Deck 9: Lukes Portrait of Jesus

Question 1

In writing his infancy narratives,what device did Luke employ to echo the ancient scriptures?

A)He wrote in old-fashioned Greek and used extensive quotes from Hebrew prophets.
B)He wrote the narratives from the first-person perspective of Mary and Joseph.
C)He wrote in Hebrew in order to preserve the exact meaning of the language used in the Torah.
D)He specifically referenced,by chapter and verse,the ways in which Jesus' birth fulfilled Jewish prophecy.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In the Lukan account,Pilate is portrayed as

A)vengeful.
B)autocratic.
C)a pawn.
D)an instrument of Satan.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In Luke's story of the Last Supper

A)the unleavened bread was passed first.
B)Jesus states that the wine is his blood.
C)Jesus announced Judas' betrayal before the meal.
D)Jesus' only interpretative comment concerns the Eucharist.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Luke's version of the Sermon on the Mount is called

A)the Sermon on the Plain.
B)the Sermon to the Gentiles.
C)the Sermon to the Pharisees.
D)the Sermon to the Shepherds.

Question 5

In Luke-Acts,who fulfills the prophesied role of a returned Elijah,messenger of a New Covenant and precursor of Jesus?

A)John the Baptist
B)Daniel
C)Joseph
D)Zechariah

Question 6

In Luke,Jesus' postresurrection appearances are

A)in Galilee.
B)in or near Jerusalem.
C)on the road to Emmaus.
D)in Gethsemane.

Question 7

Many scholars believe Luke-Acts was composed in

A)Galilee.
B)Ephesus in Asia Minor.
C)Rome.
D)Thrace.

Question 8

The Annunciation is

A)Mary's ritual purification.
B)John the Baptist's recognition of Jesus as the Son of God.
C)Gabriel's visit to Mary.
D)Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth,mother of John the Baptist.

Question 9

Luke dates Jesus' nativity by referencing a Roman emperor in order to

A)justify his composition in Greek rather than Hebrew.
B)distance him from the Jewish community,which Luke reviled.
C)make him more palatable as a messiah to Gentiles.
D)emphasize his importance in a worldwide context.

Question 10

The author of Luke-Acts is distinct among New Testament writers because of his

A)focus on minute detail.
B)chronological approach to Jesus' life and works.
C)broad historical narrative.
D)lack of reliance upon earlier writers or sources.

Question 11

A theodicy is

A)an interpretation of biblical sources in the New Testament.
B)a literary work that tries to reconcile beliefs about divine goodness with the reality of evil and undeserved suffering.
C)a government ruled by a religious coalition.
D)an interpretation of the New Testament based upon Old Testament prophecies.

Question 12

In Luke's Gospel,Jesus is portrayed as

A)concerned and forgiving.
B)focused and scholarly.
C)ethereal and removed from his surroundings.
D)unswerving in his mission.

Question 13

Luke connects the heavenly Christ with the human Jesus in his story of

A)Jesus' appearance to the disciples asking for food.
B)Jesus' appearance on the road to Emmaus.
C)Jesus' explanation of the Eucharist at the Last Supper.
D)the earthquake that accompanies the discovery of the empty tomb.

Question 14

The principal source for Luke's Gospel was

A)Mark's Gospel.
B)Q.
C)L.
D)oral tradition.

Question 15

Luke is the only Synoptic writer to refer to Jesus as

A)Son of Man.
B)Son of God.
C)Messiah.
D)Savior.

Question 16

Some scholars believe Luke was

A)a legal scholar and companion of Mary of Magdala.
B)a physician and companion of Paul.
C)a distant relative of Jesus.
D)a Roman who was one of Paul's early converts.

Question 17

Unlike Mark or Matthew,Luke's Gospel ends with

A)Paul's martyrdom.
B)a cryptic reference to the End.
C)Jesus' resurrection.
D)Paul's resolve to minister to Gentiles,signifying the new age of the church.

Question 18

Luke's Gospel was addressed to

A)Paul,to whom he dedicated his work.
B)Mark,as an appendix to his Gospel.
C)Theophilus,an unknown person who may have underwritten Luke's work.
D)the Twelve.

Question 19

The "greater interpolation" in Luke consists primarily of

A)a listing of Jesus' miracles and healings.
B)a narrative account of Jesus' movements on the road to Jerusalem.
C)supposedly first-hand accounts of Jesus from the perspective of the Twelve.
D)a miscellaneous compilation of Jesus' parables and pronouncements on the road to Judea.

Question 20

In length,Luke-Acts makes up how much of the entire New Testament?

A)one-fourth
B)three-fourths
C)one-quarter
D)one-third

Question 21

Luke,like all other New Testament writers,viewed Jesus' Passion as a mystical atonement for human sin.

Question 22

Only Luke's Gospel includes Jesus' prayer to forgive his executioners.

Question 23

A theme often found in Luke is that of reversal,as in the parable of Lazarus and the rich man.

Question 24

The parable of the prodigal son is found only in Luke.

Question 25

Luke's Gospel extends the End far into the future.

Question 26

Luke wrote primarily to a Jewish audience.

Question 27

Scholars believe Luke is more true to the original order of the Q material than Matthew.

Question 28

Scholars agree that the traditional beliefs about the author of Luke-Acts have all been discounted by historical evidence.

Question 29

Luke's personal belief was that Christians must continue to observe every Torah command.

Question 30

It is possible that the author of Luke-Acts was a Gentile.

Question 31

Luke emphasizes Jesus' special mission to the Israelites.

Question 32

Luke-Acts was likely composed in Judea.

Question 33

Luke diverges greatly from Mark's (and Matthew's)order of events,from Jesus' burial to the discovery of the empty tomb.

Question 34

In Luke-Acts,the author begins with the story of Jesus' conception.

Question 35

Only Luke and Matthew explicitly state that the mothers of John the Baptist and Jesus were blood relatives.