Episode 77 Quiz

Welcome to the quiz for Episode 77: The Gospels. See what you remember about Matthew, Mark, Luke and John by clicking “START” below!

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This criminal is released just as Christ is condemned:

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In context, the description of a kingdom divided against itself not being able to stand is made when:

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In which Gospel does Christ offer a long discourse the night before his execution, and during the execution, announce “It is finished,” rather than revealing any agony?

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The Hasmonean Dynasty, an indigenous dynasty of Jewish leaders, ruled in Jerusalem from:

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Why does Mary end up giving birth in a manger in the Book of Luke?

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All who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted is an example of which literary device?

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Later, apocryphal Gospels that described the parentage and early life of Jesus, like the Protoevangelium of James and Infancy Gospel of Thomas, insisted on:

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Which of the five non-Christian historians below references Jesus Christ in his writings?

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Herod Antipas has John the Baptist executed at his stepdaughter Salome’s request. Who was Herod Antipas?

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John the Baptist’s mom and dad are:

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The Old Testament prophetic books occasionally reference coming periods of peace, and even a messiah figure who will usher Israel into a period of prosperity. Which prophetic book in particular, from the Gospels to today, has traditionally been thought to contain clear references to the coming of Jesus?

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When was the First Jewish-Roman War?

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The agonized Aramaic language cry of “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” appears in which Gospel?

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Biblical scholars have traditionally used references in the Gospels to a major historical event in order to estimate when Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were written. What was this event?

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The story of the tax collectors helps illustrate how Jesus:

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Which two Gospels do many Biblical scholars believe made use of the same now lost source text – often called the Q Source?

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Caiaphas was:

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Christ exorcizes a mass of demons from a single man, sending the demons into a nearby:

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This Gospel, extremely important to early ecumenical councils in regards to its reference to Christ’s co-eternality with Yahweh, starts with the words “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

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This Gospel seems to have been written the most with a Gentile audience in mind, as it translates Hebrew words for its reader and is most likely to call Jesus’ adversaries “the Jews,” rather than scribes, priests, Pharisees, etc.

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