Question 1

The Passion narrative receives the most space in the Gospel accounts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What was the "Bible" for the first Christians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Gospel of Mark 
B)  The Gospel of John 
C)  The "Q" document 
D)  The Old Testament 
A)  The Gospel of Mark 
B)  The Gospel of John 
C)  The "Q" document 
D)  The Old Testament D

Question 3

Which Gospel begins with a genealogy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John 
A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John A

Question 4

About how much of his story of Jesus does each of the Gospel writers devote to the last week of Jesus' earthly life?

Accepted Answer

A)  1/2 
B)  1/3 
C)  3/4 
D)  1/8 
A)  1/2 
B)  1/3 
C)  3/4 
D)  1/8

Question 5

The story of Jesus presented in each of the Gospels follows a nearly perfect chronological order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the Gospels appears to have been structured chronologically?

Accepted Answer

A)  only Luke 
B)  only Mark 
C)  none 
D)  all 
A)  only Luke 
B)  only Mark 
C)  none 
D)  all

Question 7

How does ancient biography differ from modern biography? Why is that significant for interpreting the Gospels?

Accepted Answer

First, ancient biography is a selective

Question 8

Which of the following has NOT been suggested by scholars as the literary family of the Gospels?

Accepted Answer

A)  mythology 
B)  legend 
C)  ancient biography 
D)  Roman imperial court records 
A)  mythology 
B)  legend 
C)  ancient biography 
D)  Roman imperial court records

Question 9

New Testament epistles are much longer than ordinary ancient letters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Witherington, which writing sums up all the different kinds of literature displayed in the entire New Testament?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homer's Iliad 
B)  The Book of Acts 
C)  The epistle of James 
D)  The Book of Revelation 
A)  Homer's Iliad 
B)  The Book of Acts 
C)  The epistle of James 
D)  The Book of Revelation

Question 11

Which Gospel begins with a theological prologue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John 
A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John

Question 12

According to Witherington, which of the following argues most tellingly against the view that the Gospels are a type of mythology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus' nature miracles 
B)  Jesus' healing miracles 
C)  Jesus' resurrection 
D)  Jesus' crucifixion 
A)  Jesus' nature miracles 
B)  Jesus' healing miracles 
C)  Jesus' resurrection 
D)  Jesus' crucifixion

Question 13

The New Testament . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  was written by Jews. 
B)  connects the story of Jesus to the story of the Old Testament. 
C)  builds on the practices and customs found in the Old Testament. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  was written by Jews. 
B)  connects the story of Jesus to the story of the Old Testament. 
C)  builds on the practices and customs found in the Old Testament. 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following draws the best comparison between the New Testament Gospels and modern biography/history?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Gospels differ significantly from modern biographies and modern histories. 
B)  The Gospels are very much like modern biographies and modern histories. 
C)  The Gospels are much like modern biographies but unlike modern histories. 
D)  The Gospels are unlike modern biographies but much like modern histories. 
A)  The Gospels differ significantly from modern biographies and modern histories. 
B)  The Gospels are very much like modern biographies and modern histories. 
C)  The Gospels are much like modern biographies but unlike modern histories. 
D)  The Gospels are unlike modern biographies but much like modern histories.

Question 15

The letters of the New Testament . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  are like ordinary ancient letters. 
B)  are shorter than ordinary ancient letters. 
C)  are more like ancient rhetorical discourses. 
D)  none of the above a 
A)  are like ordinary ancient letters. 
B)  are shorter than ordinary ancient letters. 
C)  are more like ancient rhetorical discourses. 
D)  none of the above a

Question 16

What does it mean to give the New Testament a "fair reading"? What does it not mean? Why is this important?

Accepted Answer

Sample response: Giving the New Testamen

Question 17

Unlike most modern historians, ancient historians typically did not exclude divine activity in human history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The New Testament is composed of 28 books that are classified as oral literature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Note several features about the Gospels that suggest to some that they are legends or myths, and explain why both of these notions are mistaken.

Accepted Answer

The laudatory material, for example, whe

Question 20

Which Gospel begins with a historical preface?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John 
A)  Matthew 
B)  Mark 
C)  Luke 
D)  John

Exam 2: The Literature of the New Testament

The Passion narrative receives the most space in the Gospel accounts.

What was the "Bible" for the first Christians?

Which Gospel begins with a genealogy?

About how much of his story of Jesus does each of the Gospel writers devote to the last week of Jesus' earthly life?

The story of Jesus presented in each of the Gospels follows a nearly perfect chronological order.

Which of the Gospels appears to have been structured chronologically?

How does ancient biography differ from modern biography? Why is that significant for interpreting the Gospels?

Which of the following has NOT been suggested by scholars as the literary family of the Gospels?

New Testament epistles are much longer than ordinary ancient letters.

According to Witherington, which writing sums up all the different kinds of literature displayed in the entire New Testament?

Which Gospel begins with a theological prologue?

According to Witherington, which of the following argues most tellingly against the view that the Gospels are a type of mythology?

The New Testament . . .

Which of the following draws the best comparison between the New Testament Gospels and modern biography/history?

The letters of the New Testament . . .

What does it mean to give the New Testament a "fair reading"? What does it not mean? Why is this important?

Unlike most modern historians, ancient historians typically did not exclude divine activity in human history.

The New Testament is composed of 28 books that are classified as oral literature.

Note several features about the Gospels that suggest to some that they are legends or myths, and explain why both of these notions are mistaken.

Which Gospel begins with a historical preface?

The Texture of the Text of the New Testament

Jesus of Nazareth in His Early Jewish Setting

First-Century Family Values

The Earliest Good News-Marks Gospel

The Most Popular Gospel-Matthew

Luke the Historians Two-Volume Work-Lukeacts

The Last Word on Jesus-The Beloved Disciples Testimony in the Gospel of John

Paul-Outlines of the Life and Letters of the Apostle

Paul the Letter Writer Part One: The Earlier Letters

Paul, the Letter Writer Part Two: The Capital Pauline Epistles

Paul the Letter Writer Part Three: The Captivity Epistles

Paul the Letter Writer Part Four: The Pastoral Epistles and the Problem of Pseudonymous Letters

The Sermon of James the Just-Jesus Brother

Jude-The Other Brother and His Eschatological Thinking-Jude

The Suffering Servant-1 Peter

Hebrews: the Sermon of the Famous Anonymous Preacher-Hebrews

A Beloved Sermon and Two Elderly Letters-13 John

Picking up the Pieces, Forming up the Canon-2 Peter

Apocalypse Later-The Book of Revelation

The Making of the New Testament-Did the Canon Misfire

Q Material, Synoptic Writers, and Pseudonymous Documents in the New Testament

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