New Testament Exam 2 (Chapter 5, 6, 7 & 8)

Question	Answer
chp5 Matthew, Mark, and Luke are very much like each other but are different than the Gospel of _____.	John
Which of the following is not a Synoptic Gospel? a. Matthew b. Mark c. Luke d. John	d. John
What is the most accepted resolution to the Synoptic Problem? a. Markan Priority b. Q c. the four-source hypothesis d. the messianic secret	c. the four-source hypothesis
Both Matthew and Luke used _____ as a literary source. a. John b. Peter c. Jesus d. Mark	d. Mark
Markan Priority means _____. a. Mark was the first Synoptic Gospel written b. Mark is the first book in the New Testament c. Mark is more historically accurate than the other Gospels d. Mark is the best Gospel	Markan Priority means _____. a. Mark was the first Synoptic Gospel written
chp5 True or False The Greek-Roman world readers of the Gospel of Mark would not know the word Christ as a formal name nor title?	True The word Christ comes from the verb " annoint" typically referred to someone who had just had just had a rubdown with oil.
chp5 What are the four sources that most theologians contribute to the production of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke?	1.Markan Priority 2. Q or Quelle Source 3. M or Matthew Special Source 4. L or Luke Special Source.
chp5 The word "Christ" was a title in Jewish circles; however, as the Greek equivalent of this Hebrew words with being what?	messiah
chp5 At its core, The Book of Mark is a book that depicts what?	Jesus the messiah
chp5 True or False The term Messiah comes from a Hebrew word that means anointed one the exact equivalent of the Greek term Christos thus Messiah and Christ means the same thing?	true
chp5 true or false the Book of Mark has and the distinct feel of Christ Jewishness?	true
chp5 Explain the term Son of God?	In most Greco-Roman circles the designation of a person born to a god able to perform miraculous Deeds and/or to convey superhuman teachings in Jewish circles the designation of persons chosen to stand in a special relationship with God of Israel including the ancient Jewish Kings.
chp5 Jesus is an authoritative leader when he speaks people _____?	obey
chp5 what is the difference between Jesus's depiction as the son of God versus son of man?	Jesus's Divinity versus his Humanity
chp5 what are the two main characteristics of Jesus's service to the world based on the Book of Mark?	Jesus has a clear concern to help others and to deliver the good news of God
chp5 Why does the Pharisees and the Herodians feel that it's necessary to kill Jesus	Due to Jesus refusal to follow their practices of purity. Also, they find Jesus threatening because of his popularity and find his words against their Temple cult offensive as shown in his violin and disruptive actions in the temple itself.
chp5 who is the first person that recognizes Jesus's divinity?	Peter, "You are the Christ." Mark 8:29
chp5 what is Jesus's response to Peter when he acknowledges that he is the son of God?	He (Jesus) sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him Mark 8: 30
chp5 Peter's identification of Jesus as the Messiah is correct only in part explain?	Because when Jesus explains that he must be crucified died on the cross and be Resurrected three days after his crucifixion Peter takes him aside and rebukes Him (Jesus) (The story of the blind man gaining his sight in phases) Mark 8:22 - 26
chp5 what does the word passion refer to in Greek?	suffering
chp5 How many times does Jesus depict his passion event in Jerusalem?	3 times
chp5 Explain Jesus's three Passion predictions	1. Jesus will suffer, be rejected, killed, and will rise after three days (8:31) Peter rebukes Jesus (8:32–33) Jesus commands them to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow him (8:33–9:1) 2. Jesus will be delivered, killed, and will rise after three days (9:30–31) The disciples do not understand the saying and are afraid to ask him about it (9:32) Jesus teaches that the first must be last and that those who receive children in his name receive him (9:33–50) 3. Jesus will be delivered, condemned, mocked, flogged, killed, and will rise after three days (10:33–34) James and John ask that they may sit next to Jesus in his glory (10:35–37) Jesus teaches that, to be great, they must become servants; to be first, they must become slaves; and that he came to serve by giving his life as a ransom for many (10:38–45)
