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