NEW TESTAMENT EXAM 1: CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY DR.
MCKAY QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
How many years were the documents of the New Testament in the
making? Ans✓✓✓within 40 years
Matthew's purpose is to connect Christ with what Old Testament
expectations? Ans✓✓✓God being with the people,
Messiah from the line of David,
A new Moses
The Pharisees understanding of the Messiah was NOT based on the Old
Testament. Ans✓✓✓false
Early church historians claim that Mark recorded the testimony of which
apostle? Ans✓✓✓Peter
What is the difference between Peter's understanding of Messiah and
Jesus' understanding of Messiah in Mark's Gospel? Ans✓✓✓A
victorious Jewish king versus suffering servant.
What does Jesus' cleansing of the Temple signify? Ans✓✓✓Jesus
demonstrates that he is the rightful king by judging the practices in the
Temple.
, Without a story (i.e., background context), it is impossible to determine
whether a behavior is "good" or "evil." Ans✓✓✓true
What parts of God's narrative are we focusing on in this course?
Ans✓✓✓interlude
Act 4: Coming of the King
Act 5: Spreading the New of the king
Act 6: Return of the king
What prompted the beginning of the formation of the Sadducees, the
Pharisees, the Zealots, and the Essenes? Ans✓✓✓various reactions to
Hasmonean and foreign rule.
Jesus lived through the period of the Maccabean Revolt? Ans✓✓✓false
What are the characteristics of the Gospel genre which we discussed?
Ans✓✓✓-Informative
-Transformative
-Written to be read in light of the Old Testament
-Testimony
-Similar to ancient Greek biographies
MCKAY QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
How many years were the documents of the New Testament in the
making? Ans✓✓✓within 40 years
Matthew's purpose is to connect Christ with what Old Testament
expectations? Ans✓✓✓God being with the people,
Messiah from the line of David,
A new Moses
The Pharisees understanding of the Messiah was NOT based on the Old
Testament. Ans✓✓✓false
Early church historians claim that Mark recorded the testimony of which
apostle? Ans✓✓✓Peter
What is the difference between Peter's understanding of Messiah and
Jesus' understanding of Messiah in Mark's Gospel? Ans✓✓✓A
victorious Jewish king versus suffering servant.
What does Jesus' cleansing of the Temple signify? Ans✓✓✓Jesus
demonstrates that he is the rightful king by judging the practices in the
Temple.
, Without a story (i.e., background context), it is impossible to determine
whether a behavior is "good" or "evil." Ans✓✓✓true
What parts of God's narrative are we focusing on in this course?
Ans✓✓✓interlude
Act 4: Coming of the King
Act 5: Spreading the New of the king
Act 6: Return of the king
What prompted the beginning of the formation of the Sadducees, the
Pharisees, the Zealots, and the Essenes? Ans✓✓✓various reactions to
Hasmonean and foreign rule.
Jesus lived through the period of the Maccabean Revolt? Ans✓✓✓false
What are the characteristics of the Gospel genre which we discussed?
Ans✓✓✓-Informative
-Transformative
-Written to be read in light of the Old Testament
-Testimony
-Similar to ancient Greek biographies
