Jesus, the Rejected Prophet: The Ch7 Verified Test Bank

Chapter 7

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 01

1. Which of the following analyzes the similarities and differences between texts, irrespective of their sources?

a. genre criticism

b. comparative method

c. four-source hypothesis

d. Markan priority

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 02

2. The Gospel of Luke was probably written _____.

a. before Mark

b. before Matthew

c. about the same time as Mark

d. after Mark

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 03

3. The Gospel of Luke came to be attributed to a man who was thought to be _____.

a. a tax collector

b. a Roman governor

c. a disciple

d. a companion of Paul

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 04

4. Luke differs from the other Gospels because _____.

a. it is not a biography

b. it focuses on Peter

c. it has a sequel

d. an angel appears to Joseph

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 05

5. Luke’s Gospel begins with _____.

a. Jesus’ baptism

b. the Sermon on the Mount

c. a preface

d. an angel appearing to Joseph

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 06

6. Luke’s author states that _____.

a. he is an eyewitness to Jesus’ ministry

b. he used written sources

c. he used only eyewitness reports

d. he used Q

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 07

7. A reasoned defense of a person’s beliefs is called _____.

a. an apology

b. biography

c. prophecy

d. narrative

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 08

8. Scholars think that Luke’s Gospel might be dedicated to any of the following except _____.

a. Theophilus

b. the church

c. the beloved of God

d. Pilate

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 09

9. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus’ birth narrative parallels that of _____.

a. Moses

b. Abraham

c. Samuel

d. Paul

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 10

10. In Luke, the hometown of Jesus’ parents is _____.

a. Bethlehem

b. Nazareth

c. Jerusalem

d. Caesarea

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 11

11. All of the following are parts of Luke’s birth narrative except _____.

a. Magi

b. shepherds

c. a census

d. Gabriel’s appearance to Mary

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 12

12. Which of the following stories is only found in Luke?

a. the Magi

b. the virgin birth

c. Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem

d. Jesus teaching in the Temple when he was twelve years old

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 13

13. In Luke, the resurrected Jesus tells the disciples to _____.

a. remain in Jerusalem

b. hurry to Bethlehem

c. go to Galilee

d. return to the Garden of Gethsemane

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 14

14. Luke’s genealogy culminates with _____.

a. God

b. Abraham

c. David

d. Moses

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 15

15. In Luke’s temptation narrative, Jesus’ final temptation is _____.

a. turning stone into bread

b. turning water into wine

c. jumping from the top of the Temple

d. worshiping Satan

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 16

16. In one of his sermons in Luke, Jesus compares himself to _____.

a. Moses

b. a prophet

c. David

d. Paul

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 17

17. From the beginning, Luke’s Jesus expects to be _____.

a. recognized

b. followed

c. rejected

d. king

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 18

18. In Luke, when people reject Jesus, _____.

a. they reject God

b. they reject the Pharisees

c. they embrace the Law

d. it means nothing

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 19

19. In Jewish tradition, a prophet was _____.

a. clairvoyant

b. wrong

c. a messenger of God

d. a magician

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 20

20. Jesus knows that as a prophet, all of the following will happen to him except that _____.

a. he will suffer.

b. he will die.

c. he will become the High Priest.

d. he will be rejected.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 21

21. When it is time for Jesus to die in Luke, he _____.

a. is resistant

b. is angry with God

c. feels abandoned by God

d. is ready

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 22

22. All of the following are said at Jesus’ crucifixion in Luke except _____.

a. “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”

b. “Father forgive them.”

c. “Into your hands I commend my spirit.”

d. “Surely this man was innocent.”

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 23

23. According to Luke, Jesus’ death _____.

a. atones for humanity’s sins

b. encourages people to repent

c. serves as a sacrifice

d. is meaningless

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 24

24. In the Gospel of Luke, the Temple curtain tears _____.

a. before Jesus dies

b. after Jesus dies

c. to show people they have full access to God

d. when Jesus is resurrected

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 25

25. When Jesus raises the son of a widow from the dead in Luke, it is reminiscent of _____.

a. what he had also done as a child

b. the prophet Elijah

c. the prophecies at the beginning of the book

d. the miracles of Moses

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 26

26. According to Luke, the most grievous sin is _____.

a. following the Law

b. being Jewish

c. denying the virgin birth

d. killing God’s prophet

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 27

27. Luke suggests that the gospel came to the Gentiles because _____.

a. the Jews rejected it

b. God broke his promise to the Jews

c. the Jews were never God’s chosen people

d. the Gentiles were better than the Jews

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 28

28. Luke does not believe the end of the age will come immediately because _____.

a. Jesus was wrong

b. the gospel must be spread throughout the world

c. Jesus is not yet in power

d. God has rejected all of humanity

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 29

29. Which of the following is not related to Luke’s social interests?

a. the delay of the end of time

b. Luke’s attention to women

c. Luke’s particular version of the Beatitudes

d. Luke’s genealogy

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 30

30. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas _____.

a. combines the birth narratives of Matthew and Luke

b. reports Jesus’ birth from Thomas’ point of view

c. tells stories about Jesus’ childhood

d. reports the birth of Jesus’ disciple, Thomas

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 01

1. Do a comparative analysis of Matthew’s and Luke’s temptation narratives. What do these tell us about the author’s emphases? (The instructor might provide the narratives [Matt 4:1–11; Luke 4:1–13] to the students for analysis.)

