New Testament Final Exam

Front 1

-what term refers to the official list of books considered authoritative by a community

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-canon

Front 2

-what term refers to the study of God's nature, will, and activity among humans

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-theology

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-what language was the new testament originally written in

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-koine greek

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-where were the letters of paul first collected

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-asia minor

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-what theological problem bothered marcion

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-the theological problem of evil

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-what books did marcion include in his canon

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-luke and the ten letters of paul

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-which one of the following is not a distinctive of the gospel of mark: sense of immediacy and urgency, growing acceptance of and belief in jesus by religious authorities, attention to small details, misunderstanding of the disciples

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-growing acceptance of and belief in jesus by the religious authorities

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-what is the meaning of the hebrew term mashiach

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-anointed one

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-what does the jewish festival of hanukkah celebrate

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-recapture, cleansing, and rededication of the jerusalem temple

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-who was the first jew to lead a revolt against rome

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-judas the galilean

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-mark stated that john the baptist was a prophet like

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-elijah

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-how did a rabbi typically get disciples

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-disciples typically chose a rabbi

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-what term refers to the casting out of a demon

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-exorcism

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-according to jewish theology in the time of jesus, what did disease indicate about the sick person

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-he/she was a sinner

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-how did jesus fortify himself

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-with solitude and prayer

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-from the jewish perspective which was more difficult to do-heal the paralytic or forgive the paralytic's sins

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-forgive the paralytic's sins

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-who primarily used the phrase son of man to refer to jesus

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-jesus himself

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-what was the meaning of the term pharisees

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-separate ones

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-what term refers to going without food for a specific reason

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-fasting

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-how many disciples did jesus call

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-12

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-according to mark, what is the unforgiveable sin

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-crediting to the devil what has been done by God

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-what term refers to a brief story or comparison designed to reveal truth in a new or surprising way

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-parable

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-according to mark, why did jesus use parables

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-to hide his message

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-how did jesus calm the wind and sea

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-he spoke

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-when jesus cast the demons out of the gerasene demoniac where did jesus allow the demons to go

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-into a herd of pigs

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-after jesus cast the demons out of the gerasene demoniac, what did the village people want jesus to do

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-go away

Front 27

-when the woman with constant bleeding touched jesus' robe, she was healed. what did jesus say had healed her

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-her faith

Front 28

-mark joined three narratives together with a common number. what number joins these narratives together

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-12

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-who arrested john the baptizer

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-herod antipas

Front 30

-outside israel jesus met a woman with a posessed daughter. to what did he compare the woman

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-a dog

Front 31

-when jesus asked his disciples who people thought he was, they gave him several responses. which one of the following was not one of the responses: elisha, john the baptizer, jeremiah, another prophet

Back 31

-elisha

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-which one of the following was not one of the three disciples who accompanied jesus and saw jesus transfigured: peter, james, todd, john

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-todd

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-what illustration did jesus use to show the difficulty of a rich person being saved

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-easier to get a camel through the eye of a needle

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-whose prophecy did jesus riding into jerusalem on a donkey fulfill

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-zechariah

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-what term refers to the account of jesus' arrest, trial, and crucifixion

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-passion

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-from which jewish group did the high priest always come

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-sadducees

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-what sign did jesus tell his disciples to look for when finding a place to celebrate the passover

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-man carrying a jar of water

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-jesus told peter he would deny jesus how many times

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-3

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-what did jesus' disciples do while he prayed in the garden of gethsemane

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-they slept

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-how did judas indicated which one jesus was

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-he kissed jesus

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-when the jews took jesus to pilate, what charge did they make against jesus

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-treason

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-what is the meaning of golgotha

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-skull

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-mark recorded only one statement jesus made from the cross. what was it

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-my God, my God, why have you forsaken me

Front 44

-all the gospels agree on two items concerning the resurrection. which one of the following is not one of those items: women were first to find empty tomb and see resurrected jesus, two angels removed the stone so jesus could leave the tomb, jesus resurrected after the sabbath was over

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-two angels removed the stone so jesus could leave the tomb

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-who is the main human character in matthew's narrative of jesus' birth

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-joseph

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-according to eastern tradition, how many wise men came to visit jesus after his birth

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-12

Front 47

-after returning from egypt, where did joseph, mary, and jesus settle

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-nazareth

Front 48

-from what old testament book did jesus quote when he rejected the devil's temptations

