Question 1

Luke does not believe Jesus will return immediately because

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus was wrong. 
B)  the gospel must be spread throughout the world. 
C)  Jesus is not yet in power. 
D)  God has rejected all of humanity. 
A)  Jesus was wrong. 
B)  the gospel must be spread throughout the world. 
C)  Jesus is not yet in power. 
D)  God has rejected all of humanity. B

Question 2

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus begins his ministry by cleansing the Temple.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

In which of the following Gospels are we informed that the author, as well as other Gospel authors, acquired the information from Christians who had told stories about Jesus?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Luke largely avoids depicting Jesus as suffering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In Luke, Jesus' death shows all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  he is an innocent prophet who was unjustly killed. 
B)  God has accepted Jesus' death as an atoning sacrifice for human sin. 
C)  he is a righteous martyr. 
D)  his death causes repentance. 
A)  he is an innocent prophet who was unjustly killed. 
B)  God has accepted Jesus' death as an atoning sacrifice for human sin. 
C)  he is a righteous martyr. 
D)  his death causes repentance.

Question 6

Much of the Sermon on the Mount is taken from which one of the following sources?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mark 
B)  Luke 
C)  M 
D)  Q 
A)  Mark 
B)  Luke 
C)  M 
D)  Q

Question 7

One of the most important cities at the beginning of Luke's Gospel is

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerusalem. 
B)  Antioch. 
C)  Caesarea. 
D)  Rome. 
A)  Jerusalem. 
B)  Antioch. 
C)  Caesarea. 
D)  Rome.

Question 8

Most scholars believe Matthew and Luke both used Mark as a source.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The curtain rips before Jesus dies in the Gospel of Luke.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In Luke, Jesus' hometown is

Accepted Answer

A)  Bethlehem. 
B)  Nazareth. 
C)  Jerusalem. 
D)  Caesarea. 
A)  Bethlehem. 
B)  Nazareth. 
C)  Jerusalem. 
D)  Caesarea.

Question 11

The Gospel of Matthew was probably written ____________ Palestine around ____________ C.E.

Accepted Answer

A)  in; 60-65 
B)  outside; 60-65 
C)  in; 90-95 
D)  outside; 80-85 
A)  in; 60-65 
B)  outside; 60-65 
C)  in; 90-95 
D)  outside; 80-85

Question 12

Matthew and Luke put the three temptations of Jesus in the wilderness in a different order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Both Matthew and Luke contain versions of beatitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Read the account of Jesus' baptism in Mark and Matthew (Mark 1:9-11; Matt 3:13-17). Discuss the changes Matthew made to Mark and what these changes reveal about Matthew's emphases.

Accepted Answer

Mark's Gospel began with John's apocalyp

Question 15

In Matthew, Jesus says it is impossible to follow the Law perfectly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Luke's genealogy traces back to

Accepted Answer

A)  God. 
B)  Abraham. 
C)  David. 
D)  Moses. 
A)  God. 
B)  Abraham. 
C)  David. 
D)  Moses.

Question 17

The Gospel of Luke concludes with the Great Commission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In Luke, Jesus' public ministry begins with

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sermon on the Mount. 
B)  miracle working. 
C)  a sermon in a synagogue. 
D)  cleansing the Jerusalem Temple. 
A)  the Sermon on the Mount. 
B)  miracle working. 
C)  a sermon in a synagogue. 
D)  cleansing the Jerusalem Temple.

Exam 19: The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

Luke does not believe Jesus will return immediately because

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus begins his ministry by cleansing the Temple.

In which of the following Gospels are we informed that the author, as well as other Gospel authors, acquired the information from Christians who had told stories about Jesus?

Luke largely avoids depicting Jesus as suffering.

In Luke, Jesus' death shows all of the following except

Much of the Sermon on the Mount is taken from which one of the following sources?

One of the most important cities at the beginning of Luke's Gospel is

Most scholars believe Matthew and Luke both used Mark as a source.

The curtain rips before Jesus dies in the Gospel of Luke.

In Luke, Jesus' hometown is

The Gospel of Matthew was probably written ____________ Palestine around ____________ C.E.

Matthew and Luke put the three temptations of Jesus in the wilderness in a different order.

Both Matthew and Luke contain versions of beatitudes.

Read the account of Jesus' baptism in Mark and Matthew (Mark 1:9-11; Matt 3:13-17). Discuss the changes Matthew made to Mark and what these changes reveal about Matthew's emphases.

In Matthew, Jesus says it is impossible to follow the Law perfectly.

Luke's genealogy traces back to

The Gospel of Luke concludes with the Great Commission.

In Luke, Jesus' public ministry begins with

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