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