Question 1

1-3 John are most likely written to . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  church leaders. 
B)  Jewish Christians. 
C)  Gentile Christians. 
D)  heretical teachers. 
A)  church leaders. 
B)  Jewish Christians. 
C)  Gentile Christians. 
D)  heretical teachers. B

Question 2

In 2 and 3 John, the author identifies himself as . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  an apostle. 
B)  the elder. 
C)  the bishop. 
D)  a servant. 
A)  an apostle. 
B)  the elder. 
C)  the bishop. 
D)  a servant. B

Question 3

1-3 John are best viewed as pastoral letters from an apostle to his apostolic delegates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

With regard to the Johannine Epistles, which of the following has Gentile ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Author 
B)  Audience 
C)  Schismatics 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Author 
B)  Audience 
C)  Schismatics 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

A hyperbole is a form of minimization concerning a certain matter. It is intended to be taken literally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

1 John speaks to the issue of loving . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  the world in general. 
B)  non-Christians. 
C)  fellow believers. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  the world in general. 
B)  non-Christians. 
C)  fellow believers. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 7

Key topics in 1 John include . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  the Godhead and the Christian. 
B)  the Christian and the Godhead. 
C)  Christian discipleship. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  the Godhead and the Christian. 
B)  the Christian and the Godhead. 
C)  Christian discipleship. 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

What term best describes a literary device in which one uses a sort of parallel construction to focus on key points?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chiasm 
B)  hyperbole 
C)  epideictic 
D)  rhetoric 
A)  Chiasm 
B)  hyperbole 
C)  epideictic 
D)  rhetoric

Question 9

Repetition of words or thoughts in reverse order is called . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  parallelism. 
B)  syllogism. 
C)  interlocution. 
D)  chiasm. 
A)  parallelism. 
B)  syllogism. 
C)  interlocution. 
D)  chiasm.

Question 10

According to your textbook, who is the source of the material found in the fourth Gospel?

Accepted Answer

A)  John the Apostle 
B)  John the Elder 
C)  John of Patmos 
D)  Lazarus 
A)  John the Apostle 
B)  John the Elder 
C)  John of Patmos 
D)  Lazarus

Question 11

In which of the following is it apparent that the author is an eyewitness of some sort?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 John 
B)  2 John 
C)  3 John 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  1 John 
B)  2 John 
C)  3 John 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 12

Docetism involves first and foremost the denial of the Trinity

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Gaius is commended for his . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  high morality. 
B)  enduring persecution. 
C)  orthodoxy of doctrine. 
D)  Hospitality 
A)  high morality. 
B)  enduring persecution. 
C)  orthodoxy of doctrine. 
D)  Hospitality

Question 14

What genre of Biblical literature do the Johannine epistles exhibit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prophecy 
B)  Wisdom 
C)  historical narrative 
D)  law 
A)  Prophecy 
B)  Wisdom 
C)  historical narrative 
D)  law

Question 15

According to your textbook, 1 John is best viewed as a . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  letter. 
B)  Gospel tract. 
C)  sermon. 
D)  discipleship manual. 
A)  letter. 
B)  Gospel tract. 
C)  sermon. 
D)  discipleship manual.

Question 16

According to your textbook, identifying an author by "style" is risky because authors intentionally created a style to match the rhetorical purpose of their document.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

1 John bears how many obvious epistolary elements?

Accepted Answer

A)  four 
B)  three 
C)  two 
D)  one 
E)  none 
A)  four 
B)  three 
C)  two 
D)  one 
E)  none

Question 18

3 John was written to address the problem of . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  requiring Gentile Christians to be circumcised. 
B)  sexual immorality. 
C)  idolatry. 
D)  rejection of traveling missionaries from the Johannine community. 
A)  requiring Gentile Christians to be circumcised. 
B)  sexual immorality. 
C)  idolatry. 
D)  rejection of traveling missionaries from the Johannine community.

Question 19

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between the Johannine epistles and the fourth Gospel?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ideas found in the fourth Gospel are developed more fully in 1 John. 
B)  The ideas found in 1 John are developed more fully in the Gospel of John. 
C)  There is no recognizable development of ideas between 1 John and the fourth Gospel. 
D)  There is no discernable relationship between 1 John and the fourth Gospel. 
A)  The ideas found in the fourth Gospel are developed more fully in 1 John. 
B)  The ideas found in 1 John are developed more fully in the Gospel of John. 
C)  There is no recognizable development of ideas between 1 John and the fourth Gospel. 
D)  There is no discernable relationship between 1 John and the fourth Gospel.

Question 20

1 John is what type of rhetoric?

Accepted Answer

A)  forensic 
B)  deliberative 
C)  epideictic 
D)  All of the above 
A)  forensic 
B)  deliberative 
C)  epideictic 
D)  All of the above

Exam 18: A Beloved Sermon and Two Elderly Letters-13 John

1-3 John are most likely written to . . .

In 2 and 3 John, the author identifies himself as . . .

1-3 John are best viewed as pastoral letters from an apostle to his apostolic delegates.

With regard to the Johannine Epistles, which of the following has Gentile ethnicity?

A hyperbole is a form of minimization concerning a certain matter. It is intended to be taken literally.

1 John speaks to the issue of loving . . .

Key topics in 1 John include . . .

What term best describes a literary device in which one uses a sort of parallel construction to focus on key points?

Repetition of words or thoughts in reverse order is called . . .

According to your textbook, who is the source of the material found in the fourth Gospel?

In which of the following is it apparent that the author is an eyewitness of some sort?

Docetism involves first and foremost the denial of the Trinity

Gaius is commended for his . . .

What genre of Biblical literature do the Johannine epistles exhibit?

According to your textbook, 1 John is best viewed as a . . .

According to your textbook, identifying an author by "style" is risky because authors intentionally created a style to match the rhetorical purpose of their document.

1 John bears how many obvious epistolary elements?

3 John was written to address the problem of . . .

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between the Johannine epistles and the fourth Gospel?

1 John is what type of rhetoric?

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