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While Luke (in writing Acts) is certainly concerned with the geographical spread of the Christian church, he is even more dedicated to showing how the gospel came to cross ethnic boundaries.  The first example of this is in chapter ____________ and involves the conversion of a number of _______________.

In the first-century Greco-Roman world, Jesus of Nazareth was not the only person that some people believed to be supernaturally endowed as a teacher and miracle workers… or even to be the “Son of God.”

According to your textbook, which of the following statements is true of the Gospel of Matthew?

Which method does Ehrman use (primarily) in his treatment of the Gospel of Luke?

According to your instructor, what is the most important purpose of Matthew’s gospel?

The various Jewish sects (Pharisees, Essenes, Sadducees, etc.) arose (in part) due to the …

According to Ehrman, Paul argues that belief in the resurrection of the dead is the cornerstone of the ____________ religion.  With that foundation, Ehrman goes on to suggest that Paul is saying, “A failure to believe in the resurrection of Jesus is a failure to believe that God raises the dead.”

This term refers to any person in the ancient Greco-Roman world who subscribed to any of the polytheistic religions, that is, anyone who was neither Jew nor Christian.

The problem of how to explain the wide-ranging agreements and disagreements between Matthew, Mark, and Luke is called the …

The study of how authors have created a literary work by modifying or editing their sources of information is called …