Question 1

Jesus refuses to perform any signs in the Gospel of John.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The noncanonical Gospels are most important as

Accepted Answer

A)  historically reliable evidence for the historical Jesus. 
B)  historically reliable evidence for Mary. 
C)  evidence of later Christian interest in different aspects of Jesus' life. 
D)  evidence of Jesus' divinity. 
A)  historically reliable evidence for the historical Jesus. 
B)  historically reliable evidence for Mary. 
C)  evidence of later Christian interest in different aspects of Jesus' life. 
D)  evidence of Jesus' divinity. C

Question 3

Gnostics believed that the material and spiritual world were

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamentally related. 
B)  the same. 
C)  diametrically opposed. 
D)  unimportant. 
A)  fundamentally related. 
B)  the same. 
C)  diametrically opposed. 
D)  unimportant. C

Question 4

In the Gospel of John, Pontius Pilate had to conduct the trial of Jesus by lengthy conversations between the prosecution and the defendant because

Accepted Answer

A)  they spoke different languages. 
B)  Jesus refused to be in the same room with the prosecutor. 
C)  the Jewish leaders refused to go into Pilate's residence, so they sent Jesus in alone, leaving Pilate to go back and forth between them. 
D)  Pilate refused to let the Jewish leaders into his residence. 
A)  they spoke different languages. 
B)  Jesus refused to be in the same room with the prosecutor. 
C)  the Jewish leaders refused to go into Pilate's residence, so they sent Jesus in alone, leaving Pilate to go back and forth between them. 
D)  Pilate refused to let the Jewish leaders into his residence.

Question 5

The Gospel of John was written in

Accepted Answer

A)  Greek. 
B)  Hebrew. 
C)  Latin. 
D)  Aramaic. 
A)  Greek. 
B)  Hebrew. 
C)  Latin. 
D)  Aramaic.

Question 6

The goal of Gnosticism is escape from the material world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Gospel of John includes different portrayals of Jesus-sometimes highly elevated, sometimes much more human.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The New Testament Gospels do not narrate the resurrection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Gospel of John used several earlier sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Gospel of Thomas was most likely written in the

Accepted Answer

A)  second century C.E. 
B)  first century BC.E. 
C)  fourth century C.E. 
D)  tenth century C.E. 
A)  second century C.E. 
B)  first century BC.E. 
C)  fourth century C.E. 
D)  tenth century C.E.

Question 11

The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is a sayings gospel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following Gospels explains the extraordinary character of Jesus' mother, Mary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gospel of Thomas 
B)  Gospel of Peter 
C)  Infancy Gospel of Thomas 
D)  Proto-Gospel of James 
A)  Gospel of Thomas 
B)  Gospel of Peter 
C)  Infancy Gospel of Thomas 
D)  Proto-Gospel of James

Question 13

How is the Gospel of Thomas similar to and different from the New Testament Gospels?

Accepted Answer

The Gospel of Thomas is unlike the New T

Question 14

In the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Jesus does all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  becomes a Pharisee. 
B)  kills a child. 
C)  raises a child from the dead. 
D)  breaks Sabbath laws. 
A)  becomes a Pharisee. 
B)  kills a child. 
C)  raises a child from the dead. 
D)  breaks Sabbath laws.

Question 15

Discuss the significance of the Nag Hammadi library. In general terms, what do these texts tell us about Gnosticism in early Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Before the discovery of the Nag Hammadi

Question 16

The Gospel of Thomas was written before the Gospel of Mark.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What does the term "gnosis" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge 
B)  salvation 
C)  savior 
D)  choice 
A)  knowledge 
B)  salvation 
C)  savior 
D)  choice

Question 18

All of the following Gospels have survived except

Accepted Answer

A)  Q. 
B)  the Gospel of Thomas. 
C)  the Gospel of Peter. 
D)  the Proto-Gospel of James. 
A)  Q. 
B)  the Gospel of Thomas. 
C)  the Gospel of Peter. 
D)  the Proto-Gospel of James.

Question 19

The Gospel of John is the final Synoptic Gospel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Gospel of Thomas was originally written in

Accepted Answer

A)  Hebrew. 
B)  Coptic. 
C)  Greek. 
D)  Aramaic. 
A)  Hebrew. 
B)  Coptic. 
C)  Greek. 
D)  Aramaic.

Exam 20: The Gospel of John and the Later Gospels

Jesus refuses to perform any signs in the Gospel of John.

The noncanonical Gospels are most important as

Gnostics believed that the material and spiritual world were

In the Gospel of John, Pontius Pilate had to conduct the trial of Jesus by lengthy conversations between the prosecution and the defendant because

The Gospel of John was written in

The goal of Gnosticism is escape from the material world.

The Gospel of John includes different portrayals of Jesus-sometimes highly elevated, sometimes much more human.

The New Testament Gospels do not narrate the resurrection.

The Gospel of John used several earlier sources.

The Gospel of Thomas was most likely written in the

The Infancy Gospel of Thomas is a sayings gospel.

Which of the following Gospels explains the extraordinary character of Jesus' mother, Mary?

How is the Gospel of Thomas similar to and different from the New Testament Gospels?

In the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Jesus does all of the following except

Discuss the significance of the Nag Hammadi library. In general terms, what do these texts tell us about Gnosticism in early Christianity?

The Gospel of Thomas was written before the Gospel of Mark.

What does the term "gnosis" mean?

All of the following Gospels have survived except

The Gospel of John is the final Synoptic Gospel.

The Gospel of Thomas was originally written in

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The Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets

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Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the Apocrypha

The World of Jesus and His Followers

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The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

The Historical Jesus

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