Christ in the Synoptic Gospels
The Jews in general rejected Christs teaching on the Kingdom because
Christ was assuming equality with God in ruling the Kingdom
During the Passion Week, Christ taught His disciples about Jerusalems desturction and His 2nd coming in the
Olivet Discourse
What relationship exists between Christ's teaching and His ultimate redemptive purpose?
The teaching of Christ was tied directly to His purpose to be the sacrifice for our salvation
During Christ's early Galilean ministry, He
appointed the twelve as apostles to be with Him.
Many scholars assume the priority of Mark because Mark
is used almost entirely by Matthew and Luke
Christ showed himself to be a master teacher in that He
loved and knew His students and lived what He taught
We generally characterize Pharisees as Jews who were
middle class tradesmen or businessmen and were associated with the synagogues
During His early Galilean ministry, Christ
ministered fairly widely through the province of Galilee.
At the beginning, the synagogue was intented to
provide an alternative for temple worship
The Jewish nation helped Christ's message to be birthed and nurtured by providing
religious vehicle through which Christ could be revealed
Which statement is true concerning Christ's crucifixion
Christ was arrested at midnight and died at 3PM- only 15 hours
Which event took place on day 5 of Passion Week
Christ instituted the Lords Supper
The parables which deal with kingdom living teach us that
Discipleship requires obedient service, sacrifice, and sharing knowledge with others
What cultural factors enabled the gospel to have the greatest possible impact
Greece provided the language, and Rome provided political security
Which Herodian family statement is correct?
Jews never regarded the Herods as true Jews and made no attempt to hide their feelings of hatred toward these Edomites
What significant event occured during Jesus' first year of ministry
John the Baptist was imprisoned by Herod
Concerning the annunciation and birth of Jesus, Luke records
Joseph and Mary's trip to Bethlehem in response to a decree for Caesar Augustus
Which statement distinguishes the kingdom of God from the Jewish concept of the Kingdom
Love the Lord your God with all your mind...Matthew 22:37-39
Which Gospel includes Adam in the genealogy of Christ
Luke
Which Gospel records the most parables of Jesus
Luke
What is one characteristic of Luke's Gospel
Luke gives us more historical details than any other Gospel writer
In the equation Mark + Q + M= Matthew, Q stands for
Material that is common to Matthew and LUke
Which Gospel writer appeals to people's respect for teachers and teaching
Matthew
Although the region is not mentioned by name in the New Testament, the land on "the other side of the Jordan" refers specifically to
Perea
Matthew's main purpose
Prove to Jewish audience that Jesus fulfilled the promises and is the Messiah
Which statement represents a significant fact about the Synoptic Gospels?
Since the Synoptic writers goal was not to write biographies, they give few facts about Christ's first 30 years
Based on Mark's style of writing, we may conclude that his purpose was to
Stress Christ's deity as revealed in His works of power
What did Christ teach about God, himself, and the Holy Spirit
The Godhead is a trinity or 3 distinct persons
Which statement is true about the harmony of miracles in the Gospels?
The Gospel accounts of miracles complement and verify each other, but differ in specific details
One chronological indicator that helps us to date the beginning of Christ's ministry is
The beginning of John's ministry in the 15th year of Tiberias Caesar
The matter of Christ's fulfilling His promises to rise from the dead on the 3rd day rests on?
The custom in those days to count parts of days as whole days
In the context of Christ's last week, the word Passion refers to
The events leading from the Last Supper to His death and burial
Defined correctly, a parable is a method in which the teacher
Uses familiar concepts to illustrate unfamiliar concepts in terms the learners understand
The term Synoptic Gospels refers to the accounts of the good news presented by Matthew, Mark, Lake and means they
View the gospel similarly
By saying that followers of Christ live between the times, we mean that
What Christ has already initiated in them will not be fully realized until His 2nd coming
We man define miracle most accurately as
any event that would not normally occur without the intervention of an outside force
The Samaritans were best described as?
a mixture of people whom the Assyrians resettled in Palestine and Israelites who were not deported.
While the Synoptic Gospels cover the final months of Jesus's ministry fairly well, we rely on John's Gospel for
details of the Judean/Perean ministry
Which miracle of Christ is common to all 4 Gospels
feeding the 5,000
The prefaces of Luke and Acts indicate that the
same person wrote the Gospel of Luke first and then Acts
During the intertestamental period, the Hasidim were the
so-called pious ones who sought to protect the Jews from Hellenism and later became the Pharisees
According to the Law presenting a male child to the Lord required the parents to
take him to the temple in Jerusalem and offer a sacrifice
According to Luke's gospel and our study which of these men saw Jesus first after His resurrection
the 2 disciples on the road to Emmaus
The intertestamental period represents the time between
the end of Malachi's prophetic ministry and the New Testament events
Regarding the accounts of Christ's arrest in the Synoptic Gospels we note that only Mark mentions
the young man, who only wore a linen garment being seized by the crowd
Matthew used the term "Kingdom of Heaven" more than kingdom of God because he wanted
to avoid using the term Yahweh or God out of respect for the feelings of the devout Jews
In contrast to the present aspect of the Kingdom, the future aspect will be
visible and physical
Our Lord's temptation is most significant in that He
was tempted in every way just as we are, yet was without sin
During the Persian period, the Jewish exiles in Babylon were permitted
were permitted to return to their homeland
A religious party like the Pharisees and Sadducees, Essenes were know for
withdrawing from society to develop purity and practical service
