Bible Quiz Luke + Acts

To whom was the Gospel of Luke written? 

Gentiles

When was the Gospel of Luke written?

70-85 CE

What book of the Bible is connected to the Gospel of Luke? 

Acts

What was Luke’s purpose in starting the genealogy with Jesus and working back? Who does Luke end his genealogy with? Why is this significant? Why is this significant with the passage that follows? 

In reverse order and not right at the beginning where it “logically” is supposed to be in between the temptation and baptism

• In reverse order to make the connection that Jesus is a different kind of Adam both sons of God- then goes to temptation both were tempted

. From the discussion in class, who was Jesus compared to in the temptation story? What were the similarities and differences between the two?

- Jesus was compared to Adam

- Similarities: both tempted, quoting word of God, God is with both of them/ present

- Differences: Jesus was tempted by Satan, Adam by the serpent; Jesus succeeds while Adam does not; Jesus had no food or water while Adam had plentiful supply; Jesus was in desert Adam was in Garden; Jesus was tempted with power, Adam was tempted with knowledge; sin came from Adam and salvation, grace, and justification from Jesus

What primary form of teaching does Jesus use in this section of the Gospel?

Parables

 Have an understanding of the Parables of the Lost Son and the Good Samaritan. Know the story and who each character is meant to portray.

1. Good Samaritan

   1. a man is attacked by robbers and left for dead on the side of the road. A priest walks by and passes on the other side and so does a Levite, but a Samaritan walks by and stops to help him by bandaging his wounds and paying for him to stay at an inn

   2. the Priest and the Levite represent the people that you would think would do the right thing but don't, and the Samaritan is the person whom no one sees as good but actually does the right thing; Jesus is saying titles are not as important as actually living it out

2. Lost Son

   1. - the younger of two sons asks his dad for his share of the estate and then goes to a different country. He soon becomes in need and plans to go home and tell his father he has sinned and is not worthy of being his son, and should be one of his dad's hired hands. Instead, his dad hugs and kisses him and has a servant kill the fatted calf to celebrate. The older brother becomes upset because he has never disobeyed his father but has never had a celebration, but his father says they need to celebrate because his son was lost and is found

   2. - the dad represents God, the older son represents the Pharisees, the younger son represents the sinners and tax collectors

What new information is given about the resurrection appearances in the Gospel of Luke? 

• Jesus eats food

• Meets 2 guys on the road

• On the road to Amaus the two ppl he meets with talk abt Jesus dying and he teaches them abt Moses and prophets he then eats with them, breaks bread, then disappears

• Eat fish with disciples appears and disappears around them

What was the structure of the Book of Acts? What was the progression? What is the reason that Luke focused on this progression? 

- the structure is they go to Jerusalem in chapters 2-7, Judea and Samaria in chapters 8-12, and the ends of the earth in chapters 13-28

- the progression is the main person is Peter and then Paul; starts with heavy emphasis on Peter and then it's only Paul

- Luke puts Paul as the main person because he was with Paul on ministries and thinks Paul is the most important apostle

What were the four themes from Acts chapter 2 that are seen at different times in the rest of the book of Acts? 

1. Holy Spirit

2. Preaching

3. Repent and Believe

4. New Community

 What was the occasion that moved Luke’s storyline out of Jerusalem into Judea and Samaria? 

The stoning of Stephen, which led to persecution and the scattering of believers.

Where are the followers of Jesus first called “Christians?” 

- they are first called Christians at Antioch

- this place is unique because it's the first multicultural church; it's an all gentile church with people from all over the place

What was Peter’s vision in Acts 10? What effect did this vision have on the movement and how did it change the direction of the whole book of Acts? 

Peter's vision involved a sheet filled with unclean (unkosher) animals and a voice commanding him to eat. This vision signified that the Gospel was for all people, leading to the inclusion of Gentiles in the church and shifting the focus of Acts beyond the Jewish community.

What did Paul do before his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus? Where is he first seen in the book of Acts?

- Paul persecuted Christians before his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus

- He is first seen at the killing of Steven holding the killers coats

What happens to Paul as he travels to Jerusalem in chapter 21? What does he do when he hears a prophecy about his time in Jerusalem? What happens to Paul once he gets to Jerusalem that directs the rest of the book of Acts? 

As Paul travels to Jerusalem in chapter 21, he is warned by the Holy Spirit about the suffering he will face there. Despite the warnings, he proceeds to Jerusalem, where he is arrested, leading to his eventual trials and the spread of the Gospel to the Gentiles.

What happens to Paul in the last quarter of the book of Acts? What is the conclusion of the book?

In the last quarter of Acts, Paul is imprisoned in Rome, where he continues to preach the Gospel despite his circumstances. The conclusion of the book highlights the spread of Christianity and Paul's unwavering commitment to his mission he preaches about the Kingdom of God without hindrance to the Roman people, and so he has completely fulfilled what Jesus told him in the beginning