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1
The church father Origen quotes from an ancient Aramaic edition of the Gospel of Matthew called
A)the Gospel of Thomas.
B)the Gospel of the Nazoreans.
C)Q.
D)the gospel of Peter.
2
This member of the early church at Rome claimed that Jesus was not a material being at all but only pure spirit who appeared to be human. He made Paul's letters the core of a new Christian canon of Scripture.
A)Marcion
B)Origen
C)the Beloved Disciple
D)Thomas
3
This second-century Christian scholar produced a single Gospel from the four canonical Gospels, as well as some additional sources.
A)Marcion
B)Origen
C)Irenaeus
D)Tatian
4
The single, "harmonized" version of the canonical Gospels produced by a second-century Christian scholar was known as the
A)Didache
B)Gospel of Thomas
C)Gospel of the Nazareans
D)Diatessaron
5
The most significant find among the library of ancient books at Nag Hammadi was a copy of the ____________________, a work that had been lost for some 1000 years.
A)Didache
B)Gospel of Thomas
C)Secret Gospel of Mark
D)Gospel of Peter
6
Which of the following features of the Gospel of Thomas has convinced many scholars of its date prior to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.?
A)its portrayal of Jesus as a wisdom sage
B)its exaltation of James the Just as leader of the early Jerusalem church
C)its close parallel to the sayings of Jesus in the Synoptics
D)its supposed emphasis on Gnostic ideas
7
The Gospel of Thomas consists mostly of
A)sayings of Jesus
B)demon exorcisms
C)narratives of the birth and death of Jesus
D)miracles of Jesus
8
The sayings collection in the Gospel of Thomas is very similar in form to the sayings tradition in
A)the Gospel of Peter.
B)the Gospel of Mark.
C)M.
D)Q.
9
Many scholars see a relationship between the account in Secret Mark of Jesus resuscitating a rich young man who had died and the story of _______________ in the Gospel of John.
A)Jesus' resurrection
B)Jesus' raising of Lazarus
C)the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector
D)the parable of the sower
10
A most unusual feature of the Gospel of Peter is that of a ___________ that speaks, proclaiming that while in the grave Christ brought his message to the subterranean realm of the dead.
A)cup
B)donkey
C)fish
D)cross
11
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas describes the young Jesus as a(n)
A)gentle and compassionate child who showed early signs of the generosity that characterized his later life.
B)ordinary, average child who showed no signs of his later greatness.
C)deeply spiritual child who spent long hours praying in the wilderness.
D)vindictive child who used his powers to punish those who slighted or criticized him.
12
The central figure in the Infancy Gospel of James is
A)James
B)Jesus
C)Mary
D)John the Baptist





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