chp5 why would one Believe prior to Jesus's passion that his disciples really didn't know who he really was?	Judas Iscariot betrayed him to Jewish authorities and Peter one of his closest disciples denied him three times
chp5 what is the significance of the curtain in the temple being torn or ripped asunder?	The event appears to signify for Mark that God is no longer removed from his people his Holiness is now available to all no longer do his people need to rely on the Jewish high priest and his sacrifice for their sins on the day of atonement
chp5 what are the two events that depict the Divinity of Christ according to Mark?	1. At his baptism at the beginning of the Gospel from Heaven it is now proclaimed at his crucifixion at the end on Earth the Roman Centurion who has presided over the crucifixion State surely this man was God's son (Mark 15 :39)
chp5 what is the significance of the Centurion Soldier recognizing that Jesus is the son of God	Gentiles are represented by this Roman Centurion the Jews have rejected Jesus Christ his own followers have rejected Jesus Christ this opens the door for Gentiles going forward to gain salvation
chp5 What Jewish leader steps for to provide a proper burial for Jesus Christ	Joseph of Arimathea
chp5 Who were the first readers of The Gospel According to Mark?	the first readers of this gospel appear to have been the Christians of Mark's Community most of whom would have been a literate and thus read the gospel by hearing it they evidently resided outside of Palestine and had Greek as their primary language there are clues in the gospel that most of them had converted to Christianity from Pagan religions not from Judaism the most striking of which is Mark 7:3-4; where Mark has to explain the Pharisee custom of washing hands before eating for Ceremony cleaning.
chp5 what is the Messianic Secret	Jesus tries to keep it a secret that he is the son of God until it is close to his passion
chp5 the gospel of Matthew was one of the most highly treasured accounts of Jesus's life among the early Christians why...	Sermon of the Mount
chp6 the gospel of Matthew was one of the most highly treasured accounts of Jesus's life among the early Christians what are some of the popular or memorable sayings from The Book of Matthew	The Sermon on the Mount including the beatitude the Golden Rule and the Lord's Prayer; teachings the have inspired christian readers Through the Ages and convince them of Jesus genius as a teacher of religious principles
chp6 true or false The Gospel according to Matthew was given to the document after its completion?	true
chp6 what do we know about The Gospel according to Matthew	we do not know the name of its original author the title found in our English version The Gospel according to Matthew was added long after the documents original composition two since he produced his gospel in Greek presumably for a Greek speaking Community he was probably located somewhere outside of Palestine since most early Christians in Palestine would have spoken Aramaic as their native tongue to construct his narrative about Jesus he made use of a various of sources available to him both written documents and oral report that he had her possibly from Christian evangelist and teachers with in his own community among his writing sources were marked gospel and the collection of traditions that Skylers designated ask you if Mark was produced around 65 or 70 CA then Matthew was obviously written later
chp6 According to theologians in what year was The Gospel according to Matthew written	Most Scholars are content to date the book sometimes doing the later part of the first-century possibly as a rough guess around 80 or 85 CE
chp6 what were the sources that contributed to variety of The Gospel according to Matthew	Among his writings were sources of Mark's gospel and the collection of traditions that Scholars designate as Q
chp6 what is the concept known as literary historical?	we tried to understand it in light of the way it's literary genre Greco-Roman Roman biography worked in its own historical context.