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-deuteronomy

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-according to matthew, how did judas die

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-he hung himself

Front 50

-what is the main verb in the great commission

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-make disciples

Front 51

-the gospel of luke is part of a two-volume work. what is the other book

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-acts

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-who came to worship jesus after he was born according to the gospel of luke

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-shepherds

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-the gospel of luke recorded the fulfillment of what jewish custom on the eighth day after jesus' birth

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-circumcision

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-what was the problem with samaritans

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-they were half-breed jews

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-when jesus and his disciples came to visit mary and martha, what did martha do

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-busily prepared for jesus and his disciples

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-what is the meaning of the word prodigal

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-recklessly extravagant, lavish

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-who does the father in the parable of the prodigal son/loving father represent

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-God

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-after lazarus in the parable of the rich man and lazarus did, what happened to him

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-he was cared for in heaven

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-whom did the rich man want to warn back on earth

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-his five brothers

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-luke added an additional trial scene with jesus being tried before

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-herod antipas

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-how did jesus care for peter as jesus faced his coming death

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-he looked at peter with compassion after peter denied him

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-when did the two men jesus met walking along the road to emmaus recognize jesus

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-when he took bread, blessed it, and distributed it

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-what term refers to the work of God through christ's death to achieve our salvation

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-atonement

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-what was jesus' initial response when his mother asked him to help at the wedding at cana

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-it is not my concern

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-how long had the man beside the pool of bethzatha been sick

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-38 years

Front 66

-the narrative of the woman caught in adultery is not in the oldest manuscripts of the gospel of john. with what other gospel is the narrative associated

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-luke

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-what did jesus say to the crowd in the narrative of the woman caught in adultery

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-if you have never sinned, you can throw a stone at her

Front 68

-what sign by jesus was the last straw for his enemies

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-raising lazarus

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-what ironic comment did caiaphas make

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-it is better to have one person die than the whole nation be destroyed

Front 70

-according to john what new commandment did jesus give his disciples at their last meal together

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-love one another as i have loved you

Front 71

-the sign placed above jesus on the cross has the same phrase written in three languages. which one of the following was not one of those three languages: greek, latin, hebrew, spanish

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-spanish

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-why did thomas at first not believe jesus had risen from the dead

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-he had not seen jesus

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-what term refers to speaking in unknown tongues or languages

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-glossolalia

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-who were the husband and wife who lied to the holy spirit and died

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-ananias and sapphira

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-although the seven were chosen to supervise the distribution of food, what did they really do

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-they preached

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-what did the prophet agabus prophesy was soon coming

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-a worldwide famine

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-how did gamaliel feel regarding the church

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-leave it alone

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-when paul went on his missionary journeys, on what areas did he focus

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-urban areas

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-when paul was arrested in jerusalem, what charge was brought against him

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-blasphemy

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-according to tradition, how did paul die

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-he was beheaded

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-what term refers to a formal publication intended to be read publicly

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-epistle

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-what were churches encouraged to do with paul's letters

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-exchange paul's letters with one another

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-what is the oldest surviving christian document in the new testament

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-1 thessalonians

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-what did the term satan often mean in new testament times

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-rome

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-what did the christians in thessalonica believe about the parousia

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-it was coming very soon

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-where did the church in corinth meet

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-in a private home

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-why did some of the people in the church in corinth like apollos the best

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-he was an outstanding preacher

Front 88

-regarding marital status, what life did paul prefer

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-single

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-what did paul believe unites the various spiritual gifts

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-God

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-paul noted that the three things that abide are faith, hope, and love with love being the greatest. why is love the greatest

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-love is always needed

Front 91

-who began the church in rome

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-no one knows

Front 92

-what phrase refers to the idea that humans are born with a burden of sin that is great enough to condemn them to hell

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-original sin

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-when paul wrote that all things work together for good, what was the good

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-that all will be like jesus

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-what term refers to the discipline dealing with applying moral or faith principles to the issues of life

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-ethics

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-according to romans, where did paul hope to go to spread the gospel

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-spain

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-what term refers to the literary practice of publishing a book in the name of a famous religious figure of the past

