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1
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The word from Greek that means “to see together” is ____

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synoptic

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So far as we know Mark did not personally know ____

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Josephus

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Mark gives no details about Jesus’ ____

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birth

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Luke’s ____ reveals he was a doctor

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vocabulary

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The Apostle whom John never mentions by name in his Gospel is ____

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himself

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Matthew often quotes ____

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the Old Testament

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TRUE OR FALSE

Luke was an eyewitness of Jesus’ ministry

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False

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TRUE OR FALSE

Matthew was an eyewitness of Jesus’ ministry

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True

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TRUE OR FALSE

Mark is a “Synoptic” Gospel

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True

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TRUE OR FALSE

John is a “Synoptic” Gospel

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True

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Why do we think that Matthew was writing to Jewish Christians? Because _____

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he so often quotes their Old Testament

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How did Paul’s mind change about Mark?

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He took Mark on his first journey, refused on second, but wanted him near death

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What did the inspiration of the Holy Spirit do for the Gospel writers?

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It kept him from writing down error

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Whom did John. the writer, follow before he became a follower of Jesus?

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John the Baptist

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How many First Century, secular historians mention Jesus? Name them

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One; Josephus

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Fanciful books written about Jesus in the early centuries are called ____

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New Testament Apocrypha

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Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the ____

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Synoptic Gospels

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Define Apocrypha, New Testament

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Books from the early days of Christianity that allege to give additional information about Christ and the apostles

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Define Apostles

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Men commissioned by Christ to spread the story of His whole ministry among men

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Define Disciple

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A pupil or student of Jesus Christ

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Define Docetists

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Men who claimed that Jesus only seemed or appeared to be a man.

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Define Genealogy

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A list of someone’s ancestors

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Define Grace

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Favor–particularly God’s favor toward men who do not merit or seek it

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Define Inspiration

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The process by which God guards the utterances and words of men so that they perfectly convey what He has revealed

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Define Messiah
The Hebrew equivalent of our word "anointed" Jesus was the One anointed by God to be to us a prophet, priest, and king
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Define Pre-existence
Previous existence. When applied to Christ it refers to His life as God
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Lists of ancestors are called ____
genealogy
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These lists showed that the Lord Jesus was really ____, and also that _____
man; he was kingly line of David
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The ____ considered Christ's ____ and ____ as apparent rather than real
Docetists; humanity; sufferings
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Three time Matthew groups Jesus' ancestors into groups of ___ men
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Matthew mentions ____ as David's son, while Luke lists ____ as David's son
Solomon; Nathan
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The doctrine that God is both ____ and ____ is called the ____
one; three; Trinity
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_____ were made by Christ
All things
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____ denied the ____ of God, while ____ denied God's ____
Unitarians; threeness; Tritheists; oneness
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In order for a man to understand God fully, he would have to be ____
God
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In the one Person, Jesus Christ, there are tow natures, the nature of ____ and the nature of ____
God; Man
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TRUE OR FALSE | Jesus was created right after the beginning
False
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TRUE OR FALSE | The Holy Spirit is God
True
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TRUE OR FALSE | Joseph was the legal father of Jesus
True
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TRUE OR FALSE | Joseph was the physical father of Jesus
False
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What two phrases about Christ in John 1:1 look contradictory
1. the Word was with God | 2. the Word was God
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Explain the difference between the Christian's view of Christ's past existence and the Jehovah's Witness view
1. in the beginning God already existed | 2. The Lord Jesus is a created being
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____ tells us how Joseph learned that Christ would be born, while ____ tells us how Mary learned of Christ's forthcoming birth
Matthew; Luke
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God's grace is His ____
favor
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Mary reacted to the angel and his message with ____, ____, and ____
fear; lack of full understanding; trust
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The ____ would overthrow Israel's enemies
Messiah
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Mary's relative, ____, was also expecting
Elizabeth
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God's angel was named ____
Gabriel
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We should honor Mary, but we must not ____ her
worship
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The name Jesus means ____
"the Lord saves"
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Jesus was probably born between ____ and ____
7 B.C.; 4 B.C.
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TRUE OR FALSE Jesus could not have been born in December
False; it's possible
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TRUE OR FALSE Joseph and Mary were attending a festival in Bethlehem when Jesus was born
True
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TRUE OR FALSE The Lord announced the birth of Christ to Caesar, Herod, and the shepherds
False
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TRUE OR FALSE Bethlehem was known as "the city of David"
True
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TRUE OR FALSE The shepherds told no one what they had seen
False; they told anyone who would listen
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TRUE OR FALSE Joseph and Mary made their home in Nazareth
True
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TRUE OR FALSE Christ saves His people from hell
True
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All newborn Jewish boys underwent an operation called ____
circumcision
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This ceremony went back to the time of ____
Abraham
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Because she was poor, Mary offered two ____ in sacrifice
pigeons
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The Israelite who felt ready to die after seeing Jesus was ____
Simeon
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The wise men found Jesus in ____
Bethlehem
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Herod's court knew where the Messiah was to be born because they read the place in the Prophet ____
Micah
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One of the gifts the wise men brought was ____
perfume
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Herod the Great died in ____
4 B.C.
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TRUE OR FALSE When Joseph and Mary left Egypt, they returned to Bethlehem
False; they returned to Nazareth
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TRUE OR FALSE Apart from sin, the Lord Jesus lived a normal life while growing up
True
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TRUE OR FALSE When the Lord Jesus was twelve, He talked to the rabbis in the Temple after the feast of tabernacles
False; it was the feast of the Passover
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TRUE OR FALSE God told Adam that all firstborn children belonged to Him
False; it was Abraham
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TRUE OR FALSE For forty days after the birth of a male child, a Jewish woman was considered ceremonially unclean
True
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TRUE OR FALSE Anna was Simeon's wife
False; Anna was a prophetess
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Of the four Gospel writers only ____ and ____ were two of the twelve Apostles
Matthew; John
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Both of the genealogies in the Gospels may be traced through Joseph, or one of them may be Jesus' lineage through ____
Mary
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The doctrine of the Trinity asserts that the ____ is God, the ____ is God, and the ____ is God
Father; Son; Holy Spirit
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Men who denied the threeness of God were called ____
Unitarians
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Explain the meaning of the words or phrases: The two natures of Christ:
Christ is both God and man
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Explain the meaning of the words or phrases: Grace:
Favor; Christ's unmerited favor
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Explain the meaning of the words or phrases: Ave Maria:
Hail Mary
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Explain the meaning of the words or phrases: Jesus:
"the Lord saves"
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Explain the meaning of the words or phrases: The Silent Years:
The years from Christ's early life to His public ministry
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Explain the meaning of the words or phrases: Emmanuel:
"God with us"
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Explain the meaning of the words or phrases: The "Word":
a name for Christ

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