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