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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Testing the Eyewitness Evidence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why aren't all accounts of the gospel exactly alike, according to Blomberg?
(a) Because they are not vaild.
(b) Because oral histories are not word for word.
(c) Because different writers are impacted by different events.
(d) Because the written ones were lost.

2. Which gospel outlines the purpose of its writing as "These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name"?
(a) Mark.
(b) John.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Luke.

3. What changes the way the author thinks about Christ and Christianity?
(a) His children ask him about Jesus.
(b) He learns he is terminally ill.
(c) He almost dies.
(d) His wife becomes a Christian.

4. Who first recorded that Peter's firsthand accounts were accurate?
(a) Peter himself.
(b) Papyrus.
(c) Mark.
(d) Paul.

5. Who are the writers of the gospels?
(a) Luke and Peter.
(b) Paul and Saul.
(c) Matthew and Paul.
(d) Unknown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which historian claims that Matthew and Peter are the authors of the gospels?

2. In what two areas does the author have enough knowledge to bolster his skepticism of Christianity?

3. How does the eyewitness discussed in Chapter 1, Part 1 save his own life?

4. Which elements are to blame for inconsistencies in the gospels, according to Blomberg?

5. What is the author's religious belief/preference as he begins his quest for knowledge?

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