multiple choice quiz

About how much of his story of Jesus does each of the Gospel writers devote to the last week of Jesus' earthly life?

B. 1/3

1. The first, and perhaps most fundamental, step in interpreting any document is determining its...

B. Genre

Jesus' frequent commands to individuals not to tell anyone what he had done for them have given rise to a hypothesis called . . .

B. Messianic secret

Jesus' main opponents in Matthew's Gospel are . . .

B. the jewish leaders

Which of the following IS a characteristic of ancient biographies?

B. they reveal the subjects character through his/he words and deeds not through overt commentary

What does Witherington suggest as the best description of the genre of Revelation?

D. prophecy of apocalyptic images set within an epistolary framework

What was the "Bible" for the first Christians?

D. the old testament

2. The term "genre" refers to . . .

D. the set of characteristics or qualities of any work of art or literature or craftsmanship that distinguish that work from other works that do not possess that specific set of qualities.

The basic premise of apocalyptic thinking is...

D. the world will get worse and worse as the end of time approaches

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus . . .

a. affirmed the validity of the Law and the Prophets. b. escalated Old Testament teaching to a higher level of righteousness. c. contrasted his teachings with that of the Old Testament law. d. All of the above answer D all the above

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

To avoid plagiarism, ancient authors carefully avoided borrowing from previous writers.

The fourth Gospel is notable for its inclusion of what type of Jesus sayings?

a. "I AM"

How does Luke handle the variety of Christological ideas that he notes?

a. He synthesizes them under one title, namely, "Lord."

Other than Jesus, who is constantly on the stage in the Fourth Gospel?

a. Peter

Which of the following titles for Jesus does Luke seem to have more emphasis on than the other Gospels?

a. Son of Man

According to your textbook, Theophilus was . . .

a. a person of high status who funded the production of Luke-Acts. b. the primary intended audience of Luke-Acts. c. both of the above. answer C both of the above

Which of the following is a major part of the Sermon on the Mount?

A. Beatitudes

Which of the following best describes the Gospel of Matthew?

A. discipleship manual

Which of the following is most likely the ethnicity of Matthew's intended audience?

A. jew

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ancient biographies?

A. they are objective and unbiased

According to Witherington, which type of Jesus' miracles caused the most surprise in his day?

C. Exorcisms

According to early and reliable testimony, which of the following concerns guided Mark in composing his Gospel?

D. A and B a. not to omit anything he remembered that Peter had said b. not to say anything false about Jesus

. Which of the following best explains why Dr. Witherington treats the Gospel of Mark before Matthew, Luke, and John in your textbook?

D. Mark was the first gospel to be written

What did people of antiquity believe was the clearest indicator of a person's character?

D. how the person died.

How has Mark arranged Jesus' teaching in his Gospel?

D. in two small blocks

Which Gospel begins with a theological prologue?

D. john

The author of the Fourth Gospel . . .

a. claims to have been an eyewitness to Jesus' ministry. b. displays an accurate knowledge of Jewish customs. c. displays an accurate knowledge of pre-a.d. 70 Palestinian topography. d. All of the above answer a all of the above

Which of the following is/are not found in the fourth Gospel?

a. exorcisms c. the transfiguration b. the ascension d. all of the above answer D all of the above

Matthew's genealogy of Jesus . . .

a. omits several generations known from the Old Testament. b. can be related to the numerical value of David's name in Hebrew. c. includes several Gentile women. d. All of the above answer-D all the above

Evidence that Luke, "the beloved physician" and missionary co-worker of Paul was the author of Luke-Acts is found in . . .

a. the unanimous testimony of the church fathers. b. the Muratorian Canon. c. the unanimous testimony of the manuscripts of Luke. d. the Book of Acts itself. e. all of the above. answer E all of the above

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

b. Matthew traces Jesus' genealogy back to Adam.

Many of the predicates (e.g., "light," "life," "bread") of the "I am" statements are also used in the Old Testament to describe . . .

b. Wisdom personified.

The author of the fourth Gospel writes primarily to engender . . .

b. belief.

Who did NOT believe in a future resurrection?

b. the Sadducees

Most scholars see Luke and Acts as . . .

b. two volumes of an author's single project.

Whom did the Sanhedrin plot to destroy in addition to Jesus?

c. Lazarus

Who appears to have had a role among the women disciples that Peter had among the male disciples?

c. Mary Magdalene

According to your author, Matthew's Gospel contributes to understanding Jesus as a new and greater . . .

c. both a and b a. Solomon b. Moses

How does the teaching of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount differ from that of the Old Testament?

c. both a and b a. eschatological perspective b. intensified demands answer both C. A and B

Luke should be seen as . . .

c. both of the above a. theologian b. historian

The evidence in Luke's Gospel that the author intended a second volume is . . .

c. found at various places throughout the Gospel.

Luke, more than any of the other Gospel writers, stresses the role of . . .

c. the Holy Spirit.

What event serves as a bridge between Luke's Gospel and the Book of Acts?

c. the ascension

Which of the following best describes the literature of the New Testament?

c. It is primarily "oral literature."

The expression "Son of Man" points to Jesus' . . .

c. both A and B a. humanity. b. deity.

Jesus' promise to be with his disciples till the end of the age recalls the meaning of . . .

d. "Immanuel."

According to your textbook, which of the following was Luke's primary concern regarding the "things that have been fulfilled among us"?

d. To explain the significance of what had been fulfilled.

What does your textbook suggest as evidence that the Beloved Disciple was not the final editor of the fourth Gospel?

d. the "We" in John 21

According to Witherington, which writing sums up all the different kinds of literature displayed in the entire New Testament?

d. The Book of Revelation

Which of the following was a part of the earliest manuscripts of the New Testament?

e. none of the above