Quiz: Background of the New Testament 12/7/2006

You may use the Greek/English New Testament and the text book but not the answer sheet on the web.

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

  1.  Give one parallel between the trial of Thecla and the trial of Jesus? 
  2. Who is the audience of Josephus' writings?
  3. What form (=genre) is characteristic for the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Judas?
  4. Who incorporated Jesus' letter to King Abgar in his works?
  5. What is the profession of Chariton, the implicit author of "About Kallirhoe"?

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

  1. List three arguments why the Acts of Paul may have been written by a woman.
  2. List three parallels between the introduction to the Gospel According to Luke and the introduction to Josephus' “Against Apion”?
  3. How was Jesus' letter to Abgar’s produced? Describe the technique of the forger.

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

  1. Why is it questionable to use the Gallio inscription for dating Paul?
  2. Explain why the study of ancient fiction (example: Chariton's novel "About Kallirhoe") is helpful to better understand the New Testament.

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