Bible Test 1 Flashcards
How did Mark get his information about Jesus?
From Peter
What was the approximate date and place of writing?
50-70 AD in Rome
Who was the gospel written to?What was the occasion?
To Gentile believers in Rome suffering persecution
What are some of the emphases in Mark’s Gospel
That he’s a teacher and It mainly focuses on Jesus’ last week
What was Darwin’s theory of evolution “good news” to young Strobel?
It was a rational reason for atheism
What was Strobel’s early life like without God?
It was carefree and happy
What did Strobel begin to see in himself that troubled him?
He didn’t really care about people
What was Strobel’s reaction to his wife’s choice to become a Christian?
He realized his life was messed up
What did Strobel set out to investigate?
If the evidence of history established convincingly that Jesus is who he claimed to be.
What did Strobel assume that his search into the actual historical truth about Jesus would reveal?
That Jesus was a nice man and moral person who didn’t claim to be God
How do we know that the religious leaders of Jesus’ day understood His claims to deity?
They wanted to stone him for blasphemy
How do we know that His disciples came to believe that He was God?
They bowed down to him saying He was God
Why didn’t Jesus just come right out and announce that He was God at the beginning of His public ministry
The Jews didn’t get the concept of the Trinity it would’ve hurt Jesus’ effort to get His point across
Why is it so unlikely that Jesus was lying about who He was?
He knew he would get persecuted
Why’s it not possible that Jesus was just a great moral teacher-nothing more?
He wouldn’t have lied
