The Gospels

In the Lectionary, the Old Testament and Gospel readings were assigned to particular Sundays based on the principle of

• aggiornamento

• psalmody 

• harmonious composition 

• semicontinuous reading 

In the Lectionary, the New Testament readings (usually from the Epistles) were assigned to particular Sundays based on the principle of

• aggiornamento

• psalmody

• harmonious composition 

• semicontinuous reading 

The _________ is the book the priest uses at the altar and at his chair. It includes all the prayers of the Mass.

• Epistles

• Book of the Gospels

• Lectionary

• Roman Missal

In _________ the Church reflects on the life of Jesus Christ - his mission, his miracles, and his teaching.

• Advent

• Pentecost

• Ordinary Time

• Lent

All of the following statements about the books of the Bible are true except

• most do not appear in the order in which they were written

• many were written shortly after the events they describe had happened

• the Bible’s human authors were true authors

• Mark probably wrote the first Gospel

At most Sunday Masses, the first reading of the Liturgy of the Word is from

• one of the Gospels

• the New Testament

• one of Paul’s letters

• the Old Testament

The original languages of the Bible were

• Latin, Greek and Hebrew

• Greek, Aramaic and Latin

• Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek

• Hebrew, Latin and Spanish

The principal witnesses to the life and teaching of Jesus are the

• Apostles

• Pauline letters

• Gospels

• four Evangelists

Part of every Christian’s vocation is to

• heal the sick

• teach a religious education class

• spread the Good News

• have children

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the synoptic Gospels because

• they have the same number of chapters

• they use the same images of Jesus

• they are similar in style and content

• the writers had similar backgrounds