Unit 1 Exam

Question 1

What is the Marcan Hypothesis

Answer 1

That Mark is the primary source for Luke and Matthew.

Question 2

What are the Five Vertical Zones?

Answer 2

Coastal Plain
Shephelah
Central Mountain Range
Syrian – African (Jordan) Rift
Eastern Plateau

Question 3

What are the Five Horizontal Zones?

Answer 3

Above (Upper) Galilee (wet / inaccessible) 
Beside (Lower) Galilee (Jesus’ home)
Carmel and Jezreel (Baal)
Negev (South / dry) – Below Dead Sea
Desert (Wilderness ) - Peninsula

Question 4

How did Matthew view Jesus?

Answer 4

Messiah: fulfillment of OT prophecy, interprets OT law, confrontation with Pharisees

Teacher: Sermon on the Mt, instructrions, Kingdom Parables

King: The Davidic Monarch taking Israel.

Question 5

What was the synagogue system?

Answer 5

Mishnah Teachings: Education of the Torah was Essential- Knowing it and doing it.
Priority of parents.
Schools existed 9memorization)
Attend the Temple at the Great Festivals.
At manhood, all the Torah was followed.
Synagogues were places of teaching.

• Mishnah Teachings: Education of the Torah was essential – knowing it and doing it.
• Priority of parents (Dt 6:4-8)
• Schools existed (memorization)
• Attend the Temple at the Great Festivals
• At manhood, all the Torah was followed
• Synagogues were places of teaching

Question 6

Who were the groups of players in Jesus time?

Answer 6

1. Pharisees- rabbinical lawyers
2. Sadducees- Priests that claimed they were from the David priest Zaddock.
3. Essenes- Lived in the Qumran community, by the Dead Sea. Writers of the dead sea scroll.
4. Zealots- wanted to free Israel through military conflict.

Question 7

Define kerygma.

Answer 7

is a Greek word meaning “proclamation”. The Greek word κηρύσσω, (kerusso) means “herald,” or one who proclaims. And thus the Kerygma is what is proclaimed.

Question 8

Know some of Jesus’ parables.

Answer 8

Matthew 13:1-53

The Parable of the Sower: Farmer (Jesus) spreads seed (word) on good ground (receive it), stony ground (shallow reception), thorns (allow cares), and birds.

The Parables of the Weeds
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
The Parable of the Yeast
The Parable of the Treasure
The Parable of the Pearl
The Parable of the Net

Question 9

In the parable of the sower the seed that falls on the rocky ground represents what?

Answer 9

represent those who hear the word, but only accept it shallowly

Question 10

According to Matthew 6 what lesson did Jesus refer to the birds of the air and the flowers of the field?

Answer 10

Don’t worry

Question 11

Key Words and Phrases

Answer 11

Kingdom of Heaven: parables of the Kingdom, keys to the Kingdom, the Son of man coming in His kingdom

Authority: teaches as one having authority, the centurion recognizes authority

Fruit: J the B- non-producers get cut down, Jesus says good fruit from good tress and it is known by its fruit, the fig tree is cursed,

Question 12

Matthew: When and Why

Answer 12

When: most likely written in 65-70

Why: “to reintroduce Jesus to the Jews and to show that he was truly what he claimed to be, the Messiah, King of Israel. He pointed to the future when Jesus would return to the earth and set up his Kingdom and realize all the promises made to the patriarchs and Israel. Until that time, Jesus’ followers should give themselves to making and baptizing disciples and teaching them the things that Jesus taught”

Question 13

What is source criticism?

Answer 13

attempting to discern the sources used to create a biblical text

Question 14

List important bodies of water.

Answer 14

The Sea of Galilee
The Jordan River
The Dead Sea
The Mediterranean

Question 15

What is the diaspora?

Answer 15

Jews scattered to other nations due to the exiles.