CHAPTER 4

Question 1

Guidelines for the Credible Sources about Jesus

Answer 1

1. Sacred Scripture
2. Sacred Tradition
3. Magisterium or Teaching Office of the Church

Question 2

refers to the inspired Word of God

Answer 2

Sacred Scripture

Question 3

refers to the tradition that “comes from the apostles and hands on what they received from Jesus’ teaching and what they learned from the Holy Spirit

Answer 3

Sacred Tradition

Question 4

Sacred Tradition is also refered to as

Answer 4

Apostolic Tradition

Question 5

refers to the infallible authority in “the true interpretation of the Sacred Scripture, and the Sacred Tradition of the Church” in view of teaching matters pertaining to our salvation

Answer 5

Magisterium

Question 6

4 Canonical Gospels: MMLJ

Answer 6

Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

Question 7

The Gospels is from the Anglo-saxon word called god-spell which refers to?

Answer 7

good news

Question 8

What are the 3 distinct phases that illustrates the formations of the gospels?

Answer 8

Phase 1: Jesus and His Disciples (Foundational Stage)
Phase 2: The Disciples and the Early Christians
Phase 3: The Early Christians and the Evangelists

Question 9

What was recorded in the gospels originated from the life and work of Jesus, and his interactions with his apostles and his contemporaries including those who condemned him to crucifixion

Answer 9

Phase 1: Jesus and His Disciples

Question 10

Phase 1 is also known as the

Answer 10

Foundational Stage

Question 11

Phase 2 is also known as

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Era of Oral Tradition or Kyregma (Proclamation)

Question 12

An event that radically changed the life of Jesus’ disciples and the course of human history

Answer 12

Ressurection

Question 13

The fundamental concern of the disciples was

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Kyregma

Question 14

The disciples were not concerned about the word-for-word transmission of what they learned from Jesus’ teachings or conscious of the factual and objective description of miracles but rather they were passionately dedicated in sharing their faith to the newly converted Christians and even to the Gentiles through _________ and __________ which made writing not their priority.

Answer 14

preaching, personal witness

Question 15

Early Christians were confronted with condemnation and persecution by the Roman Empire, especially at the time of?

Answer 15

Emperor Nero

Question 16

are known as synoptic gospels

Answer 16

Mark, Matthew and Luke

Question 17

was totally different from the gospels

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John

Question 18

generally accepted that ______ is the earliest among the gosples

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Mark

Question 19

it is generally accepted that MArk is the earliest among the gospels; findings revealed that Matthew and Luke have common origin in the Gospel of Mark; scholars postulated that Matthew and Luke employed another source known as “Q”

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Two Document Theory

Question 20

was not a gospel in the usual sense, but a collection of the sayings of Jesus, with some narrative, and could have reached the gospel writers in either oral or written form

Answer 20

Hypothetical Q

Question 21

4 Evangelists

Answer 21

Authorship
Situation of the audience
Theological message
Date and place of composition

Question 22

Answers the Question Who

Answer 22

Authorship

Question 23

Answer the Question Why

Answer 23

Situation of the Audience

Question 24

Answers the Question What

Answer 24

Theological message

Question 25

Answers the Question When and Where

Answer 25

Date and Place of Composition

Question 26

Symbol of Mark

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Winged Lion

Question 27

Symbol of Matthew

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Winged Man

Question 28

Symbol of Luke

Answer 28

Winged Ox or Bull

Question 29

Symbol of John

Answer 29

Eagle

Question 30

WHO IS THE AUTHOR of the Gospel of Mark

Answer 30

No evidence in the gospel that identifies Mark as its author

Question 31

The earliest explicit statement about Mark as the author of a Gospel came from______________________________ where Mark was labeled as a co-worker of _________

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Papias of Heirapolis; Peter

Question 32

Gospel of Mark is when the Temple of Jerusalem was not yet destroyed therefore the plausible date of composition is before ___________.

Answer 32

70 CE

Question 33

plausible place for the composition in the Gospel of Mark is in ____________ due to Mark's association with peter and use of Latin terms in his gospel.

Answer 33

Rome

Question 34

Mark's audience was facing a threat or of persecution by the _______ empire and they looked upon incipient revolt as a source of potential trouble for the Jewish, even GEntiles and Christians in ________.

