CHEVY CHASE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH LAY ACADEMY

 

The Bible in Context

 

Sunday, December 2, 2007, 9:30 a.m.

 

Acts 11 "First Called Christians"

 

 

 

 

The answer may be multiple, or "none of the above"

 

 

1.         Peter was criticized for:

 

            a.         eating with unbelievers

            b.         eating with enemy military

            c.         eating with non-Jews

            d.         eating with uncircumcised men

 

2.         When they heard about Peter's vision, his opponents:

 

            a.         doubted the inspiration of the vision

            b.         challenged his interpretation of the vision

            c.         doubted Peter's sanity

            d.         were convinced

 

3.         The Christians scattered by the persecution traveled to:

 

            a.         Cyprus

            b.         Antioch

            c.         Ephesus

            d.         Rome

 

4.         The refugees from Jerusalem preached:

 

            a.         to Jews and Greeks alike

            b.         to Jews only

            c.         to Greeks only

            d.         only among themselves

 

5.         Barnabas was sent to Antioch to investigate:

 

            a.         the conversion of Greeks

            b.         the selling of church property

            c.         the persecution of Christians

            d.         heretical teaching

 

 

6.         Which of the following was a cousin of Barnabas?

 

            a.         Peter

            b.         Mark

            c.         Luke

            d.         Paul

 

            (Hint:  See Colossians 4:10)

 

 

7.         Where did Barnabas look for Saul?

 

            a.         Jerusalem

            b.         Alexandria

            c.         Antioch

            d.         Tarsus

 

8.         Agabus predicted that famine would strike:

 

            a.         Jerusalem

            b.         Egypt

            c.         Rome

            d.         The whole world

 

9.         Luke refers to a famine which occured in the reign of:

 

            a.         Gaius

            b.         Claudius

            c.         Nero

            d.         Vespasian

 

10.        The Christians at Antioch sent help to Jerusalem, to the --:

 

            a.         deacons

            b.         elders

            c.         apostles

            d.         presbyters