NTI FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS GRADE A+
The only historical evidence we have for Jesus is found in the New Testament writings. T/F -
ANSWERSFalse
The description of Jesus as a peasant is most likely inaccurate. T/F - ANSWERSTrue
Which of the following is the best analogy for a Gospel?
a. digital photograph
c. caricature
b. Portrait
d. hologram - ANSWERSPortrait
No responsible historian of antiquity doubts what about Jesus? - ANSWERSExistence
From whom do we learn that Nero blamed Christians for setting fire to Rome? -
ANSWERSTacitus
Who was king over all the Holy Land when Jesus was born? - ANSWERSHerod the Great
Which of the following occupations was least likely the occupation of Jesus?
a. Carpenter
b. stone worker
c. tenant farmer - ANSWERSTenant Farmer
,Which of the following should we NOT assume about Jesus?
a. He was multilingual.
c. He was able to read.
b. He was a skilled craftsman.
d. He was able to write. - ANSWERSHe was able to write
According to your textbook, what event seems to have prompted Jesus' ministry? -
ANSWERSThe ministry of John the Baptist
What did ancient people believe most revealed people's character? - ANSWERSTheir origins and
birth and the way they died
Which of the following is the best understanding of miracles?
a. violation of the laws of nature
b. violation of the laws of god
c. beyond the known laws of nature, but not against them
d. surreal imagery - ANSWERSBeyond the known laws of nature, but not against them
Which is the majority view about early Christianity among scholars worldwide?
a. It included a wide diversity of beliefs almost right from the beginning.
b. It was largely unified, with a shared core of convictions about belief and behavior.
c. Orthodoxy was imposed by emperor Constantine and several early church councils.
d. None of the above - ANSWERSIt was largely unified, with a shared core of convictions about
belief and behavior
What factors fostered doctrinal unity within Christianity even from the very beginning?
, They shared the same religious roots with one another and with Jesus.
b. They shared the same religious texts with one another and with Jesus.
c. The stories about what Jesus said and did were related and governed by eyewitnesses.
d. All of the above - ANSWERSAll the Above
What evidence speaks against the view that numerous alternative forms of Christianity
competed with one
another before an orthodox form was ever established?
They emerged later (second through fourth centuries)
b. They invaded from outside the community
c. They were influenced by Greek philosophical schools
d. They depended on and reacted to earlier Christian documents
e. All of the above - ANSWERSAll the above
Peter may have travelled as extensively as Paul in discharging his duty of fulfilling the Great
Commission. T/F - ANSWERSTrue
According to your textbook, the notion that Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, and the Johannine Epistles
are general encyclicals written to all people in the empire is entirely mistaken.
T/F - ANSWERSTrue
James contains several references to the law. T/F - ANSWERSTrue
According to your textbook, James should not be seen as an extreme Pharisaical legalist.
T/F - ANSWERSTrue
The author of the epistle of James most likely was... - ANSWERSJames, the half-brother of Jesus
QUESTIONS GRADE A+
The only historical evidence we have for Jesus is found in the New Testament writings. T/F -
ANSWERSFalse
The description of Jesus as a peasant is most likely inaccurate. T/F - ANSWERSTrue
Which of the following is the best analogy for a Gospel?
a. digital photograph
c. caricature
b. Portrait
d. hologram - ANSWERSPortrait
No responsible historian of antiquity doubts what about Jesus? - ANSWERSExistence
From whom do we learn that Nero blamed Christians for setting fire to Rome? -
ANSWERSTacitus
Who was king over all the Holy Land when Jesus was born? - ANSWERSHerod the Great
Which of the following occupations was least likely the occupation of Jesus?
a. Carpenter
b. stone worker
c. tenant farmer - ANSWERSTenant Farmer
,Which of the following should we NOT assume about Jesus?
a. He was multilingual.
c. He was able to read.
b. He was a skilled craftsman.
d. He was able to write. - ANSWERSHe was able to write
According to your textbook, what event seems to have prompted Jesus' ministry? -
ANSWERSThe ministry of John the Baptist
What did ancient people believe most revealed people's character? - ANSWERSTheir origins and
birth and the way they died
Which of the following is the best understanding of miracles?
a. violation of the laws of nature
b. violation of the laws of god
c. beyond the known laws of nature, but not against them
d. surreal imagery - ANSWERSBeyond the known laws of nature, but not against them
Which is the majority view about early Christianity among scholars worldwide?
a. It included a wide diversity of beliefs almost right from the beginning.
b. It was largely unified, with a shared core of convictions about belief and behavior.
c. Orthodoxy was imposed by emperor Constantine and several early church councils.
d. None of the above - ANSWERSIt was largely unified, with a shared core of convictions about
belief and behavior
What factors fostered doctrinal unity within Christianity even from the very beginning?
, They shared the same religious roots with one another and with Jesus.
b. They shared the same religious texts with one another and with Jesus.
c. The stories about what Jesus said and did were related and governed by eyewitnesses.
d. All of the above - ANSWERSAll the Above
What evidence speaks against the view that numerous alternative forms of Christianity
competed with one
another before an orthodox form was ever established?
They emerged later (second through fourth centuries)
b. They invaded from outside the community
c. They were influenced by Greek philosophical schools
d. They depended on and reacted to earlier Christian documents
e. All of the above - ANSWERSAll the above
Peter may have travelled as extensively as Paul in discharging his duty of fulfilling the Great
Commission. T/F - ANSWERSTrue
According to your textbook, the notion that Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, and the Johannine Epistles
are general encyclicals written to all people in the empire is entirely mistaken.
T/F - ANSWERSTrue
James contains several references to the law. T/F - ANSWERSTrue
According to your textbook, James should not be seen as an extreme Pharisaical legalist.
T/F - ANSWERSTrue
The author of the epistle of James most likely was... - ANSWERSJames, the half-brother of Jesus
