What is a key reason many scholars support the priority of Mark?

It lacks the birth narrative and Lord’s Prayer

What is meant by Sitz im Leben?

The "setting in life" where a form was used

What explanation does the Proto-Gospel hypothesis provide for similarities in the Gospels?

There was an early lost gospel used by all three

What is the main focus of source criticism?

Uncovering the written sources behind a text

What does form criticism primarily analyze?

The type and purpose of each literary unit

What is a key critique of redaction criticism?

It assumes too much about unknown sources

What did Conzelmann contribute to redaction criticism?

Focused on Luke’s theology of salvation

What does redaction criticism focus on?

Editorial choices of the Gospel writers

Which of the following best describes a myth in form criticism?

A narrative that connects human and divine

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Biblical Criticism Quiz

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1
What is a key reason many scholars support the priority of Mark?
It is the longest Gospel
It contains the most original parables
It lacks the birth narrative and Lord’s Prayer
It uses the best Greek
2
Which scholar highlighted the similarities and differences among the Synoptic Gospels using a synopsis?
Wrede
Griesbach
Conzelmann
Dodd
3
Which Gospel is widely believed to have been written first under the two-source hypothesis?
Matthew
Luke
John
Mark
4
Which hypothesis argues that Matthew and Luke used Mark and Q as sources?
Augustinian hypothesis
Four-source hypothesis
Proto-gospel hypothesis
Two-source hypothesis
5
What is meant by Sitz im Leben?
The Greek style of writing
The political situation in Israel
The original source of a passage
The "setting in life" where a form was used
6
What explanation does the Proto-Gospel hypothesis provide for similarities in the Gospels?
All used oral traditions only
Luke copied Matthew
There was an early lost gospel used by all three
All authors wrote independently
7
Which Gospel focuses on salvation history and concern for outcasts?
John
Mark
Matthew
Luke
8
According to Dodd, what did form criticism help reconstruct?
The early Christian kerygma
The structure of Mark
The Q source
The sayings of Paul
9
What theory suggests that Matthew was written first?
Proto-gospel hypothesis
Farrer hypothesis
Two-source hypothesis
Augustinian hypothesis
10
What theme is especially prominent in Mark’s Gospel?
Jesus and the Temple
The role of women in the Church
Jesus as a moral teacher
Messianic secret
11
What does the Q source consist of?
Jesus’s miracles
Old Testament references
Resurrection narratives
Sayings and parables of Jesus
12
Which of the following is an example of a paradigm?
A parable with a moral teaching
A short, expressive saying
A chronological genealogy
A resurrection account
13
What is the main focus of source criticism?
Discovering the literary form of the text
Identifying the original oral traditions
Investigating how texts were edited by authors
Uncovering the written sources behind a text
14
What does form criticism primarily analyze?
Historical references in the Old Testament
The style and vocabulary of ancient Greek
The type and purpose of each literary unit
Editing patterns of Gospel authors
15
What is a key critique of redaction criticism?
It denies the historical existence of Jesus
It ignores the theological intent of the authors
It assumes too much about unknown sources
It places too much emphasis on oral tradition
16
Who argued that Mark portrays a Messiah who must suffer?
Dibelius
Farrer
Jeremias
William Wrede
17
What did Conzelmann contribute to redaction criticism?
Highlighted Matthew’s Hebrew background
Argued Mark was the last Gospel written
Focused on Luke’s theology of salvation
Denied the existence of the Q source
18
What does redaction criticism focus on?
The sources used by Paul in his letters
The structure of ancient hymns
Oral transmission of Jesus’s sayings
Editorial choices of the Gospel writers
19
Who identified literary categories like tales, paradigms, and myths?
Conzelmann
Bultmann
Jeremias
Dibelius
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Which of the following best describes a myth in form criticism?
A made-up story with no religious value
A biography of a real person
A poetic song used in temple worship
A narrative that connects human and divine

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