From Oral Traditions To Written Gospels

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. The Gospel of Mark was written within a decade of Jesus' life.

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. The New Testament Gospels all have Jesus getting crucified at the same time of day.

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. In the ancient world, books were almost always read aloud.

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. Scholars think Jesus died around:

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. The Christian mission was conducted primarily:

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. Scholars estimate literacy in antiquity to have been:

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. Why did God instruct Moses to have every Israelite family sacrifice a lamb and paint their doorframes with its blood?

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. Did the authors of the Gospels claim to be eyewitnesses to the events that they narrated?

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. How did pagan literature of the first century refer to the events surrounding Jesus?

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. What ritual was necessary for new converts to Christianity to undergo?

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. Identify one discrepancy in the Gospel accounts of Jesus' crucifixion.

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. Why, in the Gospel of John, does Pontius Pilate have to conduct the trial of Jesus through lengthy conversations between the prosecution and the defendant?

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. Oral cultures tend to:

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