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Question	Answer
Who was the Roman Emperor when John received his vision that became the Book of Revelation?	dometian
Who was the Roman Emperor when John received his vision that became the Book of Revelation?	dometian
Who was the Roman Emperor when John received his vision that became the Book of Revelation?	dometian
What is a manicure?	Fingernails
What is a manuscript?	Bible came to us handwritten, handwritten book or document
What is a codex?	A book, pages bound together
Who was Constantine the Great?	The first christian roman emperor
Who was Constantine Tischendorf?	German guy in mid 1800's who was a bible hunter
Who were Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt?	1900's British explorers, pulled some stuff out of Egypt sands and found 10's of thousands of ancient pages, including biblical manuscripts
Two of the three oldest, most complete biblical codices (which include both the Old and New Testaments) are found in which library?	The British library in London
Where is the third of three oldest, most complete biblical codices to be found?	vatican in rome
In which language were these three (ancient, nearly complete) biblical codices written?	greek
What is the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament called?	septuagint
As shorthand, scholars often use which three letters to abbreviate this ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament?	LXX
What are the oldest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament commonly called?	Dead Sea scrolls
What are the oldest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament more technically called?	Qumran text
What year were the Dead Sea Scrolls first found?	47-48
The close comparison of matching (or nearly matching) ancient manuscripts is called what?	textual criticism
What are such critics trying to find when comparing like ancient manuscripts?	variants
Two of three criteria of canonicity include…	Catholicity, Orthodoxy, and Proximity(COP)
What are the books of the New Testament that follow canonically after the Pauline books known as?	general catholic apostles
Who wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews?	We dont know
Which prophecy or divine promise occupies the conceptual and literal center of the Book of Hebrews?	Jeremiah 31
Hebrews 4:14 presents Jesus as our Great ______________?	Priest
In Hebrews 7:11-17, to which mysterious figure in Genesis does the author of Hebrews liken Jesus?	melchizedek
According to Acts 15:13-21, who had a decisive role in the apostolic council/consultation at Jerusalem regarding the requirements for Gentile converts?	James brother of Jesus
How might the discovery an ancient ossuary be connected to the Epistle of James?	Is it the bone box of the author James?
What was James’s actual historical name?	Jacob
According to the Bible Project, what are two main influences upon the Epistle of James?	the sermon on the mount and the book of proverbs
According to James 2:8, what is the “royal law”?	To love your neighbor as yourself
According to James 2:17, faith without ___________ is dead.	works
Was the Epistle of James one of the first New Testament books to be written?	yes
Do the Old Testament laws and the commands of Christ overlap, to a degree?	they overlap somewhat
Who does Peter cite as his co-writer in 1 Peter 5:12?	Silas
Which fundamental Christian doctrine gets a bit of scriptural support from 1 Peter 1:2?	the trinity
The end of the very same verse — 1 Peter 1:2 — points back to which OT passage?	Sprinkled blood- exodus
Upon which unpopular theme does the Epistle of First Peter focus again and again?	suffering
According to 1 Peter 1:6-7 why must we as believers undergo trials?	God uses our trials to create faithfulness and prove our faith is genuine
Like Paul, Peter uses which metaphor for the Church in 1 Peter 2:4-5?	Temple
According to 1 Peter 4:19, if as Christians we must suffer and have no other options, what should we do?	Trust ourselves to God
In 1 Peter 5:13, Peter very probably refers to the imperial city of Rome as what?	Babylon
Which amazing event from his time with Jesus does Peter reference in 2 Peter 1:17-18?	transfiguration
In 2 Peter 2:1, Peter warns against the dangers of whom?	False teachers
Per 2 Peter 3:4, which pressing eschatological question may have given occasion to the writing of Second Peter?	When will Jesus return and why hasn't He come back yet?
In 2 Peter 3:8 which Old Testament passage about God’s perspective on time is alluded to, but not directly quoted?	Psalm 90
Which Greek word is absolutely essential to the Epistle of First John?	koinonia
According to 1 John 2:2, what is Jesus?	atoning sacrifice, propitiation
In 1 John 3:6 it says that no one who abides in him [Christ] keeps on ______________.	sinning
In 1 John 4:1-3 it says we should ___________ the spirits, which probably means we should discern what people are actually saying and what motivates them.	test
Which -ology do theologians use to refer to the nature of sin and its consequences?	hamartiology
The three Epistles of John contain clear conceptial dualism. Is this assertion true, false, debatable, or irrelevant to the topic?	true
Many scholars now believe the three Epistles of John were not three separate epistles, but part of a ____________ bundle.	single
Considered together, what is the paradoxical message of the three Epistles of John?	be vigilant to extend koinonia
Is the Epistle of Jude a brief epistle, an average-length epistle, a very long epistle, or not an epistle at all?	brief epistle
According to Jude verses 3-4, the Epistle of Jude was written to urge its readers/listeners to do what?	Contend for the faith against ungodly people
How were Jude and James related?	Brothers to each other and Jesus
Where geographically was John the author and narrator of the Book of Revelation when he received his vision?	Patmos
Who was the Roman Emperor when John received his vision that became the Book of Revelation?	dometian
How many late first century churches does Jesus address in the first three chapters of Revelation?	7
Who, primarily, is the Book of Revelation about?	Jesus Christ
Is Jesus worshipped anywhere in the Book of Revelation?	Yes
Which number recurs throughout the Book of Revelation?	7
There are a lot of allusions to the Old Testament in the Book of Revelation.	yes
The Book of Revelation occasionally interprets some of its symbols.	yes
What is the second narrative heptad (set of seven) of the Book of Revelation?	seals
What is the third narrative heptad of the Book of Revelation?	Trumpets
What is the fourth narrative heptad of the Book of Revelation?	bowls
Does the Book of Revelation depict past events?	yes
Does the Book of Revelation depict current events?	yes
Does the Book of Revelation depict future events?	yes
Which trio is the Satanic Pseudo-Trinity in the Book of Revelation?	the dragon, the beast, the false prophet
What or who is the narrative opposite or antagonist of the Bride of Christ in the Book of Revelation?	The church
Which one verse encapsulates the intended message of the Book of Revelation?	12:11