Matthew and Mark

Question 0

Five Horizontal Zones

Answer 0

• Above (upper) Galilee ( Wet/ Inaccessible)
• Beside (lower) Galilee (Jesus’ home )
• Carmel and Jezreel (Baal)
• Negev (south/Dry )- Below dead sea
• Desert (wilderness)- Peninsula

Question 1

Five vertical zones

Answer 1

• Coastal Plain
• Shephelah
• Central Mountain range
• Syrian- African ( Jordan) rift
• Eastern Plateau

Question 2

Geography of Palestine

Answer 2

Five vertical Zones 
Five Horizontal Zones 
Four seas 
Three continents
Two Worlds 
One God

Question 3

Four Seas

Answer 3

Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
Red Sea

Question 4

Three Continents

Answer 4

Europe
Asia
Africa

Question 5

Two Worlds

Answer 5

Land of Honey

Land of Milk

Question 6

Land of Honey

Answer 6

North- Less space, more water 
Farmers
- Predictable 
-Noisy and congested 
-Manageable 
Focus on 
-Extras 
-People as individuals 
Nominal religion 
Mixture of Judaism & Hellenism

Question 7

Land Of Milk

Answer 7

South- More space, less water 
Shepherds 
life is 
-unpredictable 
-silent and lonely 
-exhausting 
Focus on 
-Essentials 
-People in community 
people are spiritual- Center of Hebrew worship

Question 8

Family life in Israel

Answer 8

Labor & Occupations 
Food production 
Banking/Dept 
Crafts/Manufacturing
Leisure/ games 
Travel/
Language 
Marriage 
Religion 
Death & Burial

Question 9

Labor and Occupations

Answer 9

Honorable 
Dishonorable 
slave 
Trade guilds 
Food Production 
- Agriculture 
-fishing 
- Shepherds

Question 10

Matthew 22:37-38 NIV

Answer 10

[37] Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ [38] This is the first and greatest commandment.

Question 11

Banking, Travel & Language

Answer 11

Money Changers
Pax Roman ( Roman Peace)
Multi-lingual ( Greek, Aramaic, Latin)

Question 12

Fun & Games

Answer 12

State Supported 
Large Masses of people 
- Circus Maximus 
-Coliseum 
-Arenas 
-Gymnasiums
-Public baths 
Political overtones 
Theatrical performances

Question 13

Death and Burial

Answer 13

80% died before the age of 30
Cremation/ Burial options
Celebrations in the tombs
Ossuaries

Question 14

New Testament Culture

Answer 14

Hellenistic ( Greek Influence )

Question 15

what happened in AD 70?

Answer 15

The destruction of Jerusalem ( the temple was destroyed)

Question 16

3 Different Herod’s

Answer 16

Herod the Great (King, all of Palestine, 37-4 B.C; Matthew 2:1-18)
Herod Archelaus (Ethnarch, Judea, Idumea and Samaria, 4 BC - 6 AD; Matthew 2: 19-23) 
Herod Antipas (Tetrarch, Galilee and Perea, 4BC- 39 AD; Matt 14:1-12; Luke 23: 1-12 )

Question 17

Herod Antipas

Answer 17

Committed Adultery by marrying his half brother’s wife
Involved in the Murder of John the baptist
He was Banished to Gaul ( France)

Question 18

Bar Kochba Revolt

Answer 18

132- 135 AD
Messianic Pretender
Devastation of Jerusalem

Question 19

Jesus as Teacher

Answer 19

Reveals his humanity

Question 20

Gospel

Answer 20

Evangelion - The good news

Question 21

What the Gospels portray

Answer 21

Jesus as an extraordinary person 
Jesus as the fulfillment of prophecy 
Jesus' life and ministry 
Jesus' crucifixion 
Jesus' resurrection
Jesus' exaltation 
gift of the Holy Spirit 
Jesus' return 
call to repentance

Question 22

The kerygma

Answer 22

the message being preached- preaching

Question 23

Preservation of the Gospel

Answer 23

Ability to memorize 
memorable form o gospel materials (pericopes)
repetition 
reverence for sacred materials 
few intermediaries

Question 24

Written record- Why didn't it come sooner?

Answer 24

absorbed in evangelizing anticipation of the second coming sacredness of oral tradition God's timing

Question 25

Why was the written Gospel needed?

Answer 25

``` growth of the church death of eyewitnesses second coming unpredictable heresy and attacks instruction of new converts ```

Question 26

Types of Gospels

Answer 26

Synoptic- "seeing together" ( Matthew, Mark, Luke) John's Non - Canon stories about Jesus

Question 27

Similarities in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke

Answer 27

Wording Order Content Lengths

Question 28

The Marcan Hypothesis

Answer 28

Mark has 661 verses Matthew has a total of 1068 verses- 500 borrowed from mark,235 from an unknown source(Q) and 333 unique to his gospel account Luke has a total of 1149 verses- 350 borrowed from mark,235 from an unknown source(Q) and 564 unique to his gospel account

Question 29

Four reasons for Markan Priority

Answer 29

Length Grammar Harder Words Little of Matthew/ Luke not of Mark

Question 30

Contrast between the Synoptic Gospels and John

Answer 30

Ministry location- Galilee- Judea Form of Preaching- Public Parables- Private discourses Aspects of Jesus - Outward human - Inward divine Gospel account - presentation of Jesus- Interpretations

Question 31

When was Matthew written ?

Answer 31

Most likely written in 65-70 AD before the of Jerusalem in AD 70

Question 32

Historical Matthew

Answer 32

Firs referred by Ignatius of Antioch

Question 33

What are the 3 aspects of Jesus?

Answer 33

Jesus as Messiah Jesus as Teacher Jesus as King

Question 34

Jesus as the messiah

Answer 34

Reveals his divinity Fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy Interpretation of the OT law Confrontation with the pharisees

Question 35

Rabbi

Answer 35

teacher, master

Question 36

Jesus as King

Answer 36

reveals both his divinity and humanity | Matthew 27:11

Question 37

Sermon on the mount

Answer 37

chapters 5:1-7:28 9 beatitudes 3 fold practice of almsgiving, prayer and fasting 6 statement which begin "you have heard it said...but i say"

Question 38

Instructions to his disciples

Answer 38

chapters 10:1-11:1

Question 39

Kingdom parables

Answer 39

13:1-53/ 7 parables in this chapter

Question 40

Lifestyle in the kingdom

Answer 40

18:1-19:1

Question 41

Jesus unlike a Rabbi?

Answer 41

He spoke as one who had authority-different from other rabbis, he healed people, his use of amen or very truly I tell you

Question 42

Melek

Answer 42

King foung 2700 in the OT

Question 43

Only in Matthew

Answer 43

The genealogy of Jesus Only instance of dreams in the NT Jerusalem referred to as Holy City