrews executed Achan and his family for witchcraft.
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False
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The first city the Hebrews had to conquer was Ai.
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False
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To provide for Israel, God rained down a sort of bread from heaven: the Hebrews called it _____.
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Manna
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According to your book, when Moses put his hands in the air, he was _____.
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Praying
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Name the type of government where God ruled through judges and prophets.
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Theocracy
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Joshua was the successor of Moses.
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True
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In the Biblical story the clash of two armies in essence became the clash between gods.
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True
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According to some manuscripts, Goliath was not much taller than King Saul.
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True
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Name the Philistine god who "bowed down" to worship the Lord.
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Dagon
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After King Saul died, Samuel anointed David to be the new king.
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False
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Eli fail so badly as a father the priesthood became a mockery.
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True
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David felt relief once he found out that Saul was dead.
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False
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After David had slept with Bathsheba and ordered the murder of her husband, Samuel the prophet confronted him: "You are the man!"
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False
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Samuel failed so badly as a father that the people wanted a king rather than a priest to rule them.
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True
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The Jews referred to David's reign as the Silver Age of Hebrew history, only to be surpassed by the Golden Age under Solomon.
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False
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The Ark stood as the symbol of the people of Israel and their God.
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True
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Many of the prophets used poetry to convey their message.
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True
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Solomon had _________ wives and _________ concubines
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700/300
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The chief ministry of the prophets was predicting the future.
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False
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"Rebuild the Wall"
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Nehemiah
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Solomon spent 13 years building the temple and 7 years building his own house.
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False
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The benchmark of blessing and judgment for the prophets was Deuteronomy and the covenant
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True
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Through Nebuchadnezzar's dream, he predicted the first and second coming of Jesus.
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Daniel
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"Elijah is coming again."
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Malachi
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David and Solomon both ruled the country and extended its influence by the same means.
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False
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"You will be in exile for 70 years, so make yourself at home."
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Jeremiah
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Hosea, the last prophet of Israel, purchased and married a prostitute as a sermon illustration.
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True
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Prophets acted mostly as preachers.
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True
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During the time of Zechariah, (rather than on the Temple) he took on the task of training the people in the Law.
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Ezra
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God used spokesman called priests to attempt to lead the people and their kings back to the Deuteronomic covenant.
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False
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The judgment between the two prostitutes showcased the wisdom of Solomon.
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True
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The Incarnation demonstrates that Jesus is ____.
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100% God and 100% Man
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According to your textbook, Jesus main message is "love."
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False
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According to Luke 2.52: Jesus grew in wisdom, stature, in favor with God and man.
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True
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According to the Gospels, Jesus was born under the reign of the Roman emperor ____.
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Augustus
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The point of Satan's temptations was to appeal to pride rather than to question Jesus' identity.
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True
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According to the author, scholars can overstate the significance of the incarnation.
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False
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According to your textbook, the main purpose of Jesus miracles was "teaching."
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True
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The four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, tell the story of Jesus' birth.
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False
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The gospel genealogies strive to show that Jesus is the son of both David and Moses.
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False
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Mark, John, Paul and the General Epistles make reference to Jesus' virginal conception.
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False
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Jesus was born around ____ BC.
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6
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The Gospels only mention two significant events of Jesus' childhood.
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True
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The Christian church calls the last week of Jesus' life: the Passion week.
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True
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Jesus chose the most qualified and pious to be his 12 disciples.
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False
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All four gospels place Jesus' baptism at the beginning of his public ministry.
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True
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The only imperative in Matthew 28:16-20 is "Go!".
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False
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Different crosses were devised, some shaped like an X, but the most common was shaped like a T.
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True
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The Gospel writers make no distinction in terms of personhood between the crucified Jesus and the resurrected Jesus.
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True
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Jesus' disciples—Peter, John and James—helped Jesus conquer his anguish over his impending death.
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False
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According to your text, genuine Christian ministry would have been impossible without Jesus' ascension.
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True
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For the events of Wednesday, the Gospels make their focus the evening supper.
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False
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Matthew 28:16-20 has one imperative and one promise. The promise is that God will do more than we can imagine.
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False
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A total of ____ post-resurrection appearances are recorded in the Gospels.
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8
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Jesus died on Friday at ______ on the day we call Good Friday. (p. 239)
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3 PM
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According to Acts, Jesus appeared to his disciples repeatedly during a 40 day period.
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True
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Match the following Mark Matthew Luke John
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Mark: Jesus is the Son of God Matthew: The cross fulfills OT scripture Luke: The cross declares justice John: The cross conquers cosmic powers
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Paul wrote the Book of Acts.
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False
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How many summary statements appear in Acts?
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5
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In Acts, most of the Christians met in synagogues encouraging one another and sharing the Lord's Supper.
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False
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Saul the persecutor became Paul the preacher.
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True
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According to Acts, after his 'conversion' Paul immediately began to preach the Gospel.
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True
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Paul was born around _______ A.D.
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10
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Even after being filled with the Spirit at Pentecost, Peter still held the ethnocentric mindset that Jews should not comingle with non-Jews.
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True
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It was in Antioch where the disciples of Christ were first called ____.
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Christians
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The abandonment of Paul and Barnabas by James led to an eventual split between the two.
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False
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In Lystra, the people mistook Barnabas for Zeus and Paul for Hermes, since he served as the chief spokesman.
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True
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The apostolic council in ___________, reported in Acts 15, easily ranks as one of the most important meetings of the early church.
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Jerusalem
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Ananias the prophet foretold of the famine in Jerusalem and that Paul would be handed over to the Romans.
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False
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Clement affirmed that Paul reached Britain after his house release in Rome.
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False
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Revelation was written to frighten believers into obedience.
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False
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Revelation's use of apocalyptic language makes the text appear straightforward to modern readers.
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False
