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