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