FINAL EXAM NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The ssNew ssTestament ssconsists ssof___ ssbooks sswritten ssAD ss45 ssand
ssapproximately ssAD ss100, ssand ssis sscomprised ssof: ss- ssAnswer ss27 ssBooks, ss4
ssGospels, ss1 ssHistory, ss21 ssletters ssand ssepistles, ssand ss1 ssapocalypse
The sstechnical ssterm ssfor ssan ssoriginal sswriters sscopy ssis ssautograph; sswe sshave
ssonly ssseven ssoriginal ssmanuscripts ssof ssany ssbook ssof ssthe ssBible, ss- ssAnswer
ssFalse
Which ssof ssthese sswas ssNOT ssone ssof ssthe sslanguages ssin sswhich ssthe ssbible sswas
sswritten? ss- ssAnswer ssSirac
This ssterm ssis ssused ssto ssrefer ssto ssthe ssroughly ss400 ss"silent ssyears" ssbetween ssthe
ssclose ssof ssthe ssOld ssTestament ssand ssthe ssbirth ssof ssJesus, sswhich ssmarked ssthe
ssstart ssof ssthe ssNew ssTestament: ss- ssAnswer ssIntertestamental ssPeriod
Canon ssmeans ss(literally) ssa ssreed ssor ssrod ssused ssfor ssmeasuring; sswhen ssapplied
ssto sssacred sswritings, sscanon ssrefers ssto ssbooks ssthat ss"measure ssup" ssto ssthe
ssstandards ssof ssScripture. ss- ssAnswer ssTrue
______ sswas ssa ssGreek ssversion ssof ssthe ssHebrew ssBible, sscommonly ssabbreviated
ssas ssLXX; ssthis sswould sshave ssbeen ssthe ss"Bible" ssused ssby ssJesus ssand ssthe
ssdisciples ss- ssAnswer ssSeptugint
____ ssrefers ssto ssAramaic sstranslations ssof ssthe ssHebrew ssBible, ssused ssfollowing
ssthe ssBabylonian sscaptivity. ss- ssAnswer ssTargums
Modern sstranslation ssin ssEnglish sstend ssto ssbe sseither ssessentially ssliteral ssor
ssfunctionally ssequivalent ssto ssthe ssoriginal sslanguages. ss- ssAnswer ssTrue
The ssNew ssLiving ssTranslation ssand ssthe ssNew ssInternational ssVersion ssare
ssconsidered ssto ss"functional ssequivalent" sstranslations ss- ssAnswer ssTrue
One ssdistinctive ssfeature ssof ssthe ssTargums ssis ssthat ssthey ssomitted ssmost ssof ssthe
ssanthropomorphic ssreferences ssto ssGod. ssAnthropomorphic ssmeans: ss- ssAnswer
ssPossessing ssphysical sscharacteristics sssimilar ssto sshumans ss(hands, sseyes, ssmouth)
When ssthe ssSyrian ssSeleucids ssbegan ssenforcing ssHellenization ss(adopting ssof
ssGreek ssthought ssand ssculture) sson ssthe sspeople ssof ssPalestine, ssone ssgroup sswho
, sshad ssrather ssdie ssthan sscomprise sstheir ssJewish ssfaith sswere ssthe ss____, ssa ssgroup
ssfrom sswho ssthe ssPharisees sseventually ssdescended. ss- ssAnswer ssHasidim
After ssregaining sscontrol ssof ssthe ssTemple, ssthe ssMaccabees ssheld ssa ssceremonial
sscleansing ssand ssa ssrededication ssservice sswhich ssJews ssstill sscommemorate ssin
sstheir ss____ sscelebration sseach ssDecember. ss- ssAnswer ssHanukkah
Once ssthe ssRomans sstook sscontrol ssof ssJewish sslands, ssalthough ssJewish ssrulers
ssstill ssbore ssthe sstitle ssof ssking, ssthey ssactually ssfunctioned ssmore sslike ssa/an
ss_______, ssruler ssof ssa ssparticular ssethnic ssgrop, sswhose ssdecisions sswere sssubject
ssto ssapproval ssby ssRome. ss- ssAnswer ssethnarch
TEST ssTWO: ssIn ssthe ssNew ssTestament, ssthe ssterm ssrefers ssto ssanyone sswho ssis
ssnot ssJewish. ss- ssAnswer ssGentiles
Samaritans sswere ssdescendants ssof ssthe ssJews sswho sshad sssurvived ssthe ssAssyrian
