Jesus and Gospel of John Ch8 Test Questions & Answers

Chapter 8

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 01

1. The Gospel of John was probably written around _____.

a. 60–65 CE

b. 70–75 CE

c. 80–85 CE

d. 90–95 CE

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 02

2. John’s Gospel is written _____.

a. anonymously

b. by John, the son of Zebedee

c. by the beloved disciple

d. by Peter

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 03

3. In the Gospel of John, Jesus is explicitly called all the following except _____.

a. rabbi

b. the Word of God

c. the Lamb of God

d. the suffering servant

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 04

4. The Gospel of John is best described as _____.

a. a Greco-Roman biography

b. general history

c. a Greco-Roman novel

d. an apocalypse

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 05

5. Scholars refer to the first eighteen verses of the Gospel of John as _____.

a. the beginning

b. the prologue

c. the baptism

d. the Signs Source

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 06

6. Which of the following figures in the prologue is not mentioned until its last verse?

a. the Word of God

b. God

c. John the Baptist

d. Jesus

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 07

7. Which of the following best describes Jesus in the Gospel of John?

a. He is an apocalyptic prophet who preaches the coming kingdom of God.

b. He hides his true identity.

c. He is preexistent and divine.

d. He is born in a manger.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 08

8. In John, Jesus does all of the following to show his divine nature except _____.

a. perform signs

b. give discourses

c. teach in parables

d. affirm his identity

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 09

9. Which of the following is not one of the signs Jesus performs in John?

a. turning water to wine

b. feeding the 5,000

c. the exorcism of a demon

d. walking on water

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 10

10. After chapter 12 in the Gospel of John, Jesus decides not to preach publicly because _____.

a. the Jews reject him

b. he gets tired

c. the Jewish leaders tell him not to

d. he is under arrest

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 11

11. Chapters 13–19, the second part of the Gospel of John, take place over _____.

a. one year

b. two years

c. one day

d. three days

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 12

12. Which of the following does not take place immediately before Jesus’ trial and crucifixion in the Gospel of John?

a. a Passover meal with the disciples

b. Jesus washes the disciples’ feet

c. Jesus predicts his betrayal

d. Jesus delivers a final discourse

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 13

13. In John, Jesus tells the disciples that after he leaves _____.

a. the Son of Man will appear

b. the end of the world will take place immediately

c. the Holy Spirit will come to instruct them

d. all people will accept the gospel

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 14

14. Which part of the Gospel of John is most like the Synoptic Gospels?

a. Jesus’ birth

b. Jesus’ parables

c. Jesus’ healings

d. Jesus’ passion

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 15

15. John explicitly narrates which of the following?

a. Jesus’ baptism by John

b. the virgin birth

c. Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness

d. Jesus’ declarations that he is divine

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 16

16. In John, the signs are intended to _____.

a. convince people of Jesus’ true identity

b. hide Jesus’ identity

c. confuse people

d. exorcise demons

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 17

17. In John, Jesus’ teachings focus primarily on _____.

a. miracles

b. the coming kingdom of God

c. his identity

d. Gentiles

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 18

18. John uses all of the following sources except_____.

a. Q

b. Signs Source.

c. Discourse Source.

