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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 does Strobel discover when he reads some of the works that have been excluded from the New Testament?
(a) They are too far removed from the time Jesus actually lived and walked the earth.
(b) They are written by people who were not apostles.
(c) They are informative but not interesting.
(d) They are interesting but not informative.

2. According to Metzger, how many factors are considered in criteria designed to measure a manuscript's appropriateness for inclusion in the New Testament?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. What means written by an apostle or followers of the apostles?
(a) Apostolic authority.
(b) Apistle Commentary.
(c) Apostolae.
(d) Holy apostlolic.

4. Who was the second person to record that Peter's firsthand accounts were accurate?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Mark.
(c) Peter himself.
(d) Papias.

5. Which elements are to blame for inconsistencies in the gospels, according to Blomberg?
(a) Fire, ice, water, and air.
(b) Paraphrase, abridgment, explanatory additions, selection, and omission.
(c) Personal differences and priorities.
(d) The limited means of communications and the lack of mass-produced books.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many experts does the author interview?

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

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

4. What creates doubt regarding the authorship of the Gospel of John?

5. What kinds of eyewitness accounts does Strobel seek?

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