Resurrection of Jesus - Quiz
Resurrection of Jesus
  • 1. What is the Christian belief regarding who raised Jesus from the dead?
A) The apostles
B) God
C) Jesus himself
D) The angels
  • 2. On which day after his crucifixion was Jesus raised from the dead according to the Christian belief?
A) The seventh day
B) The third day
C) The first day
D) The fourth day
  • 3. What did Jesus become known as following his resurrection, restoring his exalted life?
A) Master and Teacher
B) Prophet and Savior
C) Christ and Lord
D) King and Judge
  • 4. According to New Testament writing, Jesus was the firstborn from what?
A) Heaven
B) The dead
C) Creation
D) The grave
  • 5. What did Jesus usher in after being raised from the dead?
A) The Kingdom of God
B) The Mosaic law
C) The heavenly temple
D) The age of the Gentiles
  • 6. To whom did Jesus appear, calling them to the Great Commission?
A) His disciples
B) The high priests
C) The Roman authorities
D) The Pharisees
  • 7. What two tasks were included in the Great Commission given to the apostles?
A) Healing the sick and casting out demons
B) Building churches and writing scriptures
C) Gathering wealth and ruling nations
D) Forgiving sin and baptizing repenters
  • 8. Where did Jesus go after appearing to his disciples and giving the Great Commission?
A) He remained in Galilee
B) He descended into the underworld
C) He traveled to Rome
D) He ascended to Heaven
  • 9. How is the Christian bodily resurrection described in terms of its body?
A) A transformed body powered by spirit
B) A purely spiritual form without a body
C) A physical body unchanged from before
D) A temporary ghost-like apparition
  • 10. Who described the miraculous bodily resurrection as a restoration to life of a transformed body?
A) Paul and the gospel authors
B) Peter and John
C) Secular scholars
D) The Roman historians
  • 11. What is the resurrection of Jesus considered in Christian theology?
A) A secondary historical event
B) The central mystery of the Christian faith
C) A metaphorical teaching
D) An optional doctrine
  • 12. Which festival commemorates the resurrection of Jesus and provides the foundation for Christian faith?
A) Pentecost
B) Advent
C) Easter
D) Christmas
  • 13. For Christians, the resurrection is the guarantee that who will be resurrected at Christ's second coming?
A) All human beings regardless of faith
B) Only the apostles
C) Only the martyrs
D) All the Christian dead
  • 14. What is Christ's second coming also known as?
A) Epiphany
B) Rapture
C) Parousia
D) Apocalypse
  • 15. How is the resurrection seen as a theological affirmation regarding history?
A) As completely separate from historical facts
B) As an event disproven by historical records
C) As a myth created by later generations
D) As a precondition for understanding the historical Jesus, his suffering, and vindication
  • 16. What do secular and liberal Christian scholarship assert gave impetus to the belief in the exaltation of Jesus?
A) Direct political ambition of the early church
B) The discovery of historical documents in Rome
C) Eyewitness scientific verification
D) Religious experiences such as visionary appearances and inspired reading of biblical texts
  • 17. Secular and liberal scholarship view the exaltation of Jesus as a fulfillment of what?
A) Egyptian mythology
B) Greek philosophy
C) Roman prophecies
D) The scriptures
  • 18. How do scholars of Jesus as a historical figure generally treat the topic of the empty tomb and Jesus's burial?
A) They completely disprove them
B) They treat them as proven scientific facts
C) They universally agree on them
D) They tend to avoid the topic
  • 19. Why do many scholars of Jesus as a historical figure avoid the topic of the resurrection?
A) Because it happened too recently to study
B) Since many see resurrection as a matter of faith and outside the scope of historical study
C) Because the church banned its study
D) Because there are no texts mentioning it
  • 20. What traditions is Easter rooted in?
A) Greek theatrical traditions
B) Pagan solstice traditions
C) Roman imperial traditions
D) Passover traditions
  • 21. What does the main Christian festival of Easter symbolize?
