Question 1

Jude makes reference to a dispute between the archangel Michael and Satan over the. . .

Accepted Answer

A)  body of Abraham. 
B)  body of Moses. 
C)  Law of Moses. 
D)  command of circumcision. 
A)  body of Abraham. 
B)  body of Moses. 
C)  Law of Moses. 
D)  command of circumcision. B

Question 2

Jude seems to draw on the teachings of Jesus more than does James.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The author of your textbook sees the relationship between the homilies of Jude and James as conceptually and structurally so similar as to indicate . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  Jude's familiarity with the homily of James. 
B)  Jude's direct literary borrowing from the homily of James. 
C)  James's expansion of Jude's homily. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  Jude's familiarity with the homily of James. 
B)  Jude's direct literary borrowing from the homily of James. 
C)  James's expansion of Jude's homily. 
D)  none of the above. D

Question 4

James writes to address the issue of . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  false teachers. 
B)  slavery. 
C)  defining elders. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  false teachers. 
B)  slavery. 
C)  defining elders. 
D)  None of the above

Question 5

Jesus' half-brothers, James and Judas, followed him . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  from the day he announced his mission in the synagogue. 
B)  from the day he raised Lazarus from the dead. 
C)  after his resurrection. 
D)  secretly all their lives. 
A)  from the day he announced his mission in the synagogue. 
B)  from the day he raised Lazarus from the dead. 
C)  after his resurrection. 
D)  secretly all their lives.

Question 6

Who succeeded James as leader of the Jerusalem church?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jude 
B)  Symeon 
C)  Peter 
D)  John 
A)  Jude 
B)  Symeon 
C)  Peter 
D)  John

Question 7

According to your textbook, in what decade was the epistle of Jude written?

Accepted Answer

A)  20s 
B)  30s 
C)  40s 
D)  50s 
E)  60s 
A)  20s 
B)  30s 
C)  40s 
D)  50s 
E)  60s

Question 8

Jude quotes verbatim a passage from the pseudepigraphical, apocalyptic book of . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  1 Esdras. 
B)  1 Maccabees. 
C)  Baruch. 
D)  1 Enoch. 
A)  1 Esdras. 
B)  1 Maccabees. 
C)  Baruch. 
D)  1 Enoch.

Question 9

The author of the New Testament document we call "Jude" was most likely . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  Judas Iscariot. 
B)  Judas, the half-brother of Jesus. 
C)  Judas Maccabeus. 
D)  Mary Magdalene. 
A)  Judas Iscariot. 
B)  Judas, the half-brother of Jesus. 
C)  Judas Maccabeus. 
D)  Mary Magdalene.

Question 10

Discuss the implications of Jude's quotations from noncanonical Jewish sources

Accepted Answer

Those who believe the Bible is God's Wor

Question 11

Scripture is virtually silent about Jesus' interactions with his siblings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The most surprising, and in some minds disturbing, feature of Jude is its . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  reference to Jesus as "Lord." 
B)  failure to note the author's familial relationship to Jesus. 
C)  use of non-Biblical materials. 
D)  lack of reference to the Holy Spirit. 
A)  reference to Jesus as "Lord." 
B)  failure to note the author's familial relationship to Jesus. 
C)  use of non-Biblical materials. 
D)  lack of reference to the Holy Spirit.

Question 13

When the writer of Jude says, "recall the predictions foretold by the apostles," he is indicating that he . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  is not a part of the apostolic era. 
B)  is not among the apostles who founded the churches he is currently addressing. 
C)  is not himself an apostle. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  is not a part of the apostolic era. 
B)  is not among the apostles who founded the churches he is currently addressing. 
C)  is not himself an apostle. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 14

What reasons does Witherington propose as reasons for the possibility of false teachers slipping into church services and creating mayhem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christians had always been encouraged to welcome strangers and offer them hospitality in their homes. 
B)  Strangers with strange beliefs were seen as potential converts because of the evangelistic nature of Christianity. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Christians had always been encouraged to welcome strangers and offer them hospitality in their homes. 
B)  Strangers with strange beliefs were seen as potential converts because of the evangelistic nature of Christianity. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following do the documents of Jude and James have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  general addressee 
B)  sizable presentation of deliberative proofs 
C)  series of warnings, first to opponents, then to believers 
D)  hymnic or doxological material 
E)  All of the above 
A)  general addressee 
B)  sizable presentation of deliberative proofs 
C)  series of warnings, first to opponents, then to believers 
D)  hymnic or doxological material 
E)  All of the above

Question 16

James is a sermon or speech in rhetorical form and was likely delivered orally to the audience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What does the epistle of Jude share with the epistle of James?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was written by a half-brother of Jesus. 
B)  an eschatological flavor 
C)  an interest in noncanonical Jewish traditions 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  It was written by a half-brother of Jesus. 
B)  an eschatological flavor 
C)  an interest in noncanonical Jewish traditions 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 18

Identify the situation of the readers of Jude, and suggest a date for the book.

Accepted Answer

Jude is addressing an early Jewish Chris

Question 19

Jude was likely Jesus' brother who was an itinerant Christian missionary who was married and traveled with his wife

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is peculiar to the epistle of Jude?

Accepted Answer

A)  preference for the passive voice 
B)  use of the passive voice as a circumlocution 
C)  quoting from the Hebrew Bible 
D)  referencing noncanonical Jewish sources 
A)  preference for the passive voice 
B)  use of the passive voice as a circumlocution 
C)  quoting from the Hebrew Bible 
D)  referencing noncanonical Jewish sources

Exam 15: Jude-The Other Brother and His Eschatological Thinking-Jude

Jude makes reference to a dispute between the archangel Michael and Satan over the. . .

Jude seems to draw on the teachings of Jesus more than does James.

The author of your textbook sees the relationship between the homilies of Jude and James as conceptually and structurally so similar as to indicate . . .

James writes to address the issue of . . .

Jesus' half-brothers, James and Judas, followed him . . .

Who succeeded James as leader of the Jerusalem church?

According to your textbook, in what decade was the epistle of Jude written?

Jude quotes verbatim a passage from the pseudepigraphical, apocalyptic book of . . .

The author of the New Testament document we call "Jude" was most likely . . .

Discuss the implications of Jude's quotations from noncanonical Jewish sources

Scripture is virtually silent about Jesus' interactions with his siblings.

The most surprising, and in some minds disturbing, feature of Jude is its . . .

When the writer of Jude says, "recall the predictions foretold by the apostles," he is indicating that he . . .

What reasons does Witherington propose as reasons for the possibility of false teachers slipping into church services and creating mayhem?

Which of the following do the documents of Jude and James have in common?

James is a sermon or speech in rhetorical form and was likely delivered orally to the audience.

What does the epistle of Jude share with the epistle of James?

Identify the situation of the readers of Jude, and suggest a date for the book.

Jude was likely Jesus' brother who was an itinerant Christian missionary who was married and traveled with his wife

Which of the following is peculiar to the epistle of Jude?

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