Formation of the New Testament

New Testament is a collection of ---- books

• 25

• 27

• 26

• 36

Mathew, Mark and Luke are the -------- gospels.

(a)  

.......... and ...................... are the books written by St. Luke.

(a)  

New Testament can be classified into ......, ...... and........................

• Historical books

• Religious discourses

• Apocalyptic book

• All of the above

Before the nomenclature ' New Testament' came into use they were known as (a)   during the second half of 2nd century AD.

................... present the origin and birth of the church.

• Gospel of John

• Gospel of Luke

• The acts of Apostles

• Revelation

The author of the book of Revelation

• John

• Luke

• Mathew

• Paul

(a)   wrote the letter containing the list of 27 books of the New Testament.

The criteria in selecting the New Testament books were:

• Apostolic Origin

• Universal Acceptance

• Liturgical use and Consistent Message

• All of the above

The (a)   Bible was rejected by the early church as it had totally abandoned the Old Testament books.