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| t or f: the kingdom of God is also known as the kingdom of man |
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| t or f: the kingdom of God is the realm where God's saving will is being done |
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| t or f: the jesus seminar says the four gospels are not the story of Jesus but only stories about jesus |
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| The Greisbach Theory and the Two Source Hypothesis offer explanations for why John is so similar to Matthew, mark & Luke. |
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| the theory and practice of interpreting the bible is called |
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| studying the bible to discover a text's original meaning is called |
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| set of problems that involve the relationship of the first three Gospels is known as the |
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| in order for jesus to be historical, critical scholars believe they have to rule out |
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| the early christians believed all the following except |
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| jesus is greater than god |
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| early christians suffered great persecution under the reigns of emperors |
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| when we hear about christians being persecuted for their faith today, we should |
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| pray that god would strengthen those being persecuted |
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| the verses that matthew and luke have in common, but which are not in mark, are known as |
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| choose the best definition of the term criticism as in the term historical criticism |
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| making intelligent judgments about historical, literary, textual and philosophical questions concerning the bible. |
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| distinguishing between earlier passages and those added by an editor |
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| seeking to discover the materials or persons used by the gospel writers |
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| seeks to identify that part of the gospels which is oral and therefore earliest |
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| which of the following is not a 17th 18th century enlightenment assumption about the bible? |
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| there is no salvation apart from jesus |
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| what is the jesus seminar? |
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| a group of scholars trying to identify the real words and actions of jesus |
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| truth is disclosed to humanity by God |
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| the process by which God communicated truth through human authors into the written text of the bible |
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| the bible is without error in matters of faith and life |
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| the bible is without mistake or flaw, including scientific or historical matters |
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| of the five possible interpretations of scripture, which one is the most desirable? |
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| reading the bible for what it meant when it was first written |
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| the meaning that various groups of christians see in the bible |
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| reading the bible as if it were written just to you. |
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| social consciousness is in the first century was shaped by the process called |
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| the man who announced the gospel of jesus the messiah at pentecost |
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| t or f: historical criticism has benefitted the church by providing an increased understanding of the new testament's cultural context |
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| t or f: acts furnishes trustworthy teaching and reliable historical information |
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| t or f: luke's gospel and acts together make up over 25% of the new testament |
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| t or f: rome persecuted christians because they seemed to be a threat to the empire |
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| what do christians celebrate at pentecost |
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| coming of the holy spirit |
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| among the first to take the gospel outside jerusalem was |
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| peter became convinced that the gospel was also for gentiles as he ministered to |
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| the first of the 12 disciples to die for his faith was |
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| which one of the following is not a condition favorable to the spread of the christian religion at the time of the birth of christ? |
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| which of the following represents the most basic statement of early christian belief? |
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| while all of the following are important, ___________________ is considered to be the foundation of the christian faith |
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| who offered john and peter $$ to buy their apostolic powers |
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| the first missionary journey was made by |
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| paul was born in the hellenistic city of |
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| paul's writings were all produced as a result of his _____________ activity |
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| t or f: when paul "appealed to caesar" as a roman citizen, he was sent to antioch for trial before the roman emperor |
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| t or f: the book of acts includes stories form paul's missionary journey to spain before his death |
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| the foundation of the gospel paul preached was the abrahamic covenant |
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| christ's resurrection only affects our afterlife |
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| the book of romans is a letter, but it may also be classified as |
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| the logic of redemption requires a _____ for the release of the prisoner |
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| early christians seem to have arranged paul's writings roughly in the order of their |
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| which protestant reformer was strongly influenced by the book of romans in the 1500s? |
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| romans impressed the above reformer because it taught justification by |
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| the meeting of church leaders around 50ad which decided that gentiles did not have to be circumcised to become christians |