d. Passion Source.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 19

19. John calls Jesus the “lamb of God” because _____.

a. he follows God

b. the Jews follow him

c. he is killed on Passover

d. is divine

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 20

20. John’s community may have been founded by _____.

a. Jesus

b. Paul

c. the beloved disciple

d. Peter

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 21

21. Which of the following sources was probably written to convert Jews?

a. Prologue

b. Discourse Source

c. Passion Source

d. Signs Source

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 22

22. How many signs does Jesus perform in John’s Gospel?

a. 5

b. 7

c. 10

d. 14

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 23

23. Which of the following is not an indication that John used written sources for his Gospel?

a. literary seams

b. repetition

c. differences in writing style

d. “I am” sayings

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 24

24. Jesus final, lengthy speech in the Gospel of John is known as _____.

a. the Farewell Discourse

b. the Johannine Prologue

c. the Gethsemane speech

d. the Passion Proclamation

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 25

25. Among the Gospels, which of the following figures is not unique to John?

a. the Samaritan woman

b. Nicodemus

c. Thomas

d. the beloved disciple

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 26

26. In the Gospel of Judas, Judas plays the role of all of the following except _____.

a. Jesus’ betrayer

b. Jesus’ disciple

c. Jesus’ closest confidant

d. Jesus’ enemy

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 27

27. In John’s Gospel, Jesus is from _____.

a. above

b. the desert

c. Bethlehem

d. Jerusalem

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 28

28. Which of the following narratives appears only in John’s Gospel?

a. the Transfiguration

b. the trial before the Sanhedrin

c. the arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane

d. the raising of Lazarus

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 29

29. In John’s Gospel, Jesus never _____.

a. proclaims the imminent kingdom of God

b. reveals his true identity

c. stands trial

d. heals anyone

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 30

30. All of the following titles depict a low Christology except _____.

a. lamb of God

b. rabbi

c. teacher

d. the Word

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 01

1. Discuss the differences between the Synoptic Gospels and John.

Feedback: The Gospel of John does not include a birth narrative; it does not explicitly state that John baptized Jesus; there is no temptation narrative; Jesus’ message is not apocalyptic; he does not teach in parables or exorcise demons. John’s Jesus declares openly who he is. Jesus does not institute the Lord’s Supper; he does not pray in the Garden of Gethsemane; he is not tried before the Sanhedrin. Jesus does not perform numerous miracles in John; instead, he performs only seven “signs”—acts that illustrate his identity. Finally, the Gospel of John reflects the highest Christology of the canonical Gospels, declaring Jesus equal to God (see the prologue and the “I am” sayings).

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 02

2. What does John mean by the phrase “the Jews”? How do “the Jews” function in this Gospel?

Feedback: In John’s Gospel, the term “the Jews” is almost always used negatively, as a term of abuse. The author uses “the Jews” to depict the enemies of Jesus; this group is thus also opposed to God and aligned with the Devil and the forces of evil. John also acknowledges that Jesus and his disciples are also Jews, who maintain Jewish traditions.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 03

3. How do Jesus’ “I am” sayings reflect John’s portrayal of Jesus in the prologue and throughout the rest of the Gospel?

Feedback: The prologue and “I am” sayings represent two of John’s sources and reflect the author’s elevated view of Christ. The prologue not only asserts Jesus’ eternal coexistence with God but also his equality with God (“the Word was God”). Like the prologue, the “I am” sayings underscore Jesus’ equality with God: in Exodus God reveals his name, “I am,” to Moses.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 04

4. How does John’s prologue (1:1–18) introduce Jesus, and how do the themes found in the prologue recur throughout the Gospel?

Feedback: The prologue begins with a mystical reflection on the “Word” of God and its eternal divinity. The end of the prologue reveals that Jesus is the human incarnation of this divine Word. The prologue thereby establishes Jesus’ eternal divinity while also emphasizing that he was truly a flesh-and-blood human being, each of which is an important theme throughout the Gospel. The prologue also sets Jesus over and against the Jewish Law, claiming that he is the true heavenly essence to which the Law is a witness, again a major emphasis throughout the Gospel.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 05

5. How does the Johannine Prologue (1:1–18) introduce Jesus, and how do the themes found in the prologue recur throughout the Gospel?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 06

6. How is John different from the Synoptics in terms of its contents? Which stories are unique to John?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 07

7. What are the “I am” sayings in John? How are they relevant to John’s overarching message about Jesus?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 08

8. How does Jesus’ teaching differ in John, when compared to the Synoptic Gospels?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 09

9. What is meant by the term “signs” in relation to John’s Gospel?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 10

10. What is distinctive about the Farewell Discourse in John’s Gospel?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 41

41. What evidence is there that John used written sources for his Gospel? Did John know the Synoptics?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 42

42. What are three sources scholars have hypothesized behind John’s narrative?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 43

43. How does the Gospel of Judas differ from the canonical Gospels?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 08 Question 44

44. How does the author of John deal with apocalypticism?