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John is unique among the New Testament Gospels in that, instead of stressing the Parousia of the Son of Man, it claims that Christ is eternally present with his believers in the invisible form of the Holy Spirit. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Early church tradition ascribed the Gospel of John to ____________________. |
| | A) | John the son of Zebedee |
| | B) | John the Baptist |
| | C) | John Mark |
| | D) | St. John of the Cross |
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Information at the end of the Gospel of John associates its author with a mysterious character in the Gospel known as Simon of Cyrene. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Theological terminology used by the author of the Fourth Gospel often resembles the terminology of the writings of this ancient Jewish sect. |
| | A) | The Ebionites |
| | B) | The Templars |
| | C) | The Sadducees |
| | D) | The Essenes |
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Even a casual reading of the Gospel of John reveals close similarities with the Synoptic Gospels in content and style. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Gospel of John advocates a view known as ___________________, the belief that events usually associated with the End of time have been fulfilled by Jesus' spiritual presence among his believers. |
| | A) | agnosticism |
| | B) | realized eschatology |
| | C) | transubstantiation |
| | D) | incarnation |
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Unlike the Synoptic Gospels, the Gospel of John does not contain an account of a communion ritual at the Last Supper between Jesus and his disciples. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to this ancient interpretation of Christ's nature, the earthly Christ was not really a human being but a spiritual creature who only "seemed" to be human. |
| | A) | materialism |
| | B) | transubstantiation |
| | C) | realized eschatology |
| | D) | Docetism |
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This is the special word for the Holy Spirit that Jesus uses in his farewell speeches in John 14-17. |
| | A) | Incarnation |
| | B) | Messiah |
| | C) | Savior |
| | D) | Paraclete |
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John uses this significant Greek term to refer to Jesus in John 1. |
| | A) | Paraclete |
| | B) | Logos |
| | C) | Eli, eli, lama-sabachthani |
| | D) | Pilate |
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In the Gospel of John, Jesus frequently uses this expression to indicate his special relationship with God. This expression recalls Yahweh's declaration of being to Moses at the burning bush in Exod. 2. |
| | A) | Verily, verily |
| | B) | I am |
| | C) | Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear |
| | D) | Blessed are the pure in heart |
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Jesus' public ministry in John 2-12 is structured around his performance of seven miraculous deeds called ________________. |
| | A) | revelations |
| | B) | judgments |
| | C) | incarnations |
| | D) | signs |
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In a famous passage in John 3, Jesus tells this character that he must be "born again" if he would "see the kingdom of God." |
| | A) | Pontius Pilate |
| | B) | Nicodemus |
| | C) | John the Baptist |
| | D) | Mary Magdalene |
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The story about Jesus forgiving a woman caught in adultery in John 8:1-11 does not appear in the earliest and best manuscripts of the Gospel of John. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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This, the fourth sign in the Gospel of John, is the only miracle of Jesus that appears in all four New Testament Gospels. |
| | A) | the feeding of 5,000 people |
| | B) | the turning of water into wine |
| | C) | walking on water |
| | D) | healing a physically disabled man at the Pool of Bethesda |
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This, the seventh and climactic sign in the Gospel of John, is the miracle of Jesus that leads religious leaders in Jerusalem to plot Jesus' death. |
| | A) | turning water into wine |
| | B) | healing a physically disabled man at the Pool of Bethesda |
| | C) | feeding 5000 people |
| | D) | raising Lazarus from the dead |
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At the Last Supper with his disciples, Jesus washes the disciples' feet to model God's loving care for the faithful and to provide an example of humble service for the disciples to follow. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which of the following is NOT an acceptable translation for the term "Paraclete" in the Gospel of John? |
| | A) | Judge |
| | B) | Comforter |
| | C) | Helper |
| | D) | Counselor |
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Only in John's Gospel do we read that the Beloved Disciple and Jesus' mother are both present at Jesus' crucifixion. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | false |
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In John 21, the risen Jesus appears to his disciples ________________ and cooks them a breakfast of bread and fish. |
| | A) | in the Temple |
| | B) | on the shore of the Sea of Galilee |
| | C) | in the upper room in Jerusalem |
| | D) | on the road to Emmaus |
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