Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Christian Religious Studies Question 33

Practice objective / multiple choice question 33 from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Christian Religious Studies examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Christian Religious Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 33 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2017 • CHRISTIAN_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES • objective

The early church used three criteria—apostolicity, orthodoxy, and catholicity—to decide which writings belonged in the New Testament canon. Given the following four writings, identify which one was ultimately excluded and justify the decision using the three criteria: (i) The Epistle of James, (ii) The Shepherd of Hermas, (iii) The Letter to the Hebrews, (iv) The Gospel of John.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. The Shepherd of Hermas; it fails the apostolicity criterion (no apostle author) and lacked universal catholic usage, leading to its exclusion.
B. The Epistle of James; it fails the orthodoxy criterion (questionable teachings on faith and works) and was not widely used in liturgy, leading to its exclusion.
C. The Gospel of John; it was excluded because its high Christology was considered too divergent from apostolic tradition.
D. The Letter to the Hebrews; it lacks clear apostolic authorship (author unknown) and was excluded due to doubts about its orthodoxy.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The Shepherd of Hermas; it fails the apostolicity criterion (no apostle author) and lacked universal catholic usage, leading to its exclusion.

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Christian Religious Studies Question 33. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Christian Religious Studies examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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