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1.fComparefandfcontrastfthefviewsfoffGod,fJesus,fandfsalvationfheldfbyftwofofftheffollowingf
groups:fadoptionists,fMarcionites,fGnostics.ff
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2.fDescribefthefprocessfoffthefcanonizationfoffthefNewfTestament.fWhenfmightfitfhavefbegun?f
Whenfdidfitfend?fWhatffactorsfwerefinvolvedfinfchoosingfitsfbooks?f
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3.fInfwhatfwaysfdidfthefproto-orthodoxfChristiansfagreefwithfadoptionists,fMarcionites,fandf
Gnostics?f
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4.fRESOLVED:fEarlyfChristianityfwasfessentiallyfunifiedfinfbelief.fPickfafsidefoffthisf
resolutionfandfarguefforfitfusingfasfmanyfspecificfexamplesffromftheftextfasfpossible.fKeepfinf
mindfthatfthefmostfpersuasivefargumentsfanticipatef(andfanswer)fcounterarguments.f
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5.fAfvarietyfoffChristianfgroups,fsomefoffwhichfwerefsubsequentlyflabeledf“heretical,”fusedfthef
booksfoffthefNewfTestament.fHowfdidfthefprocessfoffcanonizationflimitfpossiblef
interpretationsfoffthesefbooksfandfmakefthemfacceptableftoforthodoxfChristians?f
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*1.fRevelationfisfanfexamplefoffafChristianfapocalypse.f
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2.fThefbookfoffActsfisfattributedftofPaul.f
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3.fThefNagfHammadiflibraryffeaturesfwritingsffromfthefMarcionites.f
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*4.fThefearliestfsurvivingfChristianfliteraturefisfwrittenfinfHebrew.f
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*5.fAccordingftofsomefGnostics,fthefOldfTestamentfGodfwasfevil.f
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*1.fWhichfearlyfChristianfgroupfbelievedfinftwofGods:fthefjustfGodfoffthefOldfTestamentfandfthe
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mercifulfGodfoffJesus?ff
a)fGnosticsf
b)fProto-orthodoxfChristiansf
c)fJewish-Christianfadoptionistsf
d)fMarcionitesf
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*2.fWhatfdoesftheftermf“heresy”fmean?f
a)fEvilf
b)fTofchoosef
c)fTofrejectf
d)fTofagreefwithf
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3.fWhatfisfthefnamefoffafcollectionfoffsecond-centuryfproto-orthodoxfwritings?f
a)fNagfHammadifLibraryf
b)fNewfTestamentf
c)fPentateuchf
d)fApostolicfFathersf
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*4.fTheftermf“canon”fmeans:f
a)fOrthodoxf
b)fHereticalf
c)fAuthoritativef
d)fRulerf
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5.fHowfmanyfbooksfareftherefinfthefNewfTestament?f
a)fTwenty-fivef
b)fTwenty-sixf
c)fTwenty-sevenf
d)fTwenty-eightf
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6.fWhatfChristianfgroupflivedfinfPalestinefandftaughtfthatfChristiansfshouldfkeepfthefLaw?f
a)fJewish-Christianfadoptionistsff
b)fGnosticsf
c)fMarcionitesf
d)fProto-orthodoxf
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7.fAccordingftofthefJewish-Christianfadoptionists,fJesusfwas:f
a)fGodf

, b)fMosesf
c)fAfmanf
d)fAfphantasmf
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8.fAccordingftofMarcion,fthefJewishfLaw:f
a)fWasfgoodf
b)fDidfnotfbringfsalvationf
c)fContinuedftofbefbindingfafterfJesus’fdeathf
d)fDidn’tfexistf
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*9.fWhatfdoesftheftermf“gnosis”fmean?f
a)fKnowledgef
b)fSalvationff
c)fSaviorf
d)fChoicef
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*10.fWhichfofftheffollowingfgroupsfthoughtfitfwasfblasphemyftofcallfJesusfGod?f
a)fMarcionitesf
b)fGnosticsf
c)fJewish-Christianfadoptionistsf
d)fProto-orthodoxfChristiansf
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11.fGnosticsfbelievedfwhichfofftheffollowingfbroughtfsalvation?f
a)fJesus’fdeathf
b)fJesus’fresurrectionf
c)fKnowledgef
d)fMartyrdomf
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12.fJewishfChristiansfthoughtfwhichfofftheffollowingfwasfafheretic?f
a)fJesusf
b)fPaulf
c)fMatthewf
d)fPeterf
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13.fThefMarcionitesfparticularlyflikedfwhichfofftheffollowingfapostles?f
a)fPaulf
b)fPeterf
c)fJamesf
d)fMaryf
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14.fThefMarcionitesfusedfafformfoffwhichfGospel?f
a)fThomasf
b)fJohnf