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Which of the New Testament Gospels are known as the Synoptic Gospels? |
| | A) | Matthew, Mark, Luke |
| | B) | Mark, Luke, John |
| | C) | Matthew, Luke, John |
| | D) | Mark, Luke, John |
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Why are the Synoptic Gospels so called? |
| | A) | because they were all written by the same person |
| | B) | because they were all written at the same time |
| | C) | because they are so similar in content |
| | D) | because they are located next to each other in the New Testament |
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In the Synoptic Gospels, "double tradition" is defined as |
| | A) | material found in Matthew and Mark but not in Luke. |
| | B) | material found in Mark and Luke but not in Matthew. |
| | C) | material found in Matthew and John but not in Luke. |
| | D) | material found in Matthew and Luke but not in Mark. |
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According to the two-document theory of Gospel origins, Matthew and Luke each independently drew from a written collection of Jesus' sayings known as |
| | A) | Q. |
| | B) | the Mishnah. |
| | C) | the kerygma. |
| | D) | the pericopes. |
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When the earliest Christian missionaries carried their message into Greek-speaking areas, |
| | A) | they relied heavily upon the canonical Gospels for guidance. |
| | B) | they incorporated new parables into their preaching. |
| | C) | they translated the Gospels verbatim from Aramaic to Greek. |
| | D) | they made important changes in both language (translation) and interpretation. |
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The critical method that attempts to identify the oldest oral forms underlying the Gospel's written texts is called |
| | A) | fundamentalism. |
| | B) | source criticism. |
| | C) | redaction criticism. |
| | D) | form criticism. |
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Form critics claim that the Gospels are made up of individual units such as pronouncement stories, conflict stories, and parables. These individual units are called |
| | A) | kerygma. |
| | B) | Q units. |
| | C) | Torah. |
| | D) | pericopes. |
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The term "pericope" is derived from two Greek words meaning |
| | A) | lost and piece. |
| | B) | about and to cut. |
| | C) | proclaim and truth. |
| | D) | life and setting. |
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Most scholars believe the Q document consisted mostly of |
| | A) | sayings of Jesus. |
| | B) | miracles of Jesus. |
| | C) | descriptions of Jesus' travels. |
| | D) | stories about Jesus' death and resurrection. |
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Because it emphasizes Jesus' suffering and death as the most important aspects of his biography, this Gospel has been called a Passion narrative with a long introduction. |
| | A) | Matthew |
| | B) | Mark |
| | C) | Luke |
| | D) | John |
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This Gospel incorporates about 90 per cent of the material in Mark and portrays Jesus as a philosopher who offers long discourses on his divine nature and relationship to the Father. |
| | A) | Matthew |
| | B) | Mark |
| | C) | Luke |
| | D) | John |
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The author of this gospel also wrote the Book of Acts as a sequel to his Gospel story about Jesus and his disciples. |
| | A) | Matthew |
| | B) | Mark |
| | C) | Luke |
| | D) | John |
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This Gospel is unique in that it is more interested in promoting a religion about Jesus rather than promulgating a modified form of traditional Judaism. |
| | A) | Matthew |
| | B) | Mark |
| | C) | Luke |
| | D) | John |
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The Gospel which took the longest to be accepted by the church at large is |
| | A) | John |
| | B) | Matthew |
| | C) | Mark |
| | D) | Luke |
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The Gospel which portrayed Jesus as the Galilean carpenter-prophet is |
| | A) | Matthew |
| | B) | Mark |
| | C) | Luke |
| | D) | John |
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