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