Question 1

The Gospels are written like various forms of modern literature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How has Mark arranged Jesus' teaching in his Gospel?

Accepted Answer

A)  scattered throughout 
B)  in five blocks, modeling the five books of Moses 
C)  a Galilee section, a Samaria section, and a Judea section 
D)  in two small blocks 
A)  scattered throughout 
B)  in five blocks, modeling the five books of Moses 
C)  a Galilee section, a Samaria section, and a Judea section 
D)  in two small blocks

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  humanity. 
B)  deity. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  not a or b 
A)  humanity. 
B)  deity. 
C)  both a and b 
D)  not a or b

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the arrangement of the material in Mark's Gospel?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is strictly chronological. 
B)  It is broadly chronological. 
C)  It is unrelated to chronology. 
D)  It is totally haphazard. 
A)  It is strictly chronological. 
B)  It is broadly chronological. 
C)  It is unrelated to chronology. 
D)  It is totally haphazard.

Question 5

Assess the various explanations for Mark's abrupt ending at 16:8.

Accepted Answer

Some say that Mark begins abruptly and s

Question 6

Jesus' silence commands in Mark's Gospel . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  were a test of the person's obedience. 
B)  were due to his timetable and terms for revealing his messiahship. 
C)  were a challenge to the demonic spirits. 
D)  were reverse psychology inciting them to publicize his messiahship. 
A)  were a test of the person's obedience. 
B)  were due to his timetable and terms for revealing his messiahship. 
C)  were a challenge to the demonic spirits. 
D)  were reverse psychology inciting them to publicize his messiahship.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of mourners at the person's funeral 
B)  the Zodiac sign under which the person was born 
C)  the person's relationship with his/her parents 
D)  how the person died 
A)  the number of mourners at the person's funeral 
B)  the Zodiac sign under which the person was born 
C)  the person's relationship with his/her parents 
D)  how the person died

Question 8

The term "chreia" . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  means greed. 
B)  refers to a source of information available to historians. 
C)  refers to a character-revealing anecdote. 
D)  is the plural form of "crayon." 
A)  means greed. 
B)  refers to a source of information available to historians. 
C)  refers to a character-revealing anecdote. 
D)  is the plural form of "crayon."

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  not to omit anything he remembered that Peter had said 
B)  not to say anything false about Jesus 
C)  to present the words and deeds of Jesus in a careful, chronological order 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c 
A)  not to omit anything he remembered that Peter had said 
B)  not to say anything false about Jesus 
C)  to present the words and deeds of Jesus in a careful, chronological order 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c

Question 10

The Greek word euaggelion means . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  a tame spirit. 
B)  a haughty spirit. 
C)  good news. 
D)  bad news. 
A)  a tame spirit. 
B)  a haughty spirit. 
C)  good news. 
D)  bad news.

Question 11

Which of the following IS a characteristic of ancient biographies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They usually identify their sources of information. 
B)  They reveal the subject's character through his/her words and deeds, not through overt commentary. 
C)  They analyze their subjects psychologically, offering insight into their motivations. 
D)  They focus on the subject's achievements, not ethics. 
A)  They usually identify their sources of information. 
B)  They reveal the subject's character through his/her words and deeds, not through overt commentary. 
C)  They analyze their subjects psychologically, offering insight into their motivations. 
D)  They focus on the subject's achievements, not ethics.

Question 12

What is the relationship between the amount of teaching material to the number of miracles and the amount of activity of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was way more activity than teaching. 
B)  It was way more teaching than activity. 
C)  It was slightly more teaching than activity. 
D)  It was about the same amount of teaching as activity. 
A)  It was way more activity than teaching. 
B)  It was way more teaching than activity. 
C)  It was slightly more teaching than activity. 
D)  It was about the same amount of teaching as activity.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the Synoptic problem. 
B)  the messianic secret. 
C)  the "Q" hypothesis. 
D)  infralapsarianism. 
A)  the Synoptic problem. 
B)  the messianic secret. 
C)  the "Q" hypothesis. 
D)  infralapsarianism.