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| third member of the trinity who lives in the heart of every believer |
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| god's free and unmerited favor |
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| willfully breaking the laws of god |
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| when the holy spirit was given to believers as the spiritual, personal, and presence of jesus |
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| t or f: the book of romas is paul's longest account of christian doctrine |
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| t or f: when persecuted, NT christians grew stronger in faith |
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| of the following which is a major writing from paul |
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| name the man credited with launching the protestant reformation |
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| what is the protestant reformation? |
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| a movement to reform the catholic church that instead established non-roman catholic churches |
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| why is paul's conversion a big deal in acts? |
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| he became an effective missionary |
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| in the book of acts, it is clear that paul's missionary efforts established |
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| multiethnic churches where jews and gentiles worshiped together |
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| what is paul's general emotional tone in galatians |
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| the book of galatians was written to |
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| "if our interpretations of scripture would ever lead us to contradict an authentic love of our neighbor, then we _______________ follow through with our interpretation." |
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| what image does paul use to talk about unity and diversity in the church in 1 corinthians? |
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| who was the first person to be killed for being a christian in the book of acts |
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| what do the "we" passages of the book of acts communicate |
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| the author accompanied paul on some of his journeys |
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| paul wrote galatians to churches in the roman province of galatia. the new testament lists church in this area |
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| paul wrote galatians to churches in a region settled by the gauls. the NT doesn't list churches in this area |
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| why did paul say, "you foolish galatians! who has bewitched you?" |
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| they were adding the jewish laws to faith in christ |
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| paul rebuked peter in Gal. 2:11-14 because |
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| peter stopped eating with gentiles when jewish christians came to antioch |
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| refers to the moment when jesus returns to judge the world and snatches christians our of the world |
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| the act whereby god declares a person righteous and in a right relationship with himself |
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| the gospel brings release from the law but not from the moral responsibility |
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| the study of end time events particularly what happens to people when christ returns |
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| where in the new testament do you find major teachings on divisions and unity in the church> |
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| what is the major theme of romans |
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| which of the following was a major problem addressed by paul in 1 corinthians |
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| of the following which is not a reason that paul wrote romans? |
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| to settle a quarrel in the church at rome |
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| becoming friends with god; the result of being justified |
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| the judicial platform upon which the judge sat at a trial or hearing |
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| that quality of god that consists of moral uprightness, totally just actions, and proper relationships |
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| the qualities god's spirit naturally produces in the heart of a believer |
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| the jerusalem council required gentile christians to |
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| of the following, which is not part of the armor of god? |
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| the book of acts mentions many people, but it gives most attention wo whose story? |
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| of the following which is not one of the 5 pivotal events in acts? |
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| t or f: acts 1:8 is a workable outline of the book of acts |
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| t or f: a suitable title for the book of acts would be, "the acts of the holy spirit" |
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| t or f: the book of acts gets its name from the greek word axis which means alliance of holy spirit with believers |
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| an epistle in the 1st century usually began by stating the date |
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| paul's epistles often include a prayer wish for the recipients |
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| in order to enter the kingdom of god, people must first ________ |
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| voltaire, paine, and woolston helped destroy respect for the bible's truth in western society by encouraging excessive |
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| In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is presented as |
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The Son of David
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The fulfillment of promises made in the Old Testament |
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| Elwell claims that we should study the New Testament because it is foundational to cultural literacy. |
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| According to Elwell's chronology, Jesus lived from 6 BC to AD ______. |
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| What is Mark's Messianic Secret? |
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| Jesus tried to keep his divinity a secret. |
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| Match the four criteria (left) for accepting a writing into the New Testament with the correct definition at the right. |
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Authorship A. Is the writing connected to an original apostle or disciple?
Antiquity C. Did it originate with one of the earliest Christians who witnessed the resurrection of Christ?
Orthodoxy B. Does the writing teach the right beliefs?