chp6 what is the con set of redaction criticism	the study of how offers modify or edit their sources in view of their own vested interests and concerns
chp6 what is another name for an editor	redactor
chp6 In the opening passages of The Gospel According to Matthew the writer depict Jesus Christ as the son of whom	Matthew emphasizes Jesus's credentials as the Messiah... He was the son of David and the son of Abraham
chp6 one distinction from The Gospel According to Mark versus The Gospel according to Matthew is that Jesus's is depicted in Matthew as the ultimate fulfillment of the hopes of the Jews	true
chp6 unlike mark Matthew provides a genealogy of Jesus tracing his family line all the way back to the father of the Jews_____.	Abraham
chp6 who are some of the great Patriarchs that are in the genealogy line of Jesus Christ	Abraham, Isaac Jacob David Solomon Raheem Bob Asia has a Kaya Nashua
chp6 based on the geneology in The Gospel according to Matthew the genealogy suggested indeed it is almost demonstrated that the entire course of Israel's history has proceeded according to a Divine Providence moreover this history has accumulated in Jesus, Explain?	at every 14th generation something cataclysmic happen in the hit Israel history their greatest King they're worse disaster and now they're altament savior Jesus birth 14 Generations removed from the Babylonian deportation shows that in him God was going to do something significant something on President it for his people Israel
chp6 what is the key theme in The Gospel according to Matthew	Jesus will be portrayed in no uncertain terms as the Jewish Messiah come to the Jewish people in fulfillment of their greatest hopes
chp6 what is the term fulfillment citation	the citation of Old Testament scripture in certain passages of Matthew where the Old Testament is said to have the field in something that Jesus did or experienced
chp6 According to the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus fulfills the scriptures in two different ways; explain?	1.the Hebrew prophets occasionally made predictions about the future of Messiah according to Matthew Jesus fulfills these predictions for example Jesus is born in Bethlehem because this is what was predicted by the prophet Micah two and six and his mother is a version because this is what was predicted by the prophet Isaiah 1 and 23 2. the second way in which Jesus fulfills the scripture is a little more complicated Matthew portrays certain key events in the Jewish Bible as foreshadowing of what would happen when the Messiah came the meaning of these ancient event was not complete until that was for shadow came into existence
chp6 Explain the various expectations that Jews had in reference to the coming Messiah	1. group hope for a future king like David who would lead his people to military victory over there a pressure and Xterra bless Israel as a sovereign state in the Promised Land 2. others anticipated the appearance of a cosmic figure on the Clouds Of Heaven coming in judgement to the Earth 3. still others look forward to in authoritarian Reese who would guide the community Through divinely-inspired interpretations of Mosaic law 4. some Jews hope that a prophet like Moses would appear who not only brought salvation from the hated oppressors of Israel the Egyptians who had enslaved them for 400 years but also it's closed the law of God to his people
chp6 the Magi are astrologers probably from what country	Assyria
chp6 true or false the gospel according to Matthew state that Jesus Christ is the new Moses and has a new law	true
chp6 The Sermon on the Mount according to many theologians is considered to be what?	the new law
chp6 true or false some Scholars have suggested that this collection of his teachings into five major blocks of material is meant to recall the five books of the law of Moses	true
chp6 a great deal of the material in The Sermon on the Mount comes from what source	the "q or quelle" source
chp6 true or false in Matthew Jesus is not opposed to the law of Moses he himself to feels it as seen in the important events in his birth life and death events that are said to be for field of the Prophecies of scripture	true
chp6 true or false Jesus in Matthew also requires his followers to fulfill the law in fact to fill it even better than the Jewish leaders the scribes and the Pharisees Matthew indicate what he means in the very next passage the famous Antithese?	true
chp6 what is the concept Antitheses?	literally contra statement use as a technical term to designate 6 sayings of Jesus in The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:21 - 48 in which he States a Jewish law "you have heard it said" and then set his own interpretation over it," but I say to you..."
chp6 according to the gospel of Matthew what are two hypocrisy that are depicted by the Jewish leadership	1. the story of the Magi 2. in The Sermon on the Mount, where the hypocrite pray give alms and fast simply in order to be seen and revered as holy not out of true Devotion to God Matthew 6 1 - 8
chp6 when the Jewish leaders disputed his Divine Authority what parable did Jesus depict?	in response Jesus tells a parable unique to Matthew of a father with two sons one of whom says that he would do his father's bidding and yet did not the other of whom said that he would not but then this Matthew 21 28 - 32 Jesus Likens his opponents to those who agree to do their father God requires but fails to do so he is by claiming that the most despised of Sinners Tax Collector's prostitute will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven ahead of them Matthew 21 32
chp6 what are the "seven woes?"	Condemnation of his enemies the scribes and the Pharisees
chp6 true or false According to Matthew the Jewish authorities are fully responsible for the blood of Jesus as well.	true
chp6 Who were Matthew and his readers?	1. Most of hi s reader were Jewish Christians 2. Also a good number of Gentiles in Matthew's congregation. 3. Gentiles will get to heaven before many Jews 4. the great commission urges missionary work principally among the Gentiles Matthew 28 19 - 20 5. location somewhere near Palatinenear Antioch or Syria 6. Matthew an anonymous Jewish leader of the Christian Community and a gospel narrative to show that Jesus was in fact the Jewish Messiah who like Moses gave the law of God to his people more precisely he was the prophet like Moses who gave the Jewish people the true interpretation of Moses law and beyond that he was a savior who died for the sins of his people and was Vindicated by God by being raised from the dead whatever Matthew went out of his way to affirm more strongly than his predecessor Mark and Q that Jesus did not anole the ancient law of Moses but for filled it himself and instead that all his followers both Jew and Gentile do so as well 6.
