Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Most scholars believe that Mark was the first Gospel written and that Matthew and Luke drew on Mark as their basic narrative source.
2. The double tradition refers to the presence of similar teaching material in both Matthew and Mark.
3. In Matthew, the story of Jesus' temptation by the devil is only briefly mentioned.
4. Most scholars agree that Matthew and Luke had two principle sources: Mark; and the P document, a collection of Jesus' sayings.
5. Scholars believe Matthew was placed first in the New Testament canon due to its emphasis on the importance of the ekklesia—the church.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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