Chapter 18: Christian Interactions with Christians:

James, 2 Peter, Jude, and the Johannine Epistles

Test Bank

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 01

1. The Epistle of James opposes Paul’s doctrine of justification by faith. Pick one side of the debate and present the most compelling arguments for it. Keep in mind that the most persuasive arguments anticipate (and answer) counterarguments.

Title: Chapter 18 Question 02

2. Why do almost all critical scholars doubt the authenticity of the authorial ascription of 2 Peter? What evidence is there within the book itself that calls its authorship into question? What sources did this author use, and when was it circulated? How do these issues add to the problems of the authorial claims?

Title: Chapter 18 Question 03

3. Discuss the relationship between the Gospel of John and the Johannine epistles. Be sure to consider issues of authorship and content.

Title: Chapter 18 Question 04

4. What do 1, 2, and 3 John reveal about the community situation that prompts the epistles? What problems does the community face and how does the author address these problems? What are the limitations of reconstructing the context based on the letters?

Title: Chapter 18 Question 01

1. The epistle of James _____.

a. was written by Paul

b. is a collection of pieces of good advice

c. is addressed to the bishop, James

d. was probably written by Jesus’ twin

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 02

2. In the epistle of James _____.

a. Jesus is the central character

b. Jesus’ teachings are explicitly quoted

c. Jesus is rarely mentioned

d. Jesus reveals secret teachings to James

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 03

3. The epistle of James seeks to do all of the following except _____.

a. warn against false prophets

b. clarify Paul’s teachings on faith

c. teach that faith is apparent in action

d. teach communal ethics

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 04

4. The Didache is _____.

a. a gospel

b. an epistle

c. a church manual

d. an apocalypse

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 05

5. The Didache includes all of the following except _____.

a. descriptions of the ritual of baptism

b. descriptions of Eucharistic practice

c. indications of fast days

d. descriptions of the activities of the twelve disciples

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 06

6. The third part of the Didache contains _____.

a. ethical instructions

b. instructions about itinerant apostles and prophets

c. an apocalyptic discourse

d. reminders of Jesus’ teachings

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 07

7. The author of the epistle of Jude _____.

a. is anonymous

b. claims to be James’ brother

c. claims to be a disciple of Paul

d. is probably the bishop in Rome

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 08

8. The author of 2 Peter probably _____.

a. was Jesus’ disciple

b. used 1 Timothy

c. knew the New Testament

d. used Jude

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 09

9. The adversaries in 2 Peter believe that _____.

a. Jesus did not come in the flesh

b. the apocalypse is not imminent

c. only the bishop can interpret scripture

d. Paul’s writings have no value

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 10

10. For the author of James, “works” refers to _____.

a. the requirements of the Jewish Law

b. one’s daily job

c. good deeds

d. other epistles

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 11

11. Many of the admonitions in James are similar to _____.

a. parts of Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount

b. parts of the Gospel of John

c. the views of the Johannine secessionists

d. warnings in Revelation

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 12

12. The author of James draws most of his examples of ethical behavior from _____.

a. the Didache

b. the Gospels

c. Paul’s letters

d. the Hebrew Bible

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 13

13. James’ ethical advice emphasizes all of the following except _____.

a. the danger of wealth

b. the importance of controlling one’s speech

c. the examples set by the apostles

d. the need for patience in the midst of suffering

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 14

14. The author of Jude’s familiarity of apocryphal Jewish literature is indicated by his reference to which text?

a. Exodus

b. 1 Enoch

c. Revelation

d. the Gospel of Matthew

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 15

15. A large portion of Jude is occupied with _____.

a. invective against the opposition

b. praise of his audience

c. the author discussing himself

d. references to Paul

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 16

16. Scholars typically date Jude near the _____.

a. middle of the first century

b. end of the first century

c. middle of the second century

d. end of the second century

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 17

17. Which text is not referenced by another Christian until 220 CE?

a. the Didache

b. Jude

c. 2 Peter

d. 1 John

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 18

18. The reference to the opponents’ “cleverly devised myths” in 2 Peter suggests _____.

a. the opponents are likely Gnostic Christians

b. the opponents are likely pagans

c. the opponents are making use of the Homeric epics

d. the opponents are relying on one of the canonical Gospels

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 19

19. The Acts of Peter recounts numerous confrontations between Peter and _____.

a. Paul

b. James

c. Simon Magus

d. Judas

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 20

20. Which of the following texts depicts Peter resurrecting a tuna?

a. 2 Peter

b. the Acts of Peter

c. the Apocalypse of Paul

d. the Didache

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 21

21. The Johannine epistles were probably written _____.

a. after the Gospel of John

b. before the Gospel of John

c. by the same author as the Gospel

d. by the disciple John

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 22

22. According to the Didache, the best way to baptize is _____.

a. in cold running water.

b. in warm running water.

c. in cold still water.

d. in warm still water.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 23

23. The author of the Johannine epistles was _____.

a. currently living in the community

b. Gaius

c. a secessionist

d. writing from some distance

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 24

24. The Johannine epistles _____.

a. are all about the same length

b. address the same leader

c. were written by the same person

d. all contain the typical parts of a Greco-Roman letter

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 25

25. 1 John is best understood as a _____.

a. biography

b. history of the community

c. letter

d. persuasive essay

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 26

26. 2 John is best understood as _____.

a. a persuasive essay

b. a letter to the entire church

c. a letter to an individual in the church

d. a letter directed to the secessionists

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 27

27. What part of the human body does James say needs the most controlling?

a. the genitals

b. the tongue

c the hands

d. the mind

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 28

28. What was the most important event that had occurred within the Johannine community at the time the epistles were written?

a. Jesus’ death

b. the death of the beloved disciple

c. a schism in the community

d. false prophets coming to town

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 29

29. The Christians that left the Johannine community were probably _____.

a. Docetists

b. proto-Orthodox

c. Montanists

d. Jews

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 18 Question 30

30. The term “docetic” means _____.

a. heresy

b. to seem or appear

c. knowledge

d. to believe