Answer 34

Roman; Rome

Question 35

Central Them to Mark

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Messianic Secret

Question 36

Jesus is the Messiah but Jesus forbids them to tell anyone due to the worldly and political concept of a Messiah at that time

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Messianic Secret

Question 37

In this gospel of Mark, Jesus portrayed as the ______________________ in foretold Isaiah 53

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Sufffering Servant Messiah

Question 38

The apostle Matthew was attributed author of this gospel

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Mattew

Question 39

Date and Place of Composition of the Gospel of Matthew

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80-90 CE; written in Galilee or near Antioch in Syria

Question 40

Audience of the Gospel of Matthew

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Jewish and Gentile Christians

Question 41

The mixed group of audience in the gospel of Matthew led to conflicts pertaining to the interpretation of the law where the _____ upheld the Mosaic Law but the _____________ rejected it

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Jews; Gentiles

Question 42

Matthew started his gospel with a ________________________ as "The Son of David, the Son of Abraham"

Answer 42

genealogy of Jesus

Question 43

Succeeding chapters of Matthew portrayed Jesus as the Messiah both in __________ and ____.

Answer 43

word; deed

Question 44

what event is called that occurred that represented Jesus as the Messiah in word?

Answer 44

Sermon on the Mount

Question 45

Matthew Chapter 5-7 is where Matthew present Jesus is presented as Massiah in?

Answer 45

word

Question 46

Matthew Chapter 8-9 is to propose Jesus as Messiah in?

Answer 46

deed

Question 47

Matthew Chapter 8-9 is the Messiah in deed because it is entirely made up of _____ stories.

Answer 47

Miracle

Question 48

he was believed to be a physician, companion of Paul, and a gentile Christian convert

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Luke

Question 49

Luke wrote a gospel and the ________________________

Answer 49

Acts of the Apostles

Question 50

Acts of the Apostles were also labeled as

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"Twin writings" of Luke

Question 51

Date and place of composition of the gospel of Luke

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80-85 CE in Antioch, Syria

Question 52

Luke's audience was situated in the aftermath of the destruction of Jerusalem, the delay of Christ's coming and the spread of faith among gentiles thus there was a need for a genuine gentile gospel portraying Jesus as the ________.

Answer 52

Universal, compassionate Savior

Question 53

states the core meaning of Jesus' message "to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, and to proclaim an acceptable year of the Lord."

Answer 53

Gospel of Luke 4:18-19

Question 54

In the book of Luke, Jesus is portrayed as the

Answer 54

universal compassionate Messiah

Question 55

The gospel of Luke was traditionally attributed to John, Son of Zebedee

Answer 55

Zebedee

Question 56

closer study revealed that the Gospel of John is written by members of the community or school founded by the

Answer 56

Beloved Disciple

Question 57

Gospel of John Date and Place of Composition

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around 90 CE and could have been as late as 100; Ephesus in Asia Minor

Question 58

The siutation of the audience of the gospel of John has a mixed audience where majority were ____ and some were _____

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Jewish; Gentiles

Question 59

The gospel of John was said to be addressed to the _____ and ____ generation of Christians in Asia.

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2nd; 3rd

Question 60

the gospel of John wanted his audience to understand the meaning of Jesus' ______, passion, _____ and resurrection.

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miracles, death

Question 61

In the gospel of John Jesus is the real embodiment of God the Father and _________ for the atonement of Sins

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paschal lamb

Question 62

the gospel of John it emphasized the role of the

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Holy Spirit

Question 63

was exclusive elitist and esoteric, open only to a few

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Gnosticism

Question 64

Is inclusive and exoteric, open to all those who acknowledge the belief of the faith handed down by Jesus and enter into a life-giving relationship with him.

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Christianity

Question 65

claimed to have a special salvific type of knowledge and views the world of matter as evil and spirit alone as good

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Gnostics

Question 66

what gnostic gospel was written that Jesus and Mary Magdalene had a sexual relationship because Jesus kissed Mary Magdalene on the lips?

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Gospel of Thomas

Question 67

T OR F Gnostic goseples are not part of the biblican canon

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True

Question 68

Jesus offered salvation to all but the gnostics made it exclusive to the ____

Answer 68

few

Question 69

Jesus cleansed everything but gnostics claimed that ______ is evil

Answer 69

matter/body

Question 70

Gnostics claimed that Jesus did not have a _____ but only an appearance

Answer 70

physical body

Question 71

gnostics claimed to have a secret _____________

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salvific knowledge

Question 72

who said that the claim of gnostic gospels is made out of fabricated information- a grave hoax- rather than handed down by the apostles/Jesus Christ himself

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Iranaeus

Question 73

who said that it was not Mary Magdalene because the numbers are exact representing Jesus and his twelve apostles

Answer 73

Sr. Wendy Beckett

Question 74

Who said that the gesture of a woman washing the feet of Jesus with her hair was simply a public act of hospitality for guests and travelers knowing that Palestine was a very dusty area

Answer 74

Rabbi Jonathan Roman