Religion 9B - Chapter 2

The prologue of _____’s Gospel stresses very strongly Jesus’ heavenly origins, his fundamental identity as the Son of God, and his preexistence as the Word of God

• Matthew

• Mark

• Luke

• John

Which of the following is not known about Jesus from the Gospels?

• what he looked like

• where he was born

• who his mother is

• how he died

Which was NOT prophesied by Jesus?

• the destruction of the Temple

• he would be condemned to death by the religious authorities

• he would die by crucifixion

• he would be betrayed by one of his Apostles

The fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies and Jesus’ own prophecies does NOT support ___________________

• the tradition that Joseph was his father and Mary was his mother

• the teaching that Jesus was only divine

• the teaching that Jesus was not only human

• that Jesus is truly the Son of God sent by the Father

Some of Jesus’ opponents said that his miraculous power was

• Egyptian sorcery

• emanating from Satan

• deceptive trickery

• cooperation with the Roman gods

The charge against Jesus made by some scribes who heard him, and the charge he would ultimately be convicted of by the Jewish high court, was _____________________

• blasphemy

• idolatry

• vengeance

• perjury

The most powerful evidence for Jesus' divinity was ______________

• the Transfiguratoin

• his Resurrection

• his nature miracles

• his incarnation

Understanding Jesus' suffering and death is connected explicitly to his ________________________

• prediction that Peter would deny him three times

• birth in a cave in Bethlehem

• Paschal Mystery

• insights which astounded the teachers at the Temple when he was 12

The Gospel of _____ begins with a genealogy of Jesus’ ancestors because the author wanted to show that Jesus was part of the Jewish people, and a legal heir to the throne of King David.

• Mark

• John

• Luke

• Matthew

The Gospel of _____ traces Jesus’ ancestry all the way back to Adam to stress that Jesus was indeed human and to highlight the truth that Jesus came to redeem not only the Chosen People but all people.

• Luke

• Matthew

• John

• Mark