REL 150 Test Review
How many books are there in the New Testament?
27
Jesus died around this year: 50 CE 30 BCE 30 CE 20 CE
30 CE
How many signs does Jesus perform in John's Gospel? 7 10 14 77
7
The Gospel of Mark was probably written around the year _____ CE.
70
The Gospel of John was probably written around: 90-95 CE 60-65 CE 80-85 CE 70-75 CE
90-95 CE
Matthew traces Jesus' lineage to Moses Abraham Adam Mark
Abraham
The book of Revelation is written in what genre?
Apocalypse
Which of the following languages was Jesus' native language? Spanish Latin Coptic Aramaic
Aramaic
In 367 CE, this Bishop of Alexandria was the first person to list the current 27 books of the New Testament as authoritative: Alexander Martin Luther Athaliah Athanasius
Athanasius
The Essenes are believed to have produced the __________, which were discovered in 1946.
Dead Sea Scrolls
Which of the following groups is not mentioned in the New Testament? Essenes Jews Sadducees Pharisees
Essenes
All of the New Testament Gospels were written during Jesus' lifetime. True False
False
In the original ending of Mark, when Mary, Mary, and Salome discover the empty tomb, they go tell everybody they can. True False
False
Jesus was tried before the Roman emperor. True False
False
Nicodemus betrayed Jesus. True False
False
The Apostle Paul's letters, which are the earliest writings in the New Testament, offer a detailed account of Jesus' life. True False
False
All of the following are included in Matthew's infancy narrative except Gabriel's appearance to Mary Jesus' birth in Bethlehem Jesus' family moving to Egypt Herod's slaughter of children
Gabriel's appearance to Mary
Which non-New Testament Gospel is famous for its walking-talking cross? Gospel of Judas Gospel of Nicodemus Gospel of Peter Gospel of Thomas
Gospel of Peter
At the end of Matthew's Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples to teach the gospel and baptize the nations. This passage is called the the resurrection Pentecost Great Commission The Great Suggestion
Great Commission
In what language were the New Testament Gospels written? Greek Hebrew Aramaic Coptic
Greek
The New Testament was written in the ________ language.
Greek
Matthew's genealogy of Jesus refers to all of the following women except Hannah Rahab Tamar Ruth
Hannah
Which of the following best describes Jesus in the Gospel of John? He is born in a manger. He hides his true identity. He is preexistent and divine. He is an apocalyptic prophet who preaches the coming kingdom of God.
He is preexistent and divine.
The spread of Greek culture and language is known as _____. Greecification daimonia paganism Hellenization
Hellenization
Which claim about Jesus would have been most easily understood by pagans? Jesus offers salvation from sin. Jesus maintains the Torah. Jesus performed miracles. Jesus is the Messiah.
Jesus performed miracles
Which of the following does not take place immediately before Jesus' trial and crucifixion in the Gospel of John? Jesus shares a Passover meal with the disciples Jesus washes the disciples' feet Jesus delivers a final discourse Jesus predicts his betrayal
Jesus shares a Passover meal with the disciples
Which of the following stories is only found in Luke? Jesus' birth in Bethlehem the Magi Jesus teaching in the Temple when he was twelve years old the virgin birth
Jesus teaching in the Temple when he was twelve years old
The Gospel of Mark begins with John the Baptist's birth Jesus' baptism by John Jesus' birth The angel Gabriel appearing to Mary
Jesus' baptism by John
In the Gospel of Judas, Judas plays the role of all of the following except: Jesus' betrayer Jesus' disciple Jesus' closest confidant Jesus' enemy
Jesus' enemy
Which part of the Gospel of John is most like the Synoptic Gospels? Jesus' healings Jesus' birth Jesus' passion Jesus' parables
Jesus' passion
The Gospel of _______ is not a Synoptic Gospel.
John
Jesus provides the continuity of apocalyptic belief between which of the following? John the Baptist and the early church Tacitus and the church Mary Magdalene and the church Paul and the church
John the Baptist and the early church
The only Jewish author to mention Jesus within 100 years of his life is: Plutarch Herodotus Josephus Pliny
Josephus
According to the four-source hypothesis, the Gospel of Matthew used all of the following sources except M Q L Mark
L
The Gospel of _______ begins by mentioning its sources.
Luke
All of the following are parts of Luke's birth narrative except a census shepherds Gabriel's appearance to Mary Magi
Magi
Both Matthew and Luke used _____ as a literary source. John Acts Mark Thomas
Mark
The Gospel of _______ was probably the first of the New Testament Gospels written.
Mark
Matthew portrays Jesus as the new ________.
Moses
In Matthew, Jesus' birth story is most reminiscent of whose birth? Moses' Abraham's Samuel's Isaac's
Moses'
Which one of Jesus' disciples comes closest to recognizing Jesus' identity in Mark? Mary Magdalene Peter John James
Peter
Which group believed in the authority of the oral law? Fourth Philosophy Sadducees Pharisees Essense
Pharisees
_______ the Younger wrote a letter to the emperor Trajan in the second century CE asking for guidance on how to handle Christians.
Pliny
__________ is the worship of many gods.
Polytheism
According to the four-source hypothesis, much of the Sermon on the Mount is taken from this source: Mark M L Q
Q
Which group was aristocratic and ran the Temple? Essenes Fourth Philosophy Pharisees Sadducees
Sadducees
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus' birth narrative parallels that of Theophilus Moses Abraham Samuel
Samuel
The _____ is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.
