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The Gospel of Luke emphasizes the atoning power of Jesus' death.

A) True
B) False

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How might the Gospel of Luke be regarded as apologetic literature? What themes and episodes could have an apologetic purpose?

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The Gospel of Luke shows that Jesus live...

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The Gospel of Luke puts special emphasis on Jesus' concern for social justice.

A) True
B) False

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The Gospel of Luke was probably written between 65-70 C.E.

A) True
B) False

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Do a comparative analysis of Matthew's and Luke's Beatitudes. What do these tell us about each author's emphases? (The instructor might provide the passages [Matt 5:3-12; Luke 6:20-26] to the students for analysis.)

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Matthew's version of the Beatitudes cont...

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According to Luke, what is the meaning of Jesus' death? How is Luke's explanation of Jesus' death different from that of Mark and Matthew?

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Throughout Luke's Gospel, Jesus is portr...

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In Luke, which of the following characters does not recognize Jesus' importance?


A) Anna
B) Simeon
C) The shepherds
D) Nicodemus

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is a problem some scholars have with redaction criticism?


A) It must correctly identify a text's sources.
B) The Gospels did not use sources.
C) The method does not produce any important data.
D) The method focuses only on what authors borrow from their sources.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Jesus' genealogy in Luke is significantly differenrom the one found in Matthew.

A) True
B) False

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The author says that:


A) He is an eyewitness to Jesus' ministry.
B) He used written sources.
C) He used only eyewitness reports.
D) He used Q.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Do a comparative analysis of Luke's and Matthew's Passion narratives or a redactional analysis of Mark's and Luke's Passion narratives. How do Luke's differences point to his particular portrayal of Jesus?

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There are several important differences ...

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An approach that specifically deals with the problem scholars have with redaction criticism is:


A) Genre criticism
B) The comparative method
C) The Four-Source Hypothesis
D) Markan priority

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Luke puts more emphasis on Jerusalem than the other New Testament Gospels do.

A) True
B) False

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