Second Quiz: The Four Gospels 12/7/2005

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I. Part 
Answer all the questions. You will get one point for each correct answer.

  1. What kind of material did Papias of Hierapolis collect? 
  2. What are the first words of the Gospel according to Mark? 
  3. Who does Jesus call as his first disciple in the Gospel according to Mark?
  4. How do publishers maintain their copyright in antiquity?
  5. How are books copied in antiquity?

II. Part
Choose two out of the three questions. Each answer can earn you up to 3 points.

  1. Name at least three parallels between the redaction of the Mishnah and the redaction of the Four-Gospel-Book.
  2. List at least three editions of Jewish scriptures, which competed with the Christian Old Testament during the second century.
  3. The emerging Catholic Church displays three essential characteristics. Name them.

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III. Part
Choose one out of the two questions. The correct answer can earn you up to 4 points.

  1. How do papyrologists distinguish between "documentary" and "literary" papyri?
  2. How does Luke 1:1-3 explain the "Synoptic Problem" (literal agreements and discrepancies between Mt, Mk, and Lk) to readers of the New Testament?

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