Gospels quiz

True or False: Eschatology is a major purpose of Mark’s Gospel?

false

Which of the following Christological titles brackets Mark’s Gospel?

Son Of God

What part of Mark’s Gospel contains approximately 40% of the book

Jesus’ Passion Week

Reading the Gospels passage by passage (paragraph by paragraph) is known as reading _____________.

Vertically

Which of the Gospels has an intentional contrast between Adam and Jesus in the temptation narrative?

Luke

What does it mean to read the Gospels horizontally?

Compare the Gospels with one another

Mark’s conflict stories (2:1-3:6) are intentionally arranged to _____.

To help the readers understand why the religious leaders hated Jesus

The first hald of mark’s gospel focuses on ____.

Jesus the powerful miracle working son of God

The initial primary recipients of Mark’s Gospel were ______.

Gentile Christians in and around Rome

Mark's Gospel was written in close connection to which Apostle?

Peter

Who provides the earliest testimony of the authorship of Mark’s Gospel?

Papias

When was Luke’s Gospel likely written? 

AD 60-61

Which Gospel highlights Jesus’ prayer life in a way that exceeds the other Gospels.

Luke

Which Gospel provides the most teaching by Jesus in the Upper Room?  

john

John’s Gospel can best be summarized under the thought ____

Jesus the Messiah is God

Which of the following Gospels prefers the phrase “Kingdom of Heaven” to “Kingdom of God”? 

Matthew

Matthew’s Gospel is organized around ____ discourses. 

five

Which of the following is not a theme in Luke’s Gospel?

Jesus is the new temple (Concern for all people, outcast and finances)

Which of the following would be a good title for Luke’s Gospel according to the professor?

Jesus the Messiah is the Savior of all people.

According to Dr. Cook, the superscription of each Gospel was likely added about _____.

AD 125

Luke’s Gospel has apostolic authority from _______.

Luke being a traveling companion of Paul. 

Matthew’s Gospel was written prior to AD 70, and _______ Mark’s Gospel.

after

Matthew’s birth and infancy narrative is told from the perspective of ________. 

Joseph

The primary background to the title Logos (Word) is ________. 

Old Testament

Purpose of Matthew 1

Who Jesus is

Purpose of Matthew 2

Where Jesus’ life fulfills the OT

In which Gospel is Jesus worshiped by the shepherds?

Luke

What OT verse would be John’s the Baptist’s “life verse”?

Isaiah 40:3

What does it mean the “the Word became flesh”

Jesus took on all the frailties of humanity, with the exception of a sinful nature.

Which OT verse in Matthew 2 highlights the city of Jesus’ birth? 

Micah 5:2

Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus can be broken down into how many sections?

Three

Which Gospel compares and contrasts the birth and infancy of John the Baptist and Jesus?

Luke

Qualities of Zechariah

silenced because of unbelief.

Qualities Joseph

Having integrity, self-control, and obedience.

Qualities of Anna

Running toward God in the face of heartache.

What type of people does Luke emphasize in the Birth and Infancy narrative?

Faithful God-honoring people

Jesus’ temptations correspond to Israel’s ________. 

Journey in the wilderness after leaving Egypt 

Major theme of the Samaritan woman

New Universal offer of the Gospel

Major Theme of the Royal Officials son

New Life

Major Theme of Nicodemus

The Gift of Eternal Life

John’s lifestyle is reminiscent of ________.

Elijah the prophet

The first two signs in John’s Gospel took place in the village of ________.

Cana

What are the elements of John the Baptist’s message?

Coming eschatological judgement

Demonstrating fruit of repentance

A coming messiah

Which of the following is discussed between the Samaritan woman and Jesus?

True Worship and Living water

Which of the Gospels highlights Jesus’ being filled with the Spirit when he entered the wilderness?

Luke

Which of the following is NOT part of John the Baptist’s testimony of who the Messiah is in John 1:19-34?

Jesus is the Son of David

What is in common between what the crowds, tax collectors, and soldiers question of John?

Each asked what they should do in response to John’s preaching.

Which Gospel account of the temptations is likely the more chronological according to Dr. Cook?

Matthew

The festival of Dedication was established ________. 

During the intertestamental period

The primary purpose in the disciples’ short-term mission trip is ________. 

To teach the disciples to trust God to meet their needs.

In the Bread of Life discourse, references to eating the flesh and drinking the blood of the Son of Man concern ________. 

The necessity of Faith in Jesus

What in the Divine Son discourse (5:19-47) proves that Jesus is equal to God? 

Jesus’s authority to give life and execute final  judgement

Which of the following is a key theme in John’s festival cycle (John 5-10)?

An escalating conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders. 

Which of the following is the key thought in the healing of the blind man in John 9. 

Jesus is the Light of the World

Which of the following parables stresses the importance of using your money shrewdly in preparation for the future?

The unrighteous Steward

Which of the following is a theme in Jesus’ Mission Discourse?

Fear God, not people

Which of the following best describes Jesus’ sermon in Matthew 18?

Community Discourse

Which city is emphasized throughout Luke’s Gospel?

Jerusalem

Blind Bartimaeus demonstrates the importance of ________. 

Faith

The third passion prediction is followed by Jesus’ teaching on ________. 

the importance of humble servant leadership.

On what mountain did Dr. Cook suggest the transfiguration took plac

Hermon

Which of the following is not an aspect of the “why” of Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration? 

Both experienced untimely deaths.

Who is Jesus frustrated with in the exorcism in Mark 9?

The disciples

What are the elements of crucifying the flesh?

It requires seeing sin for what it is

It is painful

It takes time

Which parable concludes with the statement, “When the Son of man comes will he find faith on the earth?”

The Persistent Widow

How does the story of the twice-touched blind man function as an enacted parable?

Explains what occurs in the first passion prediction.

Where did the first passion prediction take place?

Caesarea Philippi

Which of the Gospels has an expanded discussion between Jesus and Peter on Peter’s future role in the church?

Matthew

The epilogue of John’s Gospel (chapter 21) has the purpose of all of the following EXCEPT ________. 

Overcoming Thomas doubts

In Jesus’ rebuke and warning against the religious leaders, (Mark 12:38-40) He critiques their ________. 

greed and arrogance

Which sect questioned Jesus about the future bodily resurrection of the dead?

Sadducees

Where in the temple complex does the clearing take place?

Court of the Gentiles

How many Jewish and Roman trials (combined) did Jesus endure?

six

Which Gospel describes Jesus’ mother at the cross?

John

Who helped Joseph of Arimathea prepare Jesus’ body for burial?

Nicodemus

Which view of the Lord’s Supper states that elements become the actual body and blood of Jesus?

Transubstantiation

What is the purpose of Jesus cursing the fig tree as an enacted parable?

The cursing of the fig tree interprets the clearing of the temple.  

True or False: Only John’s Gospel describes Peter’s restoration at the Sea of Galilee. 

True

Which of the following Gospels does not recount the story of the woman giving the meager offering at the temple on Tuesday afternoon? 

Matthew

Which of the four Gospels describes Mary Magdalene encountering Jesus at the empty tomb? 

John

Which of the final sayings of the cross does Matthew and Mark share?

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?