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