Jesus of History Christ of Faith Chapter 2
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John?) It emphasizes the holy spirit's central role in jesus' life and also stresses jesus' mercy and compassion
Luke
a person who is not jewish
gentile
(True/False) Religious truth is concerned with proving the facts beyond a shadow of doubt.
False
(True/False) The gospels are considered primary detailed biographies of Jesus.
False
(True/False) The gospels are not based on historical facts
False
(True/False) The gospels were primarily based on each evangelists personal recollection of jesus
False
(True/False) The greek word Evangeline means faith
False
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John?) Dominated by a heavy sense of suffering, it reflects the trails and perecutions of the period when it was written.
Mark
(True/False) Because the Gospels were written by believers in the risen Jesus, they are unreliable sources of information about Jesus.
True
(True/False) Catholics accept as part of gods revelation some things implied in the scriptures but not explicitly mentioned
True
(True/False) No one's perspective is completely objective
True
(True/False) People of virtually any religious persuasion believe Jesus to be an extraordinary person
True
(True/False) The Jews have always considered Yahweh, the name of god revealed to moses, too sacred to be spoken
True
(True/False) The christian church's ongoing task is to reassess the significance of Jesus' life and message for each new age and culture
True
(True/False) The gospel fo luke is the first out of a two volue history of early christanity
True
(True/False) The title Christ literally means anointed one
True
The writers of the gospels intended them primarily to a. convey the impact that jesus had on people's lives b proclaim a message of faith in jesus c. provide accurate historical accounts of jesus' daily life
a and b
the catholic church bases its teachings and practices a. almost entirely on the christian scriptures b. on church tradition and the christian scriptures c. on church tradition alone d. solely on the council edicts
b
the gospels: a. are not based on historical events b. reveal the meaning and significance of jesus for the people of his time c. are most concerned with historical truth d. inspired pauls writing of his epistles
b
the gospels were eventually written down because the church a. believed the oral tradition was becoming distorted b. needed a way to preserve its teachings and pass them on through the ages c. had a continuaing need to instruct the already existing communities of faith
b and c
biblical scholares a. all agree on the identitites of the gospel authors and their purpose in writing b. have already reached most of their conclusions after centureis of studying the gospesl and thus rearely break new ground c. are constantly arriving at new speculations in their research on the gospels
c
the resurrection was a. not believed by all christians to have actually happened b. believed by a minority of christains at first, becoming more common elief in the middle ages c. absolutely central to the christian faith
c
when the early christians called jesus 'lord' they were expressing their belief that he was a. a forerunner of the feudal lords b. an earthly master c. divine d. the first person of the trinity
c
(True/False) During his earthly life, jesus was mostly known as jesus christ
false
(True/False) Most modern scholars believe taht the apostle john wrote the gospel of john
false
(True/False) all of the available information about jesus was preserved by his disciples
false
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John?) The truths it attempts to share are more deeply theological and reflective than the truths in the other gospels
john
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John?) it emphasizes jesus' divinity and describes him in images like 'the bread of life' and the light of the world
john
the last gospel to be written as late as 90 to 100 ce
john
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John?) believed to have been written in rome for the church there and for gentile readers it is the shortest gospel and emphasozes the humanity of jesus
mark
the first gospel, written around 70c e
mark
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John?) If what saint paul said is true, this gospel writer is probably the only non jewish writer of the new testament
matthew
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John?) In emphasizing that Jesus' life was a fulfillment of gods promises to israel, it has more than 130 passages that refer either directlyu or indirectly to the old testament
matthew
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John?) sometimes called the church's gospel it contains five great discourses by jesus
matthew
information about jesus passed primarily by word of mouth among early christians
oral tradition
meaning to see together this word is used to refer to the gospels of matthew mark and luke
synoptic
Official catholic church teachings and practices
tradition
(True/False) It is doubtful that any one person was responsible for the total development of any of the gospels
true