chp6 what is the Golden Rule	the pronouncement of Jesus that you should do unto others as you would have them do unto you simile word it pronouncements were made by other great religious teachers in the ancient world
chp6 what is the gospel of Nazareans?	Jewish Christian Gospel written in Aramaic that was very similar to Our Gospel of Matthew without its first two chapters
chp6 what is the gospel of Peter	fragmentary accounts of Jesus trial crucifixion and Resurrection discovered in the Tomb of a month in Egypt the gospel is more anti-jewish than those in the New Testament and is recounts the wreck Direction event itself with Jesus emerging from his grave as a giant with a cross emerging behind him.
chp6 what are the Beatitudes	a Latin term meaning literally blessings used as a technical term for the sayings of Jesus that begins The Sermon on the Mount "blessed are the poor in spirit" Matthew 5 3 - 12
chp6 what is The Lord's Prayer	the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples Our Father Who Art in Heaven Hallowed be thy name in Matthew 6:9 - 13 a shorter version is found in Luke 11 2 - 4
chp6 what is The Sermon on the Mount	the sermon found only in Matthew 5-7 which preserves many of the best-known sayings of Jesus including Matthews form of the Beatitudes the antitheses and the Lord's Prayer
chp7 what are the three method use to examine the synoptic Gospel text?	thus we apply the literal Historical Method to discuss the gospel of Mark and the redactional method to study Matthew and a third way to study a gospel text might be called the comparative method which we use for Luke
chp7 what is the comparative method	a method used to study a literary text by noting its similarities to and differences from other related text whether or not any of these other text was used as a source for the text in question
chp7 what do we know about the author of The Gospel According to Luke	Luke is a kind of Greco-Roman biographer of Jesus it too is anonymous and appears to have been written by a greek-speaking Christians somewhere outside of Palestine the author evidently pinned his account somewhat later than the gospel of Mark perhaps at about the same time the gospel of Matthew
chp7 what is the most obvious difference between The Gospel According to Luke and other writings in antiquity?	that this writer produces a to set volume one The Gospel According to Luke and 2 The Acts of the Apostles.
chp7 what is the difference between The Gospel According to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles	the Gospel of Luke provides a sketch of the life and death of Jesus in the book of Acts narrates the birth and life of the Christian church that emerges afterwards the author appears to have meant these books to be read together for the purpose of our comprehensive study
chp7 true or false unlike Mark and Matthew Luke begins with a formal preface found in the opening for versus of his account	true
chp7 true or false according to many theologians The Gospel According to Luke should be considered a serious piece of historical writing at least according to ancient reader's expectations of History	true
chp7 Luke dedicates his work to someone he calls the most excellent _____.	Theophilus
chp7 if Theophilus is not a Roman administrator who or what could this mean?	Literally translated it means either "lover of God" or "beloved of God."
chp5 what is the Messianic Secret	refer to a literal feature of the Gospel of Mark that Jesus regularly attempts to keep his Messianic identity Secret by urging those he healed, the demons and his disciples not to reveal to others who he is
chp7 True or False In The Gospel According to Luke Luke's account contain stories relating the births of Jesus and his predecessor, John the Baptist.	true
chp7 what does the comparative method show about the hometown of Joseph and Mary?	the birth of Jesus and location where he was raised...
