A) John Mark B) Paul C) Luke D) Matthew
A) Hebrew B) Greek C) Aramaic D) Latin
A) Thomas B) Peter C) Andrew D) Judas Iscariot
A) An ox B) A camel C) A horse D) A donkey
A) Mary Magdalene B) John C) Peter D) Joseph of Arimathea
A) Pontius Pilate B) Augustus Caesar C) Herod Antipas D) Tiberius Caesar
A) 20 B) 24 C) 12 D) 16
A) John B) Peter C) Judas Iscariot D) James
A) His childhood and early years B) His birth, life, and resurrection C) His ministry from baptism to his death and discovery of his empty tomb D) Only his miracles and teachings
A) As the Lamb of God B) As the Son of Man C) As the Light of the World D) As the King of Kings
A) Jerusalem B) Rome C) Bethlehem D) Capernaum
A) His role as a military general B) His role as the 'Son of God' C) His role as a political leader D) His role as a philosopher
A) The First Jewish–Roman War (66–74 AD) B) The Bar Kokhba revolt C) The Second Jewish–Roman War D) The Maccabean Revolt
A) A linear progression model B) A media contrast model suggesting a major break from oral to written form C) A cyclical tradition model D) An evolutionary adaptation model
A) Fifteen B) Thirty C) Ten D) Twenty
A) Three-quarters B) Half C) A quarter D) One-third
A) It suggests a date before Jesus's birth B) It indicates a time after the fall of Rome C) It points to the First Jewish–Roman War, suggesting a composition around 70 AD D) It implies a period during the reign of King Herod
A) The Roman Senate B) The Olympic gods C) The philosopher king D) The messiah
A) He will be forgotten by the disciples B) He will become a king on earth C) He will return to Galilee D) He will rise again
A) William Wrede B) Raymond E. Brown C) N.T. Wright D) John Dominic Crossan
A) "the Last Supper" B) "the resurrection story" C) "secrecy surrounding Jesus' true identity" D) "Jesus' baptism"
A) In large temples B) In public forums C) As military units D) Based on households
A) Dale Allison B) Karl Ludwig Schmidt C) Michael Patrick Barber D) William Wrede
A) Complete fictionalization without historical basis B) No evidence of any eyewitness accounts C) A structure of lifetime memory that includes various eyewitnesses D) Only written sources with no oral tradition
A) The Messiah's identity was known only to John the Baptist B) The Messiah was openly declared by Jesus throughout the Gospel C) The Messiah's identity is revealed at the beginning of the Gospel D) Jesus keeps his messianic nature secret and even his disciples fail to understand him
A) A completely different story B) The shorter ending C) No ending at all D) The longer ending
A) He places it after the fall of Jerusalem in 135 AD B) He suggests it was written before Jesus's ministry C) He argues for a date in the 2nd century D) Most scholars place it during the buildup of the First Jewish-Roman War (65–70 AD)
A) "the Prophetic visions" B) "the Creation narratives" C) "the Exodus story" D) "the 'Suffering Servant' passages"
A) It predates all the Gospels B) It was written after Mark's Gospel C) It is universally accepted as existing D) There is no agreement, and its lack of existence is suggested by Helen Bond
A) Matthew B) Paul C) Luke D) John
A) It has no relation to the composition of Matthew and Luke B) It was written last and used as a source by Matthew and Luke C) Most scholars hold to Marcan priority, meaning it was written first and used by Matthew and Luke D) It was written simultaneously with Matthew and Luke
A) The disciples B) The Jewish lawkeepers C) Satan D) John the Baptist
A) Greek philosophers B) Roman officials C) Jewish audience D) Gentile audience
A) Temple B) Synagogue C) Ekklesia (assembly) D) Sanctuary
A) Stay to pray B) Call for help C) Return home D) Flee in fear
A) Rowan Williams B) Origen C) Eusebius D) Irenaeus
A) "good news" B) "holy scripture" C) "gospel story" D) "spiritual message" |