Gospel of Luke Exam

Question 1

Jesus becomes ‘the Messiah’ (or ‘the anointed one’) of Isaiah’s prophecy when this happens:

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He is baptized by John

Question 2

What miracle is performed through Elisha AFTER he dies?

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bringing another dead man back to life

Question 3

Luke ‘codes’ details into his telling of Mary’s visit to Elizabeth which end up presenting Mary as…

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the ark of the covenant

Question 4

The title of ‘Messiah,’ or ‘anointed one’, is also known by this Greek version of the title:

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'Christ'

Question 5

Elijah’s ministry often has overlapping features with this other major Old Testament figure.

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Moses

Question 6

What elements are necessary to PROPERLY understand that shocking story of the 42 deaths near Bethel?

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all of the above

Question 7

The angel Gabriel appears to this priest in Jerusalem to tell him he will become the father of John the Baptist.

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Zechariah

Question 8

How does Luke ‘code’ a mini-version of Daniel’s ‘490 years’ prophecy into the timeline that begins his Gospel?

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by overlapping Elizabeth & Mary's pregnancies & adding Mary's purification

Question 9

Ahab & Jezebel's deaths, each involving dogs, are directly connected to their murder of which person?

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Naboth the Jezreelite

Question 10

An angel appears to shepherds to announce the birth of Christ. What was the social standing of shepherds?

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(very) lower class

Question 11

Who was the wicked king that Elijah opposed?

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King Ahab

Question 12

Who was King Ahab's wife?

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Jezebel

Question 13

What sign of hope does Malachi offer after prophesying that the Lord will again visit judgment on His people for sins?

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Elijah will come to prepare the way by changing people's hearts

Question 14

What prophecy does Simeon deliver about Mary when prophesying that Jesus would be ‘a sign that would be contradicted’?

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that a sword would pierce her own heart alongside her Son's suffering

Question 15

How does the presentation of Jesus in the Temple resolve that seeming contradiction in Daniel?

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Jesus is the Temple who will be anointed; the building will be destroyed.

Question 16

Why is it significant that John baptizes Jesus specifically in the Jordan River?

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it is where Elijah's mission ended & Elisha's began

Question 17

Gabriel appears to Zechariah at about the same place & time he appeared to the prophet Daniel nearly 500 years earlier.

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True

Question 18

The angel tells the shepherds ‘good news.’ The Greek word for ‘good news’ referred to a ruler that could take away sin.

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False

Question 19

What parting gift does Elisha ask of Elijah before he goes?

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twice the spirit that God gave to Elijah

Question 20

How does Judith kill the evil general Holofernes?

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beheading

Question 21

What is the only story we have about Jesus between Him being a toddler and Him being 30 years old?

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the losing/finding of Jesus in the Temple

Question 22

Jesus rebukes Satan 3 times by quoting directly from which Old Testament book?

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Deuteronomy

Question 23

Elijah’s ministry emphasized the righteous judgment of God. Elisha’s ministry includes a greater emphasis on God's...

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mercy

Question 24

What ‘trial by fire’ does Elijah challenge the priests of Baal to?

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asking their respective (G)ods to consume their sacrifices with fire

Question 25

True or False: a 'jubilee year' was supposed to take place every 50 years.

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True

Question 26

What is Zechariah doing when Gabriel appears to him?

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offering incense in the Temple for the evening sacrifice

Question 27

What is the significance of Luke tracing Jesus’s family tree to Adam?

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it emphasizes that He will be the Savior for ALL people, not just the Jews

Question 28

What later story in the Gospel does the story of the ‘finding in the Temple’ foreshadow?

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the death/resurrection of Jesus

Question 29

Gabriel’s prophecy to Daniel had a seeming contradiction: the Temple would be specially anointed, and also destroyed.

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True

Question 30

Where does the book of the prophet Malachi appear in the Bible?

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at the very end of the Old Testament

Question 31

Why is the age of Jesus—12 years old—significant for the story of the ‘finding in the Temple’?

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He is one year short of His 'bar mitzvah' year of 13, but already wise

Question 32

What animals attacked 42 people near Bethel after they ridicule Elisha?

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bears

Question 33

What foreign woman provides a house for the wandering Elijah and is rewarded with miraculous food?

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the widow of Zarephath

Question 34

What clarifying details about the Messiah were provided by the prophet Isaiah?

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all of the above

Question 35

What Old Testament book does the prophet Elijah appear in?

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1 & 2 Kings

Question 36

How does Jesus recapitulate the sins of Israel in the desert AND the sin of Adam at the same time?

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by being tempted directly by Satan while spending 40 days in the desert

Question 37

What are the names of the two prophets who came forward to recognize the baby Jesus as the Messiah?

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Simeon and Anna

Question 38

What is the name of the foreign leper that Elisha heals?

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Namaan the Syrian

Question 39

What is the sequence in which Luke gives the stories of John the Baptist and Jesus in these first four chapters of Luke?

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John-Jesus, John-Jesus, John-Jesus

Question 40

John the Baptist’s mission had been prophesied by Isaiah in this image:

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'a voice crying out in the wilderness'

Question 41

Which kingdom (northern or southern) did Elijah minister to?

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northern

Question 42

What does the fact that Mary and Joseph offered ‘two turtledoves’ as their sacrifice in the Temple tell us about them?

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that they are poor

Question 43

'Dagon' was the name of the false god whose worship was promoted by Jezebel.

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False

Question 44

How does Jael kill the evil general Sisera?

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crushing his head with hammer & tent peg

Question 45

In speaking to the prophet Daniel: how long had Gabriel said it would be before the ‘anointed one’ came?

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490 years

Question 46

Who was the Roman Emperor at the time of Jesus’s birth?

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Caesar Augustus

Question 47

Where does Jesus choose as the place where He will proclaim the messianic Jubilee from?

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Nazareth

Question 48

What prophet does Jesus read from in proclaiming that Jubilee?

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Isaiah

Question 49

What is the significance of Luke tracing Jesus’s family tree to David?

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it emphasizes Jesus as the Messiah prophesied to descend from David

Question 50

True or false: Elisha became the successor of Elijah after Elijah's departure.

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True

Question 51

What three elements did we look at that were essential to fulfilling a jubilee year?

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release of slaves, land restoration, and debt forgiveness

Question 52

'The first Gospel' scripture states “I will put hatred between you and the woman' & 'he will crush your head...'

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True

Question 53

Why does Zechariah believe it to be ‘impossible’ that he will father a son as the angel has told him?

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his wife is too old

Question 54

What ‘beheading’ is the ark of the covenant involved in?

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statue of Dagon

Question 55

The phrase often translated ‘Hail, full of grace’ or ‘Hail, highly favored daughter’ is better translated as…

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'rejoice, graced one'

Question 56

What is the significance of Luke tracing Jesus’s family tree to Abraham?

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it emphasizes Jesus as the Savior promised to the Jewish people

Gospel of Luke Exam

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