Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which cultural challenge turns inward and calls a person to be true to their self?
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Modern pluralism
The ethics of authenticity
Religious lethargy
The therapeutic turn
Answer: The ethics of authenticity
Question: Due to lack of evidence, many New Testament scholars today agree that Jesus did not die at the hands of the Romans by crucifixion.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: Peter reaches out to his Jewish listeners by using all of the following methods, except:
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He shows that Jesus met specific expectations regarding the restoration of the kingdom.
He draws on the imagery of creation as a cosmic temple.
He speaks to prophetic passages from the Old Testament.
He uses theological language tailored to Jewish audiences.
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Question: Identity is an opportunity within which cultural challenge?
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Modern pluralism
The ethics of authenticity
Religious lethargy
The therapeutic turn
Answer: The ethics of authenticity
Question: Many of the assumptions of the pre-modern era align well with Christianity.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: Paul suggests that to contextualize is to abandon the gospel message.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: Choose the best word to fill the blank. “_____ can be defined as a method of study that, through careful investigation of all of the evidence bearing on a definable problem, arrives at a solution.”
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Writing
Analysis
Research
Science
Answer: Research
Question: One of the strengths of classical apologetics is that it views humans as primarily thinking beings, singularly focusing on persuasion that appeals cerebrally.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: The gospel is very exclusive toward people groups but not in its message.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: According to Alvin Plantinga, the Spirit can use arguments to do all of the following except:
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Coerce
Bolster
Confirm
Convince
Answer: Coerce
Question: Biblical authors sometimes that the cosmos resonate with the Genesis themes which were meant to assure the readers of their accuracy.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: The Apology of Trypho on Behalf of Christians (c. 125), written by Trypho, was perhaps the first formal Christian apology written after the composition of the NT books.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: An apologetic of glory engages others in apologetic encounters in order to achieve:
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Honor
Power
Personal Satisfaction
All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Question: Humanist philosopher Luc Ferry observes that despite the web of meaning the late modern creates for himself, he is still deeply frustrated because he can’t shake the feeling he is here for more than the acquisition of material possessions.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: The authors suggest that the best apologetic methods are person-specific.
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True
False
Answer: True