Gospels and Acts

Question 1

What Bible has the Apocrypha?

Answer 1

Catholic

Question 2

Name two reasons the Apocrypha is not in the new testament

Answer 2

It was not written by apostles
It contains many errors
It says its not the inspired word of God

Question 3

Who wrote the new testament

Answer 3

Matthew, Mark Luke, John, Peter, James, Paul, Jude, and author of Hebrews

Question 4

How were the New Testament Books chosen

Answer 4

Written by Apostles or close friends

The early church recinized them as from God

Question 5

What does pseudepigrapha mean

Answer 5

False works

Question 6

Peter mentioned who as writing divine Scripture

Answer 6

Paul

Question 7

Why are the gospels not biographies

Answer 7

No random facts about appearance or likes

They wrote about the likeness of God not necessarily about facts

Question 8

What example can you give if someone says the synoptic gospels contradict

Answer 8

The example of two artist painting a portrait

Question 9

Why do we need four gospels?

Answer 9

Each has their own perspective completing the picture of Jesus

Question 10

Hermeneutics means

Answer 10

the interpretation of things

Question 11

3 Steps of Hermeneutics

Answer 11

Understand what the Bible says
What does it mean
How does it apply to my life

Question 12

What was the first Gospel written

Answer 12

Mark

Question 13

What percent of Matthew and Luke can be found in Mark

Answer 13

90%

Question 14

Mark was whose companion

Answer 14

Peter’s

Question 15

What three things does Mark say about Jesus

Answer 15

Jesus was active
Jesus Suffered
To show that Jesus was our example

Question 16

How many times did Mark use the word immediately compared to the rest of the Bible

Answer 16

42 times compared to 18

Question 17

What was Marks Favorite name for Jesus

Answer 17

Son of Man

Question 18

Who did mark write to

Answer 18

Unbelievers, Romans

Question 19

Why do we think Mark wrote to unbelievers

Answer 19

He mentioned things every jew knew like
the mount of olives is accross from the temple
He never used the greek word for law like the other gospels did

Question 20

Who did Matthew write to?

Answer 20

Jews

Question 21

How many times did Matthew quote the Old Testament?

Answer 21

62 Times

Question 22

Who did Matthew say Jesus was the son of and why?

Answer 22

1. David Because He is the New King

2. Abraham because He is the new father of a chosen people

Question 23

What three things does Matthew say about Jesus?

Answer 23

1. He is the Jewish Messiah
2. He’s a new and greater Moses
3. Jesus came for all nations.

Question 24

Who did Luke write to?

Answer 24

Theophilus and open minded gentiles

Question 25

What work do Scholars believe to be one of the best Greek works of ancient times?

Answer 25

Luke

Question 26

What three things does Luke say about Jesus?

Answer 26

1. Jesus was part of God’s historical plan
2. Jesus was the ideal Human being
3. Jesus inaugurated a world wide community

Question 27

When did the name Synoptic Gospels come about?

Answer 27

Late 1700s

Question 28

What part of Jesus’ ministry do the Synoptic Gospels focus on?

Answer 28

Galilean ministry

Question 29

What part of Jesus’ ministry does John focus on?

Answer 29

Judean ministry

Question 30

What does John add to the Synoptic Gospels

Answer 30

1. We see Jesus’ Judean ministry.
2. We see lots of long discourses.
3. We get historical information about how long Jesus ministered.

Question 31

What three things does John say about Jesus?

Answer 31

1. Jesus is the word of God
2. Jesus is the light of the world
3. Jesus is the Lamb

Question 32

What is a word

Answer 32

An expression of what was once invisible.