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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eusebius claims that only Peter's ________ epistle is undoubtedly genuine.

2. Who sent Hadrianus a document defending his religion against its accusers?

3. Who did Josephus seek to write a whole history of?

4. First, Eusebius discusses how the apostles lived when?

5. Some claim that the two genealogies of Christ in ________________ have discrepancies.

Short Essay Questions

1. Name two heretics mentioned in the last chapter. What is significant about these two?

2. What did the Jews do to the Christians?

3. Who was Pantaenus?

4. What does the author say about Peter and Mark?

5. What does Eusebius say about the Gospels?

6. What does Eusebius first discuss in this chapter?

7. What does Eusebius say about Josephus?

8. What does Eusebius say about Domitian's persecution of John and Christ's relatives?

9. What happened in Hardian's eighteenth year of ruling?

10. What still takes place in the twelfth century? What has changed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story of Christ's ascension spread across the world very quickly.

Part 1) What is the story of His ascension? How and why did this story spread so quickly?

Part 2) How is this a good time for Christianity and the Apostles? How did this soon lead to persecution? Where were many led to persecute both Jews and Christians?

Part 3) How and where are Christianity and Judaism persecuted today? Why does persecution for religious beliefs still exist today?

Essay Topic 2

Many Jews and Christians were persecuted under Roman rule.

Part 1) Describe these persecutions. Why were they persecuted? How is this predicted in the Bible? Do you agree that this persecution was predicted? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why were Jews and Christians, at times, not persecuted? How did persecution end?

Part 3) Does this persecution exist today? Why or why not? What other forms of persecution exist today? Why? How do we as Americans try to combat persecution? Are we often successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The author discusses the Scriptures that are canonical.

Part 1) What Scriptures does the author describe as canonical? Why? What do they all have in common?

Part 2) Why are some Scriptures not canonical? Does the author give valid reasons? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do you believe it is possible that the Bible is incomplete? Could it also include inaccurate information? Why or why not?

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