Question 14

The term "apocalyptic" comes from the Greek word apocalypsis, which means . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  "cataclysm." 
B)  "end of the world." 
C)  "hidden." 
D)  "revelation of divine secrets." 
A)  "cataclysm." 
B)  "end of the world." 
C)  "hidden." 
D)  "revelation of divine secrets."

The Gospels are written like various forms of modern literature.

How has Mark arranged Jesus' teaching in his Gospel?

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

Which of the following best describes the arrangement of the material in Mark's Gospel?

Assess the various explanations for Mark's abrupt ending at 16:8.

Jesus' silence commands in Mark's Gospel . . .

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

The term "chreia" . . .

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

The Greek word euaggelion means . . .

Which of the following IS a characteristic of ancient biographies?

What is the relationship between the amount of teaching material to the number of miracles and the amount of activity of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark?

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

The term "apocalyptic" comes from the Greek word apocalypsis, which means . . .

The Texture of the Text of the New Testament

The Literature of the New Testament

Jesus of Nazareth in His Early Jewish Setting

First-Century Family Values

The Most Popular Gospel-Matthew

Luke the Historians Two-Volume Work-Lukeacts

The Last Word on Jesus-The Beloved Disciples Testimony in the Gospel of John

Paul-Outlines of the Life and Letters of the Apostle

Paul the Letter Writer Part One: The Earlier Letters

Paul, the Letter Writer Part Two: The Capital Pauline Epistles

Paul the Letter Writer Part Three: The Captivity Epistles

Paul the Letter Writer Part Four: The Pastoral Epistles and the Problem of Pseudonymous Letters

The Sermon of James the Just-Jesus Brother

Jude-The Other Brother and His Eschatological Thinking-Jude

The Suffering Servant-1 Peter

Hebrews: the Sermon of the Famous Anonymous Preacher-Hebrews

A Beloved Sermon and Two Elderly Letters-13 John

Picking up the Pieces, Forming up the Canon-2 Peter

Apocalypse Later-The Book of Revelation

The Making of the New Testament-Did the Canon Misfire

Q Material, Synoptic Writers, and Pseudonymous Documents in the New Testament

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Exam 5: The Earliest Good News-Marks Gospel

The Gospels are written like various forms of modern literature.

How has Mark arranged Jesus' teaching in his Gospel?

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

Which of the following best describes the arrangement of the material in Mark's Gospel?

Assess the various explanations for Mark's abrupt ending at 16:8.

Jesus' silence commands in Mark's Gospel . . .

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

The term "chreia" . . .

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

The Greek word euaggelion means . . .

Which of the following IS a characteristic of ancient biographies?

What is the relationship between the amount of teaching material to the number of miracles and the amount of activity of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark?

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

The term "apocalyptic" comes from the Greek word apocalypsis, which means . . .

The Texture of the Text of the New Testament

The Literature of the New Testament

Jesus of Nazareth in His Early Jewish Setting

First-Century Family Values

The Most Popular Gospel-Matthew

Luke the Historians Two-Volume Work-Lukeacts

The Last Word on Jesus-The Beloved Disciples Testimony in the Gospel of John

Paul-Outlines of the Life and Letters of the Apostle

Paul the Letter Writer Part One: The Earlier Letters

Paul, the Letter Writer Part Two: The Capital Pauline Epistles

Paul the Letter Writer Part Three: The Captivity Epistles

Paul the Letter Writer Part Four: The Pastoral Epistles and the Problem of Pseudonymous Letters

The Sermon of James the Just-Jesus Brother

Jude-The Other Brother and His Eschatological Thinking-Jude

The Suffering Servant-1 Peter

Hebrews: the Sermon of the Famous Anonymous Preacher-Hebrews

A Beloved Sermon and Two Elderly Letters-13 John

Picking up the Pieces, Forming up the Canon-2 Peter

Apocalypse Later-The Book of Revelation

The Making of the New Testament-Did the Canon Misfire

Q Material, Synoptic Writers, and Pseudonymous Documents in the New Testament

Filters