NTI Final Exam Questions & Answers
How did the religious leaders try to entrap Jesus when asking what should be done to the
woman who was caught in adultery (John 7:53-8:11)? Should this passage be included as part of
Scripture? Why or why not? - ANSWERS1. Arguments for it from the NT (Köstenberger, John,
BECNT, 245-49):
A. No pre-5th century NT manuscript contains it, & it is not mentioned by a Patristic writer until
the late 4th century.
B. It appears 5 different places in John.
C. It is non Johannine in style.
D. It is non Johannine in vocabulary.
1. It lacks standard Johannine vocabulary.
2. It contains 14 hapax legomena (words used only one time in John).
E. It breaks the narrative flow from 7:52 to 8:12.
2. Arguments for keeping it:
A. It is in the Majority Text.
B. There are no doctrinal problems in it.
C. Omitting it from today's NT would cause problems.
D. It is in accordance with the NT Jesus.
3. It was clearly a setup (where was the man)?
4. What did Jesus write?
5. Why did Jesus write?
A. Jesus gave the mob time to think and cool down.
B. A secondary benefit: it shows He was literate.
6. "Sin no more" acknowledged that she did sin.
,Briefly describe the Jewish and Roman phases of the trial of Jesus. - ANSWERSTwo Jewish
hearings: before Annas and then Caiaphas. Then a full Sanhedrin trial Friday morning. Then
three times before Pontius Pilate, but at one point he sent Jesus to Herod Antipas, who sent
Him back to Pilate.
Which Gospel records Jesus sending out the 70? How effective was their ministry? -
ANSWERSLuke
Jesus praised them when they returned
A. I saw Satan fall from heaven—a metaphor for their victory over Satan.
▪ Satan fell long before this time, but the present defeat of Satan reminded Jesus of the original
defeat of Satan.
B. He gave them power over Satan's forces (serpents & scorpions are symbols).
Who were the Samaritans? Where did they live, and what was their origin? What is the main
point of the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)? What is a priest, and what is a
Levite? - ANSWERS1. Samaritan—Jews intermarried with Gentiles when the northern kingdom
(Israel) fell in 722 BC.
2. Jesus used it to show "who is my neighbor?"(v. 29).
▪ Answer: everyone!
3. Luke emphasized the great reversal: the expected ones (priest & Levite) did not follow God,
but the unexpected one (Samaritan) did!
Who were Mary, Martha, & Lazarus? In what city did they live (John 11:1)? Why did Martha get
mad at Mary when Jesus came to visit? What was Jesus' rebuke to her (Luke 10:38-42)? -
ANSWERS1. Siblings Mary, Martha, & Lazarus were friends of Jesus & lived in Bethany.
2. When Jesus visited, Mary sat at Jesus' feet & listened; Martha worked hard & complained.
▪ Jesus said Martha was too busy & Mary was doing what is right.
,Whose fault was the blindness of the beggar in John 9: his sin or his parents (9:1-5)? What was
his simple answer to the questions of the Pharisees (v. 25)? - ANSWERS1. His blindness was not
the result of his or his parents' sin (v.3).
2. His great testimony: "I was blind, now I see (v. 25)."
3. He was healed apart from & prior to his salvation.
How did the Pharisees' reaction to Jesus' Sabbath healing of the blind beggar give a fitting
description of the Pharisees' spiritual leadership (John 9:1-41)? What did they do to the man
(9:34)? - ANSWERS1. They hold to man's law
2. They cast him out
Who is the Good Shepherd in the OT? ...in the NT? How can Jesus be both the Good Shepherd
as well as the door of salvation (John 10:7, 9)? Who is the "thief" (v. 10)? Who are the "other
sheep" who are "not of this fold" whom Jesus will bring into the flock (John 10:16 - ANSWERS1.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd
2. Jesus is the door!
3. Gentiles
What is the main point of the three parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, & the Lost Sons
(Luke 15:1-32)? What was the problem with the 'other brother' in Luke 15:11-32, and who does
he represent? - ANSWERS1. All 3 show God's great love for sinners & outcasts.