A) The creation of the world
B) The fall of humanity
C) God's redemption
D) The coming of winter
  • 22. Which relic is connected to the resurrection and believed by some to bear a miraculous image of Jesus?
A) The Shroud of Turin
B) The Holy Grail
C) The True Cross
D) The Crown of Thorns
  • 23. What does Gnosticism hold regarding the resurrection?
A) That no resurrection ever takes place
B) That both body and soul are resurrected physically
C) That only the physical body is resurrected
D) That only the soul is resurrected
  • 24. What does Islam generally teach regarding Jesus and the crucifixion?
A) That another person was crucified in his place permanently
B) That Jesus survived the crucifixion and lived in Rome
C) That Jesus was crucified and resurrected on the third day
D) That Jesus was not crucified but directly ascended to God
  • 25. What does Ahmadiyya Islam believe about Jesus and the crucifixion?
A) That Jesus died on the cross and rose three days later
B) That Jesus was never born
C) That Jesus survived the crucifixion and carried on his mission elsewhere
D) That Jesus was physically resurrected into heaven
  • 26. Is the moment of resurrection itself described in any of the canonical gospels?
A) Yes, in the Gospel of Mark only
B) Yes, by eyewitnesses in all gospels
C) Yes, in great detail
D) No, only the aftermath
  • 27. What do all four canonical gospels contain regarding Jesus's death and resurrection?
A) Passages in which Jesus predicts them or contains allusions
B) Exact dates and times of the resurrection
C) Scientific explanations of the miracle
D) Testimonies from Roman guards
  • 28. What do the New Testament writings contain instead of descriptions of the resurrection taking place?
A) Photographic evidence and official decrees
B) Medical reports of his death
C) Letters from Pontius Pilate
D) Accounts of an empty tomb and purported appearances of Jesus
  • 29. Which biblical letter contains one of the earliest Christian creeds referring to post-mortem appearances of Jesus?
A) Book of Revelation
B) Epistle to the Romans
C) First Epistle to the Corinthians
D) Gospel of John
  • 30. Which specific passage in First Corinthians contains the early Christian creed about the resurrection?
A) 1 Corinthians 10:12–15
B) 1 Corinthians 13:1–3
C) 1 Corinthians 3:1–5
D) 1 Corinthians 15:3–8
  • 31. What is widely accepted regarding the creed found in 1 Corinthians 15:3–8?
A) That it was added to the text centuries later
B) That it predates Paul and the writing of First Corinthians
C) That it was written by Paul during his imprisonment
D) That it was invented by the church at Corinth
  • 32. In what style did scholars contend Paul transmitted the earlier authoritative tradition of the resurrection?
A) Rabbinic style
B) Legal Roman style
C) Prophetic apocalyptic style
D) Philosophical Greek style
  • 33. Who wrote that the creed is a tradition Paul inherited from his seniors in the faith?
A) Geza Vermes
B) Paul Barnett
C) Hans Grass
D) Pontius Pilate
  • 34. Where are the ultimate origins of the creed probably located?
A) Within the Jerusalem apostolic community
B) Within the church at Rome
C) Within the Pharisaic council in Galilee
D) Within the Greek mystery cults
  • 35. Within how much time after the resurrection was the creed likely formalised and passed on?
A) Several centuries
B) A few years
C) A millennium
D) Exactly fifty years
  • 36. Who argues for an origin of the creed in Damascus?
A) Hans Grass
B) Hosea
C) Geza Vermes
D) Isaiah
  • 37. According to Paul Barnett, when did Paul receive the creedal formula from Ananias in Damascus?
A) In about 10 AD
B) In about 500 AD
C) In about 70 AD
D) In about 34 AD
  • 38. According to 1 Corinthians 15:5, after dying for sins and being buried, who did Jesus appear to first among the groups listed?
A) Cephas, then to the twelve
B) More than five hundred brothers
C) James, then to Mary Magdalene
D) Paul on the road to Damascus
  • 39. According to 1 Corinthians 15:6, Jesus appeared to how many brothers and sisters at one time?
