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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to have preserved Jesus' teachings?
(a) Matthew.
(b) John.
(c) Mark.
(d) Luke.

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

3. According to Witherington, why does Jesus shy away from claiming to be the son of God?
(a) The Jews would have declared it blasphemy.
(b) He wasn't sure himself.
(c) He didn't want to get stoned.
(d) He didn't want the resposiblity right away.

4. Of the disciples, how many of the remaining 11 willingly met torturous deaths rather than recant their beliefs?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

5. Who is credited with the most important reference to Jesus outside of the New Testament?
(a) Madonna.
(b) Plato.
(c) Tacitus.
(d) Josephus.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What means written by an apostle or followers of the apostles?

4. On what is the current Bible based on?

5. How many fragments of New Testament documents exist, according to Metzger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the transfiguration of Christ?

2. Why is the work of Tacitus important to the case for Christ?

3. Why did Herod order baby boys to be killed?

4. Who was Luke and what did he write?

5. How many parts does the author break the book into and what does he title them?

6. List one of the three reasons that a document might have been omitted from the New Testament.

7. According to Jesus, what do his miracles foreshadow?

8. What, according to the gospel, is John's purpose in writing the information?

9. What is the author's religious background?

10. When was the nonbiblical manuscript known as 4Q521 written, and in what language was it written?

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