quiz 1

Question 1

Matthew

Answer 1

• the gospel of the messiah
• most structured
• fulfilment of Old Testament hopes

Question 2

Mark

Answer 2

• the gospel of the suffering Son of God
• most dramatic
  -offers himself as a sacrifice for sin

Question 3

Luke

Answer 3

• the gospel of the savior for all people
• most thematic
• savior of all people, who brings salvation to all nations and people groups

Question 4

John

Answer 4

• the gospel of the eternal son who reveals the father

0 most theological
- self revelation of God the Father who came to bring eternal life to all who believe

Question 5

Christology

Answer 5

the nature of Jesus’ person and work

Question 6

synoptic gospels

Answer 6

from greek; synopsis, viewed together

include: matthew mark and luke

Question 7

genre

Answer 7

type of literature

Question 8

three reasons why the gospels are considered historical literature

Answer 8

1. they have a history of composition
2. they are set in a specific historical context
3. they are meant to convey accurate historical information

Question 9

what genres are the gospels

Answer 9

history
narrative
theology

Question 10

historical

Answer 10

the need for a faithful and authoritative record of the words and deeds of jesus

Question 11

catechetical

Answer 11

the need to instruct converts in the christian faith

Question 12

liturgical

Answer 12

the need for worship material in the church

Question 13

exhortatory

Answer 13

to encourage and assure believers in their faith

Question 14

theological

Answer 14

the need to settle internal disputes

Question 15

apologetic

Answer 15

the need to respond to external attacks on the church

Question 16

evangelistic

Answer 16

the need to call people to faith in Jesus

Question 17

harmony of the gospels

Answer 17

to synthesize the gospels in to a single story

Question 18

why only 4 gospels

Answer 18

1. they are unreliable late compositions
2. they are pseudepigraphic (falsely written under an assumed name
3. dependent on the canonical gospels

Question 19

reading vertically

Answer 19

following the story from top to bottom, beginning to end

• we get to read each story and each unique element of the gospels

Question 20

reading horizontally

Answer 20

comparing the gospels to discern each evangelist’s unique theological perspective

Question 21

4 stages in the development of the gospels

Answer 21

stage 1: the life, death, and resurrection of the historical jesus (the events themselves)
stage 2: the period of oral tradition, when the sayings and stories of jesus were passed down primarily through the spoken word
stage 3: the period of written sources, when collections of sayings and other material began to be written down and collected
stage 4: the writing of the gospels themselves