A) Seventy-two
B) More than five hundred
C) A thousand
D) Exactly twelve
  • 40. In 1 Corinthians 15:6, regarding the large group of brothers Jesus appeared to, what is noted about most of them?
A) Most of them are still alive, though some have died
B) All of them became authors of gospels
C) All of them had already died
D) None of them believed the vision
  • 41. According to 1 Corinthians 15:7, who did Jesus appear to after appearing to the five hundred?
A) Cephas, then to the Roman governor
B) James, then to all the apostles
C) John the Baptist
D) The high priest Caiaphas
  • 42. How does Paul describe his own sighting of Jesus in 1 Corinthians 15:8?
A) Last of all, as to one untimely born
B) First of all, as the primary witness
C) In a dream while sleeping in Jerusalem
D) Through a letter sent from heaven
  • 43. In the Jerusalem ekklēsia, what was the phrase 'died for our sins' probably used as?
A) An apologetic rationale for the death of Jesus as being part of God's plan
B) A rejection of Jewish scripture
C) A political statement against the Roman Empire
D) A medical description of his execution
  • 44. For Paul, what did the phrase 'died for our sins' provide?
A) A reason to enforce strict adherence to Jewish law
B) An excuse to abandon all religious practices
C) A basis for the salvation of sinful Gentiles apart from the Torah
D) A justification for military rebellion
  • 45. From which biblical prophet was the phrase 'died for our sins' especially derived?
A) Isaiah
B) Daniel
C) Ezekiel
D) Jeremiah
  • 46. Which specific chapters and verses in Isaiah are mentioned as sources for the phrase 'died for our sins'?
A) Isaiah 40:1–5
B) Isaiah 53:4–11
C) Isaiah 61:1–3
D) Isaiah 7:14
  • 47. Besides Isaiah, which text is mentioned as a source for the phrase 'died for our sins'?
A) 4 Maccabees
B) The Book of Jubilees
C) 1 Enoch
D) Psalms of Solomon
  • 48. From which prophetic book is the phrase 'raised on the third day' derived?
A) Zechariah
B) Micah
C) Amos
D) Hosea
  • 49. Which specific verses in Hosea are the source for 'raised on the third day'?
A) Hosea 14:4–8
B) Hosea 6:1–2
C) Hosea 1:1–3
D) Hosea 3:1–2
  • 50. How did Paul tell the members of the church at Corinth that Jesus appeared to him?
A) Through an angel delivering a stone tablet
B) In a completely different and unique way
C) As a glowing voice without a visual form
D) In the same fashion in which he appeared to the earlier witnesses
  • 51. In 2 Corinthians 12, what does Paul describe experiencing?
A) A journey to the depths of the earth
B) A man in Christ who was caught up to the third heaven
C) A vision of the creation of the universe
D) An encounter with Roman soldiers in Damascus
  • 52. According to a plausible interpretation of 2 Corinthians 12, what did the man believe he saw?
A) The empty tomb in Jerusalem
B) Jesus enthroned at the right hand of God
C) The gates of hell opening up
D) Moses and Elijah on a mountain
  • 53. According to Romans 1:3–4, how was Jesus designated the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness?
A) By his birth in Bethlehem
B) By his miraculous teachings
C) By his baptism in the Jordan River
D) By his resurrection from the dead
  • 54. In Romans 1:3–4, concerning his flesh, whose descendant was Jesus said to be?
A) Moses
B) Solomon
C) Abraham
D) David
  • 55. What is the primary message of 2 Timothy 2:8 cited in the text?
A) Keep the commandments of the Torah
B) Preach the gospel to the Gentiles only
C) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead
D) Do not fear the Roman authorities
  • 56. In 2 Timothy 2:8, what does Paul say is happening to him because of his gospel?
A) He is suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal
B) He is traveling freely throughout Rome
C) He is reigning as a king in Corinth
D) He is writing the book of Revelation
  • 57. In 2 Timothy 2:8, what does Paul state about God's word despite his imprisonment?
A) God's word has been lost
B) God's word is forbidden in court
C) God's word is not chained
D) God's word is kept secret
  • 58. Which language is used for the Biblical Greek term for the resurrection of Jesus in the text?
A) λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ
B) ἀνάστασις τοῦ Ἰησοῦ
C) basileia tou theou
D) εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ χριστοῦ
  • 59. What is the romanized form of the Biblical Greek term for the resurrection of Jesus?
A) logos tou theou
B) anástasis toú Iēsoú
C) evangelion tou christou
D) parousia christou
  • 60. Who is explicitly named in the text as transmitting an earlier authoritative tradition in a rabbinic style regarding the resurrection?
A) Caiaphas
B) Peter
C) John
D) Paul
  • 61. Who transmitted the creedal formula to Paul in Damascus around 34 AD according to Paul Barnett?
A) Gamaliel
B) Barnabas
C) Ananias
D) Stephen
  • 62. What term is used in the text to refer to the Jerusalem Church?
A) sanhedrin
B) synagogue
C) ekklēsia
D) assembly of elders
  • 63. Which specific verses from 4 Maccabees are mentioned alongside Isaiah as a source for the phrase 'died for our sins'?
A) 1:1–3
B) 15:2–4
C) 6:28–29
D) 10:12–14
  • 64. According to the Great Commission, what will the disciples receive when the Holy Spirit comes upon them?
A) Riches
B) Immunity
C) Wisdom
D) Power
  • 65. Where did the young man in Mark instruct the women that Jesus would meet the disciples?
A) Nazareth
B) Galilee
C) Jerusalem
D) Emmaus
  • 66. After the two followers returned from Emmaus, who did the eleven Apostles say Jesus had already appeared to?
A) James
B) Mary Magdalene
C) Peter
D) John
  • 67. In the Acts of the Apostles, for how many days did Jesus appear to the apostles?
A) Seven days
B) Forty days
C) Three days
D) Fifty days
  • 68. In which century BC does the idea of resurrection first emerge in Judaism according to the text?
A) 2nd century BC
B) 3rd century BC
C) 1st century BC
D) 4th century BC
  • 69. The Book of Daniel, dating from which century BC, also mentions the idea of resurrection?
A) 3rd century BC
B) 2nd century BC
C) 1st century BC
D) 4th century BC
  • 70. Who developed the belief in bodily resurrection from earlier Jewish concepts?
A) The Essenes
B) The Sadducees
C) The Pharisees
D) The Greeks
  • 71. The idea of bodily resurrection was described in the text as completely alien to whom?
A) The Essenes
B) The Sadducees
C) The Greeks
D) The Pharisees
  • 72. According to Josephus, which Jewish sect held that both soul and body perished at death?
A) The Essenes
B) The Sadducees
C) The Pharisees
D) The Zealots
  • 73. Which Jewish sect believed that the soul was immortal but the flesh was not?
A) The Greeks
B) The Essenes
C) The Sadducees
D) The Pharisees
  • 74. Who notes that for the Pharisees, 'the new body is a special, holy body'?
A) Steve Mason
B) Dag Øistein Endsjø
C) Josephus
D) Outi Lehtipuu
  • 75. Religion scholar Dag Øistein Endsjø believes the author of Daniel probably had in mind a rebirth as what kind of beings?
A) Angelic beings
B) Greek philosophers
C) Fleshly mortals
D) Spirits of the underworld
  • 76. In early times, stars were identified with which type of beings?
A) Angels
B) Demons
C) Souls
D) Prophets
  • 77. Who states that 'belief in resurrection was far from being an established doctrine' of Second Temple Judaism?
A) Outi Lehtipuu
B) Dag Øistein Endsjø
C) Josephus
D) Steve Mason
  • 78. According to Outi Lehtipuu, belief in resurrection was far from being an established doctrine of which period?
A) Hellenistic Greece
B) Early Christianity
C) Old Testament Judaism
D) Second Temple Judaism
  • 79. What tradition is it widely agreed deeply influenced the portrayal of Jesus in the gospels?
A) Jewish tradition
B) Roman imperial tradition
C) Egyptian polytheism
D) Pagan mythology
  • 80. Who killed Asclepius for using herbs to resurrect the dead?
