Deck 4: First-Century Family Values

Question 1

A gymnasium in antiquity was only used for exercise, namely, training of the body.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In New Testament times, equality for men and women was a celebrated value.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In antiquity, individualism was celebrated and conversion from one religion to another was common.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Jesus and his disciples mainly spoke Aramaic.

Question 5

The Essenes felt that they were the true Jewish people, and they separated themselves from the Jews in Jerusalem.

Question 6

Which of the following does Witherington suggest is more important for the study of the New Testament?

A) the history of the entire ancient world
B) the historical events that led up to the New Testament
C) the social or cultural story of the New Testament characters
D) the Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 7

The history recorded in the New Testament . . .

A) is exclusively the history recorded in the Old Testament.
B) is exclusively the history of the period of Roman rule.
C) is exclusively the history of the period of Greek rule.
D) includes both Old Testament history and the history between the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Question 8

Which empire had the greatest cultural influence on the people of the New Testament world?

A) Persian
B) Babylonian
C) Greek
D) Roman

Question 9

The brief period of self-rule that the Jews had in the intertestamental period is identified by which of the following?

A) infralapsarian
B) Maccabean
C) supralapsarian
D) Ptolemaic

Question 10

Which of the following individuals is most responsible for the cultural climate of the New Testament world?

A) Alexander the Great
B) Antiochus IV
C) Augustus Caesar
D) Archelaus

Question 11

The language of business and commerce in the New Testament world was . . .

A) Greek
B) Latin
C) Hebrew
D) Coptic

Question 12

The language of the law courts and legal documents in the New Testament world was . . .

A) Greek
B) Latin
C) Hebrew
D) Aramaic

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a change from Old Testament times to New Testament times?

A) many references to demons, heavens and the afterlife
B) many more prophetic writings
C) more mixed language setting
D) more Jewish sects (Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, etc.)

Question 14

During the intertestamental period, the Old Testament was translated into what language?

A) Hebrew
B) Aramaic
C) Greek
D) Latin

Question 15

What is meant by the designation LXX?

A) 70 elders occupying seats on the Sanhedrin
B) the label for the Greek translation of the Old Testament
C) a Roman numeral indicating perfection
D) a stamp on the arm of those 70 years and older, similar to a modern-day AARP card

Question 16

What is the name of the Greek translation of the Old Testament?

A) Septuagint
B) Pirque Avot
C) Midrashim
D) Kethubim

Question 17

With which of the following did John the Baptizer most likely have some association?

A) Pharisees
B) Sadducees
C) Essenes
D) Zealots

Question 18

From the perspective of the Roman government, prophetic figures were seen as . . .

A) a good moral influence.
B) dangerous.
C) harmless oddballs.
D) politically advantageous.

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT a dominant cultural value in the New Testament world?

A) wealth
B) reputation
C) gender
D) genealogy

Question 20

What was the dominant cultural value throughout the ancient Near East and Greco-Roman world?

A) living honorably
B) telling the truth
C) saving lives
D) making money

Question 21

What was almost certainly NOT a part of daily life for the average person in New Testament times?

A) bread
B) fruit
C) nuts
D) meat

Question 22

Which of the following was NOT common in New Testament times?

A) dating
B) marriage
C) adultery
D) divorce

Question 23

Under what conditions did adultery bring shame in the Greco-Roman world?

A) if the guilty party was female
B) if the adultery involved the wife of another man
C) both a and b
D) Adultery always brought shame on both parties.

Question 24

What is meant by the term "dyadic"?

A) a label for the two-class social system in the Roman Empire that divided people among plebeians and patricians
B) a term describing the bipartite division of the human personality into body and soul
C) a term denoting that a person's identity is formed chiefly from the group
D) a term denoting a person who craves dyes

Question 25

How did the crowd reveal a person's identity in the first-century world?

A) It showed the way or ways the individual stood out from the crowd.
B) It revealed what particular crowd the individual was a part of.
C) It recognized the person as an individual in a legal ceremony called Quetsatsah
D) It had no connection with an individual's identity.

Question 26

Which of the following was NOT a factor determining who individuals were?

A) gender
B) gifting
C) geography
D) generation

Question 27

What historical evidence does Witherington note to demonstrate a dyadic understanding of identity in the New Testament world?

A) names
B) tax records
C) court documents
D) letters

Question 28

The "knee-jerk" reaction of government officials to new religions was characterized by . . .

A) suspicion.
B) intolerance.
C) persecution.
D) All of above

Question 29

In the New Testament world, the Jews were . . .

A) ruling like in the time of King Solomon.
B) dominant and ruled politically.
C) constantly under foreign rule.
D) under the political rule of the Italians.

Question 30

A patriarchal society meant. . .

A) men dominated the scene.
B) Jewish teachers did not have female disciples until Jesus.
C) the place of women was in the home.
D) All of the above

Question 31

Why is the history of the intertestamental period important for the study of the New Testament? What specific events inform our understanding of the New Testament writings?

Question 32

One of the primary cultural values in the New Testament world was patriarchy. What are the ramifications of this in terms of everyday life in New Testament times? In what ways is the teaching of Jesus and the apostles cultural or countercultural in this regard? How does this apply to 21st-century Western culture?

Question 33

One of the primary cultural values in the New Testament world was reciprocity. What are the ramifications of this in terms of everyday life in New Testament times? In what ways is the teaching of Jesus and the apostles cultural or countercultural in this regard? How does this apply to 21st-century Western culture?

Question 34

One of the primary cultural values in the New Testament world was collectivist identity. What are the ramifications of this in terms of everyday life in New Testament times? In what ways is the teaching of Jesus and the apostles cultural or countercultural in this regard? How does this apply to 21st-century Western culture?