SOM Exam – 106 Synoptic Gospels – Life of Christ – Southern New England Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God

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Final Exam - SOM 106 Synoptic Gospels - Life of Christ

TEXT: Jesus the Messiah - Robert Stein, Intervarsity Press, 1996.

True or False

1. The miracle of Jesus' resurrection lies at the heart of the Christian faith & message.

True
False

2. At the transfiguration, the voice from Heaven told Peter and others that they must worship Jesus.

True
False

3. The Last Supper ended with a prayer.

True
False

4. There are seven resurrection appearances of Jesus recorded in the New Testament.

True
False

5. For Jesus, baptism involved a "conversion" in the sense of a decisive break with His past and positively associating himself with the kingdom community.

True
False

6. There is no scriptural indication given as to the economic status of Jesus' parents.

True
False

7. The wise men found Jesus in a "house."

True
False

8. Aramaic linguistic phenomena is a probable authentication of particular sayings and teachings of Jesus.

True
False

9. Crucifixion was an especially despised form of torture and execution.

True
False

10. The disciples were specifically told that "this Jesus" who ascended shall return "in the same way".

True
False

11. Jesus understood His messianic mission as bringing about the new covenant.

True
False

12. The Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem was an unusual welcome never before given to anyone.

True
False

13. The betrayal of Jesus by Judas was not a Divinely anticipated event.

True
False

14. There are no indications that point to the reality of an empty tomb.

True
False

15. Non-Christian sources establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Jesus was truly a historical person.

True
False

16. Jesus lived in Greece in the first century of our era.

True
False

17. The Romans, under the governorship of Pontius Pilate, crucified Jesus.

True
False

18. The incarnation, the Son of God coming to man, is the essence of the Christmas story.

True
False

19. Jesus was a carpenter and worked only with wood.

True
False

20. John the Baptist's message primarily addressed gentiles.

True
False

21. According to the Gospel of the Nazareans, Jesus might have sinned in ignorance.

True
False

22. At Jesus Baptism the Spirit "descended upon Him like a dove."

True
False

23. Apostles means "ones sent out."

True
False

24. The transfiguration is seen as foreshadowing the glory Jesus will possess at His Second Coming.

True
False

25. Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem was a show of political influence.

True
False

26. The cleansing of the temple reveals Jesus' political authority on earth.

True
False

27. The heavens were "torn apart" at Jesus' baptism.

True
False

28. There was no significance to the number of disciples Jesus called.

True
False

29. There are two dimensions to the Lord's Supper.

True
False

Multiple Choice

30. Which factor DID NOT serve as evidence that miracles took place in the life of Jesus?

a. The nature of the written accounts.
b. Recorded Roman History
c. The miracles occurred in public
d. The character of the eyewitnesses

31. Which fact from non-Christian sources establishes beyond a reasonable doubt the life and person of Jesus?

a. Jesus lived in Palestine in the first century
b. Egyptian writings refer to Jesus
c. Physical artifacts have been found with His name on them
d. Traditions of the church

32. Where did Jesus NOT have ministry?

a. Judea
b. Galilee
c. The uttermost
d. Jerusalem

33. Jewish proselyte baptism was exclusively for Gentiles and included which of the following.

a. Thorough understanding of the Torah
b. Lord's Supper
c. Paying Alms
d. Offering of sacrifice

34. Which of the following WAS NOT a temptation of Jesus in Luke 4?

a. Walk on the water
b. Make stones become bread
c. Throw Himself down from the temple
d. Worship Satan

35. What was the significance of healings & exorcisms performed by Jesus?

a. The arrival of the Kingdom of God
b. His leadership abilities
c. The authority of His voice
d. Made people happy

36. Which way did Jesus reveal His own understanding of who He was?

a. His travels
b. His earthly family
c. His choice of disciples
d. His speech

37. What WAS NOT a possible reason for Jesus' trip to the Gentiles?

a. To find privacy and rest
b. To reflect on the success of His ministry
c. To escape the hostility of Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee
d. Allow more time for prayer

38. What language was not commonly spoken in Palestine at the time of Jesus?

a. Aramaic
b. Hebrew
c. Greek
d. Latin

Matching - Match the person with the event most connected with them.

Each answer is only used once:

A. Ordered the slaughter of innocent male children.
B. Betrayed Jesus.
C. Placed Jesus on Trial.
D. Present at the transfiguration.
E. Preached Repentance

39. John the Baptist

40. Peter

41. Judas

42. Pontius Pilate

43. Herod

Matching - Match the temptation of Jesus from Luke 4 with its meaning.

Each answer is only used once:

A. To win the world without the "cup" of God, a cross-less solution.
B. A testing as to the kind of Messiah Jesus would be.
C. To dare God on the basis of "faith."

44. To make stones become Bread

45. To throw Himself down from the temple.

46. To worship Satan in exchange for the world.

Matching - Match the term with its meaning.

Each answer is only used once:

A. Jews who spoke Greek.
B. Believes Jesus is spiritually present in eating of the bread and wine by faith.
C. Believes bread and wine transform into the body and blood of Christ.
D. Believes that in, around and through the elements there is present the actual body and blood of Christ

47. Transubstantiation

48. Consubstantiation

49. Hellenists

50. Calvinists