Question 1

Which religious party was most likely to particularly look for a messiah?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharisee 
B)  Sadducee 
C)  People of the land 
D)  The Seekers of the Anointed. 
A)  Pharisee 
B)  Sadducee 
C)  People of the land 
D)  The Seekers of the Anointed. A

Question 2

Which gospel portrays Jesus as a universal savior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John. 
A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John. C

Question 3

The Pharisees believed in a last judgment, heaven and hell, and the resurrection from the dead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which gospel portrays the cross as something glorious?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John 
A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John

Question 5

The author thinks that Jesus's preaching did not cohere into a cohesive whole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The author thinks the synoptic gospels are fundamentally historical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What does quelle refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  The essence of the gospel 
B)  A coherent outline of the gospel 
C)  Source material for the synoptic gospels 
D)  The data for John's gospel. 
A)  The essence of the gospel 
B)  A coherent outline of the gospel 
C)  Source material for the synoptic gospels 
D)  The data for John's gospel.

Question 8

Most Jews thought of Samaritans as separated brothers who were to be cared for and even pitied.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Sadducees were an apocalyptic religious party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which canonical criteria was not one that the author cited?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orthodoxy 
B)  Apostolicity 
C)  Recommended by the Jerusalem church 
D)  Broad acceptance. 
A)  Orthodoxy 
B)  Apostolicity 
C)  Recommended by the Jerusalem church 
D)  Broad acceptance.

Question 11

Who crucified Jesus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Roman governor Pilate 
B)  The Jewish High Priests 
C)  The people of Jerusalem 
D)  Judas Iscariot. 
A)  The Roman governor Pilate 
B)  The Jewish High Priests 
C)  The people of Jerusalem 
D)  Judas Iscariot.

Question 12

Why are Matthew, Mark, and Luke called the synoptic gospels?

Accepted Answer

A)  They share the same viewpoint 
B)  They share the same narrative outline 
C)  They all came from the same source 
D)  They were first disseminated in Synopia, Asia Minor (Modern Turkey). 
A)  They share the same viewpoint 
B)  They share the same narrative outline 
C)  They all came from the same source 
D)  They were first disseminated in Synopia, Asia Minor (Modern Turkey).

Question 13

Do you think that the time and place in which he lived was conducive to Jesus's message? How so or why not?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I believe that the time and place i

Question 14

In which gospel does Jesus seem to mediate everything spiritual?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John 
A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John

Question 15

Jesus broke many religious taboos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which gospel has the regular theme of the messianic secret?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John 
A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John

Question 17

The Essenes awaited two different messiahs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following was the greatest hardship for the people of the land?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had no leader 
B)  They were only permitted to eat food they produced 
C)  They were persecuted by the Romans 
D)  They could not afford the double taxation. 
A)  They had no leader 
B)  They were only permitted to eat food they produced 
C)  They were persecuted by the Romans 
D)  They could not afford the double taxation.

Question 19

By the time of Jesus, which religious party represented the noble and priestly classes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharisee 
B)  Sadducee 
C)  Essene 
D)  Zealot 
A)  Pharisee 
B)  Sadducee 
C)  Essene 
D)  Zealot

Question 20

Which gospel emphasizes daunting dark powers challenging Jesus's power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John 
A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John

Exam 3: Jesus and the New Testament

Which religious party was most likely to particularly look for a messiah?

Which gospel portrays Jesus as a universal savior?

The Pharisees believed in a last judgment, heaven and hell, and the resurrection from the dead.

Which gospel portrays the cross as something glorious?

The author thinks that Jesus's preaching did not cohere into a cohesive whole.

The author thinks the synoptic gospels are fundamentally historical.

What does quelle refer to?

Most Jews thought of Samaritans as separated brothers who were to be cared for and even pitied.

The Sadducees were an apocalyptic religious party.

Which canonical criteria was not one that the author cited?

Who crucified Jesus?

Why are Matthew, Mark, and Luke called the synoptic gospels?

Do you think that the time and place in which he lived was conducive to Jesus's message? How so or why not?

In which gospel does Jesus seem to mediate everything spiritual?

Jesus broke many religious taboos.

Which gospel has the regular theme of the messianic secret?

The Essenes awaited two different messiahs.

Which of the following was the greatest hardship for the people of the land?

By the time of Jesus, which religious party represented the noble and priestly classes?

Which gospel emphasizes daunting dark powers challenging Jesus's power?

Introduction

The Old Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Imperial Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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