Chapter 13 Self Quiz

. The Gospel of Thomas is a sayings Gospel without a central narrative.

True

False

. Marcion used an edited version of the Gospel of John as his starting point.

True

False

. The Gospel of the Nazareans was very similar to the Gospel of Matthew.

True

False

. Which of the following Gospels states that there were other Gospels written?

Thomas

Matthew

Luke

Mark

. The Gospel of the Nazareans is most closely related to:

The Gospel of Matthew

Marcion's Gospel

The Gospel of Luke

Paul's Gospel

. Marcion appealed to ___________ as the authority for his teachings.

Peter

Thomas

Paul

Matthew

. The Gospel of Peter was found:

In the Dead Sea Scrolls

In the Nag Hammadi library

In a monastery library

In a monk's tomb

. The Gospel of Peter is unique among all the surviving Gospels because:

It blames the Jews for Jesus' death

It includes a trial scene

It narrates the actual resurrection

It states that after Jesus was placed in his tomb, the tomb was sealed.

. The Gospel of Thomas is:

Ordered chronologically

Ordered thematically

Not ordered in a recognizable form

Ordered in accordance with the Gospel of Mark

. According to the Gospel of Thomas, the Kingdom of God:

Is coming to earth soon

Will be delayed until the gospel is spread throughout the world

Is not a future event

Is brought by good deeds

. Revelation discourses:

Narrate the resurrection of Jesus

Narrate the secret teachings of the risen Jesus

Narrate apocalyptic visions

Narrate aspects of Jesus' public ministry

. An "apocryphon" is:

A secret book

A Gnostic aeon

Another term for the resurrection

A reference to Jesus' second coming

. Which of the following Gospels explains the extraordinary character of Jesus' mother, Mary?

The Gospel of Thomas

The Gospel of Peter

The Infancy Gospel of Thomas

The Proto-Gospel of James

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