Setting: Pharisee & scribe criticism of Jesus receiving sinners & eating with them.
2. The younger son represents the repentant sinner coming to Jesus.
Whom did the waiting father represent in Luke 15:11-32 represent? In what ways was he very
different from a typical Jewish father? - ANSWERSC. Unusual acts for a Jewish father (he
represents God):
1. He gave the inheritance early.
2. He eagerly watched for son to return (who would normally be considered dead to the family).
3. He ran to meet his son.
, 4. He threw a large party for his son.
How could Jesus commend the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-13)? What was Jesus' main point in
this parable? - ANSWERS3. His master commended is shrewdness (but not his dishonesty). This
is unexpected.
4. Serve God alone (not God & man).
▪ Do good for the kingdom with money.
What do the following mean: Hades, Sheol, Abraham's Bosom, Paradise, Hell, Gehenna? -
ANSWERSAngels carried Lazarus to Abraham's Bosom (Paradise, where the righteous went in
Hades/Sheol). Was this the literal condition or was it progressive revelation?
E. The rich man went to the bad part of Hades.
What was Abraham's answer to the rich man's request to send someone to warn his brothers
back on earth (vv. 29, 31)? - ANSWERSfor Abe to send Lazarus to warn his brothers.
▪ Abe said they have Moses & the Prophets (the Old Testament).
Why were Martha and Mary upset when Jesus came at the time of Lazarus' death (John 11)? -
ANSWERSLazarus died
In John's Gospel, what event is portrayed as a final act of Jesus that provokes the religious
leaders to have Him captured and killed? - ANSWERSraising Lazarus from the dead
What was the Jewish belief that made Jesus' resuscitation of Lazarus on the fourth day so hard
to explain? - ANSWERSJesus waited until the 4th day (v. 17).
▪ Jews believed the human soul left the body on the fourth day after death.
How did the religious leaders try to entrap Jesus when asking what should be done to the
woman who was caught in adultery (John 7:53-8:11)? Should this passage be included as part of
Scripture? Why or why not? - ANSWERS1. Arguments for it from the NT (Köstenberger, John,
BECNT, 245-49):
A. No pre-5th century NT manuscript contains it, & it is not mentioned by a Patristic writer until
the late 4th century.
B. It appears 5 different places in John.
C. It is non Johannine in style.
D. It is non Johannine in vocabulary.
1. It lacks standard Johannine vocabulary.
2. It contains 14 hapax legomena (words used only one time in John).
E. It breaks the narrative flow from 7:52 to 8:12.
2. Arguments for keeping it:
A. It is in the Majority Text.
B. There are no doctrinal problems in it.
C. Omitting it from today's NT would cause problems.
D. It is in accordance with the NT Jesus.
3. It was clearly a setup (where was the man)?
4. What did Jesus write?
5. Why did Jesus write?
A. Jesus gave the mob time to think and cool down.
B. A secondary benefit: it shows He was literate.
6. "Sin no more" acknowledged that she did sin.
,Briefly describe the Jewish and Roman phases of the trial of Jesus. - ANSWERSTwo Jewish
hearings: before Annas and then Caiaphas. Then a full Sanhedrin trial Friday morning. Then
three times before Pontius Pilate, but at one point he sent Jesus to Herod Antipas, who sent
Him back to Pilate.
Which Gospel records Jesus sending out the 70? How effective was their ministry? -
ANSWERSLuke
Jesus praised them when they returned
A. I saw Satan fall from heaven—a metaphor for their victory over Satan.
▪ Satan fell long before this time, but the present defeat of Satan reminded Jesus of the original
defeat of Satan.
B. He gave them power over Satan's forces (serpents & scorpions are symbols).
Who were the Samaritans? Where did they live, and what was their origin? What is the main
point of the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)? What is a priest, and what is a
Levite? - ANSWERS1. Samaritan—Jews intermarried with Gentiles when the northern kingdom
(Israel) fell in 722 BC.
