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Matthew is the only New Testament Gospel to use the term ekklesia, which means _________________. |
| | A) | church. |
| | B) | love. |
| | C) | salvation. |
| | D) | persecution. |
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Gospel of Matthew that emphasizes the Gospel's strong connection to the Hebrew Bible? |
| | A) | Matthew describes in detail the Hebrew lineage of the apostle Matthew. |
| | B) | Matthew provides a genealogy of Jesus' ancestors that traces his lineage back to Abraham. |
| | C) | Matthew stresses Jesus' fulfillment of ancient prophecies in the Hebrew Bible. |
| | D) | Matthew stresses that Jesus both taught and fulfilled the principles of the Mosaic Law. |
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The tradition widely accepted in the early church is that the author of Matthew held the profession of __________________. |
| | A) | tax collector. |
| | B) | physician. |
| | C) | fisherman. |
| | D) | soldier. |
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In Matthew, Jesus commonly teaches by providing detailed interpretations of the meaning of the Mosaic Torah. These detailed interpretations are known as ________________. |
| | A) | midrash. |
| | B) | Talmud. |
| | C) | Magi. |
| | D) | Sheol. |
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Many scholars cite Rome as the probable place of composition of the Gospel of Matthew. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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One of Matthew's primary purposes for writing his Gospel is to demonstrate Jesus' credentials as Israel's true Messiah. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which of the following sources do most scholars NOT think Matthew used in composing his Gospel? |
| | A) | L |
| | B) | M |
| | C) | Mark |
| | D) | Q |
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The only two Gospels to describe the circumstances of Jesus' birth are Matthew and Luke. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Magi or "wise men" who come searching for the infant Jesus in Matthew were probably ________________ by profession. |
| | A) | kings |
| | B) | travel guides |
| | C) | astrologers |
| | D) | soldiers |
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When Satan tempts Jesus in the wilderness in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus responds to Satan each time by quoting from the Hebrew Scriptures. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Sermon on the Mount in Matt. 5-7 is the most extensive collection of Jesus' teachings and admonitions in the Synoptic Gospels. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The "Beatitudes" that Jesus pronounces in the Sermon on the Mount express a radical confirmation of the present world's social values. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus rejects the principle of lex talionis or the _________________. |
| | A) | rule of law. |
| | B) | presumption of innocence. |
| | C) | golden rule. |
| | D) | law of retaliation. |
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The word Jesus commonly uses for hell in the Gospel of Matthew is "Shema." |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Matthew is the only Gospel in which Jesus tells the apostle _____________, "On this rock I will build my Church." |
| | A) | Paul |
| | B) | John |
| | C) | Peter |
| | D) | Thomas |
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In Matthew's account of Jesus' Jerusalem ministry, Jesus is repeatedly hailed as "Son of Man," one of Matthew's favorite designations for Jesus. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In Matthew 23, Jesus delivers a series of blistering "woes" upon ___________________, claiming that these persons bear the burden for the collective wrongdoings of Israel down through the nation's history. |
| | A) | tax collectors and sinners |
| | B) | lawyers and politicians |
| | C) | Zealots and Herodians |
| | D) | scribes and Pharisees |
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To stress the earth-shattering significance of Jesus' crucifixion, the Gospel of Matthew reports that Jesus' death was accompanied by an earthquake. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Only the Gospel of Matthew reports that the Sadducees plotted to bribe the soldiers guarding Jesus' tomb into claiming that Jesus' disciples stole his bodies while the soldiers slept. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Gospel of Matthew ends with the resurrected Christ calling his believers to make disciples of _______________. |
| | A) | tax collectors and sinners. |
| | B) | members of all nations. |
| | C) | scribes and Pharisees. |
| | D) | Zealots and Herodians. |
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