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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to The Five Gospels, how many pillars must one follow to become a biblical scholar?

2. Which historian claims that Matthew and Peter are the authors of the gospels?

3. According to Jesus, what do his miracles foreshadow?

4. What criterion does Boyd use in determining that the Jesus in the Bible is not the Jesus who is son of God?

5. In the introduction, how long do we learn was the author's spiritual journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who exactly was Matthew?

2. In what language are the four languages of the secondary manuscripts written that authenticate the reliablity of the gospels?

3. What is the transfiguration of Christ?

4. When was the nonbiblical manuscript known as 4Q521 written, and in what language was it written?

5. Why are stories about Apollonius raising the dead looked upon as legend while the same types of stories about Jesus are viewed as truth?

6. Who was John Mark and what did he write?

7. Why is Luke's writing in the gospel highly regarded?

8. What is the Q source?

9. Why do the writings of the apostle Paul corroborate the New Testament accounts?

10. What does the work of Tacitus explain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the promises and challenges of translations of ancient literature. How does the author justify the translations of the Bible?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss evidence as a theme in "The Case for Christ."

Essay Topic 3

Define Christianity. Given this definition, why is it important for the author to prove or disprove the resurrection of Jesus?

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