Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Although Matthew appears first in the canon, a large majority of scholars believe Mark is the earliest Gospel.
2. Mark is the first author to transform oral preaching about Jesus into a written biography.
3. According to Eusebius, Mark had become a disciple of Paul during Paul's visit to Rome.
4. As an eyewitness, Mark had direct, primary access to Jesus and the apostles.
5. During Nero's persecutions, numerous Roman Christians were crucified or burned alive.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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a. primal religion. b. traditional religion. c. animism. d. original religion.
Nearly 80% of the world believes that Satan is responsible for all human suffering. Therefore, it stands to reason that Satan is the cause our suffering.
A. faulty analogy B. genetic fallacy C. appeal to tradition D. begging the question E. appeal to the masses
The following terms describe four levels on Plato’s divided line:
a. intellectual aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy. b. relativism, skepticism, sense experience, true belief. c. temperance, courage, wisdom, justice. d. imagination, belief, thinking, rational intuition.
In “Substance, Shadow, and Spirit,” by T’ao Ch’ien, Shadow tells
Substance that we should prefer goodness to physical pleasure.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.