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The Gospel of Luke is often associated with what other New Testament book? |
| | A) | The Gospel of Matthew |
| | B) | The Gospel of Mark |
| | C) | The Gospel of John |
| | D) | The Book of Acts |
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Luke, the traditional author of the Gospel that bears his name, was a _______________ by profession. |
| | A) | physician |
| | B) | politician |
| | C) | carpenter |
| | D) | fisherman |
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According to some traditions in the early church, the author of Luke was a traveling companion of the apostle _______________. |
| | A) | Paul |
| | B) | Peter |
| | C) | John |
| | D) | James |
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Luke shows Jesus' solidarity with the entire human race by tracing Jesus' genealogy back to the Old Testament figure of ________________. |
| | A) | Adam |
| | B) | Moses |
| | C) | Abraham |
| | D) | King David |
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Luke is the only Synoptic Gospel writer to refer to Jesus using the title of ______________. |
| | A) | Messiah |
| | B) | King |
| | C) | Priest |
| | D) | Savior |
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The Gospel of Luke is notable for the degree to which the author stresses the role of ______________ in the ministry of Jesus. |
| | A) | women |
| | B) | priests |
| | C) | Pharisees |
| | D) | Pontius Pilate |
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The parable of Lazarus and the rich man is about ________________________. |
| | A) | a loving father who forgives his wayward son. |
| | B) | a dramatic reversal of fortunes in the afterlife. |
| | C) | a wedding party at which the wine runs out. |
| | D) | a dishonest tax collector who begs God for mercy. |
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The three parables in Luke 15, dealing respectively with sheep, a coin, and two sons, are tied together by the theme of __________________. |
| | A) | things that are beyond human understanding. |
| | B) | things that are of inestimable value. |
| | C) | things that can cause pride and jealousy. |
| | D) | things that were lost and then found. |
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When Jesus was brought to trial before Pilate, the Roman governor, Pilate realized that Jesus was a Galilean, so he sent Jesus to be tried by _______________. |
| | A) | Herod Antipas |
| | B) | Caiaphas |
| | C) | Tiberius |
| | D) | Joseph of Arimathea |
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One of Jesus' last acts before dying on the cross in the Gospel of Luke is to ___________________. |
| | A) | call for his mother. |
| | B) | turn his blood into wine. |
| | C) | ask God to forgive his executioners. |
| | D) | declare his innocence. |
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Luke's Gospel was composed |
| | A) | about 85-90 C.E. |
| | B) | about 180 C.E. |
| | C) | about 35-40 C.E. |
| | D) | about 185-190 C.E. |
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Whereas in the Gospel, action centers upon Jerusalem in Luke, in the second half of Acts, the focus shifts to |
| | A) | Galilee. |
| | B) | Judea. |
| | C) | the road to Emmaus. |
| | D) | Rome. |
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Acts draws many parallels between the life of Jesus and that of |
| | A) | Moses. |
| | B) | Paul. |
| | C) | David. |
| | D) | Levi. |
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Luke traces Jesus' ancestry all the way back to |
| | A) | Abraham. |
| | B) | David. |
| | C) | Adam. |
| | D) | Moses. |
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The liturgical piece in which the angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear a son is called the |
| | A) | Ave Maria. |
| | B) | Magnificat. |
| | C) | Septugint. |
| | D) | Theodicy. |
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