7th - Religioin Chapter 3

Question 1

the New Testament; 27 books; second part of the Bible

Answer 1

Christian Scriptures

Question 2

a long speech; one can be found in John’s Gospel

Answer 2

discourse

Question 3

a non-Jewish person

Answer 3

Gentile

Question 4

proclaimers of the good news; Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Answer 4

Evangelists

Question 5

means “same view”

Answer 5

synoptic

Question 6

means “good news”; the four inspired books that give an account of life and teachings of Jesus

Answer 6

Gospels

Question 7

book in the New Testament that describes the early days of Christian community

Answer 7

Acts of the Apostles

Question 8

last book in the New Testament that encourages Christians and talks about the end of the world; it contains strange symbols that are not easy to understand

Answer 8

Book of Revelation

Question 9

letters to the early Christians; many were written by St. Paul to the early Christian communities encouraging them to continue to follow Christ

Answer 9

epistles

Question 10

called Biblical inspiration; the action of God moving the human authors of the Bible to communicate what he wanted made known

Answer 10

inspiration

Question 11

Who are the four Gospel writers or Evangelists?

Answer 11

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Question 12

Where did the Gospel writers get their information?

Answer 12

Inspired by God through the Holy Spirit; from Mark, the first Gospel written: from oral accounts of the apostles passed from generation to generation.

Question 13

How are the Gospels like portraits of Jesus?

Answer 13

Each writer chose different aspects of Jesus to highlight. The Gospels tell the life story of Jesus.

Question 14

What are the three synoptic Gospels?

Answer 14

Matthew, Mark and Luke

Question 15

What was the first Gospel written?

Answer 15

Mark

Question 16

What was the last Gospel written?

Answer 16

John

Question 17

What are the symbols for each of the Evangelists and where did the symbols come from?

Answer 17

Mark - Lion
Matthew - Man
Luke - Ox
John - Eagle

Each symbol can be found in the beginning chapter of that writer’s Gospel.

Question 18

How are the Gospels honored at Mass?

Answer 18

1. Only a deacon or priest can proclaim the Gospel
2. we stand to hear the Word of God
3. we respond “Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.” after the reading
4. candles are held by altar servers next to the lectern
5. the lectern and Gospel book are sometimes incensed on special occasions
6. deacon or priest kisses the Gospel book after reading

Question 19

What is the first book in the Bible?

Answer 19

Genesis

Question 20

What is the last book in the Bible?

Answer 20

Book of Revelation

Question 21

How is inspiration for an English assignment different from biblical inspiration?

Answer 21

Inspiration for an English assignment is a natural idea. Biblical inspiration is from God like the way God inspired the authors of the Bible

Question 22

According to John, why were the gospels written?

Answer 22

“that you may (come to) believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name.”

Question 23

Where did the Gospels of Matthew and Luke get their material from?

Answer 23

From the Gospel of Mark and the biblical scholars called “Q”

Question 24

How would you describe the Gospel of John?

Answer 24

deep, religious poem which contains discourses (long speeches); not stories

Question 25

Who is the author of the Bible?

Answer 25

God

Question 26

What is the action of God that moves people to communicate what God wants made known, using their own background, culture, language and style?

Answer 26

inspiration