2. Jesus used it to show "who is my neighbor?"(v. 29).
▪ Answer: everyone!
3. Luke emphasized the great reversal: the expected ones (priest & Levite) did not follow God,
but the unexpected one (Samaritan) did!
Who were Mary, Martha, & Lazarus? In what city did they live (John 11:1)? Why did Martha get
mad at Mary when Jesus came to visit? What was Jesus' rebuke to her (Luke 10:38-42)? -
ANSWERS1. Siblings Mary, Martha, & Lazarus were friends of Jesus & lived in Bethany.
2. When Jesus visited, Mary sat at Jesus' feet & listened; Martha worked hard & complained.
▪ Jesus said Martha was too busy & Mary was doing what is right.
,Whose fault was the blindness of the beggar in John 9: his sin or his parents (9:1-5)? What was
his simple answer to the questions of the Pharisees (v. 25)? - ANSWERS1. His blindness was not
the result of his or his parents' sin (v.3).
2. His great testimony: "I was blind, now I see (v. 25)."
3. He was healed apart from & prior to his salvation.
How did the Pharisees' reaction to Jesus' Sabbath healing of the blind beggar give a fitting
description of the Pharisees' spiritual leadership (John 9:1-41)? What did they do to the man
(9:34)? - ANSWERS1. They hold to man's law
2. They cast him out
Who is the Good Shepherd in the OT? ...in the NT? How can Jesus be both the Good Shepherd
as well as the door of salvation (John 10:7, 9)? Who is the "thief" (v. 10)? Who are the "other
sheep" who are "not of this fold" whom Jesus will bring into the flock (John 10:16 - ANSWERS1.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd
2. Jesus is the door!
3. Gentiles
What is the main point of the three parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, & the Lost Sons
(Luke 15:1-32)? What was the problem with the 'other brother' in Luke 15:11-32, and who does
he represent? - ANSWERS1. All 3 show God's great love for sinners & outcasts.
Setting: Pharisee & scribe criticism of Jesus receiving sinners & eating with them.
2. The younger son represents the repentant sinner coming to Jesus.
Whom did the waiting father represent in Luke 15:11-32 represent? In what ways was he very
different from a typical Jewish father? - ANSWERSC. Unusual acts for a Jewish father (he
represents God):
1. He gave the inheritance early.
2. He eagerly watched for son to return (who would normally be considered dead to the family).
3. He ran to meet his son.
, 4. He threw a large party for his son.
How could Jesus commend the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:1-13)? What was Jesus' main point in
this parable? - ANSWERS3. His master commended is shrewdness (but not his dishonesty). This
is unexpected.
4. Serve God alone (not God & man).
▪ Do good for the kingdom with money.
What do the following mean: Hades, Sheol, Abraham's Bosom, Paradise, Hell, Gehenna? -
ANSWERSAngels carried Lazarus to Abraham's Bosom (Paradise, where the righteous went in
Hades/Sheol). Was this the literal condition or was it progressive revelation?
E. The rich man went to the bad part of Hades.
What was Abraham's answer to the rich man's request to send someone to warn his brothers
back on earth (vv. 29, 31)? - ANSWERSfor Abe to send Lazarus to warn his brothers.
▪ Abe said they have Moses & the Prophets (the Old Testament).
Why were Martha and Mary upset when Jesus came at the time of Lazarus' death (John 11)? -
ANSWERSLazarus died
In John's Gospel, what event is portrayed as a final act of Jesus that provokes the religious
leaders to have Him captured and killed? - ANSWERSraising Lazarus from the dead
What was the Jewish belief that made Jesus' resuscitation of Lazarus on the fourth day so hard
to explain? - ANSWERSJesus waited until the 4th day (v. 17).
▪ Jews believed the human soul left the body on the fourth day after death.
