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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first test the author applies to decide whether it is the gospel writers' intention to preserve history accurately?

2. What did the sign above Jesus' head on the cross read?

3. According to Metzger, how many factors are considered in criteria designed to measure a manuscript's appropriateness for inclusion in the New Testament?

4. Why aren't all accounts of the gospel exactly alike, according to Blomberg?

5. When was the concept of mystery religions introduced?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is rebuttal evidence used in a trial?

2. What does the author's ability test question?

3. According to the author's witness testimony, why was Jesus reserved about telling the public that he was the Messiah?

4. What is the importance of "The Antiquities" to the case for Christ?

5. In what language are the four languages of the secondary manuscripts written that authenticate the reliablity of the gospels?

6. What is the author's professional background?

7. What is the importance of the apostle Luke to historians?

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

9. What sparks the author's interest in the case for Christ?

10. Who exactly was Matthew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the writer's purpose in this book? Was the writer's purpose the same throughout his research, or did his purpose change? Support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How important are the qualifications of the author of this book? What questions can a reader ask to determine the author's qualifications?

Essay Topic 3

Define cause and effect. Discuss the importance of cause and effect in this book and give examples from the text.

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