Luke is the only Gospel writer who includes a sequel recounting the spread of the religion throughout the empire, particlularly among the non-Jews.  This sequel is called…

According to the author, are our modern-day New Testaments the original writings?  In other words, do we have the original writings of the New Testament?

Copy of The Northern Kingdom of Israel was conquered by …

The purpose of Peter’s first speech in Acts was to …

Who wrote the Gospel of John?

This group of second-century Christians believed that they had been given special knowledge that other people (even other Christians) did not have.  They also believed in the existence of multiple gods.

Which of the following Jewish sects were willing to (and often did) utilize violent means to oppose those who violated Israel’s sovereignty and autonomy?

According to Ehrman, Paul argues that belief in the resurrection of the dead is the cornerstone of the ____________ religion.  With that foundation, Ehrman goes on to suggest that Paul is saying, “A failure to believe in the resurrection of Jesus is a failure to believe that God raises the dead.”

This term refers to any person in the ancient Greco-Roman world who subscribed to any of the polytheistic religions, that is, anyone who was neither Jew nor Christian.

The rise of the Maccabeans and the Hasmoneans was largely due to the _______________ efforts of Antiochus Epiphanes.