Dr. Black’s Fun-Filled Questions Over the
Gospels to See What We Know (and Don’t Know!)
David
Alan Black
- The end of the OT saw Judea as part of the Greek
Empire. T F
- Who spread Greek culture throughout the ancient
world?
- The Ptolemies were rulers of Syria. T F
- What does “LXX” literally mean?
- The Maccabees regained Jewish independences after
defeating the ____________.
- “Pax Romana” literally means
____________________.
- Who was the Roman Emperor when Jesus died?
- Herod the Great was not a Jew but a/an
____________ by birth.
- Which of the Herods ruled Galilee during Jesus’
ministry?
- Graeco-Roman religion was nonexclusive. T F
- “Gnosticism” derives from a Greek word meaning
“pride.” T F
- The Stoics emphasized pleasure. T F
- What was the largest Jewish sect during Jesus’
day?
- The Jewish synagogue was led by a body of men
called _______________.
- Originally, the NT books were written on what kind
of material?
- What are the “agrapha”?
- Name the three geographical divisions of Palestine
from North to South.
- What modern scholar launched the “Quest for the
Historical Jesus”?
- Rudolph Bultmann separated the “Jesus of history”
from the “________________.”
- Jesus’ birth occurred sometime around ____ B.C.
- The word “synoptic” comes from a Greek word
meaning ___________________.
- What are the two sources of the “Two-Source
Theory”?
- Luke addressed his Gospel to a man named
___________________.
- Luke’s genealogy goes back not to Abraham but to
____________.
- Name John the Baptist’s father.
- Name the angel who announced that Mary would give
birth.
- Jesus’ birth is linked to a census being taken by
a man named _______________.
- Whose Gospel presents information about Jesus
boyhood?
- “Messiah” is the translation of a Hebrew/Aramaic
word meaning ______________.
- “Cephas” and “Peter” both mean ______________.
- The expression “born again” may also mean
_________________.
- How many Beatitudes does Luke’s Gospel record?
- “Jot” and “tittle” refer to what?
- An a fortiori argument argues from the
__________ to the _____________.
- In the Parable of the Sower, the seed represents
the ____________.
- The “fourth watch of the night” refers to what
time?
- The story of the Good Samaritan is found in what
chapter of Luke?
- The Feast of Dedication (John 10) is also known as
______________.
- The Raising of Lazarus is found in John chapter
________.
- The “Olivet Discourse” is found in what chapters
of Matthew?
- Jesus and the disciples ate the Passover on which
day?
- “Golgotha” means ___________________.
- Jesus’ first and last “words” from the cross began
with what expression?
- Matthew and Mark mention only one angel at the
tomb; Luke mentions ______.
- During crucifixion, nails were driven though the
victim’s hands. T F
- Eternal life is both an “already” and a/an
“___________.”
- Whose Gospel alone has the word “church”?
- “Decapolis” literally means ___________________.
- Palestine in Jesus’ day was about the size of what
U.S. state?
- What are the three major “text types” in New
Testament textual criticism?
________________________________________________________________________
Answers
1. False. It
was the Persian Empire. 2. Alexander the Great. 3. False.
They ruled Egypt. 4. 70. 5. Syrians/Seleucids. 6.
Roman Peace. 7. Tiberius. 8. Idumean. 9. Antipas.
10. True. 11. False. The Greek term means “knowledge.” 12.
False. It was the Epicureans. 13. The Pharisees. 14. Elders.
15. Papyrus. 16. Unwritten sayings of Jesus (e.g., Acts
20:35). 17. Galilee, Samaria, Judea. 18. Albert Schweitzer.
19. Christ of Christianity/faith. 20. 5. 21. Seeing
together. 22. Mark and “Q.” 23. Theophilus. 24. Adam.
25. Zachariah/s. 26. Gabriel. 27. Quirinius. 28.
Luke’s. 29. Anointed One. 30. Rock. 31. Born from
above. 32. 4. 33. Jot is the smallest Hebrew letter; a
tittle is a short extension of a letter. 34. Lesser, greater. 35.
Gospel. 36. 3-6 a.m. 37. 10. 38. Hanukkah. 39.
11. 40. 24-25. 41. Thursday. 42. Place of a skull.
43. Father. 44. 2. 45. False. The wrists were used.
46. Not yet. 47. Matthew’s. 48. Ten Cities. 49.
Vermont. 50. Western, Byzantine, and Alexandrian. NOTE: These
answers are taken from Thomas Lea and David Alan Black,
The New Testament.
Count up each correct answer, multiply by two, and
you have your final score (based on a scale of 100). How well did you do?
August 28, 2005