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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Documentary Evidence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Blomberg give for accepting the gospels as testimony in Strobel's case for Christ?
(a) Sometimes it is important to have faith in things unknown.
(b) It's the only information that's really available.
(c) Anything other than an accurate portrayal of historical events would negate their message.
(d) He had a vision that told him the information was solid.

2. How does the eyewitness discussed in Chapter 1, Part 1 save his own life?
(a) By handing over his wallet.
(b) By talking his way out of a bad situation.
(c) By lying in court.
(d) By pretending to be dead.

3. What is the author's religious belief/preference as he begins his quest for knowledge?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Assembly.
(c) Apostolic.
(d) Agnostic.

4. Which gospel begins with the writer saying he intends to write "accurately" about all the things he "investigated"?
(a) John.
(b) Luke.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Mark.

5. How many years can the core beliefs of the Bible be traced back in relation to the death of Jesus?
(a) 33 years.
(b) 125 years.
(c) 400 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advantage does Metzger cite for the New Testament?

2. Who was the second person to record that Peter's firsthand accounts were accurate?

3. What changes the way the author thinks about Christ and Christianity?

4. What was the most important aspect of the documents Strobel discovered?

5. What are the three parts into which the author chooses to break the book?

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