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CHR 105 FINAL EXAM - DR. MOTES
According to the textbook, the two most common excuses for not studying the Bible are that people don't see the value of Bible study and that people don't know how to study the Bible. - correct answer True According to the textbook, the Bible is very similar to other religious texts, like the Quran of Islam. - correct answer False According to the textbook, the two types of divine revelation are: - correct answer General and Special According to the textbook, archaeology can prove everything about the Bible. - correct answer False In 2 Timothy 3:16, Paul describes the all Scripture as: - correct answer God-breathed What is the theory of inspiration advocated in the textbook and most evangelical Christians? - correct answer Verbal Plenary Theory According to the textbook, what is the most important witness to the authority of Scripture? - correct answer Scripture itself When theologians ascribe " inspiration" to the Bible, they mean that... - correct answer The Bible was written by men through the influence of the Holy Spirit. According to the textbook, the Scriptures are an example of God's general revelation. - correct answer False According to the textbook, hundreds of occurrences of expressions like "thus says the Lord" and "the word of the Lord came to" may be found in the Old Testament prophetic literature. - correct answer True
The subsections of the Old Testament in the Hebrew Bible and the English Protestant Bible are different
- correct answer True Which of the following factors led Old Testament authors to pen their documents in the first place? - correct answer A. All of the above. B. A desire to preserve a written record of God's actions for future generations C. Yahweh's (The LORD's) explicit instruction to write. D. A concern to teach and encourage ancient Israelites. For which of the following purposes did New Testament authors pen their documents in the first place?
- correct answer A desire to preserve the teachings and works of Jesus The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls demonstrated that the Old Testament text had been faithfully preserved from the second century BC to the tenth century AD. - correct answer True The first known translation of the Hebrew Bible into another language is: - correct answer The LXX Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria most likely used for the canonization of a New Testament book? - correct answer A book's authorship needed to have a clear connection to an authoritative figure in Israel. The Muratorian Fragment indicates that no list of authoritative books existed in early Christianity. - correct answer False Which of the following is the New Testament manuscript that contains the earliest complete collection of NT books? - correct answer Codex Sinaiticus The only OT book not represented in the Dead Sea Scrolls is Ruth. - correct answer False Which of the following is the correct order for the four stages that led to the form of the Bible as we have it today? - correct answer Original Production, transmission, canonization, translation.
The Documentary Hypothesis asserts that rather than being the product of one hand, the Pentateuch developed over time as a compilation of four distinct sources. - correct answer True The following are all key events from the book of Exodus except: - correct answer The conquest of the Promised land The Hebrew word used as a structuring device in the book of Genesis is: - correct answer Toledoth According to the textbook, Leviticus 19 definitively states that Christians today should not get tattoos. - correct answer False According to the textbook, image-bearing is a status—designating the ones who serve creation and God's kingdom as God's vice-regents. - correct answer True What is the main emphasis of the narrative in the Pentateuch as shown by the amount of space devoted to it and by how the narrative slows down when dealing with it? - correct answer The exodus and the forming of a covenant nation at Mt. Sinai. According to the textbook, a good way of understanding the story of the Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac in Genesis 22 is allegorically--"What do we need to sacrifice to God?" - correct answer False The event that represented the birth of Israel as a nation was: - correct answer The exodus from Egypt According to the textbook, neither the Old Testament nor the New Testament ever associates Moses with authorship of the Pentateuch. - correct answer False The book of Joshua describes: - correct answer A. The transition of power from Moses to Joshua. B. God's faithfulness to His promises. C. The division of the land among the Israelite tribes. D. All of the above.