chp7 true or false according to the gospel Jesus genealogy is link back directly to God the Father	true
chp7 true and false according to the gospel of Luke the genealogy of Jesus has both Jewish and Gentile roots?	true
chp7 Luke portrays the life of Jesus as the rejected prophet hint Jesus will provide salvation to whom	gentiles
chp7 true or false Luke places in even greater emphasis on Jesus prophetic role as the spokesperson for God who comes to be rejected by his own people	true
chp7 true or false Jesus begins his public Ministry he explicitly claims to be annoying it as a prophet who will Proclaim God's is message to his people	true
chp7 who are someof the other great prophet of Bible that died as martyres y the hands of their own people?	Elijah, Elisha, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Amos
chp7 True or False in Luke's account of the Gospel in reference to the passion of the Christ Jesus is more concerned with others then his impending death	true
chp7 true or false Unlike the account in The Book of Mark; in the Gospel of Luke,Luke has a intelligent conversation with one Criminal as he's being hung from the cross	true
chp7 Explain the differences in Matthew Mark and Luke account of the centaurians profession of Jesus Christ?	in the gospels of Mark and Matthew the Centurion professes that Jesus is the son of God however in the Gospel of Luke the Centurion professes this man was truly innocent
chp7 what is the difference in mark and matthews prediction of the end of the world compared to luke?	mark and matthew the end of the wo r ld imminent and luke not until the Christian church had spread among the Gentiles.
chp8 true or false according to the gospel according to John Jesus was the man Sent From Heaven	true
chp8 According to theologians the Book of John has always been one of the most popular and beloved books of the New Testament it is here that John make some of his most familiar and yet extraordinary declarations about himself, explain?	the bread of life the light of the world the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep the way the truth and the life. before Abraham was I am I am the father are one you must be born again
chp8 why would one state that the Gospel according to John clearly belongs in the same Greco-Roman genre as the synoptic Gospels	The Gospel according to John would be preceded by an ancient reader as a biography of a religious leader it is a prose narrative that portrays an individual's life within a chronological framework focusing on his inspired teaching and miraculous deed and leading up to his death and divine vindication.
chp8 what is the Johannine prologue?	the first 18 verses of John's gospel which describes the word of God that was with God and was equal to God through whom God made the world and that because flesh in the man Jesus
chp8 How is the Johnnine Prologue different than any of the other prologues of the synoptic gospel	this prologue however is quite unlike anything we have seen in our study of the gospels to the stage rather than introducing the main character of the book by name it provides a kind of mystical reflection on the word of God a bean from internal pass who was with God and yet was God
chp8 According to the Gospel of John what are some of the miraculous signs performed by Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of John what are some of the miraculous signs performed by Jesus Christ	the following are the seven miraculous signs that Jesus performed in the 4th gospel turning what water into wine healing the Capernaum official son Healing the paralytic by the pool of Bethzatha feeding the 5000 walking on water healing the man born blind raising Lazarus from the dead
chp8 true or false most of John stories outside of the passion narrative are found only in John whereas most of the stories in the synoptics are not found in John	true
chp8 what are lterary seam? Example?	inconsistencies or discrepancies in a text created when two different sources are spliced together for example in the Gospel of John. John 2 and 4 (the first and second sign stories...)
chp8 who is the author of the fourth gospel	the fourth gospel is customarily a tribute to John the son of Zebedee, commonly thought to be in mysterious beloved disciple
chp8 what is the Gospel of Judas	the Gospel of Judas Iscariot is the most recent gospel to be discovered it is an account of Jesus life especially the secret teachings he developed to his disciples told from the perspective of Judas Iscariot the betrayer.
chp8 what are sign sources	a document which no longer survive thought by many scholars to have been used as one of the sources of Jesus Ministry in the fourth guy repeatedly narrated a number of miraculous Deeds of Jesus
Synoptic” means _____. a. three b. Gospel c. to see together d. editor	c. to see together
chp8 what are the infancy Gospel of Thomas	early noncanonical gospel accounts that describe deeds and experiences of Jesus between the ages of 5 and 12
chp5 Markan Priority means _____. a. Mark was the first Synoptic Gospel written b. Mark is the first book in the New Testament c. Mark is more historically accurate than the other Gospels d. Mark is the best Gospel	Markan Priority means _____. a. Mark was the first Synoptic Gospel written
chp5 Synoptic” means _____. a. three b. Gospel c. to see together d. editor	c. to see together
chp5 Which of the following is not a Synoptic Gospel? a. Matthew b. Mark c. Luke d. John	d. John
chp5 What is the most accepted resolution to the Synoptic Problem? a. Markan Priority b. Q c. the four-source hypothesis d. the messianic secret	c. the four-source hypothesis
chp5 Both Matthew and Luke used _____ as a literary source. a. John b. Peter c. Jesus d. Mark	d. Mark
chp5 Markan Priority means _____. a. Mark was the first Synoptic Gospel written b. Mark is the first book in the New Testament c. Mark is more historically accurate than the other Gospels d. Mark is the best Gospel	Markan Priority means _____. a. Mark was the first Synoptic Gospel written
chp5 The Gospel of Mark begins with _____. a. John the Baptist’s birth b. Jesus’ birth c. The angel Gabriel appearing to Mary d. Jesus’ baptism by John	d. Jesus’ baptism by John
chp5 Q refers to a hypothetical source shared by which two Gospels? a. Mark and John b. Mark and Matthew c. Mark and Luke d. Matthew and Luke	d. Matthew and Luke
chp5 In pre-Christian Jewish circles, the term “Christ” referred to all of the following except a. a cosmic judge. b. a warrior. c. a priest. d. a persecuted person.	In pre-Christian Jewish circles, the term “Christ” referred to all of the following except a. a cosmic judge. b. a warrior. c. a priest. d. a persecuted person.
