Religion

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The christian scriptures are the foundation of all catholic christian teachings about Jesus

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True

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The scriptural accounts about Jesus and the early church can be understood without considering their human author's perceptive and intent

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False

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Faith sources such as the gospels are the only sources of information about Jesus

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False

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The church has formally approved the Christian Canon by the end of the 2nd century

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False

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The gospels are less concerned with the details of Jesus' history than with his message

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True

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The new testament's 27 books did not develop in the order they appear in the Bible

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True

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The development of the old testament spanned about 1000 years whereas the new testament's development took about 50 years.

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True

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The old testament is all about the covenant that God made through Jesus with all people

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False

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The sacred writings of the earliest christians, many of those who were devout Jews, were in the new testament books.

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False

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Jesus of History and Christ of Faith are one and the same person understood and experienced in 2 different ways

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True

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Commonly seen as a companion to Luke's gospel, tells of the early days of the christian community under Saint Peter's leadership

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Theologians

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Another word for Covenant

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Testament

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Comes from a word meaning to see together; refers to the list of Gospels that are similar to each other

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Synoptic

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The Jews have always considered Yahweh, the name of God revealed to Moses, too sacred to be spoken

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True

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This title Christ literally means "anointed one"

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True

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During his earthly life, Jesus was mostly known as Jesus Christ

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False

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All the available information about Jesus was preserved by the disciples

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False

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The gospels were primarily based on each Evangelist's personal recollections of Jesus

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False

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It's doubtful that any one person was responsible for the total development of any of the gospels

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True

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The gospel of Luke is the first part of a 2 volume history of early Christianity

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True

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Most modern scholars believe that the Apostle John wrote the Gospel of John

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False

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Because the gospels were written by believers in the risen Jesus, they are the unreliable sources of information about Jesus

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False

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No one's perspective is completely objective

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False

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The greek word evangelion mens faith

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False

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The gospels are considered primarily detailed biographies of Jesus

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False

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Religious truth is concerned with proving the facts beyond the shadow of doubt

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False

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The christian church's ongoing task is to reassess the significance of Jesus' life and message for each new age and culture

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True

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The gospels are not based on historical facts

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False

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People of virtually any religious persuasion believe Jesus to be an extraordinary person

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True

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Jewish history began nearly 2000 years before the time of Jesus

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True

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The recorders of Jewish history neither neglected nor minimized the important role of women

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False

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The israelite people would not pronounce God's sacred name, as it was revealed to Moses, for fear of misusing it

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True

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Jewish history began with the religious experience of Abram

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True

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The prosperity of the Israelites in Egypt did not last even 200 years

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True

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Isaiah prophesied that someone powerful and good whom Christians believe is Jesus, would come from the line of John the Baptist

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False

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The romans took control of Palestine in 4 b.c.e

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False

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As soon as the israelites reached the promised land, life became peaceful and prosperous

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False

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The Israelites became a covenant community at Sinai

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True

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The 12 tribes of Israel descended from each of the 12 sons of Moses

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False

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The religion of Judaism formally began after the temple was rebuilt in 515 b.c.e

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True

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The 2 tribes living to the south of Jerusalem were known as Judah

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True

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The Assyrians destroyed the northern kingdom of Israel in 721 b.c.e

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True

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The prophets were successful in calling Israel and Judah back to keeping the covenant

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False

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First century Jews would have considered the messiah to be the divine Son of God.

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False

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A covenant is a special relationship between God and people

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True

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Jesus didn't embrace his Jewish heritage; he considered himself a christian, not a Jew

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False

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Mary was probably about 20 when she bore Jesus

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False

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In Jesus' time a Jewish man's wife was considered to be his property

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True

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Monogamy was not yet recognized as the ideal by Jesus' time

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False

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Jesus often referred to the scriptures of Judaism

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True

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Jesus' occupation before his public ministry was a shepherd

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False

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The word pasch means peace

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False

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Geographically speaking, Palestine was not very diverse

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False

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By eating with sinners, Jesus demonstrated that he approved of the sins they committed

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False

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Meat was a luxury to most people in Jesus' day

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True

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For the Jews, the family unit was a true religious community in and of itself

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True

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The birth of Christ at Christmas is the central characteristic of the christian faith

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False

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All 4 gospels use the images of a dove and a voice from the heavens to describe Jesus' baptism

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False

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In Matthew's gospel Jesus responds to Satan's temptations by quoting the book of Leviticus

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False

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All those who heard Jesus' claim that he was the sole judge of what he taught accepted it with admiration

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False

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Unlike the other Gospels, John's gospel proclaims Jesus as the Son of God at its starting point

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True

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The gospel infancy narratives are nearly identical

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False

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the story of the magi is in matthews gospel

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True

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Luke portrayed Jesus as the new moses

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False

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Not much is known about Jesus from ages 12-30

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True

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The modern calendar used today was developed in the 1700s

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False

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Jesus' followers fully recognized the kingdom only after the resurrection

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True

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Sin is both personal and communal

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True

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John's gospel never explicitly mentions the theme of the theme of the kingdom of God

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True

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Catholic youth from about 5 countries gathered in Paris in 1997 for World Youth Day

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False

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Jesus initially called people to repentance

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False

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Jesus believed the law itself was bad

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False