Gospel Quiz

Another friend from the same Catholic group I have been getting wonderful information from, has shared the following quiz. You will have to scroll down for the answers.
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Do you know your Gospel writers? After each statement below see if you can choose the Gospel writer that the statement belongs to. Is it Mark, Luke, John, or Matthew?

1. I wrote the first Gospel:


2. My Gospel is filled with symbolic language and images:


3. I am reputed to be the "disciple whom Jesus loved." :


4. I appear to have organized my Gospel like the first five books of
the Old Testament :


5. It is believed that I also wrote the book of Acts :


6. My Gospel has a heavy sense of suffering with many references to
trials and persecutions :


7. I am reputed to be a non-Jew :


8. In my Gospel I emphasize Jesus as a powerful teacher :


9. In my Gospel I attempt to present an understanding of Jesus as the
Son of God :


10. I wrote to offer those who were already Christians help in better
understanding their faith and roots :


11. My Gospel emphasizes Jesus' humanity :


12. I want the readers of my Gospel to understand that the Christian
message is for everyone-rich and poor, men and women, Jews and
Gentiles :


13. I want my readers to understand that Jesus' life is a fulfillment
of the promises made by God to Israel :


14. My Gospel is the only Gospel that uses the word "church" :


15. The truths I attempt to share in my Gospel are more deeply
theological and reflective than the truths in the other Gospels :


16. I emphasize the role of the Holy Spirit in Jesus' life :


17. I wrote my Gospel with Gentile (non-Jewish) readers in mind :


18. My Gospel constantly reminds the reader of the joy that is shared
by those who experience God's forgiving love in Jesus :


19. It is estimated that we wrote our Gospels in the middle to late
80's, CE :















1. I wrote the first Gospel:
Mark. Mark's Gospel is generally thought to have been written around
70 CE.

2. My Gospel is filled with symbolic language and images:
John

3. I am reputed to be the "disciple whom Jesus loved." :
John

4. I appear to have organized my Gospel like the first five books of
the Old Testament :
Matthew. Matthew had a particular desire to show the Jewish people
that Jesus clearly was the Messiah they were waiting for.

5. It is believed that I also wrote the book of Acts :
Luke

6. My Gospel has a heavy sense of suffering with many references to
trials and persecutions :
Mark

7. I am reputed to be a non-Jew :
Luke

8. In my Gospel I emphasize Jesus as a powerful teacher :
Matthew

9. In my Gospel I attempt to present an understanding of Jesus as the
Son of God :
John

10. I wrote to offer those who were already Christians help in better
understanding their faith and roots :
Luke

11. My Gospel emphasizes Jesus' humanity :
Mark

12. I want the readers of my Gospel to understand that the Christian
message is for everyone-rich and poor, men and women, Jews and
Gentiles :
Luke

13. I want my readers to understand that Jesus' life is a fulfillment
of the promises made by God to Israel :
Matthew

14. My Gospel is the only Gospel that uses the word "church." :
Matthew

15. The truths I attempt to share in my Gospel are more deeply
theological and reflective than the truths in the other Gospels :
John. As the last Gospel written, in approximately 90-100 CE, John's
community had almost 90 years to reflect and live Jesus' Good News
before he wrote the Gospel.

16. I emphasize the role of the Holy Spirit in Jesus' life :
Luke

17. I wrote my Gospel with Gentile (non-Jewish) readers in mind :
Mark

18. My Gospel constantly reminds the reader of the joy that is shared
by those who experience God's forgiving love in Jesus :
Luke

19. It is estimated that we wrote our Gospels in the middle to late
80's, CE :
Matthew and Luke