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David

2nd king, most important, greatest warrior; close to God.

Name one of the people Plutarch wrote about.

Alexander the Great

Jesus

Christ (Greek) = Messiah (Hebrew) = anointed one = "rubbed with oil"

What genre do the Gospels most closely fit?

Greco-Roman biography

9. The Gospel of John was probably written in

Greek

4. Which of the following traditions does not pass the criterion of contextual credibility?

Jesus' teaching to Nicodemus: "you must be born again"

5. Which historian categorically states that Jesus was the Messiah in book 18 of The Antiquities of the Jews?

Josephus

In Hebrew which two groups get anointed for special purposes?

Kings and Priest

1. Which of these Gospels states that there were other Gospels written?

Luke

10. The Four-Source Hypothesis relies on the idea that

Mark was written first..

3. Marcion appealed to ___________ as authority for his teachings.

Paul

2. The Gospel of the Nazareans is most closely related to

The Gospel of Matthew.

10. Which of the following Gospels explains the extraordinary character of Jesus' mother, Mary?

The proto-Gospel of James.

What is the term for a category of literature in which members share a range of conventions?

a genre

5. 3 John is best understood as

a letter to an individual in the church.

4. 2 John is best understood as

a letter to the entire church.

3. The most important event that had occurred within the Johannine community at the time the epistles were written was

a schism in the community.

9. An "apocryphon" is

a secret book.

6. The emphasis placed on Jesus' death classifies the Gospels as

a subgenre of the genre of ancient Greco-Roman biographies.

7. Who assembled all the miracle stories dispersed throughout Mark into one large collection?

a. Matthew.

6. Although we cannot know for certain, many scholars believe Q probably did not contain

a. a Passion narrative..

3. When Jesus is baptized, the spirit of God descends on him in the shape of

a. a dove..

1. Redaction criticism is

a. a study of how an author changes his source..

6. According to Mark, the messiah must

a. suffer and die..

10. According to the criterion of Aramaisms, if a piece of text makes more logical sense in the original language than in the translation then it is likely to be

authentic..

5. Scholars believe that Q contains mostly

b. Jesus' sayings..

4. All of the following figures recognize Jesus in Mark except

b. John the Baptist..

7. In first-century apocalyptic Judaism, the term "Son of Man" referred to

b. a cosmic figure..

8. If the literary-historical method uncovers the same points uncovered by the redactional approach, then why use the redactional approach?

b. as a shortcut.

2. John, the forerunner of Jesus, proclaims forgiveness of sins and performs

b. baptisms..

8. At Jesus' trial in Mark, the Sanhedrin charged him with

b. blasphemy..

9. In Mark, the temple curtain rips

c. at Jesus' death..

3. "Synoptic" means

c. seen together..

4. The most accepted resolution to the Synoptic Problem is

c. the Four-Source Hypothesis..

8. What framework were ancient biographies often crafted within?

chronological

5. In John, the signs are intended to

convince people of Jesus' true identity.

7. According to Gnostics, the world was

created to imprison Sophia.

2. Which of the following is not a criterion used by scholars to authenticate traditions about Jesus?

criterion of similarity

10. The Gospel of Mark was probably written around

d. 65-70 C.E..

1. The Gospel of Mark begins with

d. Jesus' baptism by John..

5. The phrase "Jesus' Passion" refers to

d. Jesus' suffering..

2. Both Matthew and Luke used _____________ as a literary source.

d. Mark.

7. In John's community, the belief in Jesus' divinity probably

developed over time.

9. Gnostics believed that the material and spiritual world were

diametrically opposed.

8. John calls Jesus the "lamb of God" because

he is killed on Passover.

5. Biographies written by Christians put an inordinate amount of emphasis on what event in Jesus' life, which is very unusual for ancient biographies?

his death

6. In John, Jesus' teachings focus primarily on

his identity.

4. The Gospel of Peter was found

in a monk's tomb.

7. According to the Gospel of Thomas, the Kingdom of God

is not a future event.

5. The Gospel of Peter is unique among all the surviving Gospels because

it narrates the actual resurrection.

6. Gnostics believed that ____________ was essential for salvation.

knowledge

7. Accounts with very highly developed theology are more likely to be

less historically accurate.

9. Which traditional symbol is the Gospel author, Mark, associated with?

lion.

9. When Mark and Matthew tell the same story, Mark's story is

longer.

8. Revelation discourses

narrate secret teachings of the risen Jesus.

1. How many first-century pagan authors mention Jesus by name?

none

6. The Gospel of Thomas is

not ordered in a recognizable form.

1. 1 John is most likely a

persuasive essay.

One of the most popular pagan authors of the second century, Plutarch, wrote fifty biographies of prominent Greek and Roman men. His main aim in these accounts was to

reveal their characters.

10. Which of the following sources was probably written to convert Jews?

signs source

1. Which of the following methods seeks to uncover how a community's history affects the way it writes its history?

socio-historical method

9. Consistent testimony of many independent witnesses _____________ the case.

strengthens

4. In John, Jesus tells the disciples that after he leaves

the Holy Spirit will come to instruct them.

8. The most significant archaeological find for studying Gnosticism was

the Nag Hammadi library.

3. Jesus' baptism by John does not pass

the criterion of independent attestation.

6. Which would count as a basic methodological principle that historians apply to their sources?

the earlier the better

2. Scholars refer to the first eighteen verses of the Gospel of John as

the prologue.

7. Ancient biographies were usually written for what main purpose?

to give instruction on proper behavior

2. All of the New Testament letters were written

to particular communities to address specific issues.

3. Chapters 13 through 19, the second part of the Gospel of John, take place over

twenty-four hours.

10. According to Gnostics, Christ

was completely divine..

8. What is one way to spot bias in a text?

when just about every story in the account drives at the same point