chp5 John, the forerunner of Jesus, proclaims forgiveness of sins and performs _____. a. circumcisions b. baptisms c. repentance d. miracles	b. baptisms
chp5 All of the following figures recognize Jesus in Mark except a. the demons. b. John the Baptist. c. the Gentile soldier at the cross. d. the reader of the Gospel.	b. John the Baptist.
chp5 Mark suggests that the Jewish authorities opposed Jesus because_____. a. he broke the law b. he was not Jewish c. he was the messiah d. he did not worship in the Temple	a. he broke the law
chp5 In first-century Judaism, the term “Son of Man” referred to _____. a. God’s son b. a cosmic figure c. the king d. the high priest	b. a cosmic figure
chp5 At his trial in Mark, the Sanhedrin charged Jesus with _____. a. theft b. blasphemy c. being empowered by Satan d. not observing Sabbath laws	b. blasphemy
chp5 In Mark, what is Jesus’ response to his impending death? a. He is cheerful b. He is indifferent c. He seems to doubt his mission d. He refuses to go through with it	c. He seems to doubt his mission
chp5 In Mark, when Mary, Mary, and Salome discover the empty tomb, they _____. a. tell Peter b. say nothing c. praise God d. begin Christian missions	b. say nothing
chp6 According to the four-source hypothesis, Gospel of Matthew used all of the following sources except a. Mark. b. Q. c. M. d. L.	d. L.
chp6 Matthew traces Jesus’ lineage to _____. a. Abraham b. God c. Adam d. Moses	a. Abraham
chp6 Matthew’s birth narrative centers mostly on _____. a. Anna b. Joseph c. John the Baptist d. Gabriel	Matthew’s birth narrative centers mostly on _____. a. Anna b. Joseph c. John the Baptist d. Gabriel
chp6 At the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew, Mary and Joseph live in _____. a. Nazareth b. Bethlehem c. Jerusalem d. Caesarea	b. Bethlehem
chp6 All of the following are included in Matthew’s infancy narrative except a. Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. b. Herod’s slaughter of children. c. Gabriel’s appearance to Mary. d. Jesus’ family moving to Egypt.	All of the following are included in Matthew’s infancy narrative except a. Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem. b. Herod’s slaughter of children. c. Gabriel’s appearance to Mary. d. Jesus’ family moving to Egypt.
