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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Blomberg, what is the gospel based on?
(a) Theory.
(b) Eyewitness material.
(c) Confessions recorded.
(d) The Bible.

2. How far back do some manuscript fragments date the book of John?
(a) 125 AD.
(b) 33 AD.
(c) 3 AD.
(d) 90 BC.

3. What creates doubt regarding the authorship of the Gospel of John?
(a) At one point in a verse, it makes reference to John.
(b) Reference to the apostle John and John the Elder.
(c) If Saul changed his name to Paul, he likely went by John as well.
(d) There are three Johns, and no one knows which one wrote it.

4. Why does the author hold testimony from Josephus' writings with high regard?
(a) Because Josephus was the only writer of his time to use a type of paper that would not disintegrate over time.
(b) Josephus was who he learned about in college.
(c) Because Josephus' works regarding the Jewish wars have been proven historically accurate through archeology.
(d) Because Josephus' works regarding Jesus have been proven.

5. What is the author's writing background?
(a) Adult fiction.
(b) Crime reporting.
(c) Gospel songs.
(d) Magazine features.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Strobel discover when he reads some of the works that have been excluded from the New Testament?

2. Which science does not dispute the gospels but instead confirms their reliability?

3. Which centuries decided almost unanimously which books to include in the New Testament?

4. What reason does Blomberg give for accepting the gospels as testimony in Strobel's case for Christ?

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

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