Epistles--General

1. Multiple choice:  To what event was Peter alluding when  he said we were "eye- witnesses of His majesty"?  (a) The feeding of the five thousand; (b) the transfiguration of Jesus; or (c) the  baptism of Jesus.

2. Question: Of the three chapters of  2 Peter, which one is given over entirely  to warnings about false teachers?

 

1. (b) The transfiguration of Jesus (2 Peter 1:16-18).

 

2. Chapter 2 (2 Peter 2:1-22).

Epistles--General

1. Question: First Peter is written to Christians who are in what circumstance?

2. In Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians 16:20, 2 Corinthians 13: 12, 1 Thessalonians 5:26, and 1 Peter 5:14, Christians are told how to greet one another. In what manner were they to greet each other?

 



 

 

1. Suffering (1 Pet. 3:13--5:14).

 

2. With a kiss (sometimes qualified as a "holy kiss" and in 1Peter 5:14

as a "kiss of love").

Epistles--General

1. Multiple choice: At the end of Peter's first epistle he said, "She who is in  (a) Babylon; (b) Rome,
or (c) Jerusalem, elect together with you, greets you."

2. In what two epistles of the New Testament are spiritual gifts discussed in chapter 4 of each epistle?
(a) Colossiana and James; (b) Ephesians and 1 Peter; or (c) Philippians and 1 John.

1. (a) "Babylon" (1 Peter 5:13).

2. (b) Ephesians and 1 Peter  (Eph. 4:7 - 16; 1 Pet. 4: 10, 11).

In Ephesians, four specific gifts are mentioned. In 1 Peter, the two

 classifications of gifts are put forward.

Epistles--General

1. Multiple choice: When Peter addresses the elders in 1 Peter 5, what title does he use for himself?
(a) Apostle; (b) servant; or (c) fellow elder.

2. Question: Which letter includes specific instructions regarding how servants should respond to their masters?

1. (c) Fellow elder (1Pet. 5:1-4).

2. 1 Peter ( 2: 18-20).

Epistles--General

1. Multiple choice: Peter wrote 1 Peter by means of a secretary. Who  was he? (a) Timothy; (b) Silvanus; or (c) Titus.


2. Question: Which one of the four gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John, sent greetings at the end of 1 Peter?

1. (b) Silvanus (1 Pet. 5:12).

This is the Silas who traveled extensively with Paul on his missionary journeys.

2. Mark (1 Pet. 5:13).

Epistles--General

1. Question: Peter addressed  his first  epistle to "pilgrims of the Dispersion" in five different Roman provinces located  north of the Mediterranean Sea and at the east  end. Name  one of these provinces.

2. In 1 Peter, the submission, salvation, and suffering of the believers are put forth. In what order does Peter discuss these three subjects?

1. Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, or Bithynia

(1 Peter 1:1).

2. The oder is salvation (1:1-2:12); submission (2:13-3:12); 

and suffering (3:13-5:14).

Epistles--General

1. Multiple choice: In James 2, James uses two people as examples of having faith that produced works. One example was Abraham. Who was the other? (a) Moses; (b) Joshua; or (c) Rahab.

2. What Old Testament prophet does James say had an effective prayer life? (a) Elijah; (b) Elisha; or (c) Isaiah.

1. (c) Rahab (James 2:25). 

Rahab was the harlot who hid the Israelite spies in Jericho.

She is also cited for her faith (Heb. 11:31).

2. (a) Elijah (James 5:17,18 ).

He uses the specific example of Elijah praying that it not rain for

three and a half years.