A) Apollo
B) Romulus
C) Alexander the Great
D) Zeus
  • 81. Who requested that Asclepius be immortalized as a star after his death?
A) Plutarch
B) Romulus
C) Zeus
D) Apollo
  • 82. What general attitude did pagans hold toward resurrection?
A) Negative
B) Positive
C) Enthusiastic
D) Indifferent
  • 83. What did Tryggve Mettinger say dying and rising gods were closely associated with?
A) Roman imperial apotheosis
B) Seasonal cycles
C) Atonement for human sin
D) One-time historical events
  • 84. What process involves the soul of a meritorious man being translated into a god?
A) Pagan resurrection
B) Apotheosis
C) Transubstantiation
D) Translation by Elysium
  • 85. Did the apotheosised dead remain recognisable to those who met them?
A) No
B) Yes
C) Only if they were Roman emperors
D) Only in pagan mythology
  • 86. What do scholars differ on regarding the empty tomb story?
A) Its length
B) Its author
C) Its historicity
D) Its language
  • 87. Who argues that the tomb was not really empty while taking the appearance stories as subjective visions?
A) Gerd Ludemann
B) Richard Swinburne
C) Schroter
D) Bockmuehl
  • 88. Whose scholarly perspective argues that treating the resurrection as merely theological weakens research completeness?
A) Bockmuehl
B) Jacobi
C) Swinburne
D) Ludemann
  • 89. According to the text, views like Gerd Ludemann's remain what?
A) The consensus
B) Unpublished
C) Widely accepted
D) A minority
  • 90. Which biblical passage is frequently cited as the basis for the Jewish custom of a decent burial before sunset?
A) Leviticus 19:18
B) Exodus 20:1–3
C) Deuteronomy 21:22–23
D) Genesis 1:1–3
  • 91. What 6th-century AD Roman Law Code contains material from the 2nd century AD regarding the burial of punished individuals?
A) Corpus Juris Civilis
B) Codex Justinianus
C) Digesta
D) The Edict of Milan
  • 92. What archaeological find provides evidence of the burial of a crucified man?
A) Jehohanan
B) The Tel Dan Stele
C) The James Ossuary
D) The Caiaphas Ossuary
  • 93. Who argued that Jesus was buried in disgrace as an executed criminal who died a shameful death?
A) James Dunn
B) John Granger Cook
C) Craig A. Evans
D) Martin Hengel
  • 94. Who argued that Joseph of Arimathea is a total Markan creation in name, place, and function?
A) Bart D. Ehrman
B) John Dominic Crossan
C) Dale Allison
D) Maurice Casey
  • 95. Which scholar wrote that the story of Joseph of Arimathea was adapted by Mark, turning a group of Jews into a specific person?
A) John Granger Cook
B) Martin Hengel
C) Dale Allison
D) Byron McCane
  • 96. Which archaeologist concluded that Jesus was buried in disgrace in a criminal's tomb?
A) Byron McCane
B) John Dominic Crossan
C) Maurice Casey
D) Bart D. Ehrman
  • 97. Who argues that Jesus was indeed buried by Joseph of Arimathea, but in a tomb for criminals owned by the Sanhedrin?
A) Maurice Casey
B) Martin Hengel
C) Bart D. Ehrman
D) John Dominic Crossan
  • 98. Which historian doubts that Jesus had a decent burial and doubts that Jesus was buried by Joseph of Arimathea specifically?
A) Bart D. Ehrman
B) Craig A. Evans
C) James Dunn
D) John Granger Cook
  • 99. To what does James Dunn attribute the presence of the women at the cross and their involvement in the burial?
A) Markan literary invention
B) Early oral memory
C) Later Pauline theology
D) Creative story-telling
  • 100. Who argues that on the eve of Passover, Pilate would unlikely have wanted to provoke the Jewish population by denying a proper burial?
A) Craig A. Evans
B) John Dominic Crossan
C) Martin Hengel
D) Bart D. Ehrman
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