A) Paul B) Matthew C) Luke D) John Mark
A) Greek B) Aramaic C) Hebrew D) Latin
A) Thomas B) Judas Iscariot C) Andrew D) Peter
A) An ox B) A horse C) A camel D) A donkey
A) John B) Peter C) Joseph of Arimathea D) Mary Magdalene
A) Herod Antipas B) Tiberius Caesar C) Pontius Pilate D) Augustus Caesar
A) 20 B) 12 C) 16 D) 24
A) Judas Iscariot B) John C) Peter D) James
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 Light of the World B) As the King of Kings C) As the Son of Man D) As the Lamb of God
A) Jerusalem B) Capernaum C) Rome D) Bethlehem
A) His role as a military general B) His role as a philosopher C) His role as the 'Son of God' D) His role as a political leader
A) The Second Jewish–Roman War B) The First Jewish–Roman War (66–74 AD) C) The Maccabean Revolt D) The Bar Kokhba revolt
A) A linear progression model B) A cyclical tradition model C) A media contrast model suggesting a major break from oral to written form D) An evolutionary adaptation model
A) It was written simultaneously with Matthew and Luke B) It has no relation to the composition of Matthew and Luke C) It was written last and used as a source by Matthew and Luke D) Most scholars hold to Marcan priority, meaning it was written first and used by Matthew and Luke
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) It suggests a date before Jesus's birth B) It implies a period during the reign of King Herod C) It indicates a time after the fall of Rome D) It points to the First Jewish–Roman War, suggesting a composition around 70 AD
A) There is no agreement, and its lack of existence is suggested by Helen Bond B) It was written after Mark's Gospel C) It predates all the Gospels D) It is universally accepted as existing
A) Most scholars place it during the buildup of the First Jewish-Roman War (65–70 AD) B) He places it after the fall of Jerusalem in 135 AD C) He suggests it was written before Jesus's ministry D) He argues for a date in the 2nd century
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) Roman officials B) Jewish audience C) Greek philosophers D) Gentile audience
A) Origen B) Irenaeus C) Rowan Williams D) Eusebius
A) Based on households B) In large temples C) In public forums D) As military units
A) Sanctuary B) Ekklesia (assembly) C) Temple D) Synagogue
A) The messiah B) The Olympic gods C) The philosopher king D) The Roman Senate
A) Dale Allison B) Michael Patrick Barber C) William Wrede D) Karl Ludwig Schmidt
A) The Jewish lawkeepers B) The disciples C) Satan D) John the Baptist
A) He will rise again B) He will become a king on earth C) He will return to Galilee D) He will be forgotten by the disciples
A) Stay to pray B) Flee in fear C) Return home D) Call for help
A) No ending at all B) A completely different story C) The shorter ending D) The longer ending
A) "gospel story" B) "spiritual message" C) "good news" D) "holy scripture"
A) Paul B) Matthew C) John D) Luke
A) "the resurrection story" B) "the Last Supper" C) "secrecy surrounding Jesus' true identity" D) "Jesus' baptism"
A) "the Creation narratives" B) "the Exodus story" C) "the Prophetic visions" D) "the 'Suffering Servant' passages"
A) Thirty B) Twenty C) Ten D) Fifteen
A) Three-quarters B) One-third C) Half D) A quarter
A) Raymond E. Brown B) John Dominic Crossan C) N.T. Wright D) William Wrede |