Unit 2 Flashcards
 The Greek word translated “gospel” means what?
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Which canonical Gospels are anonymous?
All of them
What refers to a portion of text such as a parable, sermon, or healing story
Pericope
Which of the Gospels mention John the Baptist, a cousin of Jesus who was also a prophet and announced Jesus’s coming.
All of them
Which of the Gospels feature Jesus’s miracles, wise teaching, ethical calling, and conflict with religious authorities.
All of them
Which of the Gospels are aimed at the last week of Jesus’s life, called the Passion week, including his trials, crucifixion, and resurrection.
All of them
What gospels are from after the first century and tell us hardly anything about Jesus’s life and ministry.
All non canonical
What is the Synoptic problem?
Explaining the extensive similarities, together with the unique features of each synoptic Gospel,
What was the first Gospel written?
Mark
What are the synoptic gospels?
Matthew, Mark, Luke
What is the shortest Gospel?
Mark
Which Gospel written has a more storytelling style than a polished style?
Mark
Where and when was Mark written?
Rome in 70 AD
What Gospel has many different endings?
Mark
What is the most distinctive thing about the book Mark?
those who should understand who Jesus is either don’t understand (religious leaders …) or come to understand very gradually (his disciples …)
Who was known also as Levi and was a tax collector?
Matthew
What book is the most Jewish of the Gospels?
Matthew
What book can the sermon on the mount be found?
Matthew
What sermon has the Lords Prayer and the Golden Rule?
The Sermon on the Mount
Who was a companion of Paul and was the author of both the third Gospel and Acts?
Luke
Who opens his book with “most excellent Theophilus”
which is the patron of the book
Luke
Which Gospel is the longest?
Luke
Who emphasizes Jesus’s positive interactions with marginalized people such as peasants, women, and Samaritans.
Luke
Who puts an emphasis on the gospel being for the entire Greco-Roman world, not only for Jews.
Luke
What Gospel is the non synoptic gospel and what makes it different?
John
Minimizes certain prominent features of Jesus’s ministry, such as exorcisms
Contains unique pericopes, such as turning water to wine, meeting the Woman at the Well, and raising Lazarus from the dead.
What is Johns purpose statement?
“Then Jesus did many other miraculous signs in his disciples’ presence, signs that aren’t recorded in this scroll. But these things are written so that you will believe that Jesus is the Christ, God’s Son, and that believing, you will have life in his name”
Who was an apostle and brother of James the apostle?
John
Where was the book of John written?
Ephesus
In which book did the centurion near the cross say of Jesus, ”Truly this man was the Son of God”
Mark
In which book did a man request for Jesus to heal his son includes the statement, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
Mark
In what book do religious leaders pick up rocks to kill Jesus when he says to them, “Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”
John
What book states, “I am the Bread of Life.” “I am the Light of the World” “I am the Good Shepherd”
John
What books opening verse is, “The scroll of genesis of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”
Matthew
What goes per includes more parables about women than others
Luke
This gospels genealogy of Jesus mentions five women who were not people you’d expect
Matthew
Which book does Jesus offer a Samaritan women living water?
John
Which gospel includes a post resurrection story in which Jesus reveals himself to two disciples as they walk home from Emmaus?
Luke
Which book does Jesus turn water into wine at a wedding?
John
The author of this book write Acts
Luke
