religion exam (unit 4)

Question 1

who are the four gospels

Answer 1

matthew, maerk, luke, and john (not synoptic)

Question 2

parables

Answer 2

The parables are fictional descriptions taken from everyday life
Parables are engaging, they told to create interest and various schemes are used to draw the healers in and compel them while dealing with the issue at hand
They tell about being a good person, always doing what you are supposed to do

Question 3

parables are a….

Answer 3

compassion: compare something we don’t know with something we do know
contains a crisis: it makes us think differently about God and ourselves
has a happy ending
is a story about God’s Kingdom

Question 4

who is Jesus

Answer 4

the Son of God

Question 5

literary forms in the bible

Answer 5

History
Law
Prophecy
Myth
Poetry
Letters
Gospels
Parables
List
Sermon
Proverb
Prayer

Question 6

samaritan

Answer 6

a helpful person or group

Question 7

ritual

Answer 7

expresses the feelings and needs of that time and place