CHST 112 TEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH
REVISED ANSWERS – UPDATED!!
Which prominent Jewish sect were fiercely loyal to Jewish traditions and opposed any
foreign influences on Palestine - Answer-Zealots
(T/F) Monotheism is the belief in multiple gods - Answer-False (one god)
(T/F) Gnosticism is the term scholars use to describe the early religion of the Jews -
Answer-False
(T/F) The focus of the mystery religions in Jesus' day was mystical union with the divine
- Answer-True
(T/F) Jesus could not have been born later than 4BC because that is when Herod died -
Answer-True
Jesus was probably 36 years old when he died (4BC - AD33) - Answer-True
Some of the wording of the Gospels, especially the sayings of Jesus, are identical from
one Gospel to another. - Answer-True
According to your textbook which gospel was almost certainly written first? - Answer-
Mark
Which Gospels are called the Synoptic Gospels? - Answer-Matthew, Mark, Luke
(T/F) your textbook dates Matthew to the 50s or 60s and isn't much more specific -
Answer-True
(T/F) According to your textbook Matthew the disciple and tax collector probably did not
write the Gospel of Matthew - Answer-False
(T/F) In addition to being a "theological biography" of Jesus Matthew's Gospel is also a
manual for discipleship - Answer-True
How many major discourses are there in Matthew's Gospel - Answer-Five major
discourses
-Sermon on the Mount
-Instruction of the 12
-Parables of the Kingdom
-Parables of the Kingdom
-Olivet Discourse, More kingdom parables
(T/F) Matthew's Gospel does not try to demonstrate that Jesus was virgin born -
Answer-False
, (T/F) Modern scholars are pretty certain that Matthew's Gospel was written from a
Jewish person from Palestine and to Jews in Palestine - Answer-True
(T/F) Mark's Gospel was most likely written in the mid to late 70s - Answer-False (No
later than 60)
(T/F) Mark's Gospel is claimed to be the witness of the sermons of the Apostle Paul -
Answer-False (Peter)
(T/F) Mark's Gospel was probably written in Rome - Answer-True
(T/F) Mark was most likely the second Gospel written - Answer-False (first gospel)
(T/F) Mark's primary audience were most likely not greek speakers - Answer-True
(Roman which spoke latin)
(T/F) Mark's Gospel was most likely written in the 50s or maybe the 60s - Answer-True
(T/F) Because Mark was Jewish he rarely explained Jewish customs and language in
his Gospel - Answer-False
(T/F) Mark was most likely the first Gospel ever written - Answer-True
(T/F) Luke's Gospel was most likely written around AD 58-60 - Answer-True
(T/F) Church tradition says that Luke was a tax collector - Answer-False (physician)
(T/F) Luke's Gospel was written to Theophilus - Answer-True
(T/F) Luke's Gospel has a lengthy travel narrative featuring a lot of material that is
unique to Luke - Answer-True
(T/F) Church tradition says that Luke is a physician - Answer-True
(T/F) Theophilus was probably not an individual but a codename for a church Rome -
Answer-False
(T/F) Luke's Gospel was probably written around AD 90 - Answer-False (prior to AD70)
(T/F) Luke's Gospel was written to Jews - Answer-False (Gentiles and Theophilus)
Where was John's Gospel most likely written from - Answer-Ephesus
universally received - Answer-was the collection of their books the same as every other
person's book (everywhere in the world
The author of John's Gospel is identified in the Gospel as - Answer-The disciple whom
Jesus loved
(T/F) There is very little evidence from the early church as to the authorship of John's
Gospel - Answer-False
REVISED ANSWERS – UPDATED!!
Which prominent Jewish sect were fiercely loyal to Jewish traditions and opposed any
foreign influences on Palestine - Answer-Zealots
(T/F) Monotheism is the belief in multiple gods - Answer-False (one god)
(T/F) Gnosticism is the term scholars use to describe the early religion of the Jews -
Answer-False
(T/F) The focus of the mystery religions in Jesus' day was mystical union with the divine
- Answer-True
(T/F) Jesus could not have been born later than 4BC because that is when Herod died -
Answer-True
Jesus was probably 36 years old when he died (4BC - AD33) - Answer-True
Some of the wording of the Gospels, especially the sayings of Jesus, are identical from
one Gospel to another. - Answer-True
According to your textbook which gospel was almost certainly written first? - Answer-
Mark
Which Gospels are called the Synoptic Gospels? - Answer-Matthew, Mark, Luke
(T/F) your textbook dates Matthew to the 50s or 60s and isn't much more specific -
Answer-True
(T/F) According to your textbook Matthew the disciple and tax collector probably did not
write the Gospel of Matthew - Answer-False
(T/F) In addition to being a "theological biography" of Jesus Matthew's Gospel is also a
manual for discipleship - Answer-True
How many major discourses are there in Matthew's Gospel - Answer-Five major
discourses
-Sermon on the Mount
-Instruction of the 12
-Parables of the Kingdom
-Parables of the Kingdom
-Olivet Discourse, More kingdom parables
(T/F) Matthew's Gospel does not try to demonstrate that Jesus was virgin born -
Answer-False
, (T/F) Modern scholars are pretty certain that Matthew's Gospel was written from a
Jewish person from Palestine and to Jews in Palestine - Answer-True
(T/F) Mark's Gospel was most likely written in the mid to late 70s - Answer-False (No
later than 60)
(T/F) Mark's Gospel is claimed to be the witness of the sermons of the Apostle Paul -
Answer-False (Peter)
(T/F) Mark's Gospel was probably written in Rome - Answer-True
(T/F) Mark was most likely the second Gospel written - Answer-False (first gospel)
(T/F) Mark's primary audience were most likely not greek speakers - Answer-True
(Roman which spoke latin)
(T/F) Mark's Gospel was most likely written in the 50s or maybe the 60s - Answer-True
(T/F) Because Mark was Jewish he rarely explained Jewish customs and language in
his Gospel - Answer-False
(T/F) Mark was most likely the first Gospel ever written - Answer-True
(T/F) Luke's Gospel was most likely written around AD 58-60 - Answer-True
(T/F) Church tradition says that Luke was a tax collector - Answer-False (physician)
(T/F) Luke's Gospel was written to Theophilus - Answer-True
(T/F) Luke's Gospel has a lengthy travel narrative featuring a lot of material that is
unique to Luke - Answer-True
(T/F) Church tradition says that Luke is a physician - Answer-True
(T/F) Theophilus was probably not an individual but a codename for a church Rome -
Answer-False
(T/F) Luke's Gospel was probably written around AD 90 - Answer-False (prior to AD70)
(T/F) Luke's Gospel was written to Jews - Answer-False (Gentiles and Theophilus)
Where was John's Gospel most likely written from - Answer-Ephesus
universally received - Answer-was the collection of their books the same as every other
person's book (everywhere in the world
The author of John's Gospel is identified in the Gospel as - Answer-The disciple whom
Jesus loved
(T/F) There is very little evidence from the early church as to the authorship of John's
Gospel - Answer-False