Septuagint
The Jewish response to Antiochus IV Epiphanes' actions was: a silent protest the Maccabean Revolt signing a petition conversion to C hristianity
The Maccabean Revolt
Among the Gospels, which of the following figures is not unique to John? Nicodemus Thomas the Samaritan woman the Beloved Disciple
Thomas
The Infancy Gospel of _________ reports events from Jesus' childhood.
Thomas
According to the Gospel of John, Jesus died the day before the Passover meal. True False
True
In Mark's Gospel, when Jesus dies on the cross, a Roman centurion acknowledge that he is God's Son. True False
True
Redaction criticism focuses on an editor's work. True False
True
The Gospel of John is the only New Testament Gospel that contains no parables of Jesus. True False
True
The Gospel of John was probably the last canonical Gospel to be written. True False
True
The Gospel of Luke came to be attributed to a man who was thought to be a companion of Paul. True False
True
The Gospel of Luke has a sequel in the New Testament. True False
True
The Gospel of Luke was probably written after Mark. True False
True
The family was the basic unit of social life in first-century Israel. True False
True
The term "biblical criticism" refers to careful analysis of the Bible. (T/F)
True
The word "sicarii" comes from a word meaning dagger. True False
True
We have no original manuscripts of any New Testament book. (T/F)
True
Which one of these is not one of the four sources in the four-source hypothesis? Z L M Q
Z
The term "Gentile" designates: a non-Jew someone who is Hellenized a Jew a disciple of Jesus
a non-Jew
Luke's Gospel begins with the Sermon on the Mount an angel appearing to Joseph a preface Jesus' baptism
a preface
First-century Jews thought the messiah might appear in any of the following manifestations except _____. a suffering man a cosmic figure an authoritative priest a warrior king
a suffering man
Which of the following was not unique to Judaism? covenant Torah synagogue animal sacrifice
animal sacrifice
By the beginning of the second century, Christianity had spread around the Mediterranean, as far as Italy only within Galilee only within Palestine only within Palestine and Egypt
around the Mediterranean, as far as Italy
In John, the signs are intended to confuse people convince people of Jesus' true identity exorcise demons hide Jesus' identity
convince people of Jesus' true identity
The Nag Hammadi codices are written in what language?
copic
In the second century CE, Tatian produced a work combining all four New Testament Gospels into a single narrative. It is called the ___________>
diatessaron
According to Luke, Jesus' death encourages people to repent is meaningless atones for humanity's sins serves as a sacrifice
encourages people to repent
Luke's Gospel contains no parables of Jesus. True False
false
Modern scholars believe that the New Testament Gospels can contribute nothing to our understanding of the historical Jesus. True False
false
Scholars unanimously agree that the Beloved Disciple wrote the Gospel of John. True False
false
The Greek word euangelion and the English word "gospel" both mean musical production sayings source good news parable
good news
Jesus knows that as a prophet, all of the following will happen to him except that he will become the High Priest. he will be rejected. he will suffer. he will die.
he will become the high priest
The Gospel of the Nazareans is similar to Matthew, but it is among the Dead Sea Scrolls rejects the Jewish Law lacks a birth narrative was composed in Hebrew
lacks a birth narrative
The word "epistle" means:
letter
The term "canon" means:
measuring rod
All of the following are problems with using the Gospels to establish the historical Jesus except: they were written decades after Jesus' death the authors were not eyewitnesses the books were written anonymously none of the sayings go back to Jesus
none of the sayings go back to Jesus
Which of the following activities did not take place in synagogues? gathering of Jews offering of sacrifices praying reading of Scripture
offering of sacrifices
Ancient biographies are most concerned with which of the following? portraying essential character traits recording complete factual data inner development of the subject using only written sources
portraying essential character traits
Scholars refer to the first eighteen verses of the Gospel of John as the Book of Glory prologue Signs Source baptism
prologue
From the beginning, Luke's Jesus expects to be followed rejected crowned king recognized
rejected
In the Greco-Roman world, stories about a god having the power to heal were forbidden unique to Christianity relatively common unique among Jews and Christians
relatively common
Most people in the ancient world believed that: religion helped only moral people religion brought immortality religion brought a happy afterlife religion secured life in this world
religion secured life in this world
When were the names Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John attached to the New Testament Gospels? third century CE second century CE first century CE when they were originally composed
second century CE
Which was not a typical feature of Greco-Roman religions? cultic acts separation of church and state polytheism organization and hierarchy
separation of church and state
In John, Jesus does all of the following to show his divine nature except: give discourses perform signs teach in parables affirm his identity
teach in parables
Which of the following is not a criterion used by scholars to authenticate traditions about Jesus? the criterion of dissimilarity the criterion of similarity independent attestation contextual credibility
the criterion of similarity
Which of the following is the most popular resolution to the Synoptic Problem (and the one Dr. Ruffin favors)? the messianic secret the four-source hypothesis the two-Gospel hypothesis the Gospel of Thomas solution
the four-source hypothesis
Death by crucifixion was saved for the lowest members of society Christians the prestigious members of society rulers
the lowest members of society
How many times does Jesus explicitly predict his death in the Gospel of Mark? none three one four
three
Synoptic" means to see together Gospel editor three
to see together
Chapters 13-19, the second part of the Gospel of John, take place over one day. True False
true
Jesus' raising of Lazarus appears only in John's Gospel. True False
true
No first-century pagan authors mention Jesus. True False
true
The author of the Gospel of Luke states that he used sources in writing his book. True False
true
