True and False Christology Final
All four gospels contain the infancy narratives
False
All that comes from God is good; God does not create evil
False
Basic notion to the kingdom of God was new to jews of Jesus' day
False
Because the Gospels are written by believers in the risen Jesus, they are unreliable sources of information about Jesus.
False
Both Joseph and Mary were devout Christians
False
During his early life, Jesus was mostly known as Jesus Christ
False
Faith sources such as the gospels are the inky sources of information about Jesus.
False
Giving alms to the poor was a common Jewish practice but not required by Jewish law
False
Jesus believed that the law, in itself, was bad
False
Jesus's understanding of God did not differ much from the understanding of God commonly held by the Jewish people
False
Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus flee to Egypt in the gospel of Luke
False
Mathews gospel contains the story of the shepherds visit
False
Natural disasters and diseases are Gods punishment for sin
False
Religious truth is concerned with proving the facts beyond a shadow of a doubt.
False
That the shepherds were the first to hear the good news of the birth of the savior was expected
False
The Gospels are considered primarily detailed biographies of Jesus.
False
The Gospels are not based on Historical facts
False
The Greek word evangelion means faith.
False
The Hail Mary and the Magnificat come out of the Gospel of Mathew
False
The gospel infancy narratives are nearly identical
False
The gospels claims about the kingdom of God are always consistent
False
The gospels of Luke and joh contain infancy narratives
False
The infancy narratives are found in all but one Gospel
False
The scriptural accounts about Jesus and the early church can be understood without considering their human authors' perspective and intent.
False
the story of the magi is found in the gospel of Luke
False
All four Gospels use the images of a dove and a voice from the heavens to describe Jesus' baptism.
True
Catholics accepts as part of God's revelation some things implies in the Scriptures but not explicitly mentioned.
True
In Mathew's Gospel Jesus responds to Satan's temptations by quoting the Book of Deuteronomy.
True
In ancient times, the dove was often a symbol for Israel as a whole and, less often, a symbol for the Spirit of God
True
Jesus claimed an authority greater than that of the law
True
Jesus initially called people to repentance
True
Jesus of History and Christ of Faith are one and the same person understood and experienced in two different ways.
True
Jesus said that faith in God cannot be lived out apart from service to people in need
True
Jesus spent forty days in the desert following his baptism
True
Jesus was opposed to violence, so he did not consider leading a military conquest of the Romans
True
Jesus' call to love is also a call to unlimited forgiveness
True
Jesus' followers fully recognized the kingdom only after the resurrection
True
Johns gospel never explicitly mentions the theme of the kingdom of God
True
Luke's gospel stresses the universal inclusiveness of God. The good news is for everyone
True
Mathew portrayed Jesus as "the new Moses"
True
Mathews infancy narratives contain stories that link Jesus to Moses
True
No one's perspective is completely objective.
True
People of virtually any religious persuasion believe Jesus to be an extraordinary person
True
Sin is both personal and communal
True
The Christian Scriptures are the foundation of all Catholic Christian teachings about Jesus.
True
The Christian church's ongoing task is to reassess the significance of Jesus' life and message for each new age and culture.
True
The Gospels are less concerned with the details of Jesus' history than with his message.
True
The Jewish people were expecting a political and militaristic messiah
True
The Jews have always considered Yahweh, the name of God revealed to Moses, too sacred to be spoken.
True
The Magi were Gentiles
True
The evangelist Luke was writing for gentile Christians
True
The evangelist Mather links Jesus to the promises made by God to Israel
True
The evangelists were trying to provide meaning about the historical aspects of Jesus's birth
True
The gospel of Luke introduces the reader to a small community of people that includes all peoples
True
The infancy narratives are filled with symbolism to tell us something about Jesus
True
The infancy narratives in the gospel of Luke illustrate the universal inclusiveness of God
True
The infancy narratives tell us as much, if not more, about Jesus as the Christ of Faith as they do about the historical aspects of Jesus' birth
True
The kingdom of God has no boundaries
True
The magi were of the priestly caste of the Persians and were known for their understanding of astrology
True
The portrait of Jesus found in the gospel of Mathew is that of Jesus as compassionate savior
True
The story of the magi informs the reader that Jesus has been acknowledged by Gentiles
True
The title Christ literally means "anointed one"
True
Throughout jewish history, the people had expected the messiah to descend from the David and David's hometown was Bethlehem.
True
Unlike the other Gospels, John's Gospel proclaims Jesus as the Son of God at its starting point.
True
Writing for a jewish audience, Mathew begins the gospels with a genealogy of Jesus to show he is of the house of David
True