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-pseudonymity

Front 97

-what is the main theme of the book of ephesians

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-unity in christ

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-which one of the following has not been suggested as an explanation of christ's descent in ephesians: to earth after the ascension in the holy spirit, to the underworld to preach, to sin in the wilderness, to the earth in the incarnation

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-to sin in the wilderness

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-according to paul in ephesians, what principle governs relationships

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-mutual submission

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-according to paul in ephesians, what offensive weapons do christians possess

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-gospel and prayer

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-what does the hymn in philippians 2: 6-11 emphasize

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-jesus' humility

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-in the book of philippians, paul wrote he was from what jewish tribe

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-benjamin

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-what phrase refers to the books of 1 and 2 timothy and titus written to fellow pastor of paul

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-pastoral epistles

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-which one of the following was not a church office mentioned in 1 timothy: sunday school superintendent, bishop, deacon, elder

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-sunday school superintendent

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-what did paul think about asceticism

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-it was unnecessary

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-according to 1 timothy, how old does a widow have to be to begin receiving help from the church

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-60 years old

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-what advice did paul give timothy for his health

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-drink a little wine for the stomach's sake

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-traditional author of 1 peter

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-peter, the disciple

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-1 peter often described as

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-baptismal sermon

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-the new "chosen race"

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-christians, including gentile christians

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-who first suffered according to peter

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-jesus

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-what christ did after his death according to peter

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-preached to those in the underworld

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-what flood prefigured according to peter

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-baptism

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-what covers a multitude of sins according to peter

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-love

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-traditional author of jude

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-jude, the brother of jesus

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-kind of rhetoric jude used

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-invective

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-definition of invective rhetoric

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-argument characterized by verbal abuse and insult

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-section of works jude quoted

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-pseudepigrapha

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-two specific books jude quoted

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-1 enoch
-assumption of moses

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-definition of heresy according to john

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-false beliefs

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-two elements of docetism

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-jesus was not human at all but only seemed to be
-jesus was completely divine

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-traditional author of james

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-james, the brother of jesus

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-what the name of james really is

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-jacob

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-old testament literature james resembles

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-wisdom

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-how james defines religion

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-the active practice of good works

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-who many people think james contradicts

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-paul

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-the reformer who did not like james

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-martin luther

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-God and temptation

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-God cannot be tempted
-God does not tempt

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-source of our temptation according to james

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-our own desires

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-what faith should result in according to james

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-action

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-the most deadly weapon we possess according to james

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-our voice

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-james' example of patience

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-job

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-the book james probably draws from

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-the testament of job

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-meaning of apokalypsis

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-uncovering, unveiling

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-meaning of apocalypse

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-disclosure of what had been hidden, especially about the spiritual world and the future

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-some basic characteristics of apocalyptic literature

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-dualistic
-predestination
-exclusivism
-violent
-use of symbols and code words

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-when apocalyptic literature is typically popular

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-times of oppression and persecution

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-preterist method of interpretation

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-only for john's generation

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-continuous historical method of interpretation

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-detailed forecast of history

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-futurist method of interpretation

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-only meaningful for the last generation of history

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-where the seven churches were located

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-asia minor

Front 142

-who was worthy to open the seven seals

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-jesus

Front 143

-how jesus was portrayed

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-a lamb

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-perfect number

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-7

Front 145

-why 7 is the perfect number

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-represented completion since God made the universe in 6 days followed by a day of rest

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-imperfect number

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-6

Front 147

why 6 is an imperfect number

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-represented imperfection because it's 1 less than the perfect number

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-how numbers were represented

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-letters of alphabet

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-what number of the beast is

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-666

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-what some texts say number of the beast is

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-616

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-why 666 is imperfect

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-unholy trinity of imperfect number

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-who john might have had in mind as the beast

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-nero

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-other speculations as to the beast

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-martin luther
-pope in luther's time
-hitler
-reagan

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-who binds satan

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-an angel

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-premillennialism

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-christ comes back before the 1,000 years of peace

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-postmillennialism

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-christ comes back after the 1,000 years of peace

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-amillennialism

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-christ's 1,000 year reign of peace occurs in the hearts of those who follow him

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-why there is no sea in the new world

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-sea separates john from his church

Front 159

-why there is no temple in the new world

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-christ himself is the temple

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-why gates never close in the new world

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-no enemies to fear

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-what tree returns in the new world

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-tree of life