Which book provides the theological backdrop to the Historical Books? - correct answer Deuteronomy We do not know for certain who the author is for all of the historical books. - correct answer True According to the textbook, the best way to understand the story of David and Goliath is as an allegory of how God helps us to overcome our problems (our "giants"). - correct answer False The person most emphasized in 1 and 2 Samuel is Samuel - correct answer False The book of Esther is unique in that it does not mention the name of God. - correct answer True The kingdom of Israel is divided after which event? - correct answer Solomon's son Rehoboam forsakes the counsel of the elders and oppresses the people. A good way of understanding the genre of the Historical Books is "historical preaching"--appealing to and exhorting God's people using real historical events. - correct answer True Which of the following is the correct progression of events in the Historical Books? - correct answer Conquest, Judges, Monarchy, Exile, Return The historical event that provides the "lens" for interpreting the books of Kings is: - correct answer The Babylonian Exile According to the textbook, the historical context of the Poetry and Wisdom Books is beneficial but not exegetically essential. - correct answer True Psalms of lament are found infrequently in the book of Psalms. - correct answer False Proverbs takes the Torah—the covenantal instructions to the entire community—and brings them down to a real-world, familial level. - correct answer True
Major prophets are considered major because they are more important and inspired than the minor prophets. - correct answer False This eighth century prophet wrote a long book and speaks of the Messiah as a Suffering Servant as well as king. - correct answer Isaiah The prophets rarely referred to key parts of the Torah covenant, such as the covenantal blessings and cursings. - correct answer False The three great prophets of the Babylonian exile are: - correct answer Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel As one of the Jewish exiles in Babylon and later Persia, his primary message was concerning God's sovereignty over the nations and history, and he prophesies of a messianic "Son of Man." - correct answer Daniel Which best describes the primary role of the Old Testament prophet? - correct answer Reminding the nation of its covenant with God Which of the following reasons support the belief that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote the gospel that traditionally bear their names? - correct answer A. Early church fathers identify these four individuals as the authors. B. Early manuscripts bear titles with their names. C. The authors pen their names at the end of their respective Gospels. D. Both A and B The four "Evangelists" only wrote to nonbelievers in need of evangelization. - correct answer False Scholars involved in the so-called "Quest for the Historical Jesus" are neutral and purely objective historians. - correct answer False How are the "biographies" by the four Evangelists unique in comparison to other ancient biographies? - correct answer They wanted their readers to encounter Jesus in their gospels
"Kingdom of Heaven" is a well-known feature of Mark's idiom. - correct answer False What kind of Old Testament usages should readers expect to find in Luke? - correct answer Jesus as the Righteous One How is John's Theology unique in comparison to the Synoptic Gospels? - correct answer John refers to Jesus as the "Word." How does Matthew's Christology set him apart from the other three Gospels? - correct answer His emphasis on Jesus as "Immanuel" John plainly tells readers that he wants them to respond by having "certainty" about Jesus. - correct answer False The structure of a Gospel consists of which three parts: - correct answer Individual stories, acts, and cycles Which of the following is the "guiding question" in Acts? - correct answer How does Jesus continue His work from the right hand of the Father? Who are the two most prominent figures in Acts? - correct answer Peter and Paul With respect to speeches in Acts, Luke most likely followed Thucydides' practice. - correct answer False Which of the following is one way to interpret the structure in Acts? - correct answer Trace the movement of the witness One-third of the material in Acts comes in the form of a parable. - correct answer False The three types of rhetoric contained in the speeches of Acts are: - correct answer Deliberate, Forensic, and Epideictic
B. Jesus and David C. Jesus and Priest D. All of the above In his anthropological use of the Old Testament, why does Paul not link Adam to Christ? - correct answer To explain his apostleship The Mosaic Law plays a key role in Paul's use of the Old Testament. - correct answer True "In Christ" in Paul primarily revolves around which of the following? - correct answer What Jesus secures for the believer in His death and resurrectionlse Whom does Origen identify as the author of Hebrews? - correct answer Only God Knows How is Jesus "superior" to Israel's priestly system according to the writer of Hebrews? - correct answer Jesus was without sin James echoes the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount. - correct answer True How does James encourage believers in their difficulties? - correct answer He assures them that God will vindicate them. The "thesis" of First Peter is that the recipients should set their hope on Jesus' return and live as they did before they came to faith. - correct answer False Peter compares Christians to which of the following: - correct answer Ancient Israel delivered from Egypt and living as sojourners How should we understand John's strange ending to 1 John—"Little children, guard yourselves from idols?" - correct answer He wants the recipients to steer clear of worshipping a false Jesus.
What is the thesis of Jude? - correct answer Just as Jesus delivered Israel and destroyed those who did not believe, he will do the same to false teachers. The book of Revelation blends three genres together - correct answer True What is the definition of the "historicist" model for the interpretation of Revelation? - correct answer Events described in Revelation are an outline of church history. The song in Isaiah 52:13-53:12, in which we find the most precise of all Isaiah's prophesies regarding the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ, is known as - correct answer Suffering Servant The main poetic tool used in the book of lamentations is - correct answer Acrostics According to the textbook, the best way to understand Song of Solomon is an allegorical picture of Christ's relationship with the church - correct answer False Who was the prophet commanded by God to marry a prostitute to illustrate Israel's infidelity? - correct answer Hosea The defining characteristic of Hebrew poetry is - correct answer Parallelism The author of the Bible Toolbox describes wisdom as "essentially" - correct answer A theological idea, involving a relationship with God
