Matthew
This is said to be the main theme of Matthew.
What is the Kingdom of God?
Who are Gentiles in Rome?
Luke was the only __________ author in the New Testament.
What is gentile?
The first part of John is known as __________.
What is the prologue?
The Latin word "testamentum" has this meaning in relation to the Bible.
What is "covenant?"
This prophet is cited most frequently in Matthew's gospel.
Who is Isaiah?
The author of Mark's gospel is said to have been a disciple of _____________.
Who is Peter?
Saint Luke was a companion to this other famous saint.
Who is Saint Paul?
John is portrayed as an eagle for this reason.
What is because of his lofty Christology? (Must do hand wave too.)
This difficulty arises from the fact that the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are all very similar to each other.
What is the Synoptic Problem?
Matthew is divided into these main parts.
What are the Five Discourses/Sermons?
Name two themes in the Gospel of Mark.
What are (answers will vary)?
Though there are few direct quotes from it, Luke nonetheless makes many allusions to this.
What is the Old Testament/Jewish scriptures?
In John, Jesus' miracles are referred to as ___________.
What are signs?
DAILY DOUBLE
Draw a diagram of the Four-Source Hypothesis of the Synoptic Problem.
The phrase "keys to the kingdom" is an allusion to this passage in the Old Testament.
The phrase "keys to the kingdom" is an allusion to this passage in the Old Testament.
This theory posits that Mark's gospel was the first to be written.
What is Markan Priority?
This story about an injured traveler is unique to Luke.
What is the Parable of the Good Samaritan?
John frequently utilizes groups of seven for this reason.
What is it represents completeness, wholeness, and perfection?
This Greek word refers to a group of people who are "called out" to pray and worship together?
What is ekklesia?
He is credited with establishing the tradition that St. Matthew wrote his gospel first.
Who is Saint Augustine?
This is noticeable literary characteristic of Mark's gospel.
What is its brevity and directness?
We could summarize Luke's gospel in these two words.
What is universal salvation?
John's title for Jesus in the first chapter is ______.
What is the Word?
This type of theology concerns the doctrine of salvation.
What is soteriology?
What is because Matthew was a tax collector?
Mark's gospel contains fewer messianic allusions that Matthew's for this reason.
What is his main audience was not Jewish?
Luke's Gospel was written around this time period.
What is the early 60s?
Three "I AM" statements in John include:
What are (answers will vary)?
This literary feature found in the gospels involves a reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses.
What is chiasmus?
The "End Times" sermon in chapters 24-25 foretells this event.
What is the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem?
This is named as reason for why Mark's gospel was written first.
What is it is short and its Greek is cruder?
Luke places special emphasis on Jesus' ministry to these types of people.
What are the marginalized? Poor, lepers, widows, etc. (salvation of the lowly)
Name two sets of dualisms in John's gospel.
What are "light and darkness" and "above and below?" (Other appropriate dualisms will be accepted.)
These are the stages in the formation of the Gospels according to CCC# 126.
What are 1) the life and teaching of Jesus, 2) the oral tradition, and 3) the written Gospels.
Matthew portrays Jesus as the new _________.
Whos is the new Moses?
In Mark's gospel, Jesus most often refers to himself using this title.
What is doctor/physician?
This unique fact about John during the crucifixion distinguishes him from the other apostles.
What is he stayed with Jesus at the foot of the Cross?
These are the four criteria for biblical canonicity.