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When Christians read the Bible, their interpretation of the text should be tested against the
accumulated tradition of the church.
T/F - ANSWER True
Christianity teaches that salvation is deliverance from sin and its future punishment.
T/F - ANSWER True
Augustine of Hippo famously said that the Old Testament lies hidden in the New and the New
Testament is unveiled in the Old.
T/F - ANSWER False
Christians quickly determined what books should count as their scriptures, so much so that
all the books of the Christian canon were finalized by the year 99 CE.
T/F - ANSWER False
In his article "The Bible and the Legitimation of Violence," John J. Collins suggests that we
ignore the violence found in the scriptures, because it is a peripheral and trivial feature of
the biblical canon.
T/F - ANSWER False
Jesus is said to have grown up in the village of Nazareth, which was in the region called
_________________ (one word) - ANSWER Galilee
In the Parable of the ________________ Son, recorded in the Gospel of Luke, a rebellious son
returns home to a loving and forgiving father. - ANSWER prodigal
,Dating to approximately 170 CE, the _____________________ Canon or fragment lists 22 of the
27 books that found their way into the New Testament. - ANSWER Muratorian
The __________________ , a Latin translation of the Bible prepared chiefly by Jerome in the
late 4th century, became the authorized version of the Roman Catholic Church. - ANSWER
Vulgate
The Greek word kurios, which means _________________ in English, was one title used to refer
to Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament. - ANSWER Lord
Led the Israelites into the Promised Land after the death of Moses : - ANSWER Joshua
Created by God from the dust of the earth, the first human being: - ANSWER Adam
Father of the Jewish people and nation : - ANSWER Abraham
Old Testament prophet active during the Babylonian Exile: - ANSWER Ezekiel
Fisherman who became one of Jesus' closest male disciples: - ANSWER Peter
The disciple who betrayed Jesus: - ANSWER Judas Iscariot
Prophetess and judge within early Israel: - ANSWER Deborah
Mother of Jesus - ANSWER Mary
Frequent traveling companion of the Apostle Paul: - ANSWER Timothy
, Delivered the enslaved Israelites out of Egypt: - ANSWER Moses
Christian Bible & Old Testament & New Testament (Quiz 2.) - ANSWER
What is the correct order of the three main sections of the Protestant Old Testament?
As messengers of the covenant, biblical prophets frequently emphasized the need for:
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