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