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Shelterglen University
School of Theology

1). For the last three centuries the Bible has been the all time best selling book

a). True      b). False

 

2). The Biblical points of question or discrepancy make up about 15 % of the actual text.

a). True      b). False

 

3). Almost all scholars disagree that Matthew and Luke used Mark’s gospel as a foundational text reference to write their own gospel.

a). True      b). False

 

4). Mark was the last document gospel and was written long after Luke and Matthew 

a). True      b). False

 

5). The two accounts of Judas Iscariot’s death could be explained as a search for money on or in corpses of dead Jews by the Roman soldiers.

a). True      b). False

 

6). Some Biblical texts that may initially appear to be contradictory may actually be complimentary accounts of the same event or situation.

a). True      b). False

 

7).  The doctrine of two witnesses simply indicates that if something is rehearsed more than one time in Bible it may be readily accepted as reliable.  

a). True      b). False

 

8). When two people have been told the same story, they will more than likely not rehearse it from the exact same perspective.

a). True      b). False

 

9).  The story of Jesus forgiving the adulterous woman was not a popular story in the ministry of  Jesus Christ.

a). True      b). False

 

10). It is not wrong to look at some passages of scripture strictly through an understanding rooted in faith alone that God knows what He has said.  

a). True      b). False

 

11). Which Gospel is written using several prophetic couplets?

a). Mark

b). John

c). Matthew

d). all of the above

 

12). The original implication of the Trinity in scripture is found in

a). Job

b). Genesis

c). Matthew

d). none of the above

 

13). When we have to prove or disprove any scriptural text, we have stepped out of the realm of

a). faith

b). sin

c). life

d). all of the above

 

14). Statements in the New Testament that seem to contradict themselves may actually be  

a). of the devil

b). complimentary in nature

c). lost to historicity

d). none of the above

 

15). A careful examination of the last half of the New Testament (Acts through Revelation) very strongly indicates

a). sanctification

b). the Trinitarian doctrine

c). a love for Romans

d). all of the above

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