Q1: Genesis 3:15 says, “I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your
offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” In the meta-
narrative of the Bible, this is known as ____________.
● Choices
○Act 2 – Fall
○Act 1 – Creation
○Act 3 – Redemption
○Act 4 – New Creation
A1: Act 2 – Fall
Q2: When seeking to interpret Scripture, it is crucial to view a passage in the context of
________.
● Choices
○allegory
○church tradition
○the biblical meta-narrative
○what it means to most people in my culture
A2: the biblical meta-narrative
Q3: Key considerations when interpreting any biblical text is to do all of the following EXCEPT:
● Choices
○Observe the passage within its literary and historical context.
○Study a single excerpt in isolation.
○Apply the passage to relevant circumstances today.
○Interpret the passage according to the author’s original intent to the audience.
A3: Study a single excerpt in isolation.
Q4: Believers in Christ mourn at funerals of other believers with a certain hope for their future
because ____________,
● Choices
○at death the eternal status is determined, and perfect people go immediately to
heaven
○their loved one is now most assuredly looking down upon them from heaven
○they know that they are raised in a spiritual sense and are now with Christ in a
spiritual state for all eternity
○they are considered redeemed people with Christ in spirit and will be raised
bodily from the dead at his coming
A4: they are considered redeemed people with Christ in spirit and will be raised
bodily from the dead at his coming
Q5: What can we infer about a person’s view on economics and politics as it relates to their
worldview?
● Choices
○A person who is a Marxist will embrace an atheistic worldview; a person who
embraces the free market is a Christian.
○If a person supports the free market, they are adopting a Marxist worldview.
○There is no connection between a person’s view on economics and politics and
their worldview.
○What a person believes about who we are as human beings and whether we are
made in God’s image determines key positions on the role of private property,
human behavior as it relates to economics, and the role of the State.
A5: What a person believes about who we are as human beings and whether we are
made in God’s image determines key positions on the role of private property, human
behavior as it relates to economics, and the role of the State.
Q6: Liberation theology claims that Christianity’s main focus is liberating the poor and
oppressed as an expression of the kingdom of God. Which of the following is an accurate
response?
● Choices
○This is true because God wants all people to be provided for.