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| Where was the Gospel of John written? |
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| Why was the book of John written? |
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| So that readers may believe that Jesus is the Christ. |
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| t or f: The ending of Mark's gospel that appears in our Bible was not in the oldest manuscripts of Mark. |
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| The opponent of the church who affirmed Luke's authorship of this gospel was named Marcion. |
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| In theological language, the core content of the preached word is called the... |
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| The fact that there is unity and diversity within the Divine Being led to the doctrine of... |
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| In Luke's Gospel, women are highly valued as individuals worthy of following Christ and ministering with him. |
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| Below are the three sections of the Sermon on the Mount; match each to the proper description. |
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Fulfillings C. How God judges
Redirectings B. How to live as a Christ-follower |
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| Tradition says that John Mark wrote the Gospel of Matthew based on the remembrances of Matthew the disciple of Christ. |
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| Luke says that one of the reasons he wrote his Gospel was so that there would be an account that was… |
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| The Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus did so, in part, because he had not been educated by a recognized teacher.` |
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| An authoratative collection of documents is called ________. |
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| The best translation of the letters "YHWH" is... |
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| Jesus never travelled outside of the regions of Galilee, Judea, and Samaria. |
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| The district where Jesus lived as a boy is called... |
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| One reason to study the New Testament is to discover what it says rather than assuming that our personal opinions of its content are correct. |
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| The earliest description of the Gospels refers to them as... |
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| Luke traces Jesus' geneaology all the way back to God to show that salvation is for everyone, not just the Jews. |
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| Jesus finally presented himself as the Messiah to the city of Jerusalem on the Sunday before Passover in April, AD 30. |
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| Fundamental to the Gospel of John is the principle of... |
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| How were the 27 books of the New Testament selected? |
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| The four major kinds (genre) of writings in the New Testament are: |
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| Name the dynasty that ruled much of Palestine on behalf of the Romans during the time of Christ. |
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| The many miracles (signs) in the Gospel of John demonstrate that Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah. |
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| Jesus had his most vigorous conflicts with the Sadduccees. |
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| Some think that Jesus is stern with the disciples in Mark because it was written based on the memories of Judas. |
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| Early Christians believed that the Gospel of John was written by John the son of Zebedee. |
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| After Christ's resurrection, he was never seen again by his disciples. |
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| The book of John has been compared to a pool in which baby may wade and an elephant may swim. |
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| In the Gospel of Luke, salvation is primarily about getting to heaven. |
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| Tradition says that Mark's gospel was written by the Apostle Peter. |
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| The only event of Jesus' childhood that is recorded occurred when he was ____ years old. |
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| The term beatitude means... |
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| In John's gospel, three Passovers are mentioned, implying that Christ ministered for at least three years. |
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| The book of Ephesians is an example of which kind of New Testament writing? |
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| Where was Jesus baptized? |
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| What is the most significant point about Jesus using the term "I Am" to describe himself? |
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| It is a clear claim to divinity. |
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| The most important point to remember about the death of Jesus Christ is that... |
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| John's Gospel contains more parables than Luke's. |
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| The more 24,000 ancient copies of the New Testament text in existence today support the reliability of the New Testament as a document. |
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| Luke wrote to show that faith in Jesus rests on... |
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| A teaching technique that illuminates the unknown by showing how what is known is similar to what is not known. |
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| Elwell says we should study the New Testament because it mediates God's presence and truth to those who read it. |
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| The Gospel of John has about a 50% direct verbal parallel to Matthew, Mark, and Luke. |
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| Mark's gospel emphasizes... |
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| Luke wrote his gospel especially for… |
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| In the Bible, a prophet is one who spoke to people on God's behalf, usually with a focus on the present. |
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| The collection of ancient documents found hidden in caves by the Essenes are known as... |
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| The earliest manuscripts of the New Testament were written on clay tablets. |
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| The ancient documents found hidden in caves by the Essenes contained. |
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| sacred and secular writings |
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| Luke was believed to be a college professor. |
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| hebrews can be viewed as a _________ letter |
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