Feedback: The temptation narrative in Matthew and Luke are almost identical and were taken from Q. Jesus experiences the same temptations in each Gospel, but the order is different. Both begin with Jesus being tempted to turn stones to bread. The second temptation in Matthew is to jump from the top of the Temple; the second temptation in Luke is to worship Satan. The third temptation is switched in these Gospels. By ending the narrative with Jesus at the Temple, Luke underscores the importance of Jerusalem.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 02

2. In what ways does Luke depict Jesus as a rejected Jewish prophet?

Feedback: Throughout Luke’s Gospel, Jesus is portrayed as a prophet of God; he fully expects to be rejected as Jewish prophet and die as a Jewish prophet. He begins his ministry by publicly referencing his prophetic status in the synagogue of his hometown. By comparing Jesus’ persecution to that of God’s other prophets, Luke focuses on the appropriate response to a prophet’s message: repentance. Jesus’ death, according to this Gospel, does not itself bring salvation. Salvation comes to the people when they realize the unjustness of Jesus’ death and repent.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 03

3. Discuss the distinctive features of Luke’s passion narrative. How does Luke understand the meaning of Jesus’ death? How is Luke’s explanation of Jesus’ death different from that of Mark and Matthew?

Feedback: There are several important differences between Luke’s and Matthew’s/Mark’s passion narratives. Luke’s story focuses on Jesus’ innocence and the unjust execution of an innocent man. Perhaps the most noticeable difference is the introduction of a trial before Herod. In addition to Pilate’s declaration of Jesus’ innocence (three times), Luke offers another verdict of innocence from a different leader, Herod. Now both Gentile and Jewish authorities have declared Jesus innocent of charges. Luke also lists the specific charges leveled against Jesus. A careful reader will notice that all of the charges are false. Like other prophets, Jesus knows that he must die and does so willingly. On the cross, Jesus does not cry out “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” but “Into your hands I commend my spirit.” After Jesus’ death, the centurion does not confess that Jesus was the Son of God (as in Mark and Matthew) but that Jesus was innocent.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 04

4. Discuss the ways Luke ties Jesus to the Jerusalem Temple. Why is Jesus’ connection to Jerusalem so important for Luke’s message?

Feedback: Luke’s narrative begins in Jerusalem, in fact, in the Temple with the announcement of John the Baptist’s birth to Zechariah. Luke emphasizes right away that Jesus had an important tie to Judaism by underscoring the centrality of the holy city. A few days after his birth, Jesus was taken to the Temple, where he was recognized as the messiah. The only canonical story of Jesus as a child takes place in the Temple. The climax of the temptation narrative is at the Temple. A large part of the Gospel, chapters 9 to 19, narrates Jesus’ journey toward Jerusalem. The Gospel ends with Jesus’ commandment to the disciples to stay in Jerusalem. It is in Jerusalem that the Holy Spirit comes to the disciples and empowers them to preach (narrated in Acts). Luke emphasizes Jesus’ ties to the Temple throughout the Gospel and Acts to explain that God has not broken his promises to his people: the messiah came to the Jews to preach the coming kingdom of God. When the Jews rejected Jesus, God’s promises were extended to the Gentiles.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 01

1. What are some of the problems with redaction criticism, and how does a comparative method get around them? What is the logic of the comparative method? How does it work? Could it work for the other Gospels as well?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 02

2. What is involved in Luke’s historiographic preface?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 03

3. What are the possible explanations for the identity of Theophilus, and why did Luke write a Gospel for him?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 04

4. What is an apology in the ancient world?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 05

5. What themes does Luke emphasize in his narrative of Jesus’ birth?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 06

6. What is distinctive about Luke’s genealogy of Jesus?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 07

7. In what ways does Luke portray Jesus as a Jewish prophet?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 08

8. What, in your view, is the significance of Jesus’ death for Luke? How does it bring about salvation?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 09

9. In what ways does Luke stress the Jewishness of Jesus and his orientation toward Jerusalem and the Temple?

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 10

10. What in Luke’s Gospel suggests that the Gentile mission is part of God’s plan?