Chapter 3

Question 0

Book that is like part 2 of Luke’s Gospel

Answer 0

Acts of the Apostles

Question 1

Last book of the Bible

Answer 1

Revelation/Apocalypse

Question 2

What is the Acts of the Apostles about?

Answer 2

How Peter, Paul, and the other disciples founded the first Christian communities; movement of Christianity from Jerusalem to Rome

Question 3

Who wrote most of the letters in the New Testament?

Answer 3

Paul

Question 4

What are the letters about?

Answer 4

How to apply the message of Jesus to daily life

Question 5

Another name for the letters

Answer 5

Epistles

Question 6

Book that uses symbols to encourage persecuted Christians

Answer 6

Revelation / apocalypse

Question 7

First Gospel written

Answer 7

Mark

Question 8

Last Gospel written

Answer 8

John

Question 9

Where symbols from the evangelists come from

Answer 9

Openings of each Gospel

Question 10

Evangelist who wrote for Jewish converts

Answer 10

Matthew

Question 11

What features indicate the fact that Matthew wrote for Jewish converts?

Answer 11

Quotes from the Hebrew Scriptures show Jesus fulfills them; 5 sermons reminds us of the Pentateuch (the Torah or the Law); portrait of Jesus as the new Moses

Question 12

Gospel means

Answer 12

Good News

Question 13

4 accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus by the 4 evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

Answer 13

Gospel

Question 14

Gospels are documents of _____________.

Answer 14

Faith

Question 15

Represent God’s saving action in the _____, ______, and _____________ of Jesus.

Answer 15

Life, death, and Resurrection

Question 16

Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, who revealed the Father’s love for us and saved us.

Answer 16

Message of the Good News

Question 17

Gospels were written for 3 different reasons:

Answer 17

The apostles were going to die
They wanted stories about Jesus not to be forgotten or changed
Faith could be spread through these written accounts

Question 18

The New Testament books were finished being written by ________.

Answer 18

A.D. 125

Question 19

The Gospel writers got their information from

Answer 19

The oral accounts from the apostles and from a collection of sayings and events from Jesus’ life.

Question 20

Writers or proclaimers of the Good News/Gospel

Answer 20

Evangelists

Question 21

The evangelists of the Gospels were

Answer 21

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

Question 22

First Gospel written

Answer 22

Mark

Question 23

Two middle Gospels

Answer 23

Matthew and Luke

Question 24

Matthew and Luke used two sources:

Answer 24

Mark and the "Q"

Question 25

Who's Gospels are synoptic?

Answer 25

Mark, Matthew, Luke

Question 26

Last Gospel written

Answer 26

John

Question 27

John's Gospel takes the form of a

Answer 27

Deep religious poem

Question 28

John's Gospel includes

Answer 28

Discourses

Question 29

Mark's Gospel

Answer 29

Symbol- Lion Opening- John the Baptist calling for repentance in the wilderness Audience- persecuted Christians Jesus- man of action, man of suffering

Question 30

Matthew's Gospel

Answer 30

``` Symbol- Man Opening- Jesus' family tree Audience- Jewish converts Characteristics- quotes from Old Testament Jesus- teacher, New Moses ```

Question 31

Luke's Gospel

Answer 31

Symbol- ox Audience- Gentiles Jesus- Savior and friend of sinners, poor women, and Samaritans

Question 32

John's Gospel

Answer 32

Symbol- eagle Audience- Christians defending their faith Characteristics- poetic, includes symbols and discourses Jesus- Son of God, Giver of Life

Question 33

Author of the Bible

Answer 33

God

Question 34

God __________ the evangelists to write.

Answer 34

Inspired

Question 35

Action of God that moves people to communicate what God wants made known using your own words

Answer 35

Inspiration

Question 36

Part of the Bible that talks about God's love for his people before Jesus came down to earth

Answer 36

Old Testament

Question 37

How many books are in the Old Testament? New Testament? Whole Bible?

Answer 37

46, 27, 73

Question 38

What does the Acts of the Apostles tell about?

Answer 38

The early church and how it moved from Jerusalem to Rome The Spirit coming on Pentecost Peter is the "hero" who recognizes Jesus' church for all people