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-what term refers to the official list of books considered authoritative by a community
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-canon
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-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
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-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
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-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
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-outside israel jesus met a woman with a posessed daughter. to what did he compare the woman
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-a dog
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-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
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-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
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-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
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-after returning from egypt, where did joseph, mary, and jesus settle
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-nazareth
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-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
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-what is the main verb in the great commission
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-make disciples
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-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
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-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
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-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
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-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
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-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
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-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
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-who began the church in rome
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-no one knows
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-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
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-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
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-who was worthy to open the seven seals
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-jesus
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-how jesus was portrayed
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-a lamb
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-perfect number
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-7
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-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
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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
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-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
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