WorksheetsMastery Check - Synoptic Gospels Vocab & Concepts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the four Gospels was written FIRST?
Mark
Matthew
Luke
John
Matthew's audience was mostly
Jewish Christians
Gentile Christians
Roman Christians
Hellenistic Christians
Luke's Gospel was written around what time?
80-90 AD
85-95 AD
40-50 AD
65-70 AD
Why are Mark, Matthew, and Luke considered synoptic gospels?
They are similar in the stories they tell and the timeline of Jesus' life.
They were all written around the same time
They were all written to the same group of people
They all have high Christology
Which sources would Matthew have used for his gospel?
Mark, Q Source, & M Source
Q Source & M Source
Mark, Q Source, & L Souce
Only Q Source
Which of the following 12 apostles was part of Jesus' inner core?
James
Philip
Matthew
Jude
What does the number 12 (of the 12 Apostles) represent/symbolize?
12 Tribes of Israel
12 plagues of Egypt
12 Judges of the Old Testament
12 Prophets who foretold Jesus' Coming
Which of the four Gospels has the lowest Christology?
Mark
Matthew
Luke
John
Which of the following is NOT a reason that Matthew was placed first of the four Gospels?
It was written first
It contains the Greek word for Church/Assembly,
It contains prayers that are still used in liturgy today
It contains many of Jesus' teachings and sayings
When Jesus taught using parables, what topic was he teaching about?
The Kingdom of God
His Jewish roots
The fate of the world
The Creation stories
The scholarly term for the question of relationship of the first three Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Synoptic Problem
Two-Source Theory
Christological Understanding
Three Gospels Solution
The term used for the apparent common source for passages found in both Matthew and Luke's Gospels but not in Mark's
Q source
M Source
L Source
C Source
A Greek word meaning "proclamation" or "preaching,"
Kerygma
Ekklesia
Jesuitical
Krystos
Translates "place of the skull" - it is where Jesus was crucified
Golgatha
Capernaum
Magdala
Carthage
This word means "to teach" - men and women taught by Jesus
disciple
apostle
rabbi
professor
This word means "sent" - men and women sent by Jesus to spread his message
disciple
apostle
rabbi
professor
The study of Jesus that focuses on his divinity.
high Christology
low Christology
prophetic Christology
Christology from below
Greek word meaning "assembly" which is used in the New Testament for the Church.
Kerygma
Ekklesia
Jesuitical
Krystos
The teachings of Jesus in which he describes the actions and attitudes by which one can discover genuine meaning and happiness.
Beatitudes
Sermon on the Plain
Intrcalations
Didactic Formulas
A highly respected teacher of Jewish law or theology
Rabbi
Essene
Samaritan
Kerygma