ssdestruction ssof ssIsrael ssand ssthen sshad ssintermarried sswith ssthe ssGentile sspeoples
sswho ssthe ssAssyrians ssmoved ssin ssthe ssoccupy ssthe ssland. ssMost ssJews ssconsidered
ssSamaritans ssas ss"half ssbreeds". ss- ssAnswer ssTrue
Of ssthe ssvarious ssJewish ss"sects" ssmentioned ssin ssthe ssNT, ssonly ssthe ss____ ssremain
ssin ssexistence: ssa sssmall ssnumber ssof ssthis ssgroup sscontinue ssworship ssGod sson
ssMount ssGerazim sstoday. ss- ssAnswer ssSamaritans
Match ssthe ssGospel ssfrom ssthe ssleft sscolumn sswith sscorrect ss"description" ssfrom ssthe
ssdrop-down ssmenus. ss- ssAnswer ssMatthew: ssthe ssmost ssjewish ssgospel
Mark: ssthe ssgospel ssof ssimmediacy
Lukes: ssJesus ssinnocence ssand ssthat sshe ssdied ssfor ssall sspeople
John: ssJesus ssas sspre-eternal ssand ssdivine
Much ssof ssJesus ssworks ssand ssteaching sswere sspassed ssdown ssby ss____ ss(word ssof
ssmouth) ssfor ssthe ssfirst ss30-40 ssyears ssafter sshis sscrucifixion. ss- ssAnswer ssoral
sstradition
Because ssof ssmany sssimilarities ssin sstheir sspoint ssof ssview ssand ssmaterials ssincluded,
ssMatthew, ssMark, ssand ssLuke ssare ssoften sscalled ss_______ ssGospels. ss- ssAnswer
sssynoptic ssgospels
Jesus ssfrequently sstaught ssusing ss"earthly ssstories sswith ssheavenly ssmeaning" ssHe
sswould ssus ssbrief ssfictional ssnarrative ssto sscompare ssGods ssKingdom sso ssa ssfamiliar
ssobject ssor ssaction. ssThese ssstories ssare sscalled: ss- ssAnswer ssparables
One ssof ssthe sskey sspassages ssin ssMatthews ssGospel ssis sswhat ssmost sspeople sscall
ss"The ssLords ssPrayer" ssor ssthe ss"Model ssPrayer" ssand ssis sslocated ssat ss- ssAnswer
ssMatthew ss6:9-15
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The ssNew ssTestament ssconsists ssof___ ssbooks sswritten ssAD ss45 ssand
ssapproximately ssAD ss100, ssand ssis sscomprised ssof: ss- ssAnswer ss27 ssBooks, ss4
ssGospels, ss1 ssHistory, ss21 ssletters ssand ssepistles, ssand ss1 ssapocalypse
The sstechnical ssterm ssfor ssan ssoriginal sswriters sscopy ssis ssautograph; sswe sshave
ssonly ssseven ssoriginal ssmanuscripts ssof ssany ssbook ssof ssthe ssBible, ss- ssAnswer
ssFalse
Which ssof ssthese sswas ssNOT ssone ssof ssthe sslanguages ssin sswhich ssthe ssbible sswas
sswritten? ss- ssAnswer ssSirac
This ssterm ssis ssused ssto ssrefer ssto ssthe ssroughly ss400 ss"silent ssyears" ssbetween ssthe
ssclose ssof ssthe ssOld ssTestament ssand ssthe ssbirth ssof ssJesus, sswhich ssmarked ssthe
ssstart ssof ssthe ssNew ssTestament: ss- ssAnswer ssIntertestamental ssPeriod
Canon ssmeans ss(literally) ssa ssreed ssor ssrod ssused ssfor ssmeasuring; sswhen ssapplied
ssto sssacred sswritings, sscanon ssrefers ssto ssbooks ssthat ss"measure ssup" ssto ssthe
ssstandards ssof ssScripture. ss- ssAnswer ssTrue
______ sswas ssa ssGreek ssversion ssof ssthe ssHebrew ssBible, sscommonly ssabbreviated
ssas ssLXX; ssthis sswould sshave ssbeen ssthe ss"Bible" ssused ssby ssJesus ssand ssthe
ssdisciples ss- ssAnswer ssSeptugint
____ ssrefers ssto ssAramaic sstranslations ssof ssthe ssHebrew ssBible, ssused ssfollowing
ssthe ssBabylonian sscaptivity. ss- ssAnswer ssTargums
Modern sstranslation ssin ssEnglish sstend ssto ssbe sseither ssessentially ssliteral ssor
ssfunctionally ssequivalent ssto ssthe ssoriginal sslanguages. ss- ssAnswer ssTrue
