Gospels
What does the word "gospel" mean?
Good news
Which woman was a witness of Jesus' crucifixion, burial, and post-resurrection appearances?
Mary Magdalene
Paul is known as the Apostle to what non-Jewish group of people?
The Gentiles
The word "epistle" is just an unnecessarily fancy looking word that means what?
Letter
What Christian celebration remembers the day that the Holy Spirit was given to believers in Jerusalem?
Pentecost
Who is the most important character in the Gospels?
Jesus
Which disciple betrayed Jesus?
Judas
How many books in the NT claim to be written by Paul?
13
Yes
Which Gospel ends with an empty tomb and no resurrection appearances of Jesus?
Mark
What Gospel was probably written first?
Mark
The Gospel of Matthew emphasizes that Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of the hopes of which group?
The Jewish people
Which Jewish group was Paul a member of before he became a Christian?
Pharisees
The book of Revelation is what type of literature?
Apocalypse
What are the two major types of apocalypses?
Historical apocalypses and otherworldly journeys
Which Gospels are called the Synoptic Gospels?
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Jesus harshly criticized what first-century Jewish group (that emphasized the authority of both the written and oral Torah and believed in the resurrection)?
The Pharisees
In his letters, Paul emphasized that humans are justified by what?
Faith
2 Peter includes a block of material taken directly from what other NT letter?
Jude
Passion gospels focus on what part of Jesus' life?
His trial, death, and resurrection
Which Gospel was likely the last one written?
John
What non-canonical Gospel includes stories about Jesus as a five and six year old (that lowkey make him look crazy AF)?
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
What are the two models of salvation Paul discussed in his letter to the Romans?
Judicial model and participationist model
Some scholars think some letters in the NT are pseudonymous, which is a pretentious sounding word that means what?
Written under a false name
In the book of Revelation, the number 666 (or 616 in some manuscripts) is likely a secret code that refers to what person?
Nero