Chat with AIExam 9: The Life of Jesus and Its Aftermath
Jesus began his ministry _____.
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For apocalyptic Jews, which of the following was not typically associated with the end of the age?
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Discuss the criteria scholars use to test the authenticity of a Gospel tradition. What is the logic behind each? Choose one or two examples from the Gospels and apply the criteria to them.
(90) VerifiedThe criterion of independent attestation states that stories that appear in multiple sources that are independent of one another are more likely to be historically reliable. For example, several sources attest to Jesus' association with John the Baptist, that Jesus had a brother named James, and that Jesus taught in parables. These traditions, therefore, are likely historically reliable. The criterion of dissimilarity states that a story that goes against the Christian agenda is likely to be historically reliable, because it is unlikely that Christians would fabricate a story that worked against their beliefs. For example, all of the following pass the criterion of dissimilarity: Jesus' baptism, his betrayal by Judas, and his crucifixion. The criterion of contextual credibility states that any story that cannot plausibly be placed within a first-century Palestinian setting is not historically reliable. For example, Jesus' encounters with Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman in the Gospel of John depend on a verbal misunderstanding in Greek, but Jesus and his followers spoke Aramaic. These stories, therefore, are not contextually credible and are not reliable traditions about the historical Jesus.
All of the following were groups that associated with Jesus except _____.
(75) The criterion of dissimilarity says that a tradition is more likely historically reliable if _____.
(75) All of the following are indications of Jesus' apocalyptic actions except _____.
(79) According to the Gospels, people believed that Jesus' ability to work miracles reflected all of the following except _____.
(86) According to all of the New Testament Gospels, who discovered the empty tomb?
(65) All of the following are associated with Jesus' apocalyptic thought except _____.
(79) Which of the following is not a criterion used by scholars to authenticate traditions about Jesus?
(76) Who do the Gospels portray as having discovered the empty tomb. How does this relate to Paul's testimony about the evidence of the resurrection in 1 Corinthians? Why does it matter?
(83) Which of the following traditions does not pass the criterion of contextual credibility?
(60) The only Jewish author to mention Jesus within 100 years of his life is _____.
(92) Historically speaking, it is probable that Jesus came to Jerusalem at the end of his life to _____.
(74) In contrast to most Jews' expectations, Christians came to believe that the messiah was _____.
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