NBST 640 Quiz 2

NBST 640 Quiz 2 Critical Methods and Alleged Errors

1. The most credible historians are impassionate.
2. Redaction criticism is concerned with how Gospel authors edited their sources.
3. According to Köstenberger et al., the New Testament documents show signs of diversity and unity.
4. In the Gospels, we have Jesus’:
5. Darrell Bock is negative about form criticism as a historical tool but more positive about it as a literary tool.
6. The three most prominent criteria of authenticity include all except:
7. According to Köstenberger et al., the concept of “canon” was an unexpected Christian development.
8. Which of the following is not true concerning Gnosticism?
9. The “Synoptic Problem” asks how one accounts for the agreement and diversity in Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
10. Which answer is not one of two suggested ways in which the alleged contradiction in Mark 2:26 could possibly be resolved?
11. The Gospels are like modern biographies.
12. According to Köstenberger et al., differences in the Gospels do not necessarily equate to contradictions.
13. Which is not an integrative motif found in the writings of all the major New Testament authors (as stated in your Köstenberger et al. reading)?
14. The Augustinian hypothesis argues that the order of Gospel composition is Matthew,
15. The Gospels were always intended by the original authors to be understood as being presenting in chronological order.
16. According to Köstenberger et al., acknowledgement of theological development from Jesus to Paul is a sign of conflicted theologies and thus should be avoided as a
17. Bock is negative concerning the use of narrative criticism by conservative scholars.
18. According to Bock and Köstenberger et al., the various historical criteria can bolster or deny an event’s historical likelihood.
19. According to Köstenberger et al., the gospel writers meant to give an exhaustive account on the details of Jesus’ life.
20. The central passage in first-century Judaism that demarcates a strict line between God and everything else is:
21. Choose one of the alleged contradictions offered up by Ehrman and use the course readings to respond in your own words.