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