New Testament Test #1

(T/F) _______________ The word "canon," as LL uses it, means the collection of the Christian Scriptures.

TRUE

How many books are there in the New Testament? _______________

27

(T/F) _______________ According to LL, the early church had specific criteria by which they determined which books would make it into the New Testament.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ The original autographs of at least some of the New Testament books exist today.

FALSE

(T/F) _______________ It was Babylon who originally dissolved the Jewish monarchy and destroyed the Jewish temple around 600 BC.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Persia conquered Babylon during Israel's captivity.

TRUE

_______________ Who was the Roman governor of Palestine during Jesus' lifetime?

a. Alexander the Great

b. Cyrus the Great

c. Pontius Pilot

Pontius Pilot

(T/F) _______________ The Greeks, unlike the Persians, were very generous in allowing conquered nations (e.g. Israel) to keep their own customs and practice their own religion.

FALSE; the Persians were the ones who were generous, NOT Greeks.

_______________ What is the name of the Jewish hero who led a guerilla war against the Selucids?

a. Judas Maccabeus

b. Antiochus Epiphanes

c. Ptolemy Sote

Judas Maccabeus

(T/F) _______________ The era between the Old and New Testaments is commonly called the "First Temple Period."

FALSE, Second Temple Period, NOT “First”

(T/F) _______________ The Greek word apocrypha means "things that are hidden."

TRUE

_______________ Which prominent Jewish sect accepted only the first five books of the Bible as Scripture, denied the future resurrection, and didn't believe in angels?

a. Pharisees

b. Sadducees

c. Zealots

Sadducees

_______________ Which prominent Jewish sect were fiercely loyal to Jewish traditions and opposed any foreign influence of Palestine?

a. Pharisees

b. Sadducees

c. Zealots

Zealots

(T/F) _______________ Monotheism is the belief in multiple gods.

FALSE, mono__ means one

(T/F) _______________ Gnosticism is the term scholars use to describe the early religion of the Jews.

FLASE

(T/F) . _______________ The focus of the mystery religions in Jesus' day was mystical union with the divine.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Jesus could not have been born later than 4 BC, because that's when Herod died.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Jesus was probably around 36 years old when he died (4BC - AD 33).

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Some of the wording of the Gospels, especially the sayings of Jesus, are identical from one Gospel to another.

TRUE

According to your textbook, which Gospel was almost certainly written first?

Mark, mid-late 50s

Which Gospels are called the "synoptic" Gospels?

Matthew, Mark, and Luke

(T/F) _______________ Your textbook dates Matthew to the "50s or 60s" and isn't much more specific.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ According to your textbook, Matthew the disciple and tax-collector probably didn't write the Gospel of Matthew.

FALSE

(T/F) _______________ In addition to being a "theological biography" of Jesus, Matthew's Gospel is also a manual for discipleship.

TRUE

How many major discourses are there in Matthew's Gospel?

5 or 6

(T/F) _______________ Matthew's Gospel does not try to demonstrate that Jesus was virgin born.

FALSE

(T/F) _______________ Modern scholars are pretty certain that Matthew's Gospel was written from a Jewish person from Palestine and to Jews in Palestine.

FALSE

(T/F) _______________ Mark's Gospel was most likely written in the mid-to-late 70s.

FALSE

(T/F) _______________ Mark's Gospel is claimed to be the witness of the sermons of the Apostle Paul.

FALSE; Peter

(T/F) _______________ Mark's Gospel was probably written in Rome.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Mark was most likely the second gospel written.

FALSE; it was the first, not second

(T/F) __________ Mark's primary audience were most likely not Greek speakers.

FALSE

(T/F) _______ Mark's Gospel was most likely written in the 50s or maybe the 60s.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Because Mark was Jewish, he rarely explains Jewish customs and language in his Gospel.

FALSE

(T/F) _______________ Mark was most likely the first gospel written.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Luke's Gospel was written around AD 58-60.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Church tradition says that Luke was a tax collector.

