Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church

Lay Academy – The Bible in Context

November 22, 2009 9:30 a.m.

Clement to Corinth 23 - 32

"Prodigal of Words "

Answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above"

Quotations are from NIV, unless otherwise stated

1. Clement  told his readers to compare themselves to --:

a. lions

b. sheep

c. babes

d. a tree

2. Clement assumes that the general resurrection

a. has already happened

b. was continually happening

c. would happen in the future

d. was a myth

3. The Phoenix migrates to  -- :

a. Babylon

b. Persepolis

c. Heliopolis

d. Jerusalem

4. Clement compares the resurrection to -- :  

 a. a seed sprouting shoots

b. a chick hatching

c.  a chrysalis turning into a butterfly

d. awakening from sleep

5. The one thing impossible for God is -- :

a. sleep

b. forgetfulness

c. to lie

d. self-contradiction

6. “If I ascend to heaven” is a quotation from -- :

a. Psalm 24

b. Psalm 139

c. Isaiah 14

d. Ezekiel 38

7. God fixed the bounds of the nations

    according to ---:

a. the sizes of the continents

b. the courses of the great rivers

c. the number of angels

d. the mountain ranges

8. Clement condemns -- :

a. false prophets

b. seeking after change

c. proclaiming new Messiahs

d. eating pagan meals

9. Who received the scepter of the Twelve Tribes?

a. David

b. Moses

c. Saul

d. Jacob

10. Clement says we are justified by ---:

a. works

b. understanding

c. godliness

d. faith