2 Peter (Probably the Last-Written Book in the Canon)reaffirms Christianity's

question 8

Multiple Choice

2 Peter (probably the last-written book in the canon) reaffirms Christianity's apocalyptic vision that however long the Parousia is delayed,Christians must live as if

• A)they would get their just desserts in heaven.
• B)they knew the exact date and time of Jesus' return,in order to keep the world from oppressing them.
• C)the Parousia didn't matter (they were expected to work to build the kingdom-to-come on their own initiative).
• D)Jesus will return at any moment.

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Definitions:

Aldaric Acid

A type of sugar acid derived from aldoses by oxidation of both the aldehyde group and the primary alcohol group to carboxylic acids.

Optically Active

Describes a substance that can rotate the plane of polarized light, indicating chiral molecules.

Nitric Acid

A highly corrosive and toxic strong acid, used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and in many organic syntheses.

Haworth Structure

A way of depicting cyclic sugars in a planar ring form, useful in illustrating the stereochemistry of the molecule.