Chapter 1 Self Quiz

What Is the New Testament? The Early Christians and Their Literature
. Revelation is an example of a Christian apocalypse.

. The earliest surviving Christian literature is written in Hebrew.

. According to some Gnostic Christians, the Old Testament God was evil.

. Which early Christian group believed in two Gods: the just God of the Old Testament and the merciful God of Jesus?

. What does the term "heresy" mean?

. The term "canon" means:

. What does the term "gnosis" mean?

. Which of the following groups thought it was blasphemy to call Jesus God?

. The Marcionites believed Jesus came to save people from

. The Nag Hammadi Library was written in what language?

. The word "epistle" means:

. At the end of what century did Christians begin to call Jesus' words Scripture?

. In what year did Athanasius name the current twenty-seven books of the New Testament as authoritative?

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