Basic Doctrines
Mention one of the professions of the authors of The Bible.
Any of these answers:
Tax collector
Physician
Fisherman
Sheperd
Tentmaker
What is the goal when we are reading The Bible?
To hear God - through the The Bible, like when someone writes a letter and mails it to another
Who ordered the first martyr’s death?
Paul
What genre is Galatians?
Epistle/Letter
The tiny seals used in ancient times to seal documents are called?
Bullae
What does aseity mean?
Self-sufficient
What does “application” mean?
Living what you learn from The Bible.
How many years was Paul placed in prison (originally by Felix) by Poncius Festus to keep the Jews happy?
2 years
Paul used Titus as an example of one of the gentiles who converted. What did he say?
Titus was a gentile and did not get circumcised.
Cuneiform had about how many signs?
600
What does it mean when we say that Jesus was incarnated?
It means that he has always existed, but became a human being by choice.
In the story of Joseph, his dreams are a big part of the story. These dreams refer to dreams you have when you go to sleep and have dreams. The following is true about the word “dreams.”
I cannot change the meaning. I must respect the meaning of the word in light of the context.
As a result of an unfair imprisonment, what King does Paul end up preaching The Gospel to?
Acceptable answers:
King Herod Agrippa
King Agrippa
Not acceptable:
King Herod
According to the outline we learned about Galatians - What are all 3 arguments?
Biolographical
Comparative
Practical
Over how many biblical characters have archeological items attested to?
100
A. What separates us from God?
B. How was that separation/gap bridged?
C. What is the name of the place where a person separated from God on Earth will be separated from God eternally?
A. Sin
B. Jesus death/salvation
C. Hell
One of the questions we should ask when reading a passage is, “How does this point to Jesus?” When we ask this questions we are looking for?
How it point to Jesus as Savior/Lord
After Peter and John heal a beggar, what do the people do?
The people throw Peter and John in jail.
Fill in the blanks: Paul says that if you want to demand _________________________ for salvation, then you must live by the whole _________________ and as a result, you reject Jesus and His grace.
Circumcision, Law
How many people can the Circus Maximus hold?
250,000
Why does it matter that space, time, and matter started existing at the same time?
That someone who can exist outside of these 3 things would be required to create the universe.
One of the questions we should ask when reading a passage is, “How do other passages about this topic relate to each other?” When we ask these questions we are looking for which 3 things?
Harmony
Tension
Resolve
After Philip finished what he needed to do on his way south - with the person that he encountered - what happened to Philip?
He was tranposrted away by the Spirit to Azotus (Yes, he was teleported).
Acceptable:
He was transported to another place by the Spirit
At the end of Galatians, Paul talks about “3-Watch-Outs.” What are they?
who you trust
what you boast about
what gospel you believe
How were the dead sea scrolls discovered?
2 Shepherd brothers were looking for a lost goat when one of them threw a rock into a cliff opening. They entered the cave and found pottery jars containing ancient scrolls which were broke open with the rock they threw in the cave.