Unit 3

Question 1

If Farrer’s proposed solution to the synoptic problem is correct, then Mark was written first, Matthew used Mark as a source, and Luke used _________ and __________. (Choose ONE response that identifies the two sources that fit this theory).

Answer 1

Mark and Matthew

Question 2

the Festival of Weeks, celebrating Israel’s harvest and the giving of the Torah. For early Christians, also the coming of the Holy Spirit

Answer 2

Pentecost

Question 3

a spring feast remembering the deliverance of the Israelites from enslavement in Egypt

Answer 3

Passover

Question 4

the rededication of the Jerusalem temple during the Maccabean period

Answer 4

Hanukkah

Question 5

In John 1-12, also called the Book of Signs, the miracles of Jesus become ways of showing the power he has from God and of narratively revealing _________________. (Choose ONE response that best completes the sentence.)

Answer 5

his true identity

Question 6

The gospels that give narratives about Jesus’s birth and its circumstances are: (Choose ALL those that apply)

Answer 6

Luke and Matthew

Question 7

righteous living described generally in terms of acting generously and mercifully toward enemies

Answer 7

Luke, Sermon on the Plain

Question 8

goes through specific commandments, intensifying the command and pointing to the heart attitude needed for true righteousness

Answer 8

Matthew, Sermon on the Mount

Question 9

Rejection of the Temple and care of the poor are the proper responses of disciples of Jesus according to John’s portrayal of ideal discipleship.

Answer 9

false

Question 10

The Christian __________ are most like ancient biographies in genre, expressing an evangelist’s beliefs about the theological significance of Jesus. (Choose the ONE term that fits the blank and the context).

Answer 10

gospels

Question 11

In the book of Acts, the Jerusalem Council (ch 15) tells the story of how early Jewish Christians met to decide which parts of the law should be considered binding for Gentile Christians.

Answer 11

true

Question 12

Compared to the way Mark shows the disciples being clueless about Jesus, Matthew makes the disciples look even worse, as hostile to Jesus and his mission.

Answer 12

false

Question 13

ministry on the way to and in Jerusalem

Answer 13

Mark’s second half, suffering son of God

Question 14

ministry in and around Galilee

Answer 14

Mark’s first half, Jesus powerful in word and deed

Question 15

The three gospels that are similar enough in style on content that they clearly have a literary relationship to one another, called the synoptic gospels, are: (Choose the three that make up this group)

Answer 15

luke, matthew, mark

Question 16

One of John’s unique theological contributions, in the Book of Glory, is the understanding of Jesus’s __________ as the event when Jesus reveals his glory. (Choose ONE response that best fits).

Answer 16

crucifixion (death on the cross)

Question 17

vindication of an innocent martyr. Jesus’s innocence recognized by witnesses; he explains the purpose of it after resurrection to disciples on Emmaus road, commissions them as witnesses, and the disciples end with worship in the temple

Answer 17

Luke

Question 18

dramatic, open ending. Women are told to tell of the resurrection, but they leave afraid and silent

Answer 18

mark

Question 19

climactic conclusion. Jesus’s death, rumors of a stolen body, resurrection with supernatural events, appearance to disciples with great commissioning

Answer 19

matthew

Question 20

Jewish people like Tobit who lived in Assyria, and later like those in Acts who lived in Damascus, were considered Jews of the __________, those who were scattered and living outside their native lands in Palestine.

Answer 20

diaspora

Question 21

Both Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount in Matthew and Sermon on the Plain in Luke start with the __________, the series of blessings announcing who will be the objects of God’s particular favor.

Answer 21

beatitudes

Question 22

One of Luke’s contributions to an “orderly account” of the gospel of Jesus is that he records the trial of Jesus before ____________, a Roman official known in history, and who repeatedly judges Jesus to be innocent before giving in to Jesus’s accusers. (Choose ONE response)

Answer 22

pontius pilate

Question 23

All of the following are books included in the Apocrypha/Deuterocanon, EXCEPT: (Choose ONE that is NOT part of that collection)

Answer 23

song of psalms

Question 24

an unfortunate woman whose 7 fiancees died on their marriage days. She prays, and God answers with deliverance from a demon and a living husband

Answer 24

sarah

Question 25

the wife of the book's title character who works to support her disabled husband, rebukes him for mistrusting her, and a mother who worries for her son's travel safety

Answer 25

anna

Question 26

the angel who pretends to be a relative, guides a journey, instructs about exorcism and healing, and battles a demon

Answer 26

Raphael/Azariah

Question 27

the faithful Israelite and father who buries dead kinspeople, gives alms, and models faithfulness while in exile

Answer 27

tobit

Question 28

the demon who kills newlywed men until he is cast out and vanquished by angel

Answer 28

Asmodeus

Question 29

the son in the story who travels for his fortune, finds a wife, exorcises a demon (with help), and follows guidance to heal his dad's blindness

Answer 29

tobias

Question 30

Redaction criticism with the gospels helps scholars to recognize the theological and literary emphases of the evangelists by comparing how they adapted (redacted) the material they had from their source(s).

