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