chp6 Scholars refer to Matthew’s use of Hebrew Scripture to show Jesus is the messiah as _____. a. fulfillment citations b. proof texts c. scripture references d. prophetic sayings	a. fulfillment citations
chp6 Redaction criticism focuses on _____. a. Jesus’ divinity b. an editor’s work c. the genre of a piece of literature d. a criticism of a writer’s style	Redaction criticism focuses on _____. a. Jesus’ divinity b. an editor’s work c. the genre of a piece of literature d. a criticism of a writer’s style
chp6 Matthew portrays Jesus as the new _____. a. David b. High Priest c. Moses d. Son of Man	c. Moses
chp6 According to the four-source hypothesis, much of the Sermon on the Mount is taken from which one of these sources? a. Mark b. Luke c. M d. Q	d. Q
chp6 Which of the following is a major part of the Sermon on the Mount? a. Beatitudes b. Baptism c. Miracles d. Temptation	a. Beatitudes
chp6 In Matthew, Jesus _____. a. abandons the Law b. agrees with the Pharisees about the Law c. teaches that his followers should follow the Law d. does not talk about the Law	c. teaches that his followers should follow the Law
chp6 For Matthew, the core of the Law is _____. a. the commandment to love b. the commandment against adultery c. the commandment to sacrifice d. to believe in Jesus’ death and resurrection	For Matthew, the core of the Law is _____. a. the commandment of Love d. to believe in Jesus’ death and resurrection
chp6 In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus’ main opponent(s) are _____. a. the Jewish people b. the Jewish leaders c. Pilate d. Herod	b. the Jewish leaders
chp6 Which of the following occurs only in Matthew? a. Jesus’ trial before Pilate b. Jesus’ trial before Herod c. Pilate’s washing of his hands of Jesus’ blood d. the Jews’ preference to release Barabbas instead of Jesus	c. Pilate’s washing of his hands of Jesus’ blood
chp6 The Gospel of the Nazareans is similar to Matthew, but _____. a. lacks a birth narrative b. was composed in Hebrew c. rejects the maintenance of the Jewish Law d. is among the Dead Sea Scrolls	a. lacks a birth narrative
chp7 Which of the following analyzes the similarities and differences between texts, irrespective of their sources? a. literary-historical method b. comparative method c. four-source hypothesis d. Markan priority	b. comparative method
chp7 Luke differs from the other Gospels because _____. a. it is not a biography b. it focuses on Peter c. it has a sequel d. an angel appears to Joseph	c. it has a sequel
chp7 Luke differs from the other Gospels because _____. a. it is not a biography b. it focuses on Peter c. it has a sequel d. an angel appears to Joseph	c. it has a sequel
chp7 Luke’s Gospel begins with _____. a. Jesus’ baptism b. the Sermon on the Mount c. a preface d. an angel appearing to Joseph	c. a preface
chp7 Luke’s author states that _____. a. he is an eyewitness to Jesus’ ministry b. he used written sources c. he used only eyewitness reports d. he used Q	b. he used written sources
chp7 In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus’ birth narrative parallels that of _____. a. Moses b. Abraham c. Samuel d. Paul	b. Abraham
chp7 In Luke, the hometown of Jesus’ parents is _____. a. Bethlehem b. Nazareth c. Jerusalem d. Caesarea	b. Nazareth
chp7 Which of the following stories is only found in Luke? a. the Magi b. the virgin birth c. Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem d. Jesus teaching in the Temple when he was twelve years old	d. Jesus teaching in the Temple when he was twelve years old
chp7 In Luke, the resurrected Jesus tells the disciples to _____. a. remain in Jerusalem b. hurry to Bethlehem c. go to Galilee d. return to the Garden of Gethsemane	a. remain in Jerusalem
chp7 Luke’s genealogy culminates with _____. a. God b. Abraham c. David d. Moses	a. God
chp7 In Luke, Jesus’ public ministry begins with _____. a. the Sermon on the Mount b. miracle working c. a sermon in a synagogue d. cleansing the Jerusalem Temple	c. a sermon in a synagogue
chp7 In Jewish tradition, a prophet was _____. a. clairvoyant b. wrong c. a messenger of God d. a magician	c. a messenger of God
chp7 Jesus knows that as a prophet, all of the following will happen to him except that a. he will suffer. b. he will die. c. he will become the High Priest. d. he will be rejected.	c. he will become the High Priest.
chp7 According to Luke, Jesus’ death _____. a. atones for humanity’s sins b. encourages people to repent c. serves as a sacrifice d. is meaningless	b. encourages people to repent
chp7 According to Luke, the most grievous sin is _____. a. following the Law b. being Jewish c. denying the virgin birth d. killing God’s prophet	d. killing God’s prophet
chp7 Which of the following is not related to Luke’s social interests? a. the delay of the end of time b. Luke’s attention to women c. Luke’s particular version of the Beatitudes d. Luke’s genealogy	d. Luke’s genealogy
chp8 John’s Gospel is written _____. a. anonymously b. by John, the son of Zebedee c. by the beloved disciple d. by Peter	a. anonymously
chp8 Scholars refer to the first eighteen verses of the Gospel of John as _____. a. the beginning b. the prologue c. the baptism d. the signs source	b. the prologue
chp8 Which of the following best describes Jesus in the Gospel of John? a. He is an apocalyptic prophet who preaches the coming kingdom of God b. He hides his true identity c. He is pre-existent and divine d. He is born in a manger	c. He is pre-existent and divine
chp8 In John, Jesus does all of the following to show his divine nature except a. perform signs. b. give discourses. c. teach in parables. d. affirm his identity.	c. teach in parables.