Answer 30

true

Question 31

During the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175 to 167 BCE) over the region of ancient Palestine, the Jewish people lost many freedoms, EXCEPT: (Choose ONE response that was NOT a freedom they lost)

Answer 31

offering sacrifices to the Greek gods

Question 32

Between the 3rd century BCE and the 1st century CE, all of the following subgroups developed within Judaism as people developed differing ideas about how to serve YHWH faithfully: (Choose ALL that apply)

Answer 32

Christians Pharisees Sadducees Samaritans Zealots Essenes

Question 33

While Mark focuses on the action of Jesus's ministry, Matthew gives great emphasis to the discourses of Jesus--his speech and his teachings.

Answer 33

true

Question 34

When the gathering of disciples occurs in Acts 2, the Holy Spirit empowers the believers, and the way they respond shows an ideal pattern for what ________ should look like. (Choose ONE response that best fits).

Answer 34

churches

Question 35

Beginning with the early chapters, and especially in the Magnificat (Mary's Song) and the Sermon on the Plain, the Gospel of Luke envisions Jesus's ministry as the beginning of a cosmic reversal.

Answer 35

true

Question 36

Giving alms to the poor is a practice referenced repeatedly in Tobit as a part of the life of faithfulness to Torah.

Answer 36

true

Question 37

One of the things that becomes apparent when considering the parables in Luke is that Luke was interested in guiding the reader toward particular interpretations of the parables ("controlling the interpretation," in AJ Levine's words).

Answer 37

true

Question 38

The term Messiah, Christ in Greek, is the one that Peter and the disciples use in the gospels to acknowledge Jesus's divine calling and identity. Its original meaning (before Jesus redefined anything about it) included: (Choose ALL that apply)

Answer 38

an ideal future king who will follow the pattern of King David and fulfill the Davidic covenant the "anointed one," coming from the anointing of Israel's kings

Question 39

Early Rabbinic Judaism developed a tradition that was based on both the written Torah and the "oral Torah," oral interpretations of the Scriptures that were passed down along with the texts.

Answer 39

true

Question 40

According to the Two Source theory, Mark was likely the first gospel written, and the other material shared between Matthew and Luke likely came from a source that gets referred to as ________. (Choose ONE response that best completes the sentence).

Answer 40

Q (quelle)

Question 41

In the final chapters of Acts (27 and 28), Paul's difficult journey results in many chances to witness about Jesus in surprising contexts. All of the following events occur: (Choose ALL the following events that are included in those concluding chapters of Acts).

Answer 41

Paul is bit by a snake, expected to die, but survives. When island residents marvel at him, he directs glory to God a shipwreck that threatens the lives of all on the ship, but all miraculously survive Paul heals people who are ill and diseased through prayer Paul teaches about Jesus and from the Jewish scriptures to Jewish leaders in Rome

Question 42

In the Synoptic gospels, Jesus's teachings mainly take the form of ___________, fictional stories teaching lessons or principles, and aphorisms, short sayings. (Choose ONE response that identifies the first major form, the stories).

Answer 42

parables

Question 43

Hellenism describes the spread of Egyptian culture and ideas throughout the ancient Mediterranean world.

Answer 43

false

Question 44

Part of what Matthew does in telling about the infancy and early days of Jesus is establish a number of patterns that make Jesus resemble __________. This typology sets Jesus up as an authoritative interpreter of the Torah. (Choose ONE response that best fills in the blank).

Answer 44

Moses

Question 45

In Mark, it becomes clear that the "way of the Lord," and the way of discipleship, is a path of ________. (Choose ONE answer that best fits).

Answer 45

suffering

Question 46

The beginning of the gospel of John, unlike any other gospel, depicts Jesus in cosmic and philosophical terms as God's ______, using preexisting ideas about a unifying agent in the universe to communicate Jesus's unique connection to God and to creation. (Choose ONE answer that best fits).

Answer 46

logos

Question 47

Even with the diversity that developed in Second Temple Judaism, there were a core set of shared beliefs and practices that included all the following EXCEPT: (Choose the ONE that does not fit this sentence)

Answer 47

emphasis on an independent Jewish ruler

Question 48

Despite the fact that Mark's gospel starts by saying plainly that it is the good news about Jesus Christ, the son of God, Jesus usually tells people and demons in the narrative not to talk about who he is. This unique plot element in Mark is called the ________ _________. (Choose ONE response that best fits). Correct answer:

Answer 48

messianic secret

Question 49

Tobit has the first exorcism in Jewish literature.

Answer 49

true

Question 50

From the perspective of those within Judaism, Gentiles were: (Choose ONE response that best fits)

Answer 50

"the nations," all those who were non-Jewish