FALSE; Luke was a physician

(T/F) _______________ Luke's Gospel was written to Theophilus.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Luke's Gospel has a lengthy travel narrative featuring a lot of material that is unique to Luke.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Church tradition says that Luke was a physician.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Theophilus was probably not an individual but a codename for a church Rome.

FALSE, Theophilus was a man w/ high rank

(T/F) _______________ Luke's Gospel was written around AD 90.

FALSE, around 58-90

(T/F) _______________ Luke's Gospel was written to Jews.

FALSE; first to Theophilus then to really all Gentiles and Jews who would read it

Where was John's Gospel most likely written from?

Ephesus

_______________ The author of John's Gospel is identified in the Gospel as

a. John the Apostle

b. John the Elder

c. The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved

The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved

(T/F) _______________ There is very little evidence from the early church as to the authorship of John's Gospel.

FALSE

(T/F) _______________ John's Gospel contains 7 famous qualified "I am" statements.

TRUE

(T/F) ________ John's Gospel was most likely written from Ephesus in Asia Minor.

TRUE

(T/F) _______________ Your textbook identifies the author of John's Gospel as John the Apostle.

TRUE

How many qualified "I am" statements of Jesus are identified by your textbook in John's Gospel?

7

(T/F) _______________ Much of the material in John is unique to John.

TRUE

General letters

Hebrews, James, 1&2 Peter, 1,2,&3 John, Jude,

Gospels

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

History of the early church

Acts

Paul's letters: (during his travel)

Romans, 1&2 Corinthians, Galatians, 1&2 Thessalonians.

Paul's letters: (in prison)

Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon

Paul's letters: (at the end of his life)

1&2 Timothy, Titus

Why do Christians affirm the 27 books of the New Testament as the official canon?

The early church tested everything with the major criteria for canonicity, decided which were books and which weren't

What are the three major criteria for canonicity in the ancient church?

1. Does the book have apostilicity?

2. Does the book contradict established books and are the contents of a spiritual significance which give it this rank?

3. Was the book universally received?

What are the three criteria by which we determine the historical reliability of an ancient document

historicity, antiquity, and external corroboration

What is the synoptic problem? and what are the four major directions toward explaining why the synoptic problem exists.

The synoptic problem is "what accounts for the similarities and differences among the gospels

1. God wanted it that way

2. the authors tailored their material for their audiences in order to make a point.

3. The Gospel writers shared some common source material

4. in places the Gospels reflect unique eye-witness perspectives

Matthew's Gospel

Author-

Date- AD 50s or 60s

Provenance- written somewhere near Palestine

to- a Jewish audience

purpose- Jesus is the Messiah of Israel

discourses- 5 or 6

1. Sermon on the Mount

2. Instructions for the 12 disciples

3. Parables about the kingdom of God

4. Instructions about Life in this new kingdom of God

5. Teaching on the end of the age from the mount of olives

6. the great commission

Mark's Gospel

author

date- mid 50s

provenance-produced in Rome with Peter

written to-

outline-formed around Galilee with half the Gospel devoted to the passion of Christ

Luke's Gospel

author

date- AD 58-60

provenance-written in Caesarea

shortly after Paul arrives in Rome

written to- Theophilus

Travel narrative- Chapters 9-19

-Good Samaritan, Lord's prayer-Jonah, Jesus teaches the multitude about the kingdom of God, Jesus teaches about the end times, Zacchaeus

John's Gospel

author

date-AD 90

provenance- written in Ephesus

I am statements- 7

1. Bread of life

2. light of the world

3. door

4. Good shepherd

5. Resurrection and Life

6. Way, Truth, and Life

7. True Vine

Which decade did Jesus begin his ministry?

AD 30

Which decade did the mission enterprise begin?

late AD 40s

Which decade was the first book of the new testament written?

early AD 40s

Inerrancy

without error

Inspiration

(theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings

Authority

because it is God's word, to disobey or or disbelieve any part of the bible is to do so to God

Prophecy:

Revelation