Chapter 18 Self Quiz

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. The epistle of James seeks to do all of the following except _____.

warn against false prophets correct incorrect

clarify Paul's teachings on faith correct incorrect

teach that faith is apparent in action correct incorrect

teach communal ethics correct incorrect

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. The Didache is _____.

a gospel correct incorrect

an epistle correct incorrect

a church manual correct incorrect

an apocalypse correct incorrect

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. The author of the epistle of Jude _____.

is anonymous correct incorrect

claims to be James' brother correct incorrect

claims to be a disciple of Paul correct incorrect

is probably the bishop in Rome correct incorrect

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. The author of 2 Peter probably _____.

was Jesus' disciple correct incorrect

used 1 Timothy correct incorrect

knew the New Testament correct incorrect

used Jude correct incorrect

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. Many of the admonitions in James are similar to _____.

parts of Matthew's Sermon on the Mount correct incorrect

parts of the Gospel of John correct incorrect

the views of the Johannine secessionists correct incorrect

warnings in Revelation correct incorrect

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. The author of James draws most of his examples of ethical behavior from _____.

the Didache correct incorrect

the Gospels correct incorrect

Paul's letters correct incorrect

the Hebrew Bible correct incorrect

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. A large portion of Jude is occupied with _____.

invective against the opposition correct incorrect

praise of his audience correct incorrect

the author discussing himself correct incorrect

references to Paul correct incorrect

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. The reference to the opponents' "cleverly devised myths" in 2 Peter suggests _____.

the opponents are likely Gnostic Christians correct incorrect

the opponents are likely pagans correct incorrect

the opponents are making use of the Homeric epics correct incorrect

the opponents are relying on one of the canonical Gospels correct incorrect

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. Which of the following texts depicts Peter resurrecting a tuna?

2 Peter correct incorrect

the Acts of Peter correct incorrect

the Apocalypse of Paul correct incorrect

the Didache correct incorrect

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. The Johannine epistles were probably written _____.

after the Gospel of John correct incorrect

before the Gospel of John correct incorrect

by the same author as the Gospel correct incorrect

by the disciple John correct incorrect

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. The author of the Johannine epistles was _____.

currently living in the community correct incorrect

Gaius correct incorrect

a secessionist correct incorrect

writing from some distance correct incorrect

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. The Johannine epistles _____.

are all about the same length correct incorrect

address the same leader correct incorrect

were written by the same person correct incorrect

all contain the typical parts of a Greco-Roman letter correct incorrect

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. 1 John is best understood as a _____.

biography correct incorrect

history of the community correct incorrect

letter correct incorrect

persuasive essay correct incorrect

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. What was the most important event that had occurred within the Johannine community at the time the epistles were written?

Jesus' death correct incorrect

the death of the beloved disciple correct incorrect

a schism in the community correct incorrect

false prophets coming to town correct incorrect

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. The Christians that left the Johannine community were probably _____.

Docetists correct incorrect

proto-Orthodox correct incorrect

Montanists correct incorrect

Jews correct incorrect