chp8 Which of the following is not one of the signs Jesus performs in John? a. turning water to wine b. feeding the 5,000 c. the exorcism of a demon d. walking on water	c. the exorcism of a demon
chp8 Which of the following is not one of the signs Jesus performs in John? a. turning water to wine b. feeding the 5,000 c. the exorcism of a demon d. walking on water	c. the exorcism of a demon
chp8 Chapters 13–19, the second part of the Gospel of John, take place over _____. a. 1 year b. 2 years c. 1 day d. 3 days	c. 1 day
chp8 Which part of the Gospel of John is most like the Synoptic Gospels? a. Jesus’ birth b. Jesus’ parables c. Jesus’ healings d. Jesus’ passion	d. Jesus’ passion
chp8 In John, the signs are intended to _____. a. convince people of Jesus’ true identity b. hide Jesus' identity c. confuse people d. exorcise demons	a. convince people of Jesus’ true identity
chp8 In John, Jesus’ teachings focus primarily on _____. a. miracles b. the coming kingdom of God c. his identity d. Gentiles	c. his identity
chp8 Which of the following is not an indication that John used written sources for his Gospel? a. literary seams b. repetition c. differences in writing style d. “I am” sayings	d. “I am” sayings
chp8 Jesus final, lengthy speech in the Gospel of John is known as _____. a. the Farewell Discourse b. the Johannine Prologue c. the Gethsemane Speech d. the Passion Proclamation	a. the Farewell Discourse
chp8 In the Gospel of Judas, Judas plays the role of all of the following except a. Jesus’ betrayer. b. Jesus’ disciple. c. Jesus’ closest confidant. d. Jesus’ enemy.	d. Jesus’ enemy.
chp8 In John’s Gospel, Jesus is from _____. a. above b. the desert c. Bethlehem d. Jerusalem	a. above
chp8 Which of the following narratives appears only in John’s Gospel? a. the Transfiguration b. the trial before the Sanhedrin c. the arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane d. the raising of Lazarus	d. the raising of Lazarus
chp8 In John’s Gospel, Jesus never _____. a. proclaims the imminent Kingdom of God b. reveals his true identity c. stands trial d. heals anyone	a. proclaims the imminent Kingdom of God
chp8 What are “I Am” Sayings	A group of sayings found only in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus identifies himself. In some of the sayings he speaks in metaphor ("I am the bread of life," "I am the light of the world," "I am the way, the truth, and the life"), and other times he identifies himself simply by saying "I am" [em dash] a possible reference to the name of God from Exodus 3 ("Before Abraham was, I am"; John 8:58).
What are Literary Seams?	Inconsistencies or discrepancies in a text created when two different sources are spliced together, for example, in the Gospel of John.
What are Signs?	A term used in the Gospel of John to refer to Jesus’ miracles, which “signified” who he was.
What are Signs Source?	A document, which no longer survives, thought by many scholars to have been used as one of the sources of Jesus’ ministry in the Fourth Gospel; it reputedly narrated a number of the miraculous deeds of Jesus.
chp7 What is Apology?	A reasoned explanation and justification of one’s beliefs and/or practices, from a Greek word meaning “defense.”
chp 7 Infancy Gospel of Thomas	Early noncanonical Gospel account that describes deeds and experiences of Jesus between the ages of five and twelve.
chp7 Who is Quirinius?	According to Luke, the governor of Syria when Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
chp6 Aramaic	A semitic language related to Hebrew that was the native tongue of those who lived in Palestine in the first century, including Jesus.
What is the Four-Source Hypothesis?	A solution to the “Synoptic Problem” which maintains that there are four sources that lie behind the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke: (1) Mark was the source for much of the narrative of Matthew and Luke; (2) Q was the source for the sayings found in Matthew and Luke but not in Mark; (3) M provided the material found only in Matthew’s Gospel; and (4) L provided the material found only in Luke.

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