jesus life

Student’s Name: _____________________

MID-TERM EXAM: The Life of Jesus

Washington University of Virginia

Dr. Ron Blankenship, Professor

For following questions answer True or False:

1. The central theme of Jesus’ preaching/teaching was the kingdom of God, meaning the reign/rule of God. _______

2. Jesus was born in Jerusalem. _______

3. The Synoptic Gospels are Matthew, Mark, and John. _______

4. Of the four Gospels, only Matthew and Luke include a genealogy of Jesus. _______

5. The major theme of the Gospel of Mark is Jesus as Teacher. _______

6. John the Baptist was the primary prophet who prepared the way for Jesus. ________

7. The biblical terminology for baptism, as believed and practiced by Baptists, is “believer’s baptism by immersion.” ________

8. In Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus faced 7 temptations from Satan. ________

9. The major theme of the Gospel of Luke is compassion. ________

10. The two ordinances Protestants traditionally observe are baptism and Lord’s Supper. ________

11. Jesus spent the large majority of His life until age 30 as a carpenter in Egypt. ________

12. The Pharisees were legalists who wanted to crucify Jesus. ________

13. The Fruit of the Spirit begin Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. ________

14. Jesus’ miracles were actually magic and illusion to trick followers. ________

15. In Jesus’ parable of the Sower and the Seed, God said when the sower sows the seed all falls on good ground. ________

16. The church is not to be equated with the kingdom of God. ________

17. The parables of Jesus may be defined as, “a comparison drawn from nature or daily life, and designed to teach some spiritual truth.” ________

18. The Gospel of John was the most unique of the four Gospels. ________

19. All of Jesus’ miracles were unique relating differently to each person’s needs. ________

20. The Samaritans and Jews got along well. ________

21. Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt with the Baby Jesus when Herod sent his soldiers to kill every Hebrew child under two years old. ________

22. The Sermon on the Mount summarizes Jesus’ kingdom ethic on how we should live. ________

23. The primary theme of the parables of Jesus is the kingdom of God. ________

24. Jesus never used questions in His teachings because He was all knowing. ________

25. God became one of us through the incarnation of His Son Jesus Christ. ________