Second Quiz: Jesus of Nazareth 12/6/2006

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

  1. What is "scriptio continua"?
  2. What are "asides" in John?
  3. How does Matthew answer the question: How could Jesus of Nazareth be related to the House of David?
  4. How does Luke answer the question: How could Jesus of Nazareth be related to the House of David?
  5. How does John answer the question: How could Jesus of Nazareth be related to the House of David?

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

  1. Describe the narrative perspective of the Gospel According to John?
  2. Describe the ending of the Gospel of Mark.
  3. Name three conflicts between Hellenistic and Judean culture.

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

  1. In Mark Jesus asks the disciples to meet with him in Galilee after the resurrection. Mark does not have a story set in Galilee. Assuming the Two-Source-Theory is correct,  how does Matthew, Luke, and John deal with this difficulty in Mark?
  2. The Infancy Gospel of James can be read as a midrash on the canonical Four-Gospel-Book. List some difficulties that are explained in the narrative.

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