U6Q1 - Chapter 8 Section 1 & 2

Who was the "beloved disciple?"

• St. Irenaeus identifies this person with John and claims that he is the author of the Fourth Gospel.

• St. Peter, the leader of the apostles and of the early church.

• Mary Magdalene, who was a close friend and early follower of Jesus.

• St. Mark, because he wrote the first gospel and was known to be a close associate of Jesus.

The author of the Gospel of John relies heavily on the Synoptic Gospels.

• True

• False

Which of these was a likely source for the Gospel of John?

• A collection of miracles known as a signs source.

• Q

• The Gospel of Thomas

• The Synoptics

Which of these would you find in both John and the Synoptics? (the other three are found only in the Gospel of John.)

• Nicodemus

• The Samaritan Woman

• Multiple trips to Jerusalem

• The denial of Peter

What is Christology?

• The study of who Jesus Christ is. 

• A record of the words and sayings of Jesus.

• The formal title of the Four Gospels.

• A word that means exactly the same thing as "theology."

The Synoptic Gospels begin from the concrete memories of the man Jesus of Nazareth, his life on earth, and his impact on people. We can characterize this approach as:

• Christology from below

• Christology from above

• Reconstructed Christology

• Pseudo-Christology

A term meaning "Word" in Greek.

• Logos

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Amos

This person prefigures all of the others who will testify for Jesus in the Gospel of John. The person says that he is lesser than Jesus "whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie."

• John the Baptist

• The Samaritan Woman

• The crowd at the raising of Lazarus

• The Beloved Disciple

Christology from above can best be summarized to mean... 

• Christ existed with God from the beginning and came to the world from above. 

• God looks down on Christ, from above.

• Christ is above everyone else, which is what leads to his conflicts with many people.

• The Gospel of John's starting point is the concrete memories of the man, Jesus of Nazareth.

One of the ways John's Gospel is different from the others is that it is very poetic, using irony and and metaphors to clarify details about Jesus.

• True

• Falso