New Testament Test 1

The New Testament books include each of the following genres except _____

• History

• Prophecy

• Letters

• Poetry

The goal in reading Scripture is to find the author’s original meaning before making a personal application. Average readers can accomplish this by:

• Reading several translations and versions at the same time

• Relying on their intuition, feeling, or emotion to make personal applications.

• Understanding the historical context and original audience for whom it was written

• Disregarding the literary genre of a book, and taking every book literally

Of the nations to rule the Israelites while they were in exile, which was the least peaceful?

• Assyria

• Babylonia

• Persia

• Rome

The period of time between the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament is known as the_______

• The Apocryphal Period

• The Intertestamental Period

• Pax Romana

• The Malachi/Matthew Divide

Which of the following had the least amount of members?

• Pharisees

• Sadducees

• Sanhedrin

• Jews

Which of the following is NOT part of the three-word metanarrative of the Bible?

• Creation

• Fall

• Redemption

• Sanctification

What are the first 4 books of the New Testament called?

• Gospels

• Pentateuch

• Torah

• Epistles

Why did the Romans place King Herod into power?

• He was well-liked by the Jewish people

• He would rule the Jewish people with an iron fist

• He would act as a puppet king for the Romans over the Jews

• He had beaten Caesar by calling “dibs” on the kingdom first

Which Gospel gives the most detailed account of Jesus’ birth?

• Matthew

• Mark

• Luke

• John

The Old Testament spoke of John the Baptist as being a “prophet like ”