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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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The Synoptic Problem is defined as the attempt by scholars to explain the literary dependence or connection between the Synoptic Gospels. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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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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Source criticism is defined as the attempt to identify the oldest oral forms underlying the Gospels' written texts. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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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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For almost forty years after the crucifixion of Jesus, the Christian ________________ or proclamation about Jesus circulated almost entirely by word of mouth. |
| | A) | synoptics |
| | B) | Masada |
| | C) | Mishnah |
| | D) | kerygma |
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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 piece." |
| | B) | "to cut around." |
| | C) | "proclamation." |
| | D) | "life setting." |
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The form critic searches for the probable life setting of a passage, otherwise known as its kerygma. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Q document is a hypothetical construction of scholars based upon their careful comparison of the contents of Matthew and Luke. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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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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The traditional titles of the Gospels-"The Gospel According to Matthew," "The Gospel According to Mark," "The Gospel According to Luke," and "The Gospel According to John"-were probably not originally parts of the documents but were added long after the Gospels were written. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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This Gospel incorporates about 90 percent of the material in Mark and portrays Jesus as a "greater Moses" who demands a righteousness greater than even that practiced by the Pharisees of Jesus' day. |
| | A) | Matthew |
| | B) | Mark |
| | C) | Luke |
| | D) | John |
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This 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) | Luke |
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The two-document theory of gospel origins claims that the Gospel of Mark is a blending together and abridgement of the material in Matthew and Luke. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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This Gospel is unique in that it portrays Jesus speaking in long, philosophical monologues about his unique relationship to God and his upcoming ascension into heaven. |
| | A) | Matthew |
| | B) | Mark |
| | C) | Luke |
| | D) | John |
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Redaction criticism is a form of literary analysis that studies the way authors or editors assembled, rearranged, and reinterpreted their source material in producing documents. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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