The ssNew ssLiving ssTranslation ssand ssthe ssNew ssInternational ssVersion ssare
ssconsidered ssto ss"functional ssequivalent" sstranslations ss- ssAnswer ssTrue
One ssdistinctive ssfeature ssof ssthe ssTargums ssis ssthat ssthey ssomitted ssmost ssof ssthe
ssanthropomorphic ssreferences ssto ssGod. ssAnthropomorphic ssmeans: ss- ssAnswer
ssPossessing ssphysical sscharacteristics sssimilar ssto sshumans ss(hands, sseyes, ssmouth)
When ssthe ssSyrian ssSeleucids ssbegan ssenforcing ssHellenization ss(adopting ssof
ssGreek ssthought ssand ssculture) sson ssthe sspeople ssof ssPalestine, ssone ssgroup sswho
, sshad ssrather ssdie ssthan sscomprise sstheir ssJewish ssfaith sswere ssthe ss____, ssa ssgroup
ssfrom sswho ssthe ssPharisees sseventually ssdescended. ss- ssAnswer ssHasidim
After ssregaining sscontrol ssof ssthe ssTemple, ssthe ssMaccabees ssheld ssa ssceremonial
sscleansing ssand ssa ssrededication ssservice sswhich ssJews ssstill sscommemorate ssin
sstheir ss____ sscelebration sseach ssDecember. ss- ssAnswer ssHanukkah
Once ssthe ssRomans sstook sscontrol ssof ssJewish sslands, ssalthough ssJewish ssrulers
ssstill ssbore ssthe sstitle ssof ssking, ssthey ssactually ssfunctioned ssmore sslike ssa/an
ss_______, ssruler ssof ssa ssparticular ssethnic ssgrop, sswhose ssdecisions sswere sssubject
ssto ssapproval ssby ssRome. ss- ssAnswer ssethnarch
TEST ssTWO: ssIn ssthe ssNew ssTestament, ssthe ssterm ssrefers ssto ssanyone sswho ssis
ssnot ssJewish. ss- ssAnswer ssGentiles
Samaritans sswere ssdescendants ssof ssthe ssJews sswho sshad sssurvived ssthe ssAssyrian
ssdestruction ssof ssIsrael ssand ssthen sshad ssintermarried sswith ssthe ssGentile sspeoples
sswho ssthe ssAssyrians ssmoved ssin ssthe ssoccupy ssthe ssland. ssMost ssJews ssconsidered
ssSamaritans ssas ss"half ssbreeds". ss- ssAnswer ssTrue
Of ssthe ssvarious ssJewish ss"sects" ssmentioned ssin ssthe ssNT, ssonly ssthe ss____ ssremain
ssin ssexistence: ssa sssmall ssnumber ssof ssthis ssgroup sscontinue ssworship ssGod sson
ssMount ssGerazim sstoday. ss- ssAnswer ssSamaritans
Match ssthe ssGospel ssfrom ssthe ssleft sscolumn sswith sscorrect ss"description" ssfrom ssthe
ssdrop-down ssmenus. ss- ssAnswer ssMatthew: ssthe ssmost ssjewish ssgospel
Mark: ssthe ssgospel ssof ssimmediacy
Lukes: ssJesus ssinnocence ssand ssthat sshe ssdied ssfor ssall sspeople
John: ssJesus ssas sspre-eternal ssand ssdivine
Much ssof ssJesus ssworks ssand ssteaching sswere sspassed ssdown ssby ss____ ss(word ssof
ssmouth) ssfor ssthe ssfirst ss30-40 ssyears ssafter sshis sscrucifixion. ss- ssAnswer ssoral
sstradition
Because ssof ssmany sssimilarities ssin sstheir sspoint ssof ssview ssand ssmaterials ssincluded,
ssMatthew, ssMark, ssand ssLuke ssare ssoften sscalled ss_______ ssGospels. ss- ssAnswer
sssynoptic ssgospels
Jesus ssfrequently sstaught ssusing ss"earthly ssstories sswith ssheavenly ssmeaning" ssHe
sswould ssus ssbrief ssfictional ssnarrative ssto sscompare ssGods ssKingdom sso ssa ssfamiliar
ssobject ssor ssaction. ssThese ssstories ssare sscalled: ss- ssAnswer ssparables
One ssof ssthe sskey sspassages ssin ssMatthews ssGospel ssis sswhat ssmost sspeople sscall
ss"The ssLords ssPrayer" ssor ssthe ss"Model ssPrayer" ssand ssis sslocated ssat ss- ssAnswer